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ANNUAL REPORT THE FUTURE IS IN YOUR HANDS
OUR MISSION
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FUTURES AND OPTIONS EMPOWERS NEW YORK CITY’S UNDERSERVED YOUTH TO EXPLORE CAREERS AND GUIDES THEM TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION AND BECOME PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS.
opposite page from left to right: ABDEL FARAJ – Dowling College, George Westinghouse CTE High School DEJA JENKINS – Buffalo State College, St. Jean Baptiste High School BRITTNY EVANGELISTA – Susquehanna University, Williamsburg Charter High School
OUR MISSION
FUTURES AND OPTIONS ANNUAL REPORT 2015
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FUTURES AND OPTIONS EMPOWERS NEW YORK CITY’S UNDERSERVED YOUTH TO EXPLORE CAREERS AND GUIDES THEM TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION AND BECOME PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS.
opposite page from left to right: ABDEL FARAJ – Dowling College, George Westinghouse CTE High School DEJA JENKINS – Buffalo State College, St. Jean Baptiste High School BRITTNY EVANGELISTA – Susquehanna University, Williamsburg Charter High School
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LETTER A VISION FOR THE FUTURE A STRONGER SENSE OF SELF A VISION OF POSSIBILITIES
It’s an exciting time at Futures and Options. With your help, we have been opening doors to the world of work for New York City’s youth since 1995. And, while we are proud of our record of success, the critical need to connect more of our city’s youth to successful career paths is pushing us to look ahead to what we need to do next.
With the help of our committed partners, we look toward the future with hope, vigor and confidence that an increasing number of New York City youth will access our career- and college-readiness programs in the next 20 years. Because preparing youth for the workforce is clearly a top priority on the national agenda, we remain committed to strengthening our programs to ensure that our students are graduating ready to take on the world.
A GROWING NETWORK AN INVESTMENT FROM EDUCATORS
We have countless supporters to thank for helping us with our achievements:
We couldn’t do it without you, and it’s clear to see — the future is in your hands.
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More than 500 businesses for opening their doors to provide internships to New York City high school students
With our heartfelt thanks,
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Even more supervisors for providing support and guidance as our students navigate their first work experiences
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More than 200 businesses for welcoming our students through their doors to explore their work environments and learn about careers in varied sectors
A TALENT PIPELINE PARTNERS IN GROWTH HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS
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FINANCIALS
{ Our Board members for believing in our mission and championing our work
OUR SUPPORTERS BOARD & STAFF
above: DANNY CHEN – Boston University, Queens High School for the Sciences at York College
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Dear Friends,
During our 20 year history, Futures and Options has empowered more than 5,000 New York City youth to realize their potential. Each year, we have served more and more students — 721 in FY 2015. And we have continuously strengthened our programs in order to better equip our students with the tools they will need to be successful in college and in a career.
A FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS
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Our countless dedicated volunteers for serving as mentors, mock interviewers and advisors, who support our youth in their quest for professional careers
{ Our current and past staff for going above and beyond to ensure that our students have the best possible experience and learn the skills needed to be productive members of the workforce {
Our wonderfully generous donors for investing in the future of New York City’s youth and its workforce
We hope you’ll stay the course with us, as a supporter, an internship partner, a volunteer or simply as a believer in the value of our program.
STEPHEN HESSLER
PATTY MACHIR
Chairman, Board of Directors
Executive Director
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LETTER A VISION FOR THE FUTURE A STRONGER SENSE OF SELF A VISION OF POSSIBILITIES
It’s an exciting time at Futures and Options. With your help, we have been opening doors to the world of work for New York City’s youth since 1995. And, while we are proud of our record of success, the critical need to connect more of our city’s youth to successful career paths is pushing us to look ahead to what we need to do next.
With the help of our committed partners, we look toward the future with hope, vigor and confidence that an increasing number of New York City youth will access our career- and college-readiness programs in the next 20 years. Because preparing youth for the workforce is clearly a top priority on the national agenda, we remain committed to strengthening our programs to ensure that our students are graduating ready to take on the world.
A GROWING NETWORK AN INVESTMENT FROM EDUCATORS
We have countless supporters to thank for helping us with our achievements:
We couldn’t do it without you, and it’s clear to see — the future is in your hands.
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More than 500 businesses for opening their doors to provide internships to New York City high school students
With our heartfelt thanks,
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Even more supervisors for providing support and guidance as our students navigate their first work experiences
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More than 200 businesses for welcoming our students through their doors to explore their work environments and learn about careers in varied sectors
A TALENT PIPELINE PARTNERS IN GROWTH HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS
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FINANCIALS
{ Our Board members for believing in our mission and championing our work
OUR SUPPORTERS BOARD & STAFF
above: DANNY CHEN – Boston University, Queens High School for the Sciences at York College
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Dear Friends,
During our 20 year history, Futures and Options has empowered more than 5,000 New York City youth to realize their potential. Each year, we have served more and more students — 721 in FY 2015. And we have continuously strengthened our programs in order to better equip our students with the tools they will need to be successful in college and in a career.
A FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS
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Our countless dedicated volunteers for serving as mentors, mock interviewers and advisors, who support our youth in their quest for professional careers
{ Our current and past staff for going above and beyond to ensure that our students have the best possible experience and learn the skills needed to be productive members of the workforce {
Our wonderfully generous donors for investing in the future of New York City’s youth and its workforce
We hope you’ll stay the course with us, as a supporter, an internship partner, a volunteer or simply as a believer in the value of our program.
STEPHEN HESSLER
PATTY MACHIR
Chairman, Board of Directors
Executive Director
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A VISION FOR THE FUTURE Together with our business and community partners, we are building the workforce of tomorrow. Students emerge with skills and strengths necessary to succeed in today’s competitive labor market, and business and community partners have a frontline investment in the success of talented, diverse future leaders. Together, they’re taking the future in their hands.
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A STRONGER SENSE OF SELF. In Career Essentials and the Internship Program, students learn what they can accomplish. With support from caring, professional adults, our students achieve their goals and often exceed their own expectations — resulting in social and emotional growth.
A VISION OF POSSIBILITIES. Each of our programs contains a critical component of career exploration — fostering exposure and awareness of career opportunities. Students visit New York City businesses to get a firsthand look into the world of work.
A FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS. Students learn valuable workreadiness skills like initiative, interpersonal communication and professional etiquette, preparing them to enter the workplace knowing what to expect and how to succeed.
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AN INVESTMENT FROM EDUCATORS. Partnerships with schools that realize the crucial need to prepare students for careers helps us reach the students who need our programs most. We envision a world where youth career development is a valued component of education.
SERVED BY FUTURES AND OPTIONS SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1995
89%
OF OUR STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
85%
OF OUR STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED CAREER ESSENTIALS
AFRICANAMERICAN HISPANIC ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER MULTIETHNIC CAUCASIAN OTHER
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STUDENTS
721
STUDENTS SERVED IN FY 2015
STUDENTS
We’ve identified six ways our programs makes it possible for underserved, motivated young people to acquire the applied skills and higher education they need to successfully contribute to a global 21st-century economy.
A GROWING NETWORK. By participating in Futures and Options, students build the foundation of a professional network. Our youth connect with professionals in various capacities — supervisors, mock interviewers, volunteers and staff — as well as their fellow program participants from schools across the city.
5,000+
99%
13% 7% 4% 6%
OF SUPERVISORS SAY THEY WOULD HIRE AN INTERN AGAIN THROUGH FUTURES AND OPTIONS
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BUSINESSES HOSTED CAREER EXPLORATION TRIPS
179
INTERNSHIP SITES
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A TALENT PIPELINE. Partnerships with businesses that recognize the long-term benefits of investing resources to develop talented entry-level employees creates champions for our youth in the business community.
40% 30%
98%
OF OUR STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL ON TIME
93%
OF OUR STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED ARE ATTENDING COLLEGE THIS FALL
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A VISION FOR THE FUTURE Together with our business and community partners, we are building the workforce of tomorrow. Students emerge with skills and strengths necessary to succeed in today’s competitive labor market, and business and community partners have a frontline investment in the success of talented, diverse future leaders. Together, they’re taking the future in their hands.
