BOARD LEADERSHIP

Volunteer Board Leadership

As a community-based organization, the YMCA of Greater New York reflects the needs and 
values of the communities it serves.  A volunteer Board of Managers, made up of community
leaders, helps to shape the organization's strategic plan. 

International YMCA Board of Managers

Raffi Azadian, Chair
President & CEO
Azadian Group

Arthur A. Bavelas, Vice Chair
CEO
Bavelas Group

Taniese K. Brown
District Coordinator
Legal Lives Bureau
Crime Prevention Division
Office of the District Attorney, Kings County

Mary E. Coleman
Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance
Bronx Community College

Perri Freeman
Vice President
Marketing & Communications
JPMorgan Investment Bank

Kristine Karamian
Project Manager/VP – PMO
Citibank N.A.

Scarlett Pildes
Marketing Executive
Nu Skin Enterprises

Henry H. Robbins
Lawyer

Laura E. Robertson
Replenishment Manager
WARNACO-Chaps Ralph Lauren

Najmi A. Sarwar
Project Manager 
Citibank N.A. 

Sarah Tilley
Associate, Institutional Equity Sales & Trading
Scotia Capital (USA) 

Scott Trent
Assistant Commissioner for Communications & Public Affairs
Department of Juvenile Justice
City of New York 

Eleanor Vale, Esq. 
Lawyer & Realtor
Law Firm of Eleanor Vale & Associates 

Jonathan Vance
Associate Director
YMCA Camp Sea Gull 

Ya-Ning H. Yu
Teacher & Advisor
The Collegiate School 

Rev. Harold C. Smith
Lifetime Member
Chairman Emeritus

Abdulahi Osman
Youth Representative