MEET OUR BOARD!
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Leslie Clark
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Grievance and Bargaining Representative, SEIU Local 32BJ“I support SNLP because it inspires me to be my authentic self and pushes me to think critically about how I show up in the world and for my community.”
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Izabelle Denize
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Associate Director, Newark Trust for Education“Sadie Nash is so special because it's a thriving community where learning, growth and joy is the standard.”
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Shalini Eddens
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Deputy Executive Director, Urgent Action Fund“I support Sadie Nash because I want to see a world where young girls and gender-expansive youth thrive and shine!”
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Charmaine Gentles
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MPA-PNP Candidate at NYU Wagner | Alumna Constituent Board Member“In the 7 years I've been a part of Sadie Nash, SNLP has always created a space for sisterhood and social justice that has followed me throughout my personal and professional trajectory. Its focus on life outcomes and opportunities for young women/girls throughout the years (especially in BIPOC has always been the bedrock of its programming.”
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Cynthia Gardstein
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Retired [Senior Vice President, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.]“SNLP and Nashers add value and purpose to our lives, present and future.”
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Elaine Golin
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Partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz“I support Sadie Nash because our brilliant, dynamic, and creative Nashers will lead us all into a better future.”
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Steph Gromek
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Managing Partner, BBR Partners“When I experience SNLP's programming and community, I feel hopeful about our future generation of leaders and the possibilities we have to create a more loving and just world. Every young person should have Sadie Nash in their lives.”
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Tsihai Hanson
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Education Consultant
"Sadie Nash provides critical space and opportunities for young people as leaders to center and celebrate their unique identities as they effect change in their own lives, their communities and in the world--and we are all better for it."
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Diane Headley
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Vice President and Chief People Officer, Ford Foundation“Sadie Nash provides a place for young people to find themselves as leaders. That space is filled with adults and peers in their corner and cheering them on as they develop these most important skills.”
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Pooja Joshi
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Executive Director, The Thomas and Jeanne Elmezzi Private Foundation“I recently read this quote by Audre Lorde ‘without community there is no liberation’ and to me the special thing about Sadie Nash comes from this quote in that, the organization allows it's participants--Nashers--the space to define their own joy and liberation in the context of a safe, nurturing and validating community.”
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Nora Kouyate
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Nasher Board Member
“Social justice, women's rights, and just the general idea of giving a voice and opportunities to people who look like me has always been my passion. I want to give everyone a chance to see and experience the world”
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Dr. Kimberly Miller
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Former healthcare consultant“Sadie Nash is special because it makes us better humans.”
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Bukunmi Oyedeji
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Nasher Board Member
“I'm deeply passionate about advocating for gender and racial justice, and being part of Sadie Nash's board program presents an incredible opportunity to actively contribute to these important causes.”
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Amarah Sedreddine
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Title/affiliation: Partner, Sedreddine and Whoriskey, LLP“Sadie Nash is special because it is grounded in an authentic recognition of everyone’s innate awesomeness. It helps young people to feel that power and potential in themselves.”
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Roya Shariat
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Director of Social Impact and Communications, Glossier
“Sadie Nash brings together bright young people from across New York City and gives them the resources and support so that they can thrive, grow, and belong.”
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Tasha Tucker
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Managing Director for Racial Justice, Trinity Church Wall Street
“Sadie Nash is so special because it provides the foundation for girls and gender-expansive youth of color to live out their dreams while advancing their vision for a more equitable and just world.”
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Michelle Wonsley
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Global Practice Lead, Inclusive Leadership Design, Conversant“Sadie Nash is special because it was founded on the premise that any person, anywhere has the capacity to make a difference, to positively impact others and then change their world. It is often those of us on the margins who have the broadest view of the world and the systems that comprise it. As a black|queer|mother, in particular, I want to use whatever gifts, power and privilege I have in service of that vision.”
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Erica Wray
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Leadership Coach“The path to healing our society is through its future leaders, Sadie Nash teaches those leaders to be accountable, cooperative, ethical, and effective.”