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A STRONGER SENSE OF SELF. In Career Essentials and the Internship Program, students learn what they can accomplish. With support from caring, professional adults, our students achieve their goals and often exceed their own expectations — resulting in social and emotional growth.
A VISION OF POSSIBILITIES. Each of our programs contains a critical component of career exploration — fostering exposure and awareness of career opportunities. Students visit New York City businesses to get a firsthand look into the world of work.
A FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS. Students learn valuable workreadiness skills like initiative, interpersonal communication and professional etiquette, preparing them to enter the workplace knowing what to expect and how to succeed.
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AN INVESTMENT FROM EDUCATORS. Partnerships with schools that realize the crucial need to prepare students for careers helps us reach the students who need our programs most. We envision a world where youth career development is a valued component of education.
SERVED BY FUTURES AND OPTIONS SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1995
89%
OF OUR STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
85%
OF OUR STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED CAREER ESSENTIALS
AFRICANAMERICAN HISPANIC ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER MULTIETHNIC CAUCASIAN OTHER
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4
STUDENTS
721
STUDENTS SERVED IN FY 2015
STUDENTS
We’ve identified six ways our programs makes it possible for underserved, motivated young people to acquire the applied skills and higher education they need to successfully contribute to a global 21st-century economy.
A GROWING NETWORK. By participating in Futures and Options, students build the foundation of a professional network. Our youth connect with professionals in various capacities — supervisors, mock interviewers, volunteers and staff — as well as their fellow program participants from schools across the city.
5,000+
99%
13% 7% 4% 6%
OF SUPERVISORS SAY THEY WOULD HIRE AN INTERN AGAIN THROUGH FUTURES AND OPTIONS
25
BUSINESSES HOSTED CAREER EXPLORATION TRIPS
179
INTERNSHIP SITES
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A TALENT PIPELINE. Partnerships with businesses that recognize the long-term benefits of investing resources to develop talented entry-level employees creates champions for our youth in the business community.
40% 30%
98%
OF OUR STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL ON TIME
93%
OF OUR STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED ARE ATTENDING COLLEGE THIS FALL
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A STRONGER SENSE OF SELF Through skill-building workshops and early work experience, young people learn what they’re capable of — often to their own surprise. As they achieve their goals and their abilities grow, so does their confidence.
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After participating in Futures and Options' program, I have grown as an individual. I am more open-minded to opportunities that come my way and I have more skills and knowledge to offer.
Roli Dema High School for Public Service: Heroes of Tomorrow Class of 2017 INTERN Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, 2015
I’ve learned that just because I have never done something, doesn’t mean I shouldn’t try it. I applied to this program not knowing what to expect, and left with the best internship experience I could have had. Although I do not know what my future career is, I know there are many things that I can do.
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A STRONGER SENSE OF SELF Through skill-building workshops and early work experience, young people learn what they’re capable of — often to their own surprise. As they achieve their goals and their abilities grow, so does their confidence.
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After participating in Futures and Options' program, I have grown as an individual. I am more open-minded to opportunities that come my way and I have more skills and knowledge to offer.
Roli Dema High School for Public Service: Heroes of Tomorrow Class of 2017 INTERN Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, 2015
I’ve learned that just because I have never done something, doesn’t mean I shouldn’t try it. I applied to this program not knowing what to expect, and left with the best internship experience I could have had. Although I do not know what my future career is, I know there are many things that I can do.
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POSSIBILITIES Thanks to our business partners, who host career exploration trips as well as interns, students get an inside look at the world of work. When they’re introduced to people who work at those companies, our students receive valuable insight about the many career paths available to them and how to get where they want to be.
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My internship made my career path expand immensely. Working at New York Women’s Foundation, I met people who worked their way from a manager position in a small nonprofit to department heads at the foundation. I also learned about many people who combined their hobbies and their job and made careers out of them. I definitely feel like I know more about what kinds of careers are available to me. No one was holding my hand during this experience, so when I wasn’t sure about how to do something I had to figure out how to learn new skills and complete tasks on my own. It was really cool to have that freedom to learn at my own pace.
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Karolina Heleno Franklin & Marshall College Class of 2018 Guilford High School Class of 2014 INTERN New York Women’s Foundation, 2015
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A VISION OF
POSSIBILITIES Thanks to our business partners, who host career exploration trips as well as interns, students get an inside look at the world of work. When they’re introduced to people who work at those companies, our students receive valuable insight about the many career paths available to them and how to get where they want to be.
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My internship made my career path expand immensely. Working at New York Women’s Foundation, I met people who worked their way from a manager position in a small nonprofit to department heads at the foundation. I also learned about many people who combined their hobbies and their job and made careers out of them. I definitely feel like I know more about what kinds of careers are available to me. No one was holding my hand during this experience, so when I wasn’t sure about how to do something I had to figure out how to learn new skills and complete tasks on my own. It was really cool to have that freedom to learn at my own pace.
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Karolina Heleno Franklin & Marshall College Class of 2018 Guilford High School Class of 2014 INTERN New York Women’s Foundation, 2015
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A FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS Through Futures and Options’ career-readiness programs, young people learn the do’s and don’ts of workplace etiquette, and how to leverage their strengths to make a positive impression. With this foundation, they enter the workforce prepared to succeed.
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If you told me that I was starting a job at a Fortune 500 company tomorrow, I would feel light years more confident and ready than I would have before this experience. I would have a head start and would know how to act in a professional environment and what to expect in a workplace.
Anurag Gautam Brooklyn Technical High School Class of 2017 INTERN K.S. J.A.M.M. DANCE TROUPE, 2015
Interning at a nonprofit office taught me how to effectively organize and plan with a very limited budget. I feel like this can help me in real life when I have to budget my money or time to make sure I get the most out of whatever I’m doing. I have a better understanding now of how I can effectively set goals to achieve whatever I want to do.
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A FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS Through Futures and Options’ career-readiness programs, young people learn the do’s and don’ts of workplace etiquette, and how to leverage their strengths to make a positive impression. With this foundation, they enter the workforce prepared to succeed.
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If you told me that I was starting a job at a Fortune 500 company tomorrow, I would feel light years more confident and ready than I would have before this experience. I would have a head start and would know how to act in a professional environment and what to expect in a workplace.
Anurag Gautam Brooklyn Technical High School Class of 2017 INTERN K.S. J.A.M.M. DANCE TROUPE, 2015
Interning at a nonprofit office taught me how to effectively organize and plan with a very limited budget. I feel like this can help me in real life when I have to budget my money or time to make sure I get the most out of whatever I’m doing. I have a better understanding now of how I can effectively set goals to achieve whatever I want to do.
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A GROWING
NETWORK Futures and Options equips youth with the foundation of a professional network, while teaching them how to utilize it to broaden their access to opportunities.
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During my senior year of high school, I participated in the Futures and Options Internship Program and was placed at Mansueto Ventures, which is the publisher for Inc. Magazine. Upon graduating from college, I reached back out to my supervisors, with whom I had kept in touch, to see if there were open opportunities for me. My Futures and Options experience is what led me to my current job. If it weren’t for my internship, and for me keeping in contact with my network there, I wouldn’t have ended up there the way that I did. Futures and Options provides students with the knowledge they need to know on how to be a successful business professional. That has really helped me to get where I am today.
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Sherice Goodwine MARKETING COORDINATOR Mansueto Ventures Smith College Class of 2012 Bard High School Early College Class of 2008 INTERN Manseuto Ventures, 2008
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A GROWING
NETWORK Futures and Options equips youth with the foundation of a professional network, while teaching them how to utilize it to broaden their access to opportunities.
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During my senior year of high school, I participated in the Futures and Options Internship Program and was placed at Mansueto Ventures, which is the publisher for Inc. Magazine. Upon graduating from college, I reached back out to my supervisors, with whom I had kept in touch, to see if there were open opportunities for me. My Futures and Options experience is what led me to my current job. If it weren’t for my internship, and for me keeping in contact with my network there, I wouldn’t have ended up there the way that I did. Futures and Options provides students with the knowledge they need to know on how to be a successful business professional. That has really helped me to get where I am today.
