Advisory Board

The YMI Advisory Board is comprised of of individuals across the public and private sectors who are committed to the success of young men of color throughout the city.

Dwayne Ashley Jazz at Lincoln Center
Plinio Ayala Per Scholas
David Banks The Eagle Academy Foundation
Hector Batista Big Brother Big Sisters of New York City
Sonia Bhuta South Asian Youth Action (SAYA!)
Roger Blissett RBC Capital Markets
Grace Bonilla, Esq.
The Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Inc.
Rev. Dr. Demetrius Carolina Central Life Family Center, Inc.
Kevin Chavers Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation/Black Rock Inc.
Dr. Héctor Cordero-Guzmán Baruch College
Dr. Angela Diaz Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center
Shawn Dove Campaign for Black Male Achievement
Rev. Khader El-Yateem Salaam Arabic Lutheran Church
Dr. Eddie Fergus New York University, Steinhardt
Dr. Marilú Galván Centro Civico Dominicano
Dr. Mark Gonzalez Aspira of New York
Dr. Ramon Gonzalez The Laboratory of Finance and Technology
Dr. Robert Gore
KAVI
Roderick Jenkins The New York Community Trust
Jennifer Jones-Austin The Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies
Khary Lazarre-White The Brotherhood/Sister Sol
Nicole Leach Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation
Ana Oliveira New York Women's Foundation
JoAnne Page, Esq. The Fortune Society
Dr. Mohammad Rahman Jamaica Muslim Center
Linda Rodriguez JP Morgan Chase and Co.
William Schroeder Sullivan & Cromwell
Eddie Silverio Catholic Charities
Kim Sweet
Advocates for Children
Saundra Thomas WABC-TV
Sheena Wright United Way of New York City
Rev. Dr. Alfonso Wyatt The Greater Allen Cathedral A.M.E