Who We Are

AFC Junior Board

Mission Statement

The mission of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC)’s Junior Board is to support and promote the critical issues and efforts of Advocates for Children in a variety of ways, including:

• Serving as an advocate for quality and equitable public education;
• Providing input on AFC’s positions and raising visibility for the organization;
• Connecting resources (both financial and in-kind) to the organization;
• Organizing a variety of fund-raising projects that focus on the vital work of AFC;
• Making current and future New York City leaders aware of AFC and our programs.

Junior Board Members

Jessica Haber (Co-Chair)
Mercy College

Marianna Schaffer (Co-Chair)
David Rockefeller Fund

Claire Buxton
Redken and Pureology

Lauren Friedman
J.P. Morgan

Ernie Grigg
Foundation for Gender-Specific Medicine

Samantha Hill
O'Melveney & Myers LLP

Anjna Kapoor
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Peter Kauffman
New York University School of Law

Rachel Kravitz
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Bhuma Krishnamachari
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine

Jose Luis Lopez
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Jesse Mak
Premier Technologies

Kate McGovern
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Nora Feher Monterubio
Morgan Stanley

Javier Piggee
Windward School

Eileen Pizzurro
Morrison & Forester LLP

Alexandra Prophete
Reed Smith LLP 

Chandana Ravindranath
DLA Piper LLP (US)

Jenna Rotner
Goldman Sachs and Co.

Marc Silverman
US Attorney’s Office in the District of Connecticut

Gregory Straus
Morgan Stanley

Christopher Woltering
Bellmarc Realty

Sara Shin (ex officio)
Advocates for Children of New York

More Information

If you are interested in joining or learning more about AFC's Junior Board, please email Sara Shin at sshin@advocatesforchildren.org.