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Sherice Goodwine MARKETING COORDINATOR Mansueto Ventures Smith College Class of 2012 Bard High School Early College Class of 2008 INTERN Manseuto Ventures, 2008
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AN INVESTMENT FROM
EDUCATORS “
Futures and Options enables our students to imagine clear and viable opportunities for their future. Their programs stay true to their vision, and ours, for these young people. – Janine Kieran, Principal, George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School
Increasingly, educators recognize that quality education must prepare young people for a highly-competitive workforce.
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Career-readiness means young people acquire the academic knowledge and the essential 21st Century skills needed to be successful in the workforce. Thanks to HSBC’s generous support, George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School and Futures and Options partner to provide students with career-readiness training and paid work experiences. Since 2007, 265 students have worked in paid, mentored internships at businesses throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan, with 40 more students participating this year. Additionally, Futures and Options and George Westinghouse collaborate through the NYC Department of Education’s Work-Based Learning Program to provide summer internships for high school juniors, who work in fields related to their Career and Technical Education majors.
Abdel Faraj Dowling College Class of 2019 George Westinghouse CTE High School Class of 2015 INTERN Accenture, 2014 – 2015 INTERN Office of the Attorney General, 2015
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My first internship at Accenture broadened my views of the workforce. I began to see things from a more adult perspective, and I felt proud of myself for working at a company like Accenture. As a high school senior, I also had access to great workshops that covered college application topics like financial aid and writing my essay. THANK YOU, HSBC
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Futures and Options is tremendously grateful for HSBC’s investment and belief in the value of this program, which would not be possible without their support and engagement. Beyond funding the program, HSBC employees volunteer as mentors, mock interviewers and career exploration field trip hosts.
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AN INVESTMENT FROM
EDUCATORS “
Futures and Options enables our students to imagine clear and viable opportunities for their future. Their programs stay true to their vision, and ours, for these young people. – Janine Kieran, Principal, George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School
Increasingly, educators recognize that quality education must prepare young people for a highly-competitive workforce.
”
Career-readiness means young people acquire the academic knowledge and the essential 21st Century skills needed to be successful in the workforce. Thanks to HSBC’s generous support, George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School and Futures and Options partner to provide students with career-readiness training and paid work experiences. Since 2007, 265 students have worked in paid, mentored internships at businesses throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan, with 40 more students participating this year. Additionally, Futures and Options and George Westinghouse collaborate through the NYC Department of Education’s Work-Based Learning Program to provide summer internships for high school juniors, who work in fields related to their Career and Technical Education majors.
Abdel Faraj Dowling College Class of 2019 George Westinghouse CTE High School Class of 2015 INTERN Accenture, 2014 – 2015 INTERN Office of the Attorney General, 2015
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My first internship at Accenture broadened my views of the workforce. I began to see things from a more adult perspective, and I felt proud of myself for working at a company like Accenture. As a high school senior, I also had access to great workshops that covered college application topics like financial aid and writing my essay. THANK YOU, HSBC
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Futures and Options is tremendously grateful for HSBC’s investment and belief in the value of this program, which would not be possible without their support and engagement. Beyond funding the program, HSBC employees volunteer as mentors, mock interviewers and career exploration field trip hosts.
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A TALENT
PIPELINE In 1996, the Municipal Forum of New York partnered with Futures and Options to manage its Urban Leadership Fellows (ULF) Program, a paid, mentored summer internship program for graduating New York City high school seniors interested in careers in finance. Founded with the goal of connecting talented young people to the municipal finance industry, ULF has grown from four interns to more than 40 interns each summer, who work at different companies and government agencies. As Futures and Options’ longest-standing partnership, the program connects firms looking to recruit and develop future employees to a pool of capable, motivated students.
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The ULF program is highly effective in reaching young talent who would otherwise not have exposure to the Municipal Finance industry. There’s a lot of talk about diversity in today’s workforce, but there are a lot of talented people out there from all different backgrounds who haven’t been reached. What Futures and Options proves is that all you have to do is provide them with equal opportunities.
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– Sonia Toledo, President, 2014 – 2015, The Municipal Forum of New York City
Brittny Evangelista Susquehanna University Class of 2019 Williamsburg Charter High School Class of 2015 INTERN Morgan Stanley, 2014 – 2015 INTERN Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, 2015
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A TALENT
PIPELINE In 1996, the Municipal Forum of New York partnered with Futures and Options to manage its Urban Leadership Fellows (ULF) Program, a paid, mentored summer internship program for graduating New York City high school seniors interested in careers in finance. Founded with the goal of connecting talented young people to the municipal finance industry, ULF has grown from four interns to more than 40 interns each summer, who work at different companies and government agencies. As Futures and Options’ longest-standing partnership, the program connects firms looking to recruit and develop future employees to a pool of capable, motivated students.
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The ULF program is highly effective in reaching young talent who would otherwise not have exposure to the Municipal Finance industry. There’s a lot of talk about diversity in today’s workforce, but there are a lot of talented people out there from all different backgrounds who haven’t been reached. What Futures and Options proves is that all you have to do is provide them with equal opportunities.
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– Sonia Toledo, President, 2014 – 2015, The Municipal Forum of New York City
Brittny Evangelista Susquehanna University Class of 2019 Williamsburg Charter High School Class of 2015 INTERN Morgan Stanley, 2014 – 2015 INTERN Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, 2015
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BUSINESS PARTNERS
PARTNERS IN
GROWTH
SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS We reach more youth each year thanks in part to school partnerships. Our school partners share our vision of preparing youth for the workforce and connect us with young people who are eager to learn and build their work-readiness skills. Achievement First Brooklyn Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics Bronx High School for Law and Community Service Eximius College Preparatory Academy The Frederick Douglass Academy George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy International High School (KAPPA) Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School School for Community Research and Learning Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School (WHEELS) West Bronx Academy for the Future
ENGAGING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY Each year, more and more businesses and nonprofits recognize the benefits of partnering with Futures and Options. We provide individual workshops, customized internship and work-readiness programs, and train-the-trainer programs for nonprofit professionals. Thank you to the following partners for their significant investment in career development for young New Yorkers. BlackRock
KPMG
SAYA!
Breakthrough New York
Morgan Stanley
Summer Search
CORO New York
The Municipal Forum of New York
Urban Assembly
KIPP Through College
Reel Works Teen Filmmaking
Wells Fargo
In 2015, a record 179 private businesses, nonprofit organizations and government agencies welcomed Futures and Options interns. Accenture Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. AlixPartners AllCar Rent-A-Car Alliance for Downtown New York The American Museum of Natural History Amref Health Africa AMS Assured Guaranty, Ltd The Baddish Group Bank of America - Merrill Lynch Barclays Battery Dance Company Battery Park City Authority Betances Health Center Bike and Roll BlackRock Blackstone Blaylock Beal Van, LLC Bottomless Closet Boys Club of New York BRIC BronxWorks Build America Mutual Career Gear caribBEING Caring Across Generations Casbah Pictures Cause Effective Center for Children & Technology Center for Employment Opportunities Chelsea Computer Child Center of New York Children of Promise, NYC The Children’s Museum of Manhattan Chinatown Partnership Citi Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund Citizens Committee for New York City City and Country School City Harvest City Parks Foundation Clique Chic Cohen’s Fashion Optical CohnReznick Colgate-Palmolive Company The Committee for Hispanic Children & Families, Inc.
