National Staff
Deborah Bial, Ed.D., President + Founder
Arielle Altman, Development Officer
Rosalie Aponte, Employee Benefits Coordinator
Joe Austin, Administrative Assistant
Rosanna Aybar, Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer
Regina Bain, Director of Training + Evaluation
Rico Blancaflor, National Director of Training + Site Development
Jasmine A. Burems, Accounting Associate
Susan E. Dalelio, Regional Vice President
Vy Deal, Grants Accountant
Matthew Fasciano, Chief Operating Officer
Brian Fox, Posse Institute Director
Melanie Gisin, Development Database Manager
Shanita Naya Gopie, Assistant to the Vice President of Development
Tsihai Hanson, Public Relations Associate
Hal Hilliard, Design + Publications Manager
Helen Katz, Vice President for Development
Katherine Kinsman, Associate Director of Development
Chastity Lord, Regional Vice President
Lucia Mattox, Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer
Harry Mazarakis, Accounting Manager
Micia Mosely, Senior Training Specialist
Richard Porter, Senior Training Specialist
Alba Rodriguez, Senior Research Associate
Linda M. Rodríguez, Director of Career + Alumni Programs
Dax-Devlon Ross, Senior Training Specialist
Rassan Salandy, Vice President for External Affairs
Cheryl Tse, Assistant to the Regional Vice Presidents
Damian Washington, Assistant to the President
Posse Atlanta
Charisse Williams, Director
Jacquie Forbes, Program Director
Kathy Friedman, Program Coordinator
Joshua Jefferies, Trainer
Shireen Millicans, Trainer
Veronica Squires, Development Officer
Posse Boston
Lamont Gordon, Director
Charles Allen, Career Program Manager
Melissa Arsenie, Program Coordinator
Ileana Casellas-Katz, Trainer
Augusta Irele, Trainer
Larry Mahl, Senior Trainer
Alethea Raybeck, Program Director
Yinnette Sano, Senior Trainer
Rita Tran, Assistant to the Director
Barrie Tysko, Senior Development Officer
Posse Chicago
Dominique Jordan-Turner, Director
Rudy Ash, Development Officer
Jamilyn Bailey, Program Director
Tangela Y. Blakely, Career Program Manager
Theresa Couch, Development Officer
Dominique Davis, Trainer
Crystal Gonzales, Career Program Manager
Jessica Harless, Senior Trainer
Hareem Khan, Program Coordinator
Jennifer Leet, Senior Trainer
Mareko Prior, Senior Trainer
Raymonda Reese, Program Coordinator
Maya Shastri, Senior Trainer
Daniel Sílva-Alvarez, Trainer
Thomas Witherspoon, Program Director
Posse D.C.
S. Paloma Garcia-Lopez, Director
Josh Christianson, Career Program Manager
Rachel Goldman, Development Officer
Robyn Lingo, Program Director
May C. Naldo, Trainer
Nina Otchere-Oduro, Trainer
Joseph Peralta, Trainer
LaToya Russell, Assistant to the Director
Dave Salge, Trainer
Latrice N. Willis, Program Coordinator
Posse Los Angeles
Tamara Y. Craver, Director
Lester Alemán, Senior Trainer
Jena Brown, Assistant to the Director
Stephanie Champion, Trainer
Rachel Lederman, Trainer
Faith S. Nunley, Development Officer
Maya Ramos, Program Director
Amanda Sanchez, Program Coordinator
Fred Joseph Sanchez, Senior Trainer
Ricardo Sanchez Jr., Career Program Manager
Silvestre Vallejo, Program Director
Devin Walker, Trainer
Posse Miami
Larissa Ramos, Director
Stephanie Alvarez, Program Coordinator
Gabe Gaskin, Trainer
Imani Kane, Trainer
George Okrah, Program Director
Posse New York
Sasha A. McDowell, Director
Olufunmilayo Adeyeye, Program Coordinator, Site 1
Ellen W. Adnopoz, Assistant to the Director
Priscilla Araya, Program Director, Site 3
Brandon Delesline, Trainer, Site 1
Lance Dronkers, Program Director, Site 2
Jenny Estevez, Program Coordinator, Site 2
Merete Fields, Trainer, Site 2
Antonio Mendez, Senior Trainer, Site 3
Leslyn T. Moore, Trainer, Site 1
Sara Nolfo, Career Program Manager
Samantha Sculnick, Senior Trainer, Site 2
Philip Taylor, Trainer, Site 1
Tynesha Wright, Trainer, Site 2
Susie Zavala, Career Program Manager
National Board of Directors
Chair
Jeffrey Ubben, Founder and Managing Partner, ValueAct Capital
President + Founder
Deborah Bial, The Posse Foundation
Vice Chair
Anthony J. de Nicola, Co-President, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
