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Board of Directors

Francine Cournos, MD, Ph. D. - Chair
Acting Director of New York State Psychiatric Institute
Director, Washington Heights Community Service
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Sean Bolser, Esq.
Deputy Capital Defender, Capital Defenders Office

James J. Fishman
Professor of Law, Pace University School of Law

Deborah Hayes, Psy.D
North Central Bronx Hospital

Mitchell Hurley
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, & Feld

Jeremy Kohomban
President/CEO, Children's Village


Claire Reed

Evette Soto-Maldonado, Esq.
Attorney

Advisory Board

Len Elmore, Chair
Senior Counsel, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, LLP

Jonathan Adler
Owner/Designer, Jonathan Adler New York

Michael Dal Bello
Associate, The Blackstone Group

Lauren Bank Deen
President/Executive Producer, Cake Productions

Charles DuBroff
Counsel, Sullivan & Worcester

Kikka Hanazawa
Chief Strategic Officer, Theory


Seth Hendon
Tinicum Incorporated

James Markey
Partner, Duane Morris LLP

Tony Petitti
Executive Producer, CBS Sports

Richard Plepler
Senior Vice President, HBO Corporate Communications

C. Curtis Ritter
Director of External Communications & Media Relations, CIT Group, Inc.

Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta
Commissioner, NYC Fire Department

Sheldon Stein
Managing Partner, Ranger Properties, LLC

Joseph Wayland
Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Harris Yale
Attorney, American International Group, Inc.