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

Mr. Raffi Azadian
President & CEO        
Azadian Group, LLC

Board Development (Chair)

Ms. Amy Bravo
Director, Experiential Education & Employer Outreach
New York Institute of Technology

Program Committee

Mr. Jim Winston Chu
Chairman, Asian & Pacific Islanders Honorary Committee and President, Mandarin Business Association

Fund Development - Community

Ms. Perri B. Freeman
Executive Director, IB Marketing & Communications
J.P. Morgan

Executive (Board Chair)

Ms. Amanda (Mandy) Gor
Store Manager, Kew Gardens

TD Bank
Fund Development/Strong Kids Campaign (Chair)

Ms. Kristine Karamian
Sr. Project Manager/ Vice President – PMO
Citibank, N.A.

Board Development

Mr. Hikaru (Karu) Kozuma
Executive Director, Office of Student Affairs

University of Pennsylvania
Board Development

Mr. Charles Lenfest
Director,
Scotia Capital
The Bank of Nova Scotia – Financial Engineering

Finance (Chair)

Ms. Laura Martin
Replenishment Manager
, The Warnaco Group, Inc.
Chaps Ralph Lauren
Chair, Ad Hoc Committee

Ms. Scarlett Pildes
Marketing Executive
Nu Skin Enterprises                                                       

Fund Development - Major Gifts

Ms. Sarah Tilley
Associate
, US Rates   
Scotia Capital (USA)

Executive (Board Vice Chair)

Mr. Scott Trent
Scott Trent Public Relations

Ad Hoc Committee

Ms. Amy K. Ho
Director, Global Wealth Management
(Organization)
TBD

Mr. John M. Hyde
Dean, Office of Career Services
New York Institute of Technology
TBD

Ms. Julie Watkins
Center Director       
Snow
Mountain Ranch, YMCA of the Rockies
Program Committee

Johanna Frederick
President
International YMCA Leaders Club

Youth Delegate

Mr. Christophe P. Lobry Boulanger
Advisor, IFRC Delegation to the United Nations
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
TBD

Mr. Jonathan Vance
Associate Director
      
Camp Sea Gull YMCA
 
Board Emeritus
 

Harold Smith, CFA.
Former Board Chair & CEO of YMCA Retirement Fund

Board Emeritus

Ms. Eleanor Vale, Esq.
Lawyer/Realtor           

Law Firm of Eleanor Vale & Associates
Board Emeritus
 

 

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