December 4, 2012     

RCLA Announces 2013 Class of Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service

NYU Wagner's Research Center for Leadership in Action is pleased to announce that 33 accomplished early career professionals have been selected to participate in the Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service, a premier cross-sector leadership program for emerging leaders in New York City.

The fellowship, now in its eighth year, helps recent college graduates reflect on and strengthen their leadership abilities, deepen their understanding of the public service arena, and engage in strategic career development. Through bi-weekly sessions over the course of seven months, fellows hear from senior officials and nonprofit executives about their own career trajectories and receive ongoing guidance from accomplished professionals who serve as career and alumni guides.

Previous speakers have included New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott; Khary Lazarre-White, co-founder and executive director of The Brotherhood-Sister Sol; Human Rights Watch Director of Programs Iain Levine; and Jennifer Jones Austin, senior vice president of Community Investment for the United Way of New York City.

The fellowship was founded by Ellen Schall, dean of NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, and is sponsored by NYU Wagner's Research Center for Leadership in Action. It reflects RCLA's broader work to develop the knowledge and capacity for leadership to transform society.

The fellows selected are from diverse backgrounds and have demonstrated a commitment to public service and leadership. They work for a variety of nonprofit, government, philanthropic and private enterprises advancing the public good. This year's class includes representatives from the New York City Mayor’s Office of Operations, the United Nations and Open Society Foundations, as well as Prep for Prep, New York Cares and Taproot Foundation.

This year's Fellows are:

  • Molly Bilick, Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center
  • Gael Black, The New York Women’s Foundation
  • Afton Branche, Thomson Reuters Foundation
  • Jameek Clovie, Fifth Avenue Committee, Single Stop Program
  • Inslee Coddington, Achievement First Brownsville Elementary School
  • Gloris Estrella, Institute of International Education
  • Fernando Falcon, United Nations, Office of the Special Representative to the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
  • Rachel Finkelstein, The Center for Court Innovation, Red Hook Community Justice Center
  • Lia Grigg, STRIVE / East Harlem Employment Service
  • Alexandra Hallock, Taproot Foundation
  • Beatrice Hinton, Public Interest Projects
  • Elizabeth Kennedy, iMentor
  • Lily Kunin, Uncommon Schools
  • Annie Lee, Prep for Prep
  • Chauncey Nartey, New York City Department of Education
  • Mary Newcomb, Teach For America
  • Brian O’Neil, Citizen Schools
  • Kathleen O’Reilly, The Good Dog Foundation
  • Julie Ougheltree, Junior Achievement of New York
  • Derek Pediford, New York Mission Society
  • Anthony Perez, Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City
  • Tara Pokras, Project Sunshine
  • Amanda Roberts, Accenture
  • Kirsten Ruch, Open Society Foundations
  • Leanne Sajor, Renaissance Charter High School for Innovation
  • Ariel Siegel, Somaly Mam Foundation
  • Avi Smolen, Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice
  • Rachel Squire, New York City Mayor’s Office of Operations
  • Raphael Stern, Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation
  • Allison Sterrett, New York Cares
  • Anne Tatreau, Harlem RBI
  • Malina Tran, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
  • Mykal Urbina, DonorsChoose.org 







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