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 Maya Wiley President Maya Wiley is the founder and President of the Center for Social Inclusion. A civil rights attorney and policy advocate, Ms. Wiley graduated from Columbia University School of Law in 1989. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College in 1986. She has litigated, lobbied the US Congress and developed programs to transform structural racism in the US and in South Africa. Prior to founding the Center for Social Inclusion, Ms. Wiley was a senior advisor on race and poverty to the Director of U.S. Programs of the Open Society Institute, and helped develop and implement the Open Society Foundation — South Africa’s Criminal Justice Initiative. She has worked for the American Civil Liberties Union National Legal Department, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. in the Poverty and Justice Program and the Civil Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. She currently serves on the Tides Network Board and has previously served on the Boards of the Institute on Race and Poverty at the University of Minnesota School of Law, Human Rights Watch and the Council on Foreign Relations. She was a contributing author to the National Urban League's 2006 State of Black America, and authored a chapter on Race, Equity and Land Use Planning in Columbia, South Carolina recently published in Growing Smarter: Achieving Livable Communities, Environmental Justice and Regional Equity, R. Bullard, ed. The MIT Press: Cambridge, MA (2007). She was named a NY Moves magazine 2009 Power Woman. Press Kit Madeleine Adamson Project Coordinator for Alston Bannerman Leadership Initiative Madeleine Adamson has been Coordinator of the Alston Bannerman Fellowship Program, which supports organizers of color with the resources to take sabbaticals for reflection and renewal, since its inception in 1988. In the 1970s, Madeleine worked for the National Welfare Rights Organization, as Research Director of the Movement for Economic Justice and as the editor of Just Economics, the leading publication on community organizing. Subsequently, she served as Publications Director and National Representative of ACORN and as the editor of Minority Trendsletter, a publication of the Center for Third World Organizing. Madeleine has also worked as a freelance writer and designer for community and labor organizations and is co-author with Seth Borgos of This Mighty Dream: Social Protest Movements in the United States (Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1985). She holds a bachelor’s degree in international studies from American University. Dennis Chin Communications Coordinator Dennis Chin oversees CSI's communications work, including media relations, online strategy and media/editorial content. Dennis' work is informed by his early experiences learning and growing within strong women of color and LGBT people of color communities organizing for visibility and survival. These early experiences led him to contribute to local, state and national campaigns for justice, dignity, access and opportunity for all people. Most recently, he served as a communications specialist for the Center for Community Change, working to pass federal legislation for health care and immigration reform. In addition to his work at CSI, Dennis serves on the steering committee of the Gay Asian Pacific Islander Men of New York (GAPIMNY) and is active with local and national LGBT organizations. He also serves on the board of CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities, an organization working to build grassroots community power across diverse poor and working-class Asian immigrant and refugee communities in New York City. Anthony Giancatarino Researcher Anthony Giancatarino holds a master's degree in public administration, with a specialization in policy analysis, from the NYU Wagner School for Public Service. Anthony’s studies have focused on urban economics, food policy, and participatory policymaking strategies in urban communities of color. As a graduate student, Anthony worked as a research assistant at the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy. There, he provided research and GIS support for several projects, including the 2010 State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods report, which provides advocates, city officials, and residents with a comprehensive demographic and housing analysis of New York City’s 57 community districts. Before enrolling in graduate school, Anthony taught high school courses in U.S. and world history, U.S. government, and social justice. While a teacher, Anthony also coached cross country and track and coordinated volunteer programs for students. In addition to his M.A., Anthony holds a bachelor’s degree in theology and political science from the University of Scranton. Idelisse Malavé Director of Organizational Management Idelisse Malavé is an organizational consultant and coach committed to supporting social justice leaders, groups and networks. She has worked on a range of organizational effectiveness and design projects, including crafting strategic thinking processes, planning, organizational change management, team-building, mediation, meeting design and facilitation, leadership transitions and governance. Over a thirty-year career, Idelisse ran the Tides Foundation and served as Vice President of the Ms. Foundation. As a Columbia University-educated lawyer, she litigated civil rights cases with the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund and represented women in family law matters and people of color and women in small businesses while in private practice. Idelisse is also co-author of the book Mother Daughter Revolution: From Good Girls to Great Women (Bantam Books, 1993). Idelisse serves as board chair of the Rockwood Leadership Institute and on the boards of the Opportunity Agenda and MamaCash, a Dutch-based international women’s foundation. Mark V. Monteverdi Vice President, Marketing & Communications Nationally noted as an effective non-profit administrator, fund development and communications expert, and motivational speaker, Mark V. Monteverdi is the Vice President of Marketing and Communications for the Center for Social Inclusion. In this role he serves as an integral part of a four person management team and leads CSI’s fundraising and