Board of Directors
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is a group of diverse, engaged, active, and passionate volunteers, deeply committed to the mission and vision of Comprehensive Youth Development. They are leaders in professions from finance to marketing, education, and leadership development, all with a desire to give back by supporting those who have not had equal access to opportunity. Read their stories by clicking on their photos.
Pamela Craig
Chair
Chief Financial Officer,
Accenture, Retired
Michael Braun
Vice Chair
Founder and CEO,
Braun Business Management, Inc.
Ellen Taus,
Treasurer
Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer,
The Rockefeller Foundation, Retired
Michael A. Roberts,
Secretary
Executive Director,
Comprehensive Youth Development
Dean Backer
Partner, Goldman Sachs
Bleema Bershad
Director of Marketing, Apparo
Nellie Borrero
Managing Director, Global Inclusion & Diversity, Accenture
Clara Brooks
Vice President, BNY Mellon Wealth Management
SoVonna Day-Goins
Managing Director, Global Markets,
Credit Suisse
Mauricio Espinosa
Managing Partner, Clear Dusk LLP
Howard A. Friedman
Founder and Principal Emeritus
Manhattan Comprehensive Night & Day High School
Jeffrey Hellman
Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, PVH Corp.
Jacquelyn Krese
Managing Director, Investment Banking Capital Markets Division,
Credit Suisse
Michael F. Melcher
Partner, Next Step Partners, LLC
Jessica Phillips
Managing Director, Assistant General Counsel,
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Nireata Seals, Ed.D.
Interim Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, LaGuardia Community College
Andrew Wang
Head of Finance, Uncommongoods.com
Manhattan Comprehensive Night & Day High School Class of ’99
Ramey Watkins
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Board of Advisors
Our Advisory Board is comprised of former board members who bring invaluable historical knowledge and experience. Many of them have been with us since we were founded. Read their stories by clicking on their photos.
David Bolotsky
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, UncommonGoods
Gregory P. Cohen
Associate Director, Cause Effective
CDI Founding Executive Director
Robert V. Delaney
Group Senior VP, Brooklyn Union Gas, Retired
Michael Koester
Partner, Goldman, Sachs
Carolyn Risoli
President, CRisoli Consulting
Kevin E. Walker
Founder and CEO, TurtleWise, Inc.