Secretary
Philip M. Pead, President & CEO, Eclipsys Corporation; Chair, Posse Atlanta Advisory Board
Treasurer
Susie Scher, Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Michael Ainslie, Posse Chair Emeritus; Trustee, Vanderbilt University
Anson M. Beard, Jr., Advisory Director, Morgan Stanley
Eric Beckman, Ares Management LLC; Chair, Posse Los Angeles Advisory Board
Robbie Oxnard Bent, Private Sector
Alastair Borthwick, Managing Director and Co-Head, Global Capital Markets, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Ronald Crutcher, President, Wheaton College
Hon. David N. Dinkins, Professor, School of International & Public Affairs, Columbia University; 106th Mayor, City of New York
Martin Frederic Evans, Presiding Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Richard D. Fain, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Harold Ford, Jr., Executive Vice Chairman, Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Professor, NYU Wagner School of Public Service
Michele Ganeless, President, Comedy Central
Kelly Granat, Managing Director, Lone Pine Capital; Chair Posse New York Advisory Board
James S. Hoyte, Fellow, Harvard University W.E.B. DuBois Institute for African and African American Research; Chair, Posse Boston Advisory Board
Barbara Janulis, Private Sector
David G. Kabiller, Founding Principal, AQR Capital Management, LLC
Steven M. Lefkowitz, President, CI Capital Partners
Eric N. Macey, Founder and Partner, Novack and Macey LLP; Chair, Posse Chicago Advisory Board
Bruce Macleod, CEO, Antares Real Estate
Garrett Moran, Senior Managing Director, The Blackstone Group
Diane B. Patrick, Esq., Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP; First Lady of Massachusetts
Paul J. Selian, Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, State Street Corporation; Chair, Posse Boston Advisory Board
Frank Sesno, Professor of Media and Public Affairs and Director of Public Policy and Media Institute, George Washington University; Special Correspondent, CNN; Chair, Posse D.C. Advisory Board
Eugene B. Shanks, Jr., Corporate Director, Private Sector; Trustee, Vanderbilt University
Brad Singer, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Discovery Communications
David A. Thomas, Professor, Harvard Business School
Timothy H. Ubben, Founding Chairman, Posse Chicago; Retired Founder and Chairman, Lincoln Capital Management; Trustee, DePauw University
John D. Wiley, Chancellor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Life Directors
Patricia Arnold, Trustee Emerita, Wheaton College
Anthony J. Collerton, Private Sector
Wade Fetzer, Retired Partner, Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Past Chairman and Current Member, University of Wisconsin Foundation Board of Directors
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President Obama Donates Portion of Nobel Peace Prize Money to Posse
Posted March 12, 2010The Posse Foundation is one of only 10 organizations selected by President Barack Obama to receive a portion of the president’s $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize award money. News that Posse will receive a generous gift of $125,000 came via a White House announcement. Read More
Pepperdine Signs On and Hamilton Expands
Posted September 15, 2009Pepperdine University has become Posse’s newest partner institution. In addition, longtime partner Hamilton College, already paired with Posse Boston, has expanded its partnership to become the third partner school for newly launched Posse Miami. Read More
Mount Holyoke, Penn, UCLA Join Posse, Bucknell Expands Partnership
Posted August 07, 2009Mount Holyoke and The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) have partnered with Posse to recruit students from Miami. The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and existing partner Bucknell University have also signed on with the Los Angeles chapter. Read More
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Nilda Bueno
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