Board Officers:

Marcel Braithwaite – President
Jessica Klos-Shapiro – Vice President
Nekia Kemp- Treasurer
Rashida Ladner-Seward- Secretary

Board Members:

Nekia Kemp
Jessica Klos-Shapiro
Marcel Braithwaite
Rashida Ladner-Seward
Riguad Noel
Jessica Bishop

To build an effective and integrated statewide system of high-quality afterschool, summer, and other expanded learning opportunities (ELOs), the Network for Youth Success’ Advisory Council provides a crucial venue to exchange ideas and coordinate resources, while also providing strategic advice to the organization regarding key issues and policies.  The following public partners are engaged in the Advisory Council, which also includes a number of private partners from across the state as well as the Network’s regional afterschool network leads.

• New York State Education Department
• New York State Office of Children and Family Services
• New York State 21st CCLC Technical Assistance Resource Center
• New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services
• New York State Office of Mental Health 
• New York City Public Schools
• New York City Department of Youth and Community Development
• New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene