Leadership Council - KIPP NYC

Leadership Council

The KIPP NYC Leadership Council is a curated group of mid-level professionals who represent KIPP students’ cultural identities and professional aspirations. Based in New York City, we support KIPP NYC through operational, financial and volunteer endeavors that engage members with the greater KIPP community. We are advocates for KIPP’s mission and for ensuring every student leaves KIPP with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose – college, career, and beyond.

Leadership Council Responsibilities

Each member is part of one of three working groups within the Council: External community, Internal community and Fundraising. Each working group is responsible for various activities that ladder up to drive KIPP’s mission, strategy, metrics and accountability of the Leadership Council.

For any additional questions regarding the Leadership Council, please email [email protected].

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Current Leadership Council

Connect with the council members making a difference for thousands of students across New York City.

Rohan Wadhwa

LEADERSHIP COUNCIL CHAIR

Favorite Song: Fix You (Coldplay)

Sharlene Disla

Favorite Movie: Coco

Ernest Esparza

Favorite Movie: Space Jam

Anna Thomas

Favorite Book: Harry Potter Series

Akhil Maddukuri

Favorite Book: The White Tiger

Shruti Nair

Favorite Book: To Kill a Mockingbird

Jon Kokot

Favorite Song: Levels

Winston Smith

Favorite Movie: Gangs of New York

Anjali Lalwani Raghavan

Sip for KIPP Chair

Favorite Book: Rules of Civility

Ekaterina (Katya) Nadirova

Favorite Book: The Giving Tree

Liz Barrera

Favorite Movie: Forrest Gump

Eugene William Wood IV

Favorite Book: The Count of Monte Cristo

Maggie Lohuis

Favorite Book: Pride and Prejudice

Tawfek Abdelwahed

Favorite Movie: Good Will Hunting

Jonathan Lu

Favorite Book: Grit

Mark Abdelnour

Favorite Book: The Tao of Pooh

Vasu Maheshwari

Favorite Movie: The Shawshank Redemption

Marissa Moskowitz

Favorite Book: Alice in Wonderland

George N. Ramírez

Favorite Book: The Brothers Karamazov

Danny Schuster

Favorite Book: Thinking, Fast and Slow

Sonya Smith

Favorite Movie: The Imitation Game

Cole Tannor

Favorite Book: The Alchemist

We are now accepting applications for all grades for the 2025-26 school year!

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2,780 Alumni Supported*

*represents our support of KIPP NYC Middle School Alumni that attend high schools other than KIPP NYC College Prep and KIPP NYC 8th grade completers that have graduated KIPP NYC College Prep or other high schools within the past six years.