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.

SoVonna Day-Goins
Chair
Founder & CEO,
Women X Meta

Michael Braun
Vice Chair
Founder and CEO,
Braun Business Management, Inc.

Jacquelyn Krese
Treasurer
America’s Head of Capital Markets,
BlackRock

Michael A. Roberts,
Secretary
Executive Director,
Comprehensive Youth Development

Dean Backer
Partner, Goldman Sachs

John Baumgartner
Managing Director, Equity Research – Food & Healthy Living, Mizuho Securities USA

Clara Brooks
Vice President, National Manager, Investment & Fiduciary Oversight, BNY Mellon Wealth Management

Mauricio Espinosa
Managing Partner, Clear Dusk LLP

Jeffrey S. Hellman
Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, PVH Corp.

Katie Karoll Lavino
Managing Director, Fixed Income Syndicate, Credit Suisse

Michael F. Melcher
Partner, Next Step Partners, LLC

Jessica Phillips
Managing Director, Assistant General Counsel,
JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Andrew Wang
Head of Finance, Uncommon Goods
Manhattan Comprehensive Night & Day High School Class of ’99

Ramey Watkins
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs

David Bolotsky
Chair
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Uncommon Goods

Gregory P. Cohen
Senior Advisor, Cause Effective
CDI Founding Executive Director

Pamela Craig
Chief Financial Officer,
Accenture, Retired

Howard A. Friedman
Founder and Principal Emeritus
Manhattan Comprehensive Night & Day High School

Michael Koester
Partner, Goldman, Sachs

Carolyn Risoli
President, CRisoli Consulting

Kevin E. Walker
CEO, Duquesne Light