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Leadership & Board

Our Leadership

Kelsey Louie, MSW, MBA | Chief Executive Officer, The Door & Broome Street Academy

Kelsey Louie, MSW, MBA

Chief Executive Officer, The Door & Broome Street Academy

Sean Berry, MPA | Chief Financial Officer

Sean Berry, MPA

Chief Financial Officer

Ted Caine | Chief of Staff

Ted Caine

Chief of Staff

Barbara Clapp | Managing Director, Individual Giving and Events

Barbara Clapp

Managing Director, Individual Giving and Events

 Mikola De Roo, MFA | Managing Director, Communications & Marketing

Mikola De Roo, MFA

Managing Director, Communications & Marketing

Alex–Ann Espeut | Managing Director, Bronx Youth Center

Alex–Ann Espeut

Managing Director, Bronx Youth Center

Dana Friedman | Managing Director of Institutional Giving

Dana Friedman

Managing Director of Institutional Giving

Perry Guilianti | Managing Director, Facilities

Perry Guilianti

Managing Director, Facilities

Holly Harrison, MA  | Managing Director, College Advisement and Arts Programming

Holly Harrison, MA

Managing Director, College Advisement and Arts Programming

Jon Haseltine, MSW, MBA | Chief Compliance and Operating Officer

Jon Haseltine, MSW, MBA

Chief Compliance and Operating Officer

Stephanie Lopez, Esq. | Co-Managing Director, Legal Services Center

Stephanie Lopez, Esq.

Co-Managing Director, Legal Services Center

Renee McConey, MS |  Managing Director, Health Services

Renee McConey, MS

Managing Director, Health Services

Natasha Monchery, MS | Managing Director, Human Resources

Natasha Monchery, MS

Managing Director, Human Resources

Sunetra Rangraj, RDN | Managing Director, Culinary Initiatives and Community Wellness Programs

Sunetra Rangraj, RDN

Managing Director, Culinary Initiatives and Community Wellness Programs

Meena Shah, Esq. |  Co-Managing Director, Legal Services Center

Meena Shah, Esq.

Co-Managing Director, Legal Services Center

Gabriella Sperduto  | Vice President, Policy and Strategy

Gabriella Sperduto

Vice President, Policy and Strategy

Stacy Stewart, LMSW | Managing Director, Housing and Runaway/Homeless Youth Services

Stacy Stewart, LMSW

Managing Director, Housing and Runaway/Homeless Youth Services

Our Board

Officers

Ben Felt is a Managing Director of The Invus Group, a leading global investment firm, where he actively manages growth equity investments across industries and sits on the boards of several private companies in which Invus has invested. Previously, Ben was a management consultant with The Boston Consulting Group, where he worked with clients in the consumer products, industrial goods, and financial services industries, in addition to pro bono projects in the education non-profit sector. Ben graduated with a BA in Economics from Yale University.

Kelly Stevens is the Chief Operating Officer at Simpson Thacher, an international law firm with offices in six countries. She is responsible for the Firm’s worldwide operations including the Finance, Technology and HR functions. She joined the Firm in 2021 after serving as Chief Operating Officer at another international law firm for more than a decade. 

Prior to joining the legal industry, Kelly held several leadership roles at Lehman Brothers/Barclays Capital, including Chief Operating Officer for the Global Financial Institutions Group and Chief Administrative Officer for the Global Finance Group. She was also a leader in the organization’s diversity programs. 

A member of the Board of Directors of The Door, Kelly received her AB from Harvard College and her MBA from Columbia University.

Clayton Pope is the founder and principal of Austin Pearce, a privately-owned investment entity focused on global debt and equity securities, real estate investment, and early-stage venture financing. Prior to establishing Austin Pearce in 2018, Clayton worked for 16 years in investment banking, most recently as Managing Director for the Emerging Markets Debt Syndicate Group at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, based in New York. At Credit Suisse he was responsible for overseeing the primary structuring, distribution, and pricing of all international bond issuance out of Latin America into the global markets. Clayton joined Credit Suisse from HSBC Securities (USA) Inc, where he served in a variety of roles across the Emerging and U.S. corporate investment grade debt markets. He received his BA in Economics from McGill University in Montreal and is a CFA Charterholder. Clayton resides in TriBeCa with his wife and two sons. He is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada.

