We are proud to introduce our 2017 Graduate Fellow, Rahel Tekola. Rahel is currently a student at the Columbia University School for International and Public Affairs (SIPA), pursuing her Master’s in Public Administration (MPA). Prior to enrolling in graduate school, she worked in Dallas as the Chief of Staff to the CEO of an organization focusing on
We are proud to support the Child Abuse Prevention Program (CAPP) of New York Foundling! CAPP teaches elementary age children across NYC how to protect themselves from physical and sexual abuse. Their workshops take place in schools around the city, and provide real life examples that are easily understood to the children. Since 1986, they have educated more than
The Reisenbach Foundation Trailblazers–our council of young supporters–were pleased to co-host our first Happy Hour with Facebook NY on May 17th. Hosted at The Winslow in NYC, this event included Reisenbach grantees, colleagues, and close friends who were eager to learn more about the organization and ways to get involved. We were also pleased to have
Left to Right: Danny Peralta, Executive Managing Director of The POINT CDC; Gregg Roberts, Executive Director of The New York City Police Foundation; and Lt. Marc Moreno, Commander of the NYPD Crime Stoppers Unit On May 9th, The Reisenbach Foundation partnered with John Jay College of Criminal Justice to host a pair of panel
We are so excited to introduce Michelle Aragon of Magna Global as part of our Reisenbach Trailblazer Council. She is a rising star at her organization and in the New York philanthropy realm. Here, she shares some thoughts on New York City, philanthropy, and the Reisenbach Foundation: What is your current position? VP, Business Solutions
On March 23, The Reisenbach Foundation was invited to The Doe Fund’s Ready, Willing and Able Class of 2017 Graduation. The Doe Fund’s signature program, Ready, Willing and Able provides education, job training, and transitional housing for formerly incarcerated and homeless men. At the event, past and present Ready, Willing and Able graduates discussed how
Meet Michael Santoro, a current recipient of the John A. Reisenbach Scholarship at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. An NYPD Sergeant, Michael is also pursuing a master’s degree in criminal justice. Read his story below: Describe your current work and career path for the future. My current career started in July of 2010 when
GroupM is the leading global media investment management company serving as the parent to WPP media agencies including Mindshare, MEC, MediaCom, Maxus, Essence and m/SIX, as well as the programmatic digital media platform, Xaxis, each global operations in their own right with leading market positions. GroupM’s primary operates as a leader and collaborator in trading,
Facebook has been a long-time supporter of the John A. Reisenbach Foundation. We are so honored to have their Director of Global Business Marketing, Sarah Personette, as one of our Board Members, and Peipei Zhou, another Facebook executive, as a member of our Trailblazer Committee. Founded in 2004, Facebook’s mission is to give people the
Jo Ann Ross serves as President of Network Sales for CBS, America’s number one television Network and one of the world’s leading media enterprises. As the Network’s chief sales executive, she is responsible for all sales for CBS Entertainment, Sports, Daytime, News and Late Night. CBS and Ross, who serves on our Board, have
