Board of Directors and Senior Leadership

Executive Team

James Winans
President & CEO
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Karl Chan
Chief Development Officer

Karen E. Gaines, DBA, MBA
Chief Financial Officer

Stuart M. Jackson, Ph.D., MBA
Chief Operations Officer

Cheryl Mitchell, LMSW
Chief Program Officer

Isabella White, MSc-HRM, SHRM-SCP
Chief Human Resources Officer

President Emeritus

Edward Morgan
New York, NY

Program Leaders

Robert DeGuzman
Senior Director, Program Effectiveness & Strategy

Thomas Jones
Director, Mont Lawn Camp

Deborah Smith
Senior Director, Adult Programs

Administrative Leaders

Clarissa R. Malibiran
Director, Finance

Emily Reasor, SHRM-SCP
Senior Director, Human Resources

Victor Ruiz, MBA, MPA
Director, Accounting

Development Leaders

Kim Collins
Senior Director, Major Gifts & Development Operations (Interim)

Melanie Donato
Director, Direct Response Marketing

Ellen Hwang
Director, Volunteer Services & Events

James Macklin
Director, Outreach

Emily Solway
Executive Advisor, Development

Board of Directors

Scott Stephenson, Chair
Founder of SGS Capital
Former Chairman, CEO and President of Verisk Analytics
Chairman of Avetta
New York, NY

Summer Ellis
Certified Public Accountant, Retired
New York, NY

Gini Elmore
Bloomington, IN

John P. Goetz
Managing Principal & Co-Chief Investment Officer
Pzena Investment Management
New York, NY

Pamela Leggett
Upper Montclair, NJ

Charles W. Veth
Founder & President
CVM, Inc.
Madison, CT

Rev. Dr. Leon D. Williams, Jr.
Senior Pastor, Praise Tabernacle, Albany, NY
Executive Director, Stand Ministries Outreach Center
Brooklyn, NY

Laura Woodard
Consultant
New York, NY