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Board Officers

Bishop Mitchell G. Taylor

Board Chair
Urban UpBound

Emma Wolfe

1st Vice Chair
Chief of Staff to the President, New York University

Stephen J. Storen

Treasurer
Retired, BNY Mellon

John Ciraulo

Secretary
Cushman & Wakefield

Board Members

Jennifer Jones Austin

FPWA Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director

Derek Ferguson

TIAA

Rev. Dr. Emma Jordan-Simpson

Auburn Seminary

Mitchell Lee

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.

Kerry McCarthy

Founder 1:1 Advisory

Rev. Jorge Ortiz

Trinity Church Wall Street

Rev. Marion Phillips, III

New DN

Antonia Yuille Williams

Retired, Con Edison

Wendy Van Amson

Independent School Diversity Network, Consulting Nutritionist at Tempro Associates

Emeritus Members

Richard A. Debs

*In memoriam

Hon. David N. Dinkins

* In memoriam

Dr. James R. Dumpson

* In memoriam

Rev. Thomas Grissom

* In memoriam

Dana Hiscock

Retired, Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler

Craig C. MacKay

England and Company

Dr. Patricia G. Morisey

* In memoriam

Phoebe R. Stanton

St. James' Church

J. Fred Weintz, Jr.

* In memoriam

Our Team

Jennifer Jones Austin

Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director

Funmi Akinnawonu

Senior Policy Analyst

Shanajia Armstead

Junior Accountant

Rahmel Beal

Facilities Assistant

Yvonne Bennett

Controller

Julia Casey

Senior Policy Analyst

Frank DiMaiuta

Chief Financial Officer

Carmen Dixon

Director of Membership, Faith and Strategic Partnerships

Kercena Dozier

Chief of Membership and External Affairs

Marianne Farrell

Assistant Director of Development

Alexandros Hatzakis

Associate Executive Director

Lauren Haynes

Director of Research and Evaluation

Duane Hill

Facilities Assistant

Eunice E. Hong

Chief Development Officer

Maliha Jahangiri

Campaign Coordinator

Radhiyah Kaiyum

Senior Accountant

Jared Launius

Campaign Manager

Milena Miesse

Policy Operations Associate

Elizabeth Molina

Director of HR and Operations

Madeline Neighly

Chief of Policy and Research

Tiffany O'Neal

Senior Advisor and Director of Special Initiatives

Emily Pisano

Senior Fiscal Policy Analyst

Nina Rodgers

Director of Communications and Public Affairs

Liza Schwartzwald

Director of Policy and Advocacy

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At FPWA our values are grounded in four core principles: community, compassion, justice and equity, and integrity. We recognize that every member of our team plays a vital role in carrying out the mission of the organization by working hard and smart, being a good community member, and contributing to a collaborative, positive, and healthy environment in which we can all succeed. 

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  • Grant Scam & Fraud Alert

FPWA has recently been receiving claims from members of the public emailing and calling our offices that individuals posing as FPWA agents have contacted them claiming that in order for the recipient to claim grant monies from FPWA they must first send the agent personal information, a cell phone number, gift card codes or money.

FPWA does not use social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), text messages or direct phone contact to solicit, review, or make awards. FPWA staff will not call or message you requesting money in order to be eligible for an award.

Further, FPWA does not make grants directly to individuals. FPWA works with its member agency partners and other reputable community-based organizations to direct support to families and individuals in our community.

If you or someone you know has been contacted by someone posing to be an “FPWA Agent” or staff person requesting money to release a grant, please do the following:

  • Cease communications with the individual contacting you claiming to be an “FPWA Agent” and do not provide any further personal information to them;
  • You or the affected individual should file a police report in the local jurisdiction of attempted fraud with the information you have available from them – a phone number, a Facebook messenger profile, etc. It is likely they have compromised a friend or family members Facebook account to make it seem like a qualified referral;
  • You or the affected individual should pass all information to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) (www.ic3.gov); and,
  • You or the affected individual should file a complaint with the Federation Trade Commission online, or call toll-free 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261.

If you have questions prior to reporting your incident, view the IC3 FAQs for more information.

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