Rising Leaders

Our Rising Leaders Council

Meet NYC’s most ambitious young professionals, the New York Cares Rising Leaders. With a goal to raise over $300,000 for programs annually, these ambassadors fundraise, advocate, and recruit fellow champions to ignite a service revolution.

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Addhyan, RLC Member

Manhattan 🌆

Observing our work's positive ripple effect across New York's communities has been both inspiring and a clear indicator of our effectiveness.

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Lauren, RLC Member

Manhattan 🌆

I joined the Rising Leaders Council so I could give back to the city that has given so much to me.

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Will, RLC Member

Manhattan 🌆

The breadth of the organization's reach and volunteer options allowed me to feel like I was giving back to the community in a dynamic way.

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Rising Leaders

Anyone Can Make the Trip to NYC. You Can Make a Difference.

As a Rising Leader, every hour you serve helps make the city more equitable – and every connection you make with your fellow leaders multiplies that impact. 

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Curated

Professional Development Opportunities

Monthly

Networking Happy Hours

Dozens

Of Like-Minded Young People

Exclusive

Sessions with New York Cares Leadership

Plus, the honor of making concrete change in the concrete jungle.

Have questions? Learn more in our Help Center.

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To join this dynamic group, we ask Rising Leaders to commit to contributing $5,000 to New York Cares over the course of a fiscal year, through a combination of:

  • A personal commitment of $5,000
  • Raising or leveraging donations
  • In-kind donations or contributions from your employer

Rising Leaders are active volunteers, serve on projects throughout the year, and participate in monthly RLC meetings.

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See Your Impact at An Upcoming Event.

There’s always something happening in our network. We can’t wait to see you at an event soon.

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    NYC Marathon

    Join our team of dedicated athletes who commit to running the iconic NYC Marathon while raising key funds for New York Cares' ongoing volunteer programs.

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    Stand With Students

    Rally your networks and join our campaign to provide NYC public school students with the resources they need to succeed.

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2024-2025

RLC Leadership

Co-President

Kaitlin Bergan
Generate Capital

Co-President

Charles Hemsley
StreetEasy

Membership Co-Chair

Lisa Nordfors
Deerfield Management

Membership Co-Chair

Addy Vora
PwC

Soiree Co-Chair

Lauren Denowitz
Witz About Her LLC

Soiree Co-Chair

Ariel Birnberg
Salesforce

Soiree Logistics Chair

Josef Omar
Mars & Co

Soiree Marketing Lead

Ally Walstad
Marsh McLennan

Special Events Lead

Grace Mahood
JP Morgan

Volunteer Chair

Emily Frost
Wood Mackenzie

Finance Chair

Melanie Larkins
Arsenal Partners

Social Lead

Kimberly Lu
Vestar Capital Partners

RLC Council Members

Michael Adelman
Eastdil Secured

Tej Ahluwalia
Spears Abacus Advisors

Abasi Aniton
Mid-Market Advisory Group

Kameron Block
DDB Health

Abigael Bosch
Jones Day

Will Breskman
Bregal Sagemount

Cole Campbell
Centerview

Reilley Dabbs
Freelance

Mira Dalal
Goldman Sachs

Nicole Fleischner
Camp Scatico

Nicole Garrett
Sidley Austin LLP

Ben Garrison
Hines

Brian Geoghegan
Coty

Paul Johnson
Northern Trust

Harjot Kaur Nayar
Keller Williams

Sreeja Keesara
Bloomberg

Sumedha Majumdar
Goldman Sachs

Ashton McLeod
Orchestra

Jesse O'Brien
Calex Partners

Thomas Rogers
Temasek

Melody Serafino
No.29 Communications

Scott Silverstein
EQ Office (The Blackstone Group)

Lucie Simpson
Dataiku

Ezra Solomon
Fireblocks

As of 11/25/2024
Affiliations for identification purposes only.