Joe Blum is currently the Managing Partner of NewVest Partners and resides in New York. From 2007 to 2020, Joe was a Partner of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and served as General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and a member of the Investment Committee. Joe is also currently a Senior Advisor at GIP. GIP is an independent infrastructure manager with over $74 billion (USD) under management that invests in infrastructure assets (both equity and debt) in OECD countries as well as select emerging markets, focusing on established energy, transportation and water/waste businesses.

Prior to joining GIP, Joe worked for 21 years at Latham & Watkins, one of the largest international law firms. He served as Managing Partner of Latham’s London office for over five years and as head of the office’s Project Development and Finance Group. He previously served as Special Assistant to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, DC.

Maya Browne is currently Chief Communications and Giving Officer at The Writer's Colony, a Los Angeles-based writers' residency founded by visionary storyteller and award-winning TV producer, director, and writer Mara Brock Akil.

An award-winning journalist, feature film producer, and author, Maya served as the President of Bratt Entertainment, an independent film finance, development, and production company for 10 years. She executive produced and produced independent films in a variety of genres prior to retiring from the business, including Ray, starring Jamie Foxx; Skeleton Key, starring Peter Sarsgaard, Kate Hudson, and John Hurt; and American Fork, starring Billy Baldwin, Bruce McGill, Kathleen Quinlan, and Mary Lynn Rajskub. 

Maya won the Wyeth Ayherst Excellence in Media Merit Award (EMMA) in 1993 for her article “Dying to be Thin,” which was a cover story in Essence Magazine. Additionally, she has been published in Details, Interview, Fitness, New Woman, Self, and Heart &Soul. A contributing writer in Kate Taylor’s Anthology Going Hungry: Writers on Desire, Self-Denial, and Overcoming Anorexia (AnchorBooks 2008), an honor she shared with Jennifer Egan and Francine du Plessix Gray.   

In 2014, Maya was the recipient of a grant from the Institute of International Education (Ford Foundation) for her work producing a documentary that tells the stories of A Better Chance Graduates. 

A native New Yorker raised in both Manhattan and San Francisco, Maya graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Social Studies (cum laude) and NYU Stern with an Executive MBA in finance. She currently serves as a Board Member at The Door, and splits her time between Austin, Texas, and Quogue, New York, with her partner, Laurence Pels, and their labradoodle Messier.

A New Yorker for over 30 years, Hollis Forbes has extensive experience in both retail and community organizations. Hailing from St. Louis, she spent over 25 years as an executive at various retailers, most notably the Gap and Federated Department Stores. Hollis has served on several boards, including the Children’s Museum of the East End and The Donaldson Adoption Institute where she served as Treasurer and Vice President. Further, Hollis served as President of both the East Hampton Historical Society and the Garden Club of East Hampton. In addition to her Board member work with The Door, Hollis is raising funds and working with The East End Fund for Children.

As founder of The Ready Foundation (“Ready”), Bethany Menzies is a hands-on philanthropist in support of at-risk and underserved members of the community across New York City. Ready’s mission and resources are devoted to non-profits within the five boroughs doing remarkable work with youth development, workforce and economic development and social justice. Through Ready, Bethany provides direct funding, strategic advisory and board service.  Her experience is drawn from over two decades in the private sector and more than a decade with non-profits. She and her husband and Ready co-founder have become advocates for the role of strong mentors and coaches in helping to build successful careers; hard work, formal education, and even luck often prove to be insufficient without leadership and role models. This perspective guides much of the work of Ready.   

Bethany is currently serving in board governance and strategic advisory roles with non-profits including The Door, Gibney, and StreetWise Partners. Prior to Ready, she served in executive sales, marketing, and business development leadership roles with global consulting firms including Gartner and Deloitte, “Fortune 500” corporations including The Thomson Corporation (now Thomson Reuters), and two venture backed start-ups.   

