Board of Directors

The Board of Directors personifies North Star Fund's commitment to both diversity and excellence. Board members are recruited for their expertise and ability to inform our work. Our current board contributes a variety of skills, including non-profit management, finance, fundraising and community organizing. Their aggregated expertise deepens, strengthens and synergizes our work as a grantmaker.

Nisha Atre, Chair

Financial Analyst
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Oona Chatterjee

Associate Director of New York City Organizing, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
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Solangel Cubas

Director of Contracts and Licensing
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Jason Franklin, Treasurer

Executive Director, Bolder Giving
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Pierre Hauser

Philanthropic Activist, Founder of Daphne Foundation, Writer
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Hugh Hogan

Executive Director, North Star Fund
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Asa Johnson

Publishing Consultant
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Sarah Ludwig, Community Funding Committee Co-Chair

Co-Director, Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project (NEDAP)
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Lloyd Martinez

Vice President, Major Gifts & Foundations, National Urban League
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Gonzalo Mercado

Executive Director, El Centro del Inmigrante
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Henry Serrano, Community Funding Committee Co-Chair

Senior Organizer, Community Voices Heard
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Michael Waterman

Co-Founder, Olo Acupuncture
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Maggie Williams

Lawyer, Civic Engagement Activist
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In Memoriam:

Betty Kapetanakis
1952 - 2002