Leadership & Staff

Deborah Cogut (Chair)

Co-Founder and Vice Chair

The Polyphony Foundation Greenwich, CT

Malaak Compton-Rock

Founder and Director

The Angelrock Project New York

David Bruson

Sr. Manager, Public Affairs

Nickelodeon New York

Rachael Powell

Principal & Founder

Powell Communications New York

Zachary Klurfeld

Teacher

Manhattan International High School New York

Melinda Dutton

Partner

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips New York

Richard Greene Jr.

Former Director of Health Services for the New York City Housing Authority

New York

Shekhinah Bass

Vice President, Human Capital Management

Goldman Sachs New York

Zakieh Bigio Klurfeld

Psychology Intern at Montefiore Medical Center

Montefiore Medical Center New York

Joseph Valerio

Associate Attorney

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP New York