NYCfNAC greatly benefits from the dedication and active involvement
of the individuals who serve on its Board of Directors:
Peter L. Bray
Executive Director and Board Secretary, NYCfNAC
Mr.
Bray has worked professionally in the community development field
since 1977 and devoted much of his effort to the revitalization
of the South Bronx. He first became involved with credit
unions in 1993, and in 1999, organized and launched NYCfNAC with
support from the Open Society Institute.
Samira Rajan
Manager/Financial Officer, Brooklyn Cooperative Federal Credit Union
Linda Levy
Chief Executive Officer, Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union & PCEI
Ms. Levy is the Chief Executive Officer of Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union and People's Center for Economic Independence (PCEI), their new nonprofit affiliate that provides financial education and free tax preparation services to members. Ms. Levy has been actively involved in credit union development for over 20 years in her former capacity as a consultant to the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions. Ms. Levy has been a member of NYCfNAC's Board since January 2006.
Mark A. Malaspina
Chief Program Officer, Computers for Youth
Assistant Board Secretary, NYCfNAC
Mr. Malaspina is the Chief Program Officer of Computers for Youth, a national non-profit that works to improve the Home Learning Environment of low-income families. Formerly, Mr. Malaspina was the President and co-founder of the Grow Network, which became a division of the McGraw-Hill Company, and a Staff Attorney with Lawyers Alliance for New York, where he co-counseled with Shearman & Sterling on NYCfNAC's incorporation and tax exemption matters and provided legal counsel to many economic development organizations. Mr. Malaspina is the chairperson of NYCfNAC's Audit Committee and has been a Board member since NYCfNAC's incorporation in May 2000.
Thomas A. Morin
Vice President, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Board Treasurer, NYCfNAC
Mr. Morin is a Vice President in the Finance Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co., a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. Mr. Morin was formerly a senior auditor at Ernst & Young in their Banking and Capital Markets group. He Joined NYCfNAC's Board in August 2007.
Boriana Tchobanova
Vice President, American Express
Ms. Tchobanova is a Vice President of Strategic Planning for Global Business Transformation within American Express. Her team identifies opportunities to improve effectiveness and gain efficiencies in the company's operations through process analysis and innovation. Ms. Tchobanova holds an MBA in International Business and spent 7 years in the Energy industry, prior to joining American Express in 2004. She became part of NYCfNAC's Board in January 2010.
Audia Williams
CEO/Manager, Union Settlement Federal Credit Union
Ms. Williams became the Manager of Union Settlement Federal Credit Union in East Harlem in May 2006, at which time she joined NYCfNAC's Board. She previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of Sun East Federal Credit Union, with members in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey.
Justine
Zinkin
Executive Director, Neighborhood
Trust
Vice-Chairperson, NYCfNAC
Ms. Zinkin has presided
over Neighborhood Trust as well as its nonprofit sponsor, Credit
Where Credit Is Due, since 2002. Ms. Zinkin has over ten years
of experience in New York City community development and holds
an MBA from Columbia University.