Staff & Leadership
Executive Leadership
Anne Patterson, Executive Director
Natalie Rentas, Deputy Executive Director
Sashay Turner, Director, Communications and Development
Nicole Cruz, Communications and Development Associate
Norah Rexer, Director, Day One Legal Services
Bianca Hernandez, Senior Staff Attorney
Elizabeth Levi, Staff Attorney
Leidy Hernandez, Paralegal
Email Our Legal Team:
Paralegal@dayoneny.org
Jeanine Carpenter, Director, People and Operations
Karina Casarez, Human Resource & Operations Associate
Nigh Bienkowski, Director of School-based Services
Alexia Walker, Community Educator
Beth Moed-Nelson, RAPP Coordinator
Blaire Wright, RAPP Coordinator
Emma Grinspoon, Outreach Coordinator
Irene Syriac, LMSW, Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (RAPP) Coordinator
Jonathan Pena, Community Educator
Nicole Pelaez Villacis, Community Educator
Tiffany Rodriguez, Community Educator
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
Emma Grinspoon, Outreach Coordinator
Irene Syriac, LMSW, Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (RAPP) Coordinator
Luhysha Santana Moreno, LMSW, Social Worker
Aimer Torres, Case Manager
Vanessa Marroquin, LMSW, Senior Social Worker
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.
Laura Dukess, Managing Partner, On Point Leadership, LLC; (Chair)
Whitley Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Cause Strategy Partners; (Vice Chair and Governance Committee Chair)
Jennifer Achilles, Partner, Blank Rome LLP; (Secretary)
Kristen Coletta, Director, BlackRock; (Treasurer)
Kyle Sell, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP (Finance & Audit Committee Chair)
Marjorie Berman, Partner, Krantz & Berman LLP
Richard Celestin, Attorney / President, Richard Celestin Consulting Group
Anne Connelly, Deal Partner, Boardy Ventures
Lisa Coyle, Partner, Blank Rome LLP
Cara Edwards, Partner, DLA Piper LLP
Whitney Gaston, Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets, Onex Partners
Beryl Harold, Consultant, Westchester Democratic Board of Elections
Hih Song Kim, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, Primo Brands
Rohani Mahyera, Counsel, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
Moun Seo, Head of Solution Architecture, Insurance, Moody’s Analytics