About Us

The North Star Fund community brings together a diverse group of New Yorkers. We vary in race, ethnicity, religion, generation and gender. What unites us is a commitment to undoing the generational damage wrought by greed and inequity.  We come together as paid staff and volunteers to steward the resources of North Star Fund so those resources can serve New York’s communities organizing to change their lives and the state we all share.

Board

Alvarez Symonette

Amber Guild

Andrew Goldberg

Asa Johnson

Candis Tolliver

Christine Parker

David Ryan Alexander

Gonzalo Mercado

Holly Fetter

Jennifer Ching,
Executive Director

Jennifer Flynn Walker

Kesi Foster

Lisa Steglich

Maggie Williams

Marjorie Fine,
Chair

Mark Reed

Michael Waterman,
Secretary

Natasha Pallan,
Treasurer

Nisha Atre Richardson

Pierre Hauser,
Vice-Chair

Susanna Blankley

Staff

Adam Liebowitz,
Community Food Funders Director

Angbeen Saleem,
Digital Communications Coordinator

Catherine Eusebio,
NYC Program Officer

cori schmanke parrish,
Deputy Director

Elz Cuya Jones,
Deputy Director

Helen Stillman,
Donor Program Director

Ivan Rosales,
Finance Director

Jennifer Ching,
Executive Director

Jodi Sh. Doff,
Operations Manager

Kathleen Pequeño,
Communications Director

Kofo Anifalaje,
Development Director

Leyana Dessauer,
Program & Development Associate

Maya Reyes,
Development Coordinator

Mayra Hidalgo Salazar,
Hudson Valley Program Director

Seun A. Owolabi,
Development Manager

Community Funding Committees

New York City Community Funding Committee

Alejandra Ruiz

Anthonine Pierre

Cathy Dang

Jawanza Williams

Kesi Foster,
Co-Chair

Krystal Portalatin

Leah Obias

Ligia Guallpa

Rob Robinson

Shatia Strother

Susanna Blankley, Co-Chair

Special thanks to Jamie Tyberg and Michael Velarde

Hudson Valley Community Funding Committee

Callie Jayne

Diana Sánchez

Emma Kreyche

Gloria Martínez

Guisela Marroquín

Jalal Sabur

Rae Leiner

Sandra Cuellar Oxford

Let Us Breathe Fund Committee

Darian X

Ejeris Dixon

Janis Rosheuvel

Finance Committee

Alvarez Symonette

Jen Hatch

Mark Reed

Natasha Pallan,
Treasurer

Nishi Shah

Thanks to Former Staff

Michelle De León,
Betty Kapetanakis Memorial Internship Intern

Emily Sloss,
Community Food Funders Assistant

Consultants and Vendors

Abigail Miller

Abrazos Music & Entertainment 

AHOY Studios 

Alison R. Park

Amanda Gentile 

Ana Espina, Thomas & Associates 

AORTA

Bailey Farms

Bryan Potter Design 

Caracol Interpreters Cooperative 

Civic Hall

Cynthia Trinh

Dan Bigelow

Dana J. Schneider 

Danielle Pearce 

Dimitri Serov 

Elena Waldman 

Gerard Gaskin 

Idealist Consulting 

Idlewild Partners Inc. 

Ingrid Benedict 

Janvieve Williams Comrie 

Krystal Portalatin 

Laura McNeill  

Liberation Cuisine

Lynn Lewis 

Matthew Peters

Miriam Fogelson 

Neha Gautam

People’s Forum 

Priscilla Gonzalez 

Procopia

Rachel Cohen

Radio Kingston

Rusia Mohiuddin

Senate Garage

Shanthony Art & Design

Sierra C. Spingarn Catering 

Simran Noor 

Support Group 

Time of Day

Ventucom 

Walter Hergt

Watershed Center

Wingo, Inc. 

Woke Foods 

Zahida Pirani 

Zerandrian Morris