Meet the Team

Staff and Interns

  • Christine O'Connell

    Executive Director

  • Lauren Shenkman

    Director of Partnerships and Programs

  • Laura Kikuchi Dunn

    Director of Operations

  • Stephanie Dore Kingston

    Development Director

  • Cheyenne Rosado

    Program Director

  • Ava Mateo

    Communications Director

  • Naya Houchen

    Program Manager

  • Thais Salas

    Senior Program Coordinator

  • Destany Story

    Program and Community Coordinator

  • Christina Alvarez

    Digital Coordinator

  • Kate Sinclair

    Development and Operations Coordinator

  • Chelsea Osei

    Call For Kindness Intern

  • Eleanor Koh

    Marketing Intern

  • Ermina Chowdhury

    Club Intern

  • Kiersten Johnson

    Alumni and Community Intern

Board of Directors

  • Ian Sandler

    Co-Founder and Board Chair

  • Mackenzie Sandler

    Co-Founder

  • Amy Bersh

    Secretary

  • Brian Potash

    Treasurer, Finance Chair

  • Eric Frank

    Board Member

  • Gia Gambino

    Board Member

  • John Horner

    Board Member, Governance Chair

  • Jordan Freundlich

    Board Member

  • Katie Leonberger

    Board Member

  • Laura Rebell Gross

    Board Member

  • Lindsey Kupferman

    Board Member

  • Mindy Jacobs

    Board Member

  • Morgan Elwyn

    Board Member

  • Natalie Silverstein

    Board Member, Development Chair

  • Noah Heller

    Board Member

  • Oseloka Idigbe

    Board Member, Program Chair

  • Paul Burke

    Board Member

  • Rob Robinson

    Board Member

  • Sarah Schwarzschild

    Board Member

  • Scott Eisenberg

    Board Member

  • Terry Kaplan

    Board Member

  • Yolonda Marshall

    Board Member

  • Lauren Dillard

    Board Member

  • Nadia Weinstein

    Board Member

  • David Kerstein

    Emeritus Board Member

  • Lauren Hyman Kaplan

    Emeritus Board Member

“The Riley’s Way Youth Leadership Retreat was truly transformative for me. I walked in with excitement but also some nerves, and I left feeling empowered, connected, and inspired. Meeting youth leaders from across the country opened my eyes to the power of kindness as a foundation for leadership.”

— Isabella, age 16