Our members create jobs and connect underserved New Yorkers — primarily New Yorkers of color, New Yorkers with low- or moderate-incomes, New Yorkers with multiple barriers to employment, and New Yorkers who have been left out of the growing economy due to systemic and historic marginalization — to opportunities so they can support their families and give back to their communities.
Team Members
Staff
Gregory J Morris
Chief Executive Officer
Stephanie Birmingham
Director of Community and Operations
Board of Directors
Officers + Executive Committee
Christopher Watler (Co-Chair), Executive Vice President, Center for Employment Opportunities
Leslie Abbey (Co-Chair), CEO, Hot Bread Kitchen
Debbie Roman (Co-Vice Chair), Managing Director, Per Scholas
Kalilah Moon (Co-Vice Chair), Executive Director, Drive Change
Paula Bailey (Secretary), Executive Vice President, Grant Associates
Valerie Payne (Treasurer), Executive Director, Rebuilding Together NYC
Darren Bloch (At-Large Member), CEO and Executive Director, Greenwich House
Ayesha George (At-Large Member), Executive Director, STRIVE New York
Kilsys Payamps-Roure (At-Large Member), Executive Director, Braven in New York City
Aaron Shiffman (At-Large Member), Executive Director, Brooklyn Workforce Innovations
Directors
Annie Martinez, Growth & Strategy Lead – NY, Year Up United
Anthony Watson, Executive Director, Manhattan EOC
Ben Thomases, Executive Director, Queens Community House
Daniel Diaz, Executive Director, East Side Settlement House
David Garza, President and CEO, Henry Street Settlement
David Meade, Executive Director, Building Skills NY
David Nidus, Executive Director, Andromeda Community Initiative
Faith Wiggins, Director, Homecare Education Fund, 1199SEIU Training & Employment Funds
Hannah Weinstock, Senior Director of Workforce Development, LaGuardia Community College
Helen Kogan, Executive Director, Metro, NPower
Janelle Farris, President Emeritus, Brooklyn Community Services
Jennifer Mitchell, Executive Director, The Doe Fund
Jerelyn Rodriguez, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Knowledge House
Katy Gaul-Stigge, CEO, Goodwill Industries of New York and Northern New Jersey
Lakythia Ferby, Technical Advisor, International Rescue Committee
Mike Dunne, Northeast Director, Equus Workforce Solutions
Shari Krull, Executive Director, StreetWise Partners
Wayne Ho, President and Chief Executive Officer, Chinese-American Planning Council
Past Board Chairs
Julie Shapiro, The Door
Kathleen Culhane, NEW
Kelly Richardson, Per Scholas
Phil Weinberg, Strive
Randy Peers, Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow
Advisory Council
Members
David Adams, Chief Executive Officer, The Urban Assembly
Dara N. Byrne, PhD, Dean & Professor of Communications, Macaulay Honors College (CUNY)
Jessica Bynoe, President, PENCIL
Kathleen Culhane, Consultant and former NYCETC Board Chair
Nikki Evans, Senior Vice President for Workforce Development and Education, Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation
Sunil B. Gupta, Vice President, Adult Continuing Education & Workforce Development, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY
Douglas Harrison, PhD, Associate Dean and Professor, Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies, NYU School of Professional Studies
Mike Gross, Executive Director, Genesys Works NYC
Shoshana Marder, Executive Director, Leap Fund
Joseph T. McDonald III, President of External Affairs, Institute for Career Development
Reuben Ogbonna, Executive Director and Co-Founder, The Marcy Lab School
Evelyn Ortiz, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow
Alison Overseth, Chief Executive Officer, Partnership for After School Education (PASE)
Michael Partis, Executive Director, Red Hook Initiative
Eileen Reilly, Nonprofit Leader and Consultant
Greg Rideout, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow
Diallo Shabazz, Managing Director, Braven Solutions
Ira Yankwitt, Executive Director, Literacy Assistance Center (LAC)