Bethany earned a BS degree in Business Administration from The Pennsylvania State University, and an Executive Development Program Sponsored Certificate from Columbia Business School. Bethany joined the Board of The Door in 2014, and lives in downtown Manhattan with her husband and three dogs.

Susan Notkin is Executive Vice President at the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) and oversees the organization’s programmatic directions. In this capacity she advances CSSP’s role in promoting progressive systems and policies that support children, youth, and families receiving the help they need within their own communities, and ensuring that public systems support safety, healing, well-being, and permanent connections for those families who are experiencing state interventions. Susan is leading CSSP’s Youth Thrive, a multi-year national initiative, working to promote the healthy well-being and development for all youth, with a particular focus on youth in child welfare, juvenile justice, and homeless systems.

Prior to joining CSSP, Susan was the Director for the Children’s Program at the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation where she created and implemented a 10-year $50 million grant making program entitled Community Partnerships for Protecting Children. Earlier, Susan directed the Foundation’s Program for Homeless Families.

Before joining the Foundation, Susan designed the New York City Child Protective Services Training Academy for the City’s child welfare agency. During the 1980s, she held positions in the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services, representing the rights of clients residing in mental health institutions and directing the state’s agenda in child abuse prevention, child protection, early care and education, and domestic violence.

Susan is a member of the board of directors of The Door and Foster America.

Directors

Marc DeBevoise has served on The Door’s Board for over a dozen years. 

An accomplished leader with wide-ranging experience in the direct-to-consumer, media, streaming, and technology industries, Marc is currently the CEO and Board Director of Brightcove (NASDAQ: BCOV), the most trusted streaming technology company in the world. Additionally, Marc serves on the Advisory Board of Antenna Group, a privately-owned international technology, media and entertainment company with a leading presence in Central and Eastern Europe.

Marc spent nearly a decade with CBS and ViacomCBS (now Paramount Global), leading the company through the mobile, social and streaming revolutions to become a major player in direct-to-consumer streaming and a top 10 U.S. Internet company. Through 2020, Marc served as CEO of ViacomCBS Digital and Chief Digital Officer of ViacomCBS, leading the rapidly growing, multi-billion-dollar-revenue digital and streaming businesses of the company and prior to that served as President & COO, CBS Interactive, overseeing the digital strategy and operations for all 25+ of the company’s industry-leading brands including the digital businesses of the CBS Television Network and CNET Media Group.

Earlier in his career he held executive leadership roles at premium subscription service Starz and NBC Universal, and was in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications Investment Banking Group at JPMorgan (originally Hambrecht & Quist).

Marc received his MBA with distinction in Entertainment, Media & Technology and Finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business (where he is now an Adjunct Professor of Digital Strategy) and his BA in Economics and Computer Science from Tufts University.

Mónica de la Torre is an attorney who joined the Board in 2004 after having served as Director of Legal Services at The Door for over four years. 

Since 2018 Mónica has been the president of Fundacion Colibrí, a grant making foundation that invests in the people of Puerto Rico to spark transformation through informed engagement and local action. 

Formerly the Director of the Public Interest Law Center at New York University, Mónica received a BA from Yale University and a JD from New York University School of Law.

Blake Devillier is the Senior Vice President of Field Operations for Taco Bell where he leads 7,500+ company owned and franchise restaurants in the U.S. and Canada. Before joining Taco Bell, he held several leadership roles for Old Navy, Gap, and Banana Republic over his 28-year career with Gap Inc. 

Blake is committed to inclusivity and in his past supported the Pride at Gap Inc. Equality and Belonging group as an Executive Sponsor. In his last role, he mentored the group’s Field Ambassador Chairs and partnered with them to create community and connectivity for all Gap Inc. employees. In 2021, he was a trustee for the Gap Inc. Foundation and also joined the board of The Door. 

