Staff & Leadership
Executive Leadership
Anne Patterson, Executive Director
Natalie Rentas, LCSW, Deputy Executive Director
Sashay Turner, Director, Communications and Development Manager
Nicole Cruz, Communications and Development Associate
Emma Grinspoon, Outreach Coordinator
Norah Rexer, Director, Day One Legal Services
Bianca Hernandez, Staff Attorney
Elizabeth Levi, Staff Attorney
Leidy Hernandez, Paralegal
Email Our Legal Team:
attorney@dayoneny.org
Jeanine Carpenter, Director, People and Operations
Zaneta Wilkerson, Director, Community Engagement and Outreach
Jonathan Pena, ERAPP Educator
Tiffany Rodriguez, ERAPP Educator
Alexia Walker, Community Educator
Nicole Pelaez Villacis, Community Educator
Nigh Bienkowski, Director of School-based Services
Raisa Rodriguez Torres, Director, Community Based Clinical and Advocacy Services
Beth Moed-Nelson, RAPP Coordinator
Blaire Wright, RAPP Coordinator
Dilcia Erazo, LMSW, Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (RAPP) Coordinator
Jamie Lim, LMSW, Social Worker
Joanna McIntyre, LMSW, Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (RAPP) Coordinator
Jack Skelton, LMSW, Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (RAPP) Coordinator
Irene Syriac, LMSW, Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (RAPP) Coordinator
Carla Alvarez, Case Manager
Email Our Social Services Team:
socialworker@dayoneny.org
Board of Directors
Day One’s Board members are uniquely talented in a range of social services including expertise in domestic violence, education, legal services, policy, fundraising, event planning, media relations, and engagement with New York City’s diverse communities. The Board provides hands-on direction and innovation to Day One and its staff. With strong social and ethical ties to the community, the Board is committed to philanthropy and volunteerism.
Jennifer Achilles, Partner, Blank Rome LLP
Richard Celestin, Attorney / President, Richard Celestin Consulting
Marjorie Berman, Partner, Krantz & Berman LLP; (Secretary)
Kristen Coletta, Director, BlackRock; (Treasurer)
Laura Clennell, Executive Director, JP Morgan
Laura Dukess, Managing Partner, On Point Leadership, LLC; (Chair)
Cara Edwards, Managing Partner, DLA Piper LLP
Whitney Gaston, Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets, Onex Partners
Beryl Harold, Senior Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, WNET
Hih Song Kim, Chief Administrative Officer & Assistant Corporate Secretary, Primo Brands
David Lee, Senior Vice President, Popular Bank
Moun Seo, Director, Moody’s Analytics
Kyle Sell, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP (Finance & Audit Committee Chair)
Whitley Richards, Chief Operating Officer, Cause Strategy Partners; (Vice Chair and Governance Committee Chair)