Concrete Safaris The Creative Cookie CrowdsUnite D&R Computer Brokerage Inc. Dancing in the Streets Datonics Doll & Em Donlin Recano & Company, Inc. East Harlem Tutorial Program Edward W. Hazen Foundation Empire State Development Fallfor FilmNation Entertainment FirstSouthwest Fitch Ratings Fordham Road Business Improvement District Futures and Options The GO Project GoGreenRide Golden Seeds Grant Thornton Guilford Press Harlem RBI Harlem Village Academies HealthCare Chaplaincy Network Hearst Corporation The Hedaya Capital Group Housing Works Huairou Commission Independent Filmmaker Project Insurgent Media J.P. Morgan Securities Jack Resnick & Sons, Inc. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Jefferies Jin’s Journey Inc. K.S. J.A.M.M. Dance Troupe King Bee Kirkland & Ellis LLP Koupah Legal Momentum Legion Lighting Let’s Get Ready Loews Corporation Loop Capital Markets LLC Lower East Side BID Lower East Side Coalition Housing Development M&M Environmental Marymount School of New York Maysles Cinema Mesmerize Marketing Metro New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) Midtown Electric Supply Montague Street Business Improvement District Moody’s Investors Service
Morgan Stanley Mukti’s Kitchen Museum of American Finance The New York City Employment & Training Coalition New York City Rescue Mission The New York Foundling New York Hall of Science New York State Homes & Community Renewal New York State Office of the Attorney General New York Transit Museum NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Nixon Peabody Nonprofit Solutions Network Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW) Nuvosys NYC Department of Cultural Affairs NYC Department of Education NYC Department of Parks & Recreation NYC Department of Small Business Services NYC Department of Youth & Community Development NYC Housing Development Corporation NYC Law Department NYC Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment NYC Office of Management and Budget NYU Tandon School of Engineering NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering Office of the New York City Comptroller Parsons Brinckerhoff Picture Motion Pisa Brothers Travel Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Prager & Co., LLC Prime Clerk Public Health Solutions Public Resources Advisory Group Publishers Weekly Queens Museum Rada Film Group RBC Capital Markets Reach the World Read Alliance Reelio RoboFun Roosevelt & Cross Inc. Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation Samuel A. Ramirez & Co., Inc. Sealed Inc. Search and Care, Inc Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association - SIFMA SHARE Shooloo Inc.
Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., LLC The Single Parent Resource Center, Inc. SnagFilms Sprout by Design Spuni Standard & Poor’s Storefront Academy Harlem Strolby Sundance Institute Teach For America Team Continuum Time Inc. Times Square Alliance La Unión U.S. Bancorp Ventura Associates WE ACT for Environmental Justice Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Wells Fargo Securities West Side Campaign Against Hunger Williams Capital Group The Women’s City Club of New York Xavier Mission Young Women’s Leadership Network YWCA
25 businesses opened their doors to our students for career exploration field trips. Arenson Banana Republic Bank of East Asia Big Duck Black Enterprise Magazine BNP Paribas Boys Club of New York Capital One Colgate-Palmolive Company Deloitte Consulting, LLP Etsy Gerson Lehrman Group HSBC Interbrand IPG Mediabrands Mesirow Financial MNN Museum of American Finance NASDAQ The New York County District Attorney’s Office PwC Signature Theatre Company Summer Search UBS YWCA
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BUSINESS PARTNERS
PARTNERS IN
GROWTH
SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS We reach more youth each year thanks in part to school partnerships. Our school partners share our vision of preparing youth for the workforce and connect us with young people who are eager to learn and build their work-readiness skills. Achievement First Brooklyn Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics Bronx High School for Law and Community Service Eximius College Preparatory Academy The Frederick Douglass Academy George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy International High School (KAPPA) Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School School for Community Research and Learning Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School (WHEELS) West Bronx Academy for the Future
ENGAGING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY Each year, more and more businesses and nonprofits recognize the benefits of partnering with Futures and Options. We provide individual workshops, customized internship and work-readiness programs, and train-the-trainer programs for nonprofit professionals. Thank you to the following partners for their significant investment in career development for young New Yorkers. BlackRock
KPMG
SAYA!
Breakthrough New York
Morgan Stanley
Summer Search
CORO New York
The Municipal Forum of New York
Urban Assembly
KIPP Through College
Reel Works Teen Filmmaking
Wells Fargo
In 2015, a record 179 private businesses, nonprofit organizations and government agencies welcomed Futures and Options interns. Accenture Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. AlixPartners AllCar Rent-A-Car Alliance for Downtown New York The American Museum of Natural History Amref Health Africa AMS Assured Guaranty, Ltd The Baddish Group Bank of America - Merrill Lynch Barclays Battery Dance Company Battery Park City Authority Betances Health Center Bike and Roll BlackRock Blackstone Blaylock Beal Van, LLC Bottomless Closet Boys Club of New York BRIC BronxWorks Build America Mutual Career Gear caribBEING Caring Across Generations Casbah Pictures Cause Effective Center for Children & Technology Center for Employment Opportunities Chelsea Computer Child Center of New York Children of Promise, NYC The Children’s Museum of Manhattan Chinatown Partnership Citi Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund Citizens Committee for New York City City and Country School City Harvest City Parks Foundation Clique Chic Cohen’s Fashion Optical CohnReznick Colgate-Palmolive Company The Committee for Hispanic Children & Families, Inc.
Concrete Safaris The Creative Cookie CrowdsUnite D&R Computer Brokerage Inc. Dancing in the Streets Datonics Doll & Em Donlin Recano & Company, Inc. East Harlem Tutorial Program Edward W. Hazen Foundation Empire State Development Fallfor FilmNation Entertainment FirstSouthwest Fitch Ratings Fordham Road Business Improvement District Futures and Options The GO Project GoGreenRide Golden Seeds Grant Thornton Guilford Press Harlem RBI Harlem Village Academies HealthCare Chaplaincy Network Hearst Corporation The Hedaya Capital Group Housing Works Huairou Commission Independent Filmmaker Project Insurgent Media J.P. Morgan Securities Jack Resnick & Sons, Inc. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Jefferies Jin’s Journey Inc. K.S. J.A.M.M. Dance Troupe King Bee Kirkland & Ellis LLP Koupah Legal Momentum Legion Lighting Let’s Get Ready Loews Corporation Loop Capital Markets LLC Lower East Side BID Lower East Side Coalition Housing Development M&M Environmental Marymount School of New York Maysles Cinema Mesmerize Marketing Metro New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) Midtown Electric Supply Montague Street Business Improvement District Moody’s Investors Service
Morgan Stanley Mukti’s Kitchen Museum of American Finance The New York City Employment & Training Coalition New York City Rescue Mission The New York Foundling New York Hall of Science New York State Homes & Community Renewal New York State Office of the Attorney General New York Transit Museum NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Nixon Peabody Nonprofit Solutions Network Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW) Nuvosys NYC Department of Cultural Affairs NYC Department of Education NYC Department of Parks & Recreation NYC Department of Small Business Services NYC Department of Youth & Community Development NYC Housing Development Corporation NYC Law Department NYC Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment NYC Office of Management and Budget NYU Tandon School of Engineering NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering Office of the New York City Comptroller Parsons Brinckerhoff Picture Motion Pisa Brothers Travel Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Prager & Co., LLC Prime Clerk Public Health Solutions Public Resources Advisory Group Publishers Weekly Queens Museum Rada Film Group RBC Capital Markets Reach the World Read Alliance Reelio RoboFun Roosevelt & Cross Inc. Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation Samuel A. Ramirez & Co., Inc. Sealed Inc. Search and Care, Inc Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association - SIFMA SHARE Shooloo Inc.
Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., LLC The Single Parent Resource Center, Inc. SnagFilms Sprout by Design Spuni Standard & Poor’s Storefront Academy Harlem Strolby Sundance Institute Teach For America Team Continuum Time Inc. Times Square Alliance La Unión U.S. Bancorp Ventura Associates WE ACT for Environmental Justice Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Wells Fargo Securities West Side Campaign Against Hunger Williams Capital Group The Women’s City Club of New York Xavier Mission Young Women’s Leadership Network YWCA
25 businesses opened their doors to our students for career exploration field trips. Arenson Banana Republic Bank of East Asia Big Duck Black Enterprise Magazine BNP Paribas Boys Club of New York Capital One Colgate-Palmolive Company Deloitte Consulting, LLP Etsy Gerson Lehrman Group HSBC Interbrand IPG Mediabrands Mesirow Financial MNN Museum of American Finance NASDAQ The New York County District Attorney’s Office PwC Signature Theatre Company Summer Search UBS YWCA
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HIGHER
EDUCATION Professional success is significantly more likely when it follows educational success. That’s why Futures and Options launched programs to help our students learn about post-secondary educational opportunities and support them as they navigate college. COLLEGE GUIDANCE The College Guidance Initiative offers workshops throughout the year that provide high school students with opportunities to learn about the college application and selection process. One-on-one assistance with college and financial aid applications is also provided.