communications program, including a diversified development program, online and offline marketing campaigns and initiatives, and public and media relations. Prior to joining the Center for Social Inclusion, Mr. Monteverdi served as Chief Marketing Officer, Thurgood Marshall College Fund; Vice President, Black Executive Exchange Program and Volunteer Programs, National Urban League; and Executive Director, New York Metro Region, National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship. Mr. Monteverdi enjoyed a successful corporate career having served as Regional Director, Constituency Relations and District Manager, Public Relations for AT&T and Manager, Public Programs, Philip Morris Companies Inc. A member of Who’s Who in Black America and Outstanding Young Men in America, Dollars & Sense Magazine named him as one of America’s “Best & Brightest” in Corporate America and inducted him into their Hall of Fame. Additionally, he was named to the inaugural class of the “40 under 40” Outstanding African American professionals in the tri-state area by the Network Journal. A graduate of Hiram College, Mr. Monteverdi has been active in various civic organizations including serving as National Trustee, Special Contributions Fund, NAACP; Assistant Secretary, Brooklyn Branch, NAACP; President, Alumni Executive Board of Hiram College, President, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, and Chairman/President, Board of Directors, Harlem Dowling-Westside Center for Children and Family Services. Randall Oakley Director of Finance & Operations Randall Oakley has over 20 years of experience in multiple areas of finance: accounting, banking and insurance. With a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Tennessee Knoxville, Randall began his professional career as the credit manager of a small community bank in Tennessee, managing the documentation efforts for all loans/credit activities for the bank. Afterwards, he worked with Travelers Property and Casualty Insurance Company, where he was recognized as being one of the top 10 insurance agents in his division nationally, and was instrumental in the integration of a computer telephony system. He has operated a financial services business for 8 years, during which he was a principal securities broker, an insurance broker, and a mortgage broker; working directly with individual families and small businesses to achieve financial freedom. Most recently he held the position of Senior Officer of Administration and Finance for Southern Partners Fund, a regional grantmaking organization based in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to his work at CSI, Randall is co-owner of Oakland Log Cabin Rentals, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. He is an advocate for all social justice issues, and is an active member of many LGBTQ organizations, both locally and nationally. Brittny Saunders Senior Advocate Brittny Saunders is an advocate for racial justice who is committed to increasing support for equity and investment among all Americans. Prior to joining CSI, Brittny worked as Policy Counsel at Be the Change, Inc., where her efforts focused on expanding opportunities for community and national service. She is an honors graduate of Harvard Law School, where she worked with civil rights organizations including the Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment and the Racial Justice Program of the American Civil Liberties Union. Brittny also served as an editor of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Journal and on the boards of the Harvard Black Law Students Association and the Harvard Law School Democrats. Before enrolling in law school, Brittny taught second and third grade in a public elementary school in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx. In addition to her J.D., Brittny holds a master’s degree in education from Fordham University and a bachelor’s degree with high honors in sociology from Harvard College. James Subudhi Coordinator of Leadership Initiatives James Subudhi oversees the strategic development of CSI’s leadership program, and manages and delivers trainings on structural racism. Prior to joining CSI, for nearly four years, James was the Environmental Policy and Advocacy Coordinator at WE ACT for Environmental Justice. In this capacity he led their food justice initiative, an organizing, advocacy, and policy campaign to get good food in schools. In addition he also coordinated a community-based planning process to redevelop an abandoned polluting facility in the Hudson River. James brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience in grass roots organizing, training, coalition building, advocacy, research, and policy development towards creating social and environmental justice. He received a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts with a concentration in Urban Studies from Eugene Lang College, was 2009 fellow from the Environmental Leadership Program, worked in Alaska on renewable energy issues, and farmed in upstate New York. He enjoys running, walking around the city, and performing music. Ron Zacchi Coordinator of Presidential Initiatives Ron Zacchi oversees presidential initiatives for CSI’s campaigns and programs. Prior to joining CSI, for nearly four years, Ron was the Executive Director at Marriage Equality New York where he led a successful grassroots campaign for equal marriage rights in the state of New York. His organization was one of five organizations that were part of the coalition working alongside Governor Cuomo on gaining support for marriage equality in New York State (NYS). While serving as Executive Director, he created a campaign called Marriage Equality Day which brought constituents to Albany to educate their legislators on why marriage matters. He also started their District Community Organizing program which supported leadership in each of the 62 senate districts of New York State. Before moving into the non-profit sector Ron worked in marketing with several agencies, as well as directly for the Ad Sales teams at NBC Universal and CNN. He received a bachelor’s degree in Communications from Hofstra University and is currently enrolled in Baruch’s Executive Program where he works alongside up and coming industry leaders in the non-profit sector to attain his Masters of Public Administration (MPA). |