Meet the Board

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Stephen was born and raised on the island of Maui, Hawaii. Over the past fifteen years, he has been active with a number of youth mentoring organizations, including Big Brothers Big Sisters, West Philadelphia Tutoring Project and University of Penns
Aileen grew up in Queens, New York. Having lived in a refugee camp as a child, she is extremely passionate about improving access to healthcare and education for the underserved.
Angel has an MA in Social-Organizational Psychology from Columbia University and a BA in Psychology from the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA). Currently, she works in Management Consulting for a global leader in assurance, tax, transactio
Eileen was born and raised in LES. She graduated from the University at Buffalo with a B.S. in Business Administration. She currently works at a bank. In her spare time, she looks for ways to get involved in her community. She has a strong passion t
Jamila was born in St. Andrews, Jamaica. She received her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education/Special Education from NYU. While studying at NYU, Jamila worked with children from a variety of ages, toddlers to school age, in a variety of a
Cory was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. His love for Philadelphia sports took him East, where he attended the University of Pennsylvania. During his time in college, he was a member of Alpha Phi Omega, a community service fraternity, through w
Julian studied Business Economics at University of California, Los Angeles. He recently moved to New York City and is actively searching for opportunities to make a difference in the community. During college he has served with Circle K (an organiza
Yen received her bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University. She majored in Inclusive Elementary and Special Education and French. During her time at Syracuse, Yen had the opportunity to work with children of diverse cultural and academic background
Jack was born in Guangzhou, China and immigrated to the United States at an early age. He received his B.S. in Biological Engineering from Cornell University and J.D. from Cornell Law School. He currently works in the consulting industry and is also
Dynia graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management from New York City College of Technology and received a Certificate in Pastry Arts from the Art Institute of New York City. Dynia uses food as her medium for community outreach.
Catherine began as a volunteer for PS 1 in 2014 because she wanted to engage with the community in a fun, meaningful way. Service has always been important to her and in college, she volunteered with a service-learning organization that tutored stud
Jessica joined Reading Empowers 3 years ago, when she discovered the heartwarming wonder of reading to 2nd graders on lazy Saturday mornings at PS 124. On regular weekdays, she works at American Express in Consumer Lending, and on weekends, spends h
Mary is a native New Yorker who completed her undergraduate studies at Cornell.  She also completed her Masters in Library and Information Science at Rutgers University.  Currently, she works as a digital librarian in media.  She like
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Juliann is a born and raised Jersey Girl before moving to NYC. She holds a Bachelors degree in English and works as a Communications Manager in the financial services industry. Due to her passion for volunteering, she has volunteered for various non