Our Young Professional Board
Our Young Professional Board is made up of passionate, dedicated individuals, who are committed to advocating for social justice, improving our city, and growing connections & community while they do it.
YPB Leadership
Cara Hall (she/they)
Co-Chair
Senior Technical Program Manager, Peloton
Jack Lancaster (he/him)
Co-Chair
Consultant, Bain Capital
Lina Dagnew (she/her)
Co-Chair of Engagement Committee
Associate, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Mike Essman (he/him)
Co-Chair of Engagement Committee
Senior Associate, Strategy& at PwC
Princess Sutherland (she/her)
Chair of Events Committee
Account Executive, LifeSci Communications
Matthew Thornburg (he/him)
Chair of Fundraising & Partnerships Committee
Associate, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLC
YPB Members
Anushka Kumar (she/her)
CEO, The Promise We Share
Claire Sayers (she/her)
Social Security Disability Attorney, Ugalde & Rzonca LLP
Jordan Paige (he/him)
Team Supervisor, Trail Blazers
Krystine Santos (she/her)
Assistant Manager, Global Consumer Engagement, The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
LaShelle Lane MSW (she/her)
Law Student, CUNY School of Law
Lia Newman (she/her)
Paralegal, Brafman & Associates, P.C.
Manuel Pereira-Arias (he/him)
Emerging Markets Associate, Morgan Stanley
Nati Yemane (she/her)
Senior Solutions Architect, MongoDB
Yasmin Teymourian (she/her)
Senior Account Executive, GCI Health
WANT TO JOIN THE FIGHTING FORCE?
The Social Justice Accelerator awards chosen applicants the opportunity and resources to develop groundbreaking social justice initiatives.