Originally from Louisiana, Blake graduated from University of Louisiana at Lafayette and went on to earn his MBA from the University of Texas at San Antonio. After 17 years away from home, he recently returned to Louisiana to be with his husband, Jerad, where they own JF Gardemal Designs, an interior design business.

In her 20+ year career in the beauty industry, Andrea DiNunzio has delivered growth and profitability to both Fortune 500 and Private Equity backed companies such as L’Oréal, Laura Mercier, and Neutrogena. As General Manager of Luxury Skincare for Coty USA, she is leading the accelerated growth of Coty’s skincare platform. Previously, as President of Lashify, she led the digitally native brand to double sales within 12 months, while increasing EBITDA. As CEO of Dermaflash and General Manager of North America for Iluminage Beauty (a Unilever Ventures company), she successfully turned around and restructured both organizations resulting in record sales and profit. 

Her responsibilities across these powerhouses have included strategic planning, P&L management, brand and digital marketing, product development, customer insights, organizational design, and sales leadership. Andrea has deep experience building brands across direct-to-customer, mass, prestige, social, and TV retail channels, which has enabled her to think differently about driving growth at a time when consumer shopping patterns are dramatically changing. 

She has a proven track record in attracting top talent and developing high-performance teams. Andrea is an advocate of empowering next-generation leaders through organizations such as CEW and is a founding member of Chief, a membership network focused on connecting and supporting women executive leaders. She has a BA in Biology and an MBA from the University of Virginia and was a recipient of a research grant for genetics from the Pew Foundation. 

Ilaria Fusina is a freelance editor, writer, and translator whose clients include the Museum of Modern Art, the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, and Rizzoli International Publications where she specializes in books on art, design, and photography. 

The arc of Ilaria’s 20-year career as a book editor has run parallel to a life-long commitment to philanthropy that is gradually taking hold as her primary focus. Over the years she has worked with victims of domestic abuse, mentored families facing pediatric surgery, and taught in various after-school arts and ESL programs. Ilaria was on the founding board of the New York City Kids Project and is currently a director at The Duchossois Family Foundation and a trustee of the Blue School. 

Ilaria has a BA in Psychology and Art History from Georgetown University and an MA in Italian Literature from New York University. As a result of living in Europe and South America she speaks Spanish, Italian, and some French.

Ilaria has contributed to The Door in many ways, offering a range of expertise and financial support since the early 2000s when she tutored in an ESL program at the organization. Throughout her Board tenure, she has continued to volunteer and support financially. In 2016 she brought The Door to the attention of The Duchossois Family Foundation, which also began to generously support the organization, including a gift of $500,000 at the start of the COVID pandemic. More recently, Ilaria has introduced The Door to a growing list of friends and family, attended events, and volunteered to help organize historical material in conjunction with The Door's 50th Anniversary.

Ilaria and her husband, Adam Woodward, live on the Lower East Side and have two children.

Will Lee is the CEO of Adweek, the leading media brand serving the marketing and advertising industry. Prior to Adweek, Will served as Chief Operating Officer of NPR, overseeing strategy, transformation, and growth for the national organization and its network of 249 member stations. Previously, Will led the digital teams for People, Entertainment Weekly, Sports Illustrated, and The Hollywood Reporter, and has two decades of experience in content creation, audience expansion, brand development and commitment to and evolution of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Will lives in New York City with his wife Suejin and son Troy.

Sarah Marie Martin recently joined Uber to lead M&A, investor relations and capital markets. Prior to joining Uber, she was the Chief Financial Officer of Yumi, a digitally native, organic children’s food company. She became Yumi’s inaugural CFO in 2021 after a 25-year career in investment banking. 

For the five years prior to joining Yumi, Sarah Marie was a Partner at Goldman Sachs in the Investment Banking Division. She was responsible for managing the global, cross-divisional relationships with some of the firm’s most important alternative asset management and private equity clients. 

Sarah Marie previously worked at Credit Suisse for 20 years, where she served as the co-head of the Americas Financial Sponsors Group. In the earlier days of her career, she worked in the High Yield and Equity Capital Markets Groups, as well as Latin American corporate finance. 

Sarah Marie earned her BA in Quantitative Economics with Distinction from Stanford University, and received her MBA from Columbia Business School, where she was valedictorian of her class. 

Sarah Marie, her husband Nick Brophy, and their five children live at the Jersey Shore. Two of their children, Eyerusalem and Martin Ashenafi (“Ash”) were adopted from Ethiopia. Jamie and Quinn are biological sons, and Skylar was adopted domestically. They have two large bernedoodles named Washington and Frida Kahlo. You might find her moonlighting at her husband’s bakeries, Nick + Sons in Brooklyn and Spring Lake, NJ. 

Sarah Marie serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of The Door. She is passionate about recruiting and mentoring women and diverse business professionals and helping support and fund diverse entrepreneurs.

Abra Metz-Dworkin is an attorney at Kaplan, Hecker & Fink, where she focuses on criminal defense and state and federal regulatory investigations. Abra previously worked at the Federal Defenders of New York, representing clients through all stages of criminal litigation. Abra was subsequently appointed to the Criminal Justice Act Panel in the Eastern District of New York, where she continues to represent indigent criminal defendants.  

Abra graduated from The George Washington University Law School and she received her B.A. from Yale University. Prior to law school, Abra worked as a regulatory Compliance Analyst at Goldman Sachs. She also served as a Princeton in Latin America Fellow at Human Rights Watch in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Abra grew up in Montpelier, Vermont, and now lives in New York City with her husband and two young children.

David Zurndorfer is a partner at the law firm of Proskauer Rose LLP. He is the President of the Board of Broome Street Academy (BSA) Charter High School and has served in that position since BSA was first chartered in 2011. He is also a member of the Board of the New York City Board of Collective Bargaining.

Honorary Board

James Kagen

Jim Friedlich

Advisory Committee

Whitney Blackmon | [object Object]

Whitney Blackmon

Advisory Committee Co-Chair

Model and Founder of The Blue List

Scott B. Singer | [object Object]

Scott B. Singer

Advisory Committee Co-Chair

Associate, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP  

Alison Bartolone  | [object Object]

Alison Bartolone

Director, Strategy, Performance, and Innovation, VNS Health

Jason Bossart | [object Object]

Jason Bossart

Chief Operating Officer, The Town School

Nadia Campbell-Mitchell  | [object Object]

Nadia Campbell-Mitchell

Director of Development, Hope for Youth

Dr. Dana Crawford  | [object Object]

Dr. Dana Crawford

Scholar in Residence, Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute 

Manoj Dalmia, MD | [object Object]

Manoj Dalmia, MD

Business Development Lead, U.S. Clinicians, AMBOSS

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Serge Efap

Growth Marketing, Sylva

Marc Fernandes  | [object Object]

Marc Fernandes

Director, Impact Evaluation, Youth INC

Louis Fisher | [object Object]

Louis Fisher

Judicial Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Gabrielle Fromer  | [object Object]

Gabrielle Fromer

Litigation Associate, Herrick Feinstein LLP

Christine Hall | [object Object]

Christine Hall

Choreographer/Arts Programs Consultant | Co-Owner, Élan Flowers

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Cheryl A. James

Vice President, Associate General Counsel, New York Life Insurance Company

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Sonia Khan

Senior Account Executive, Social Media / Sharp Think

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Brian Michael

Sr. Director, Global Brand Marketing, Tishman Speyer

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Ramiro Montiel

Sr. Manager, Integrated Media, Marketing Strategy & Insights, Showtime Networks

Brian Ross | [object Object]

Brian Ross

Associate Account Executive, Mutual of America Financial Group

Bijal Shah  | [object Object]

Bijal Shah

Chief of Staff, Greater Newark Healthcare Coalition

Dyeemah Simmons  | [object Object]

Dyeemah Simmons

Director of Social Impact, Whitney Museum of American Art

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