Jane’s career spans media and nonprofit leadership, focused on education and creating opportunity. She combined these passions to produce and host Bloomberg EDU, the first national radio program on K-12 education. She herself was a faculty scholarship student at New Canaan Country School, where the first Horizons Program was founded. She later served as Board Chair of the school and the New Canaan Horizons program and went on to chair the Board of Horizons National, leading program expansion nationwide. Jane is now dedicated to building the Horizons Program in NYC.

Amy’s life was transformed by enrolling in the first Horizons program at New Canaan Country Day School.  She has been dedicated to Horizons since, serving on the Horizons New Canaan Board for 15 years, and subsequently as a founding board member for Horizons National for 25 years, including as Chair for each of these Boards. She joined the Horizons NYC board in 2022. Amy has also been a member of the Boards of Stamford Health System, Stamford Hospital Foundation, Fairfield County’s Community Foundation,The Fund for Women & Girls and New Canaan Country School.

Joe oversees the YMCA of Greater New York's Real Estate Portfolio, encompassing 1.6 million sq. feet across 24 locations. He leads facility design & construction, and organization-wide property management. Joe has spent 20+ years in community & economic development serving as Executive VP, Real Estate and Public/Private Partnerships at Empire State Development (ESD), as Founding President of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership and as Sr. Policy Advisor to NYC Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff during the Bloomberg administration. Joe holds Masters and Bachelors degrees from NYU, is an alumni of Horizons New Canaan Country School and affiliated with Horizons for over 40 years.

Emme Deland is Strategy Advisor at NewYork-Presbyterian. She primarily works with the Dalio Center for Health Justice, which works to understand and address root causes of health inequity. She additionally leads special projects in technology. Prior, Emme was Sr. VP  & Chief Strategy Officer for NewYork-Presbyterian. She is Sr. Lecturer of Health Policy & Management at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. In addition to Horizons NYC, she serves on the Boards of the Kornfeld and Zeitz Foundations, American Memorial Hospital in Rheims, The Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Clear Scientific and is advisor to Belle.ai.

Urvashi’s 20+ year career spans the management consulting, technology, startup and nonprofit sectors across Novartis, Deloitte, Microsoft, and PennPAC Pro Bono Consulting. At PennPAC, she leads engagements with nonprofits to address their strategic business challenges. She has received the City of New York Mayoral Service Recognition Certificate for her work. A dedicated STEM advocate, she has chaired the STEM Committee across her school district PTA and is passionate about growing Horizons NYC’s program. Urvashi received her MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

America has 9+ years of experience in management consulting at Deloitte where she specializes in human capital, mergers and acquisitions and strategy. Born in Mexico and raised in Denver, she is a first-generation college student and has experienced firsthand the impact of Horizons programs in Colorado, which provided invaluable support to her family. In America’s own words: “I'm privileged to give back and thrilled to contribute to the growth of Horizons NYC.” America received her BA from the University of Pennsylvania and MBA from Columbia University.

Howard is a founding partner of Sapir Schragin LLP, a boutique employment law firm in White Plains, NY. He represents both employees and employers in a wide range of workplace matters, including discrimination, wage and hour issues, executive agreements, and compliance. Previously, he held roles at top law firms and served as Assistant Corporation Counsel for the NYC Law Department. Howard is active in several bar associations, frequently writes and speaks on employment law topics, and contributes to major legal publications. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Fordham University School of Law.

Robin brings a wealth of experience from a career that has spanned human capital, strategic planning, organizational development and career coaching.  She currently is the Chief Administrative Officer for True North Management  Group.  She had held executive positions at Lehman Brothers and Bankers Trust Company. Robin has additionally served on not for profit and advisory boards including The Jewish Foundation for the Education of Women, Barnard College, Blair Academy, The Horizons Student Enrichment Program, Bottom Line, Prep for Prep and the parents council at Williams College. She earned her undergraduate degree in economics  at Union College and a master’s degree in organizational psychology  from Columbia University.

Lisa is currently Sr. Director of Independent School Placement at ESM Prep. She was previously Director of Secondary School Placement at New Canaan Country School and prior, worked at the Admissions Office at Brunswick School. A graduate of Greenwich Academy and Colgate University, Lisa also holds certificates from UCLA and Columbia Teachers College. Having served as Board member for several Horizons programs, at New Canaan Country School, at Norwalk Community College and at Horizons National, she brings a wealth of understanding to support Horizon’s NYC growth.

Azibo Smith serves as CAO of Cash Equity Trading at Citigroup. Prior, Azibo was CFO of LavaFlow. He has worked in finance and risk management for over 24 years across corporate governance, strategic planning and financial operations. A Brown University graduate in Business Economics, he was Tri-Captain of his 1999 Ivy championship football team.  He is delighted to bring his leadership and financial expertise to Horizons NYC, in support of its mission of expanding educational equity.

Marlyn has over 25 years of experience in strategic philanthropy and nonprofit management. As an independent consultant, she leverages her deep expertise to advise nonprofits and foundations. Marlyn has held leadership positions at the New York Life Foundation, the Clark Foundation, and JPMorgan Chase Private Bank's philanthropic advisory department. She was a Philanthropy Fellow at the New York Community Trust, in the program’s inaugural year. Marlyn has served on the board of Philanthropy New York and held influential positions with Grantmakers for Education and the New York City Funders Group. A proud native New Yorker and first-generation college graduate, Marlyn earned a BA from Fordham University and a Masters in Public Administration from the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University.

Tyler is a Partner at Quinlan Development Group, a real estate investor and developer located in New York City.  With 25 years of experience, Tyler has developed, purchased and managed a portfolio of over two million square feet of real estate across multifamily, retail, self storage, industrial, RV parks and office properties.  Tyler holds a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University and a Master in Business Administration in Finance and Real Estate from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and has been affiliated with the Horizons program for over 10 years.

Jane has been a Board member of Horizons at Saint David’s School, a Horizons New York City affiliate, for 10 years. She is passionate about Horizons' mission to advance educational equity, prevent summer learning loss and engage students in a well designed program of academics, physical activity and social-emotional learning. Jane worked for Standard & Poor’s for over 30 years, focused on ratings evaluations of sovereign and local governments in Latin America.

Alexis McLean is the Vice President of Student Affairs at LaGuardia Community College of the City University of New York (CUNY), where she provides executive leadership for a comprehensive portfolio advancing holistic student support and engagement. She brings more than 15 years of experience designing and leading student success initiatives and has previously held executive and faculty roles at CUNY Medgar Evers College. Alexis' scholarship focuses on access and success in higher education, equity, and the role of institutional support in promoting student outcomes, and she has presented her work at local and national levels. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Pennsylvania State University and a master’s degree in Mental Health and Wellness and doctorate in Higher Education Administration from New York University.

A native of Monroe, Louisiana, Macy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Centenary College of Louisiana and her Masters of Social Work degree from Fordham University. With former experience at Advocates for Children of New York and Options Center at Goddard Riverside, Macy is excited to lead HNYC in the next phases of regional growth. Macy currently serves as an adjunct professor at Fordham University’s Graduate School of Social Service, and resides in Brooklyn with her husband and son. Macy’s career has been dedicated to ensuring that all students in New York City have equitable access to education.