COLLEGE SUCCESS The College Success Program, launched in 2014, links college freshmen, who are Futures and Options alumni, with upperclassmen and young professionals who serve as their mentors. Students and mentors attend networking and career-readiness events together and mentors check in regularly with their mentees to help ensure they’re staying on track to finish freshman year successfully.
below: SAMANTHA ORTIZ – Iona College, St. Jean Baptiste High School
THE PLACES
THEY'RE GOING OUR 2015 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES ARE ATTENDING THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS:
Amherst College Bard College Baruch College Binghamton University Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) Boston College Boston University Bronx Community College Brooklyn College Buffalo State College Carnegie Mellon University City College of New York College of New Rochelle College of Staten Island College of Westchester Daeman College Delaware State University DePauw University Des Moines Area Community College Dowling College Guttman Community College Hampton University Hofstra University Hostos Community College Hunter College
Iona College John Jay College of Criminal Justice Johnson & Wales University Kingsborough Community College Le Moyne College Lehman College LIU Brooklyn LIU Post Medgar Evers College Middlebury College Monroe College New Rochelle Morgan State University New York City College of Technology New York Institute of Technology New York University Pace University Pennsylvania State University Purchase College Queensborough Community College Rutgers University Smith College St. Francis College St. John’s University St. Joseph’s College Stony Brook University SUNY Alfred State
SUNY Buffalo State College SUNY Canton SUNY Cobleskill SUNY Fredonia SUNY Geneseo SUNY Oneonta SUNY Oswego SUNY Plattsburgh SUNY Purchase Susquehanna University Syracuse University Trident Technical College University at Albany University at Buffalo University of Connecticut University of Hartford University of Pennsylvania University of Rochester University of Wisconsin Utica College Villanova University Washington and Jefferson College Wells College/Cornell University Westchester Community College Yale University York College of Pennsylvania
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HIGHER
EDUCATION Professional success is significantly more likely when it follows educational success. That’s why Futures and Options launched programs to help our students learn about post-secondary educational opportunities and support them as they navigate college. COLLEGE GUIDANCE The College Guidance Initiative offers workshops throughout the year that provide high school students with opportunities to learn about the college application and selection process. One-on-one assistance with college and financial aid applications is also provided.
COLLEGE SUCCESS The College Success Program, launched in 2014, links college freshmen, who are Futures and Options alumni, with upperclassmen and young professionals who serve as their mentors. Students and mentors attend networking and career-readiness events together and mentors check in regularly with their mentees to help ensure they’re staying on track to finish freshman year successfully.
below: SAMANTHA ORTIZ – Iona College, St. Jean Baptiste High School
THE PLACES
THEY'RE GOING OUR 2015 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES ARE ATTENDING THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS:
Amherst College Bard College Baruch College Binghamton University Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) Boston College Boston University Bronx Community College Brooklyn College Buffalo State College Carnegie Mellon University City College of New York College of New Rochelle College of Staten Island College of Westchester Daeman College Delaware State University DePauw University Des Moines Area Community College Dowling College Guttman Community College Hampton University Hofstra University Hostos Community College Hunter College
Iona College John Jay College of Criminal Justice Johnson & Wales University Kingsborough Community College Le Moyne College Lehman College LIU Brooklyn LIU Post Medgar Evers College Middlebury College Monroe College New Rochelle Morgan State University New York City College of Technology New York Institute of Technology New York University Pace University Pennsylvania State University Purchase College Queensborough Community College Rutgers University Smith College St. Francis College St. John’s University St. Joseph’s College Stony Brook University SUNY Alfred State
SUNY Buffalo State College SUNY Canton SUNY Cobleskill SUNY Fredonia SUNY Geneseo SUNY Oneonta SUNY Oswego SUNY Plattsburgh SUNY Purchase Susquehanna University Syracuse University Trident Technical College University at Albany University at Buffalo University of Connecticut University of Hartford University of Pennsylvania University of Rochester University of Wisconsin Utica College Villanova University Washington and Jefferson College Wells College/Cornell University Westchester Community College Yale University York College of Pennsylvania
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FINANCIALS STATEMENT OF ACTIVITES SUPPORT AND REVENUES
2015
2014
UNRESTRICTED Special event Event revenue Less: event expenses
$ 639,573 $ (126,690)
$ $
387,502 (80,290)
$
512,883
$
307,212
$
850,517 464 128,000
$ $ $ $ $
709,427 5,000 26,734 739 101,400
Net event income Contributions Contributions in-kind Government grants Interest and other income Release of prior year restrictions
$ $
TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED Contributions Release of prior year restrictions Total support and revenues
$ 362,565 $ (128,000)
$ 128,000 $ (101,400)
$1,726,429
$1,177,112
$ $
$ $
EXPENSES PROGRAM EXPENSES Career development - intern wages/stipends Career development - other Total program expenses MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL FUNDRAISING Total expenses above: DJASSI JULIEN, 2015 Barbara L. Christen Scholar – High School for Math, Science and Engineering
SCHOLARSHIPS
354,571 795,824
277,263 654,892
$1,150,395
$ 932,155
$ $
$ $
169,377 84,571
143,449 94,033
$1,404,343
$1,169,637
$ $
$ $
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS UNRESTRICTED TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED Increase/(decrease) in net assets
$
Net assets, beginning of year Net assets, end of year
87,521 234,565 322,086
$ 311,419 $ 633,505
$
(19,125) 26,600 7,475
$ 303,944 $ 311,419
Futures and Options offers two college scholarship opportunities. THE BARBARA L. CHRISTEN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP is awarded to an exemplary Futures and Options high school senior who will attend college the following fall. THE IPG MEDIABRANDS SCHOLARSHIP is awarded to a Futures and Options high school senior who is interested in a career in media and advertising.
FY 2015 EXPENSES
82%
Program
$ 1,150,395
12%
Management & General
$
169,377
Fundraising
$
84,571
Total
$ 1,404,343
6%
Summary of Financial Statements dated November 2, 2015, prepared by Skody Scot & Company, CPAs, P.C.
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FINANCIALS STATEMENT OF ACTIVITES SUPPORT AND REVENUES
2015
2014
UNRESTRICTED Special event Event revenue Less: event expenses
$ 639,573 $ (126,690)
$ $
387,502 (80,290)
$
512,883
$
307,212
$
850,517 464 128,000
$ $ $ $ $
709,427 5,000 26,734 739 101,400
Net event income Contributions Contributions in-kind Government grants Interest and other income Release of prior year restrictions
$ $
TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED Contributions Release of prior year restrictions Total support and revenues
$ 362,565 $ (128,000)
$ 128,000 $ (101,400)
$1,726,429
$1,177,112
$ $
$ $
EXPENSES PROGRAM EXPENSES Career development - intern wages/stipends Career development - other Total program expenses MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL FUNDRAISING Total expenses above: DJASSI JULIEN, 2015 Barbara L. Christen Scholar – High School for Math, Science and Engineering
SCHOLARSHIPS
354,571 795,824
277,263 654,892
$1,150,395
$ 932,155
$ $
$ $
169,377 84,571
143,449 94,033
$1,404,343
$1,169,637
$ $
$ $
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS UNRESTRICTED TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED Increase/(decrease) in net assets
$
Net assets, beginning of year Net assets, end of year
87,521 234,565 322,086
$ 311,419 $ 633,505
$
(19,125) 26,600 7,475
$ 303,944 $ 311,419
Futures and Options offers two college scholarship opportunities. THE BARBARA L. CHRISTEN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP is awarded to an exemplary Futures and Options high school senior who will attend college the following fall. THE IPG MEDIABRANDS SCHOLARSHIP is awarded to a Futures and Options high school senior who is interested in a career in media and advertising.
FY 2015 EXPENSES
82%
Program
$ 1,150,395
12%
Management & General
$
169,377
Fundraising
$
84,571
Total
$ 1,404,343
6%
Summary of Financial Statements dated November 2, 2015, prepared by Skody Scot & Company, CPAs, P.C.
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OUR
SUPPORTERS Without the support of the Barbara L. Christen Founder’s Circle, we would not be where we are today. We’d like to thank the following donors for their support of Futures and Options in FY 2015. The future is in your hands.
CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT $100,000+ The Charles Hayden Foundation HSBC The Pinkerton Foundation $50,000-$99,999 The Gap Foundation JP Morgan Chase & Co. PwC $25,000-$49,999 American Express Blackstone Charitable Foundation Capital One The George Link, Jr. Foundation Kirkland and Ellis Foundation Valentine Perry Snyder Fund Voya Foundation $10,000-$24,999 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP AlixPartners Bank of America Merrill Lynch Credit Suisse Americas Foundation Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association Goldman Sachs and Co. Houlihan Lokey Latham & Watkins LLP MAEVA Group
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP Milo Kleinberg Design Associates Inc. Morgan Stanley New York Community Trust The Patrina Foundation Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Sullivan & Cromwell LLP US Bank Weil, Gotshal and Manges, LLP $5,000-$9,999 Alvarez & Marsal American Eagle Outfitters Foundation BlackRock CBRE Centerbridge Partners Centerview Partners Cravath, Swaine and Moore LLP Evercore Filsinger Energy Partners FTI Consulting Garden City Group Guilford Press The Hyde and Watson Foundation Jones Day KCC KPMG Michael Tuch Foundation Prime Clerk
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen, & Katz Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP $2,500-$4,999 Bank of East Asia Colgate-Palmolive Company DLA Piper LLP Epiq Systems Guggenheim Partners Hearst Corporation IPG Mediabrands Jefferies Group LLC Mesirow Financial Millstein & Co. Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. $1,000-$2,499 Avenue Capital Coface Greenberg Traurig LLP James T. Lee Foundation Millstein & Co. Quad/Graphics RR Donnelley Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP $500-$999 Black Enterprise B. R. I. D. G. E. Foundation Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC Carol Realty and Development CetraRuddy Davis Polk and Wardwell LLP Fry Communications, Inc. Google Loews Foundation
$1-$499 Acumen Recovery Services, LLC Alliance Bernstein AmazonSmile Beilinson Advisory Group Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP Deloitte Goodmans LLP Goodshop Gyro Liv Tiernan Photography Rust Omni WallStreeti.com
DREAMERS $5,000-$9,999 Marc Abrams Campbell Brown & Dan Senor Jerry & Louise Faust Ned & Debby Flynn Joele Frank & Larry Klurfeld David & Jennifer Johnston Anoop Kanthan Edward Machir Patricia Machir The Alexandra Munroe Fund Steve & Maria Musante Rich Simon Christian Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Paul Teske Kate & Seymour Weingarten Vanessa Wilson CHAMPIONS $2,500-$4,999 Anonymous Anne & Ryan Benedict Frank DeLucia & Sandra Singh Stephen & Lynne Goldstein Marc Heimowitz Ketan & Bethany Kapadia Courtney Leimkuhler & Charles de Segundo Patrick & Katie Machir Tom & Cindy Wagner Leslie Williams & James Attwood ADVOCATES $1,000-$2,499
INDIVIDUAL DONORS VISIONARIES $25,000+ John Dougherty & Rebecca Dougherty Margaret Hill The Rosenkranz Foundation OPTIMISTS $15,000-$24,999 Jennifer & Jason New BELIEVERS $10,000-$14,999 Goodman Family Foundation Stephen & Stephanie Hessler Roopesh & Allison Shah Paul Wasinger & Debra Regan
Martha Battles Bill Bernstein Katherine & Bill Ernest Michael & Jill Grant Stephen Hannan Colin Hannaway Tony Horton Cynthia Marian Paul Marian Ross Martin Amanda & Rob Miller Ryan Mollett The Doug and Julie Ostrover Foundation Paul Quinlan Michael & Regina Rizzo Catherine & Ed Sagurton Rick & Jenni Schifter Poonam Shah & Adam McCoy Dan Shribman Zachary Silverstein
Binoy Singh & Hilary Nierenberg Mark Somerstein Steve Sperber & Phannee Noiplai Bill & Mollie Williams Keith Wofford Meena Thever Wojcik & Tom Wojcik Tony Yoseloff MENTORS $500-$999 The Leigh & Carrie Abramson Fund David Alterman J. Aron Charitable Foundation William Brenton Marianne Muench Busby John Cetra Suzanne Christen Shirin & Kasper Christoffersen Caroline Cruise Denise Dickens Judy Ernest & John Harley Josh Feltman Robert Franz Ira Friedman Sarah Jane Gibbons Heather & John Godsmark Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hessler Kenneth Hiltz The Meryl and Kenneth Hoffman Charitable Fund Amy Hong & Byron Raco Jason Hong Martin Horner Philippe Jacob Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Jacob Muriel Kahn Mitesh Kapadia James Knox Mark Kornfeld Robert Marcato David & Jennifer Marshall Roger Meltzer Curtis Mo Julie North Sean O’Leary Christopher Paci Jeevan Padiyar Peter Pantaleo Trevor Patterson Adam Preiss Tom Ragland Jeffrey Sabin Lauren Salem Mina Samuels
Brian Shearer Matthew Siano Christopher Snyder Maggie & Lewis Sperber Jeff & Keleigh Spinner Sprung Family Foundation Scott Stuart Wray & Melissa Thorn Dan & Kerry Tomson Nicolas Zerbib COACHES $100-$499 Anonymous Rie & Chris Albani Mallory Anhouse Daniel Aronson Elizabeth Bakarich Matt Barr Bruce Batzer Farah Bernadin Mikell Brown Cathy Callender Kate Christen Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Colaprico Joann Corkran Laura Dillon Ray DiPerna Catherine Dodge Ellen Dodge Greg & Kristen Doyle Christopher Duda Elizabeth Duffy Michael Duncan Michael Faro Jon Fein Katherine Finn Rachel Fish Doug Friske David Fritz Jill Frizzley Meg & Joe Gabriele Dodie Gildart Brian Goetz Anne Goldsmith Jonathan & Annette Goldstein Zach Goodman Alexander Grice Benjamin Handler Harwood Family Fund Mr. & Mrs. Richard Herbst William Hines Justin Horowitz Judith & Walter Hunt Anisa Javeri Michael Jetton
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Chelsea Kaden Michael Kaminer Matthew & Katherine Kelsey Hersh Khadilkar Shyan Khaleeli Martin Koopman Amy & Bryan Koplin Charlene Kuo Jon Labovitz Jon Lamphier Rob Landau Emmelene Lee Martin Levine James Lisac David Ma Naz Majidi Herbert Mandel Alex Manzo Ann & Bob Marcato Wendy Marian Delilah Marto R. Marto Conor McCoy Glenn McGrath Alison & Jeffrey McKibben Eric Mendelsohn Marlie Meringer Anne Moore Erica Mui Clare Bruder Mullarney Mr. & Mrs. Mark Muller Joanna Munoz Robin Needle Sheila Nevins Tram Nguyen Liliana Nunez Jean Passanante Thomas Pease Martin Pollack Khalid Riley Christian Robinson Eric Rubin Meredith Rugg Marisa Russell Elizabeth Salas Andrew Schlussel Mark Schneiderman Christopher Schwartz Robert Sieck Thomas Singher Peter Sipsas Amy Song Susan Sperber Steven Starnes Thomas Studebaker Stelio Suarez
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SUPPORTERS Without the support of the Barbara L. Christen Founder’s Circle, we would not be where we are today. We’d like to thank the following donors for their support of Futures and Options in FY 2015. The future is in your hands.
CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT $100,000+ The Charles Hayden Foundation HSBC The Pinkerton Foundation $50,000-$99,999 The Gap Foundation JP Morgan Chase & Co. PwC $25,000-$49,999 American Express Blackstone Charitable Foundation Capital One The George Link, Jr. Foundation Kirkland and Ellis Foundation Valentine Perry Snyder Fund Voya Foundation $10,000-$24,999 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP AlixPartners Bank of America Merrill Lynch Credit Suisse Americas Foundation Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association Goldman Sachs and Co. Houlihan Lokey Latham & Watkins LLP MAEVA Group
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP Milo Kleinberg Design Associates Inc. Morgan Stanley New York Community Trust The Patrina Foundation Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Sullivan & Cromwell LLP US Bank Weil, Gotshal and Manges, LLP $5,000-$9,999 Alvarez & Marsal American Eagle Outfitters Foundation BlackRock CBRE Centerbridge Partners Centerview Partners Cravath, Swaine and Moore LLP Evercore Filsinger Energy Partners FTI Consulting Garden City Group Guilford Press The Hyde and Watson Foundation Jones Day KCC KPMG Michael Tuch Foundation Prime Clerk
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen, & Katz Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP $2,500-$4,999 Bank of East Asia Colgate-Palmolive Company DLA Piper LLP Epiq Systems Guggenheim Partners Hearst Corporation IPG Mediabrands Jefferies Group LLC Mesirow Financial Millstein & Co. Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. $1,000-$2,499 Avenue Capital Coface Greenberg Traurig LLP James T. Lee Foundation Millstein & Co. Quad/Graphics RR Donnelley Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP $500-$999 Black Enterprise B. R. I. D. G. E. Foundation Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC Carol Realty and Development CetraRuddy Davis Polk and Wardwell LLP Fry Communications, Inc. Google Loews Foundation
$1-$499 Acumen Recovery Services, LLC Alliance Bernstein AmazonSmile Beilinson Advisory Group Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP Deloitte Goodmans LLP Goodshop Gyro Liv Tiernan Photography Rust Omni WallStreeti.com
DREAMERS $5,000-$9,999 Marc Abrams Campbell Brown & Dan Senor Jerry & Louise Faust Ned & Debby Flynn Joele Frank & Larry Klurfeld David & Jennifer Johnston Anoop Kanthan Edward Machir Patricia Machir The Alexandra Munroe Fund Steve & Maria Musante Rich Simon Christian Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Paul Teske Kate & Seymour Weingarten Vanessa Wilson CHAMPIONS $2,500-$4,999 Anonymous Anne & Ryan Benedict Frank DeLucia & Sandra Singh Stephen & Lynne Goldstein Marc Heimowitz Ketan & Bethany Kapadia Courtney Leimkuhler & Charles de Segundo Patrick & Katie Machir Tom & Cindy Wagner Leslie Williams & James Attwood ADVOCATES $1,000-$2,499
INDIVIDUAL DONORS VISIONARIES $25,000+ John Dougherty & Rebecca Dougherty Margaret Hill The Rosenkranz Foundation OPTIMISTS $15,000-$24,999 Jennifer & Jason New BELIEVERS $10,000-$14,999 Goodman Family Foundation Stephen & Stephanie Hessler Roopesh & Allison Shah Paul Wasinger & Debra Regan
Martha Battles Bill Bernstein Katherine & Bill Ernest Michael & Jill Grant Stephen Hannan Colin Hannaway Tony Horton Cynthia Marian Paul Marian Ross Martin Amanda & Rob Miller Ryan Mollett The Doug and Julie Ostrover Foundation Paul Quinlan Michael & Regina Rizzo Catherine & Ed Sagurton Rick & Jenni Schifter Poonam Shah & Adam McCoy Dan Shribman Zachary Silverstein
Binoy Singh & Hilary Nierenberg Mark Somerstein Steve Sperber & Phannee Noiplai Bill & Mollie Williams Keith Wofford Meena Thever Wojcik & Tom Wojcik Tony Yoseloff MENTORS $500-$999 The Leigh & Carrie Abramson Fund David Alterman J. Aron Charitable Foundation William Brenton Marianne Muench Busby John Cetra Suzanne Christen Shirin & Kasper Christoffersen Caroline Cruise Denise Dickens Judy Ernest & John Harley Josh Feltman Robert Franz Ira Friedman Sarah Jane Gibbons Heather & John Godsmark Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hessler Kenneth Hiltz The Meryl and Kenneth Hoffman Charitable Fund Amy Hong & Byron Raco Jason Hong Martin Horner Philippe Jacob Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Jacob Muriel Kahn Mitesh Kapadia James Knox Mark Kornfeld Robert Marcato David & Jennifer Marshall Roger Meltzer Curtis Mo Julie North Sean O’Leary Christopher Paci Jeevan Padiyar Peter Pantaleo Trevor Patterson Adam Preiss Tom Ragland Jeffrey Sabin Lauren Salem Mina Samuels
Brian Shearer Matthew Siano Christopher Snyder Maggie & Lewis Sperber Jeff & Keleigh Spinner Sprung Family Foundation Scott Stuart Wray & Melissa Thorn Dan & Kerry Tomson Nicolas Zerbib COACHES $100-$499 Anonymous Rie & Chris Albani Mallory Anhouse Daniel Aronson Elizabeth Bakarich Matt Barr Bruce Batzer Farah Bernadin Mikell Brown Cathy Callender Kate Christen Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Colaprico Joann Corkran Laura Dillon Ray DiPerna Catherine Dodge Ellen Dodge Greg & Kristen Doyle Christopher Duda Elizabeth Duffy Michael Duncan Michael Faro Jon Fein Katherine Finn Rachel Fish Doug Friske David Fritz Jill Frizzley Meg & Joe Gabriele Dodie Gildart Brian Goetz Anne Goldsmith Jonathan & Annette Goldstein Zach Goodman Alexander Grice Benjamin Handler Harwood Family Fund Mr. & Mrs. Richard Herbst William Hines Justin Horowitz Judith & Walter Hunt Anisa Javeri Michael Jetton
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Chelsea Kaden Michael Kaminer Matthew & Katherine Kelsey Hersh Khadilkar Shyan Khaleeli Martin Koopman Amy & Bryan Koplin Charlene Kuo Jon Labovitz Jon Lamphier Rob Landau Emmelene Lee Martin Levine James Lisac David Ma Naz Majidi Herbert Mandel Alex Manzo Ann & Bob Marcato Wendy Marian Delilah Marto R. Marto Conor McCoy Glenn McGrath Alison & Jeffrey McKibben Eric Mendelsohn Marlie Meringer Anne Moore Erica Mui Clare Bruder Mullarney Mr. & Mrs. Mark Muller Joanna Munoz Robin Needle Sheila Nevins Tram Nguyen Liliana Nunez Jean Passanante Thomas Pease Martin Pollack Khalid Riley Christian Robinson Eric Rubin Meredith Rugg Marisa Russell Elizabeth Salas Andrew Schlussel Mark Schneiderman Christopher Schwartz Robert Sieck Thomas Singher Peter Sipsas Amy Song Susan Sperber Steven Starnes Thomas Studebaker Stelio Suarez
26 / Steven Starnes Thomas Studebaker Stelio Suarez Mike Teplitsky Marge & Tom Teske Patrick Teske & Amy Becker Lauren Vincent Susan & Dean Vogel Peggy Wallace & Roger Pennifill Clemens Wan Ryan Westmacott Evan Williams John S. Wilson Eric Woodworth Mike Wyse Ibrahim Yusuf Joseph Zalewski Amber Zuberi FRIENDS $1-$99 Anonymous (4) Joseph Aduboffour Page Ahrens Nicole Andreotti Alaina Antonelli Donna Arduini Mike Arnone Louis Aronne Jackie Avitabile Ann Babits Hui Bai Molly Battles Quincy Bedeau Sarah Hall Begeman Winston Berkman
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Tarra Bernadin Elizabeth Blake Ainslie Blunk Samantha Bobb Alex Boyce James Boyle Benjamin Brantley Alison Brock Hattie Brown Rebecca Brown Nadiya Chadha Sammi Chhea Fiona Crawford Andrew Creamer Sharon & Robert Cucinotta George Darden Latisha Daughtry Nicholas Day Kimberlyn Dennis-Smith Vinnie D’Eramo Anthony Detry Erin Donovan Erin Dunkel Sharjeel Durrani Matthew Ellis Diana Epelbaum Karla Esleeck Nicole Fernandez John Ferrarella Shelley Foran Samantha Friedman Brad Galorenzo Hernan Giraldo Erika Graves Morgan Griffin William Herrick Kyle Hodnett
Candice Homan Robert & Darrylin Huttle Emily Izzo Erin Jackson Jameel James Emily Jenkins Dylan Jusino Sarah Kaufmann Sue Keenan Arin Kim Marie Kloor Leigh Krenske Michael Lazur Cameron LeBlanc Kwok Lee Maya LeGall Ashley Levesanos Mary Liu Alexa Lombardo Schuyler Longmore Raisa Lopez-Rhoden Sean Mancini Christine Elizabeth Martin Katherine McCord Ei Yin Min Tiffany Mitsui Farzana Morbi Naomi & Derran Moss-Dalmau Kyle Nevins Lily Ng Samantha Nick Corey Ogilby Natasa Parekh Austin Patrick Jessica Patton Gabriela Pena Mark Perrone
Elizabeth Piscitelli Michaela Ritz Shyla Rivera Byron Rodriguez Natalia Rodriguez Marisa Saavedra Abbe Schickner Kelly Shannon Luke Smith Bianca Soliz Melanie Stephens Sheena Strawter-Anthony Jason Tarantino Eric Taylor Saira Thadani William Thompson, Jr. W. Greg Thonsen Sarah Twardock Irina Vasilyeva Patricia Vincent Maryelena Voorhis Douglas Wainer Karen Wang Zhuangchu Wang Linda Watson Whitney Whiting Andrew Williams Elizabeth Wilsterman Julia Wynn & Kevin Lynch Patrick Yarborough Rebecca Yeh Amanda Yepez Sarah Yohay Eaquinto Naishi Zhang Sara Zuckerman
Futures and Options makes every effort to ensure that our listing of contributors is complete and accurate. The donors above contributed in FY 2015 (July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015). If we have accidentally omitted your name, please call us at 212.601.0002.
above: KAROLINA HELENO – Franklin & Marshall College, Guilford High School NATHANIEL FONSECA – Mount Saint Michael Academy
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26 / Steven Starnes Thomas Studebaker Stelio Suarez Mike Teplitsky Marge & Tom Teske Patrick Teske & Amy Becker Lauren Vincent Susan & Dean Vogel Peggy Wallace & Roger Pennifill Clemens Wan Ryan Westmacott Evan Williams John S. Wilson Eric Woodworth Mike Wyse Ibrahim Yusuf Joseph Zalewski Amber Zuberi FRIENDS $1-$99 Anonymous (4) Joseph Aduboffour Page Ahrens Nicole Andreotti Alaina Antonelli Donna Arduini Mike Arnone Louis Aronne Jackie Avitabile Ann Babits Hui Bai Molly Battles Quincy Bedeau Sarah Hall Begeman Winston Berkman
FUTURES AND OPTIONS ANNUAL REPORT 2015
Tarra Bernadin Elizabeth Blake Ainslie Blunk Samantha Bobb Alex Boyce James Boyle Benjamin Brantley Alison Brock Hattie Brown Rebecca Brown Nadiya Chadha Sammi Chhea Fiona Crawford Andrew Creamer Sharon & Robert Cucinotta George Darden Latisha Daughtry Nicholas Day Kimberlyn Dennis-Smith Vinnie D’Eramo Anthony Detry Erin Donovan Erin Dunkel Sharjeel Durrani Matthew Ellis Diana Epelbaum Karla Esleeck Nicole Fernandez John Ferrarella Shelley Foran Samantha Friedman Brad Galorenzo Hernan Giraldo Erika Graves Morgan Griffin William Herrick Kyle Hodnett
Candice Homan Robert & Darrylin Huttle Emily Izzo Erin Jackson Jameel James Emily Jenkins Dylan Jusino Sarah Kaufmann Sue Keenan Arin Kim Marie Kloor Leigh Krenske Michael Lazur Cameron LeBlanc Kwok Lee Maya LeGall Ashley Levesanos Mary Liu Alexa Lombardo Schuyler Longmore Raisa Lopez-Rhoden Sean Mancini Christine Elizabeth Martin Katherine McCord Ei Yin Min Tiffany Mitsui Farzana Morbi Naomi & Derran Moss-Dalmau Kyle Nevins Lily Ng Samantha Nick Corey Ogilby Natasa Parekh Austin Patrick Jessica Patton Gabriela Pena Mark Perrone
Elizabeth Piscitelli Michaela Ritz Shyla Rivera Byron Rodriguez Natalia Rodriguez Marisa Saavedra Abbe Schickner Kelly Shannon Luke Smith Bianca Soliz Melanie Stephens Sheena Strawter-Anthony Jason Tarantino Eric Taylor Saira Thadani William Thompson, Jr. W. Greg Thonsen Sarah Twardock Irina Vasilyeva Patricia Vincent Maryelena Voorhis Douglas Wainer Karen Wang Zhuangchu Wang Linda Watson Whitney Whiting Andrew Williams Elizabeth Wilsterman Julia Wynn & Kevin Lynch Patrick Yarborough Rebecca Yeh Amanda Yepez Sarah Yohay Eaquinto Naishi Zhang Sara Zuckerman
Futures and Options makes every effort to ensure that our listing of contributors is complete and accurate. The donors above contributed in FY 2015 (July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015). If we have accidentally omitted your name, please call us at 212.601.0002.
above: KAROLINA HELENO – Franklin & Marshall College, Guilford High School NATHANIEL FONSECA – Mount Saint Michael Academy
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BOARD & STAFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STAFF
Officers
PATRICIA MACHIR Executive Director
STEPHEN HESSLER Chairman ANNE BENEDICT Vice Chair, Program Development COURTNEY LEIMKUHLER Vice Chair, Strategy and Resource Development PAUL WASINGER Treasurer JERRY FAUST Secretary
Directors FRANK DELUCIA, JR. NED FLYNN HEATHER GODSMARK STEPHEN GOLDSTEIN MICHAEL GRANT COLIN HANNAWAY DAVID JOHNSTON CYNTHIA MARIAN STEPHEN MUSANTE MICHAEL RIZZO POONAM SHAH ROOPESH SHAH CHRISTOPHER SNYDER STEVEN SPERBER SCOTT STUART PAUL TESKE BILL WILLIAMS MEENA THEVER WOJCIK PATRICIA MACHIR Ex Officio, non-voting Member
CATHERINE DODGE Director of Strategy and Operations
ARIEL DEITCH Development Assistant ERIKA GRAVES Program Coordinator JAMES GURNEY Program Coordinator SARAH KAUFMANN Program Coordinator CAMERON LeBLANC Program Coordinator SCHUYLER LONGMORE Administrative Assistant NAOMI MOSS-DALMAU Business Partnership Associate COREY OGILBY Program Coordinator LAUREN VINCENT Development Assistant
CREDITS LILY KESSELMAN Photographer DESIGNMINT Art Direction & Design
above from left to right: ANURAG GAUTAM – Brooklyn Technical High School ROLI DEMA – High School for Public Service: Heroes of Tomorrow SAMANTHA ORTIZ – Iona College, St. Jean Baptiste High School IMANI CLEMENT – Millennium Brooklyn High School YOUSIF HASHEM – The School for Human Rights
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BOARD & STAFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STAFF
Officers
PATRICIA MACHIR Executive Director
STEPHEN HESSLER Chairman ANNE BENEDICT Vice Chair, Program Development COURTNEY LEIMKUHLER Vice Chair, Strategy and Resource Development PAUL WASINGER Treasurer JERRY FAUST Secretary
Directors FRANK DELUCIA, JR. NED FLYNN HEATHER GODSMARK STEPHEN GOLDSTEIN MICHAEL GRANT COLIN HANNAWAY DAVID JOHNSTON CYNTHIA MARIAN STEPHEN MUSANTE MICHAEL RIZZO POONAM SHAH ROOPESH SHAH CHRISTOPHER SNYDER STEVEN SPERBER SCOTT STUART PAUL TESKE BILL WILLIAMS MEENA THEVER WOJCIK PATRICIA MACHIR Ex Officio, non-voting Member
CATHERINE DODGE Director of Strategy and Operations
ARIEL DEITCH Development Assistant ERIKA GRAVES Program Coordinator JAMES GURNEY Program Coordinator SARAH KAUFMANN Program Coordinator CAMERON LeBLANC Program Coordinator SCHUYLER LONGMORE Administrative Assistant NAOMI MOSS-DALMAU Business Partnership Associate COREY OGILBY Program Coordinator LAUREN VINCENT Development Assistant
CREDITS LILY KESSELMAN Photographer DESIGNMINT Art Direction & Design
above from left to right: ANURAG GAUTAM – Brooklyn Technical High School ROLI DEMA – High School for Public Service: Heroes of Tomorrow SAMANTHA ORTIZ – Iona College, St. Jean Baptiste High School IMANI CLEMENT – Millennium Brooklyn High School YOUSIF HASHEM – The School for Human Rights
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