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 five leading principles that promise every student the opportunity for greater character development and academic skill sets needed to succeed in life.
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.
Meet and learn more about our members here.
INTERESTED IN JOINING?
For any additional questions regarding the Leadership Council, please email giving@kippnyc.org.

KANGE KANEENE
Leadership Council Co-Chair
Favorite Movie: A Few
Good Men
LinkedIn
ROHAN WADHWA
Leadership Council Co-Chair
Favorite Song: Fix You (Coldplay)
LinkedIn
STEPHANIE HUMMEL
SIP for KIPP Co-Chair
Favorite Movie: Love Actually
LinkedIn
ERNEST ESPARZA
External Engagement Chair
Favorite Movie: Space Jam
LinkedIn
SHARLENE DISLA
Internal Community Co-Chair
Favorite Movie: Coco
LinkedIn

ANNA THOMAS
Internal Community Co-Chair
Favorite Book:
Harry Potter Series
LinkedIn
MARK ABDELNOUR
Fundraising Working Group
Favorite Book: The Tao of Pooh
LinkedIn
JOE CORNELL
External Engagement
Working Group
Favorite Movie:
Shawshank Redemption
LinkedIn
DEEP DHERI
External Engagement
Working Group
Favorite Book: The Denial
of Death
LinkedIn

VASU MAHESHWARI
Fundraising Working Group
Favorite Movie: The Shawshank Redemption
LinkedIn

JOHN MARINELLI
External Engagement
Working Group
Favorite Book: The
Great Gatsby
LinkedIn
MARISSA MOSKOWITZ
External Engagement
Working Group
Favorite Book: Alice
in Wonderland
LinkedIn

MARY MYLES
Internal Community
Working Group
Favorite Book: Shoe Dog
LinkedIn
LILLIE NKENCHOR
Fundraising Working Group
Favorite Book: A New Earth
LinkedIn

ANJALI LALWANI RAGHAVAN
Fundraising Working Group
Favorite Book: Rules of Civility
LinkedIn
GEORGE RAMIREZ
External Engagement
Working Group
Favorite Book: The
Brothers Karamazov
LinkedIn

WILL ROMNEY
External Engagement
Working Group
Favorite Book: Stone
Butch Blues
LinkedIn
ALEX SATINE-GARCIA
Internal Community
Working Group
Favorite Movie: When Harry Met Sally
LinkedIn

DANNY SCHUSTER
Internal Community
Working Group
Favorite Book: Thinking, Fast and Slow
LinkedIn
SONYA SMITH
Fundraising Working Group
Favorite Movie: The
Imitation Game
LinkedIn