Our

Team




Scholars-in-Residence

Juanita Scarlett

Partner, Bolton St. Johns

Rabbi Bob Kaplan

Director, Center for Shared Society, JCRC-NY

Our Staff

Rachel Lissy, PHD

Assistant Director, Center for Shared Society, JCRC-NY

Cynthia Johnson

Program Associate, Center for Shared Society, JCRC-NY

Advisory Council

Our advisory council draws from civic leaders in the fields of politics, business, philanthropy, community based organizations, media, labor and healthcare.  In addition to helping with recruitment and program design, our advisory council members support our mission by serving as speakers, mentors and special guests. 

Amelia Adams, Chief of Staff, Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado

Rev. Lawrence Aker III, Lead Pastor,  Cornerstone Baptist Church

Curtis Archer, President, Harlem Development Corp

Evan Bernstein, President and CEO, Community Security Service

Erik Bottcher, NYC Council Member, District 3

Gale Brewer, NYC Council Member, District 6

Selvena Brooks-Powers, NYC Council Member, District 31

Yvette Clarke, U.S. House Representatives, District 9

Michael Cohen, Eastern Director, Simon Wiesenthal Center

Robert Cordero, CEO, Grand Street Settlement

Brian Cunningham, NY State Assembly, 43rd District

Ruben Diaz Jr., SVP of Strategic Initiatives, Montefiore Medicine

Eric Dinowitz, NYC Council Member, District 11

Ester Fuchs, Professor of International  Public Affairs & Political Science, Columbia University

Jonathan Greenspun, Managing Director, Mercury Public Affairs

Jessica Haller, Political Strategist

Margaret Hoover, Firing Line, PBS

Corey Johnson, Former Speaker of the NYC Council

Brad Korn, Director, Community Affairs, Mt. Sinai Health System

Linda Lee, NYC Council Member, District 23

Mark Levine, Manhattan Borough President

Errol Louis, Political Anchor & Commentator, Spectrum News NY1, CNN, and New York Magazine 

Farah Louis, NYC Council Member, District 45

Grace Meng, U.S. House of Representatives, District 6

Rabbi Michael S. Miller, President, MSM Strategic Consulting

Randy Peers, President and CEO, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce

Antonio Reynoso, Brooklyn Borough President

Meisha Porter, President and CEO, Bronx Community Foundation

Mohammad Razvi, CEO, Council of Peoples Organization (COPO)

John Samuelsen, International President, Transport Workers Union 

Julie Sandorf, President, Revson Foundation

Terry Troia, Executive Director,  Project Hospitality


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