Leadership
  • Bishop Mitchell G. Taylor CEO & Co-Founder
  • David Miller Chief Financial Officer
  • Carlos Cano Chief Operating Officer
  • Pintso Topgay Chief Program Officer
  • Telisha Lee Director of Human Resources
  • Alex Malescio Senior Director of Government Relations
  • Tori Kammer Development & Communication Manager
  • Quneetsha Minor Director of Mental Health and College Access Program Manager
  • Ahmad Elmaradny Director, Tax and Income Supports
  • Ralph Torres VITA Program Manager
  • Shafrana Carpen Business Innovation Program Manager
  • Chhanda Sutton Urban Upbound Federal Credit Union Branch Manager
  • Patricia Saenz Director, Youth Pathways
  • Nicole Walker Assistant Director, Youth Pathways
  • Natasha Peterson Director, Jobs-Plus Astoria
  • Nicole Williams Assistant Director, Jobs-Plus Astoria 
  • Gilberto Agosto Director, Jobs-Plus East Harlem
  • Natasha Edwards Assistant Director, Jobs-Plus East Harlem
  • Bashkim Syla Director, Jobs-Plus Long Island City
  • Phil Galeazzi Assistant Director, Jobs-Plus Long Island City
  • Van Holmes Director, Citywide Workforce Development
  • Petra-Ann Younge Director, Financial Fitness
  • Pedro Salazar Assistant Director, Financial Fitness
  • Junaid Abdin Financial Fitness Program Manager
Urban Upbound’s Board of Directors
  • Ben Lerer Board Chair Managing Partner Lerer Hippeau
  • Karthik Krishnan Board Treasurer Venture Chair, Redesign Health
  • Nick Williams Board Secretary Partner, Locke Lord LLP
  • Bishop Mitchell Taylor CEO and Co-Founder, Urban Upbound
  • Bonnie Bergstein Board Member, JDRF
  • Frances Faehner Community Advocate
  • Claudia Coger Former President, Astoria Houses Tenant Association
  • Elysabeth Kleinhans Founding Artistic Director, 59E59 Theaters
  • Eric B. DJ, Producer, Actor
  • Eric Gioia Managing Director, JPMorgan Chase
  • Suraj Patel President, Sun Group Companies
  • Mike Woloz President and CEO, CMW Strategies LLC
  • Sam Heffernan Partner Downing Capital Group
Urban Upbound Federal Credit Union’s Board of Directors
  • Bishop Mitchell G. Taylor
  • Joyce Flannagan
  • Paul Salas
  • Lorraine Moore
  • Corinne Haynes
  • Barbara King
  • Brian Mosley