Five Wagner Alumni Named in City & State's 2022 Nonprofit Power 100
Five NYU Wagner alumni have been named in City & State’s Nonprofit Power 100 for 2022. This award recognizes the invaluable and often overlooked role that nonprofits play in working to improve the lives of the most vulnerable New Yorkers. The leaders listed in the Nonprofit Power 100 are the most effective movers and shakers fighting for and supporting the communities they serve.
The Wagner alumni recognized in the Nonprofit Power 100 this year represent nonprofits that work in the spaces of poverty and racial justice, homelessness, youth development, education, and healthcare.
Jennifer Jones Austin (MPA 1996) is the CEO and Executive Director of the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA) and chairs the NYC Racial Justice Commission. She was recently appointed to the Governor’s Commission 400 Years of African-American History Commission, which highlights contributions by Africans and African-Americans to New York State and the United States. Jones Austin’s work empowers the disenfranchised and shines a light on the links between race, poverty, law, and social policy in America.
Michelle Yanche (MPA 2001) is the CEO of Good Shepherd Services. She has over 25 years of experience managing child welfare, youth development, and neighborhood-based family services. With a seat on the city’s Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Planning Committee, Good Shepherd Services played an important role in developing the Adams administration’s plan to prevent youth homelessness.
Muzzy Rosenblatt (MPA 1992) is the President and CEO of the Bowery Residents’ Committee (BRC). He has considerable political experience, having served under Mayors Koch, Dinkins, and Giuliani. BRC played an important role in informing the joint city and state Subway Safety Plan, which details a holistic response to the needs of people who use the subway for shelter and for those with serious mental illness who may need support managing their own safety and wellness.
Jody Rudin (MPA 2003) is the CEO for Institute for Community Living, which provides trauma-informed and recovery-oriented physical and mental health care. Rudin has over two decades of experience in social services, from managing nonprofits to serving as the Deputy Commissioner at the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS).
Quamid Francis (MPA 2019) is the Executive Director of City Year New York, where he leads the staff of AmeriCorps members serving full-time in New York City schools and maintains strategic relationships with the New York City Department of Education and the community at large. He has extensive experience across New York City government, including serving as Deputy Commissioner, Chief of Staff and Chief Diversity Officer for the New York City Department of Veterans’ Services.