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Kathleen Padian

Kathleen Padian


TenSquare
2022
Trustees

Coming soon!

About


Kathleen Padian is a partner at TenSquare, LLC, a national consulting firm specializing in support for Public School Districts, State Departments of Education and Charter Management Organizations. Kathleen specializes in the development of school facilities and developing policies related to charter school authorizing. Her experience in the public education sector spans from the classroom to the central office, as well as leadership roles at philanthropic organizations and nonprofit support entities. Prior to joining TenSquare she served as Deputy Superintendent for the Orleans Parish School Board where she created their first accountability framework for schools. In that role she also managed more than $400 million in school construction and renovation projects.

Kathleen founded the New Orleans School Facility Project in partnership with several national philanthropies. She previously served as Vice President of Building Hope (DC), National Director of Development for New Leaders (NY), as Strategic Investments Director for Fight for Children (DC) and was responsible for the multi-site expansion of St. Coletta of Greater Washington, a regional organization serving children and adults with developmental disabilities. Her educational background includes degrees from the University of Connecticut and Quinnipiac University, as well as advanced study in special education and educational leadership at the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. She serves on the Board of the Irish Channel Neighborhood Association in her current hometown of New Orleans, LA where she lives with her teenage daughter.


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Steve Banks

Steven Banks


Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
2022
Trustees

Coming soon

About


Steven Banks is special counsel in Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP’s Pro Bono practice, where he manages and oversees the firm’s pro bono strategy and leverages firm partnerships with legal services organizations and clients to increase societal impact.

Previously, Steve served in city government – from 2014 through 2022, he served as commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services (DSS), the largest social services agency in the United States, where he established and led reforms for many robust and high-impact DSS programs. During a portion of this time, beginning in 2016, Steve was also appointed to lead the Department of Homeless Services, as head of a joint management structure under the DSS. During his tenure, the DSS decreased evictions, reduced the number of families experiencing homelessness and residing in shelters, and dramatically enhanced and expanded assistance for low-income families and individuals.

Prior to this, Steve spent over three decades at New York City’s Legal Aid Society, the country’s oldest and largest not-for-profit legal aid organization. From 2004 to 2014, Steve was the attorney-in-chief at LAS, where he managed the legal practice and operations of the criminal, juvenile rights, and civil programs run by the organization.


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Tina King


BNY
2022
Trustees

About


Tina King is the Co-Head of Business Finance and the Chief Financial Officer for Investments & Wealth at BNY. Tina serves as a finance business partner across the BNY franchise, driving strategic objectives, commercial outcomes and financial planning and analysis goals for the global leadership team.

Prior to BNY, Tina spent 15 years at Goldman Sachs in strategy, finance and operations leadership roles across investment and wealth management. She held positions as COO of Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) Americas Client Business, CAO of Global Third Party Distribution and COO of GSAM Global Insurance.

Tina has an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management and B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Tina and her husband live in New York City with their two boys and spend time in Litchfield, CT.


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Karen Morales
Karen Morales

Karen K. Morales Pérez


Herrero, Morales & Reyes Law Offices, PSC
2022
Trustees

As a board member at The New York Foundling, I look forward to being a voice for the children and parents of the Head Start and Early Head Start Programs.”

About


Lawyer Morales is a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón Campus, where she completed, Magna Laude, a Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences.  The analytical foundation of science led her to complete the Juris Doctor at the University of Puerto Rico in May 2009. Lawyer Morales is a partner and president of the law firm Herrero, Morales and Reyes Law Offices, PSC in Puerto Rico, which is dedicated to civil and notarial practice, leading municipal and government agencies litigation, insurance, damages, labor, family and others in that branch. During her 12 years of experience as a lawyer she has appeared before different administrative agencies, as well as before the Courts of Puerto Rico. She also has extensive experience in appellate and review processes before the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Lawyer Morales is the mother of a girl, Kamila Nahir (8) and a boy, Héctor Daniel (1), being her youngest a participant in the Early Head Start Program in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico.


La licenciada Morales es egresada de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Bayamón, donde completó, Magna Cum Laude, un Bachillerato en Ciencias Biológicas.  La base analítica de la ciencia la llevó a completar el Juris Doctor en la Universidad de Puerto Rico en mayo de 2009. La licenciada Morales es socia y presidente del bufete de abogados Herrero, Morales y Reyes Law Offices, PSC en Puerto Rico, el cual se dedica a la práctica civil y notarial, llevando litigios municipales y de agencias de gobierno, seguros, daños y perjuicios, laboral, familia y otros de dicha rama. Durante sus 12 años de experiencia como abogada ha comparecido ante distintas agencias administrativas, así como ante los Tribunales de Puerto Rico. También posee alta experiencia en procesos apelativos y de revisión ante el Tribunal de Apelaciones y el Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico. La licenciada Morales es madre de una niña, Kamila Nahir y un niño, Héctor Daniel, éste último siendo participante del Programa Early Head Start en Vega Alta, Puerto Rico.


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Stephanie Davis
Stephanie Davis

Stephanie Davis


Barclays
2022
Trustees

Combatting childhood inequity and empowering families to better support each other does more than just uplift those most vulnerable—it touches every part of our community. I am honored to have the opportunity to be involved in the Foundling’s mission.”

About


Stephanie Davis is a Managing Director and senior research analyst covering Healthcare Technology and Distribution. She joined Barclays in 2023 following over a decade of experience covering the Healthcare Technology and IT Services sectors.

Prior to joining Barclays, Ms. Davis led coverage of the Healthcare Technology sector at SVB Securities, Citibank, and J.P. Morgan. Prior to Healthcare Technology, Ms. Davis was an Equity Research Analyst at J.P. Morgan on the #1 ranked Payments, Processors, and IT Services team.

Ms. Davis ranked #3 in the Institutional Investor 2023 All America Research Team for Healthcare Technology and Distribution, and was recognized as a Runner-Up in both 2019 and 2022. She was included in Business Insider’s “Rising Stars of Equity Research” in 2017. Ms. Davis earned a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Columbia University and is a CFA charterholder.


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Ellen Eng
Ellen Eng

Ellen Eng


Chief Strategy & Operations Officer
Senior Staff

As Chief Strategy & Operations Officer, Ellen Eng plans and directs administrative, financial, and operational activities. Ellen brings over 14 years of experience to this role, primarily in the government sector. Before joining The Foundling in 2022, she served as Chief of Staff in the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services and the Office of Management and Budget in the office of New York City’s Mayor. Prior to this, she held analyst positions within the New York City Police Department and the Finance Division of the New York City Council. Additionally, she has experience in the non-profit sphere, having worked as a Program Officer with The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans.

Ellen holds a Master’s degree from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University, both in International Affairs.


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Melanie Hartzog
Melanie Hartzog

Melanie Hartzog


President & CEO
Senior Staff

I’ve dedicated my entire career to ensuring that every person, no matter their circumstance or zip code, has the resources and tools to thrive. This is at the center of The Foundling’s mission, and I am humbled to have the opportunity to add to the rich history and deep impact of this changemaking organization.”

Melanie Hartzog was most recently New York City’s Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, overseeing the city’s social service agencies. She previously served as the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget, where she oversaw the largest municipal budget in the United States, responsible for funding all city programs and services for New Yorkers. Before joining the Office of Management and Budget, Hartzog served as Executive Director of the Children’s Defense Fund. Previously, she served as Family Services Coordinator for the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services and Deputy Commissioner of the Administration for Children’s Services. She also led a social services unit in the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget, and was Director of Policy and Advocacy for the Human Services Council of New York City, Inc.

Hartzog holds a Master of Science degree from the New School’s Milano School of International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy and Bachelor of Arts from Eckerd College.


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