Board of Trustees
Our Board of Trustees supports school leadership with legal, financial and strategic guidance, and holds our school accountable for results.
Josh Wolfe, Chairman
Josh Wolfe is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Lux Capital, focusing on investments in nanotechnology, semiconductors and life sciences. He manages Lux Capital’s investments in Nanosys and Cambrios, and serves on the Board of Directors of Crystal IS and Lux Research. Before forming Lux Capital, Mr. Wolfe worked in Salomon Smith Barney’s Investment Banking group, where his experience included a $4 billion hotel merger and a defense against an unsolicited LBO. He has also worked in capital markets while at Merrill Lynch on its Financial Futures & Options/Government Strategy desk and at Prudential Securities in its Municipal Finance department.
Mr. Wolfe graduated with distinction from Cornell University with a BS in Economics and Finance. Widely recognized as one of the preeminent minds in nanotechnology and finance, he has been invited by the White House and Canadian Government to advise government organizations on funding strategies.
Mr. Wolfe is a co-founder of The NanoBusiness Alliance, a columnist with Forbes Magazine, and editor of the monthly Forbes/Wolfe Emerging Tech Report.
Jennifer Philbrick-McArdle
Jennifer Philbrick McArdle is currently a Partner at Satterlee Stephens LLP, where her practice focuses on commercial litigation and intellectual property law. Prior to joining Satterlee Stephens, Ms. McArdle was an associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and spent a year as a law clerk for the Honorable Naomi Reice Buchwald, a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. Ms. McArdle also has a background in politics, having worked at a small electoral and public affairs consulting firm and for a national political campaign prior to law school. Ms. McArdle earned her BA in Government from Harvard University and her JD from Columbia University School of Law.
Anu Malipatil
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Joseph Talia
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Joe Herrera
Shona Pinnock
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Nkonye Soetan
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Director’s Council
Our Director’s Council coordinates volunteer, enrichment, and fundraising activities that support our scholars, including workplace visits, our annual non-fiction exhibition, and our famous dodgeball tournaments.
Shivani Banker
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Christapher Benson
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Brian Buckmire
Trial Attorney for The Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Practice, Brooklyn.
Juris Doctorate. Washington and Lee School of Law, 2014.
Bachelor of Arts. Queens College, CUNY, 2011.
Division II All American Soccer Player 2011.
Mary Cheever
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David Houlihan
David Houlihan is the Senior Director of Operations at DREAM – a youth development organization that operates a Pre-K-9 school as well as summer and after-school programs. He oversees DREAM’s Information Technology, Facilities, School Operations and Administration departments. Prior to arriving at DREAM, David served as an Intern for the United States Trade Representative’s Office where he researched, analyzed and provided recommendations for President Obama’s trade advisory committee. David also worked at Coney Island Prep as a Director of Operations, where he planned and executed school expansions and improved the operations department’s ratings from 60% to 100%. David holds a Master of Business Administration from Georgetown University, a Master of Science of Teaching from Pace University and a Bachelor of Arts from New York University.
Jason Kinsella
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Scott Justin
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Jonathan Smith
Jonathan Smith works as an attorney under the General Counsel for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in its World Trade Center headquarters. Prior to joining the Port Authority, Jonathan spent over three years as an Assistant District Attorney in Brooklyn, New York. Outside of the Director’s Council, Jonathan serves the community through his involvement with Minds Matter of NYC, an organization that provides high achieving high school aged students from underprivileged backgrounds with mentors, tutors, SAT prep courses, and college preparation.
Sandrine Vorburger
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Alex Katen-Narvell
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Natalie Marks
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Lucy Svoboda
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