Leadership and Staff

Citizens Union Foundation Board of Directors

John P. Avlon
Chair, Citizens Union Foundation
Author, Journalist & Executive

Robert Abrams
President, Citizens Union Foundation
Retired

Tom Allon
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Publisher of City and State

Frank Barry
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Opinion Columnist
Bloomberg

Henry Berger
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Election Law Attorney

Judi Rappoport Blitzer
Vice-Chair, Citizens Union Foundation
Retired

Nancy Bowe
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Director & Past Chair, Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Board

Richard Briffault
Vice-Chair, Citizens Union Foundation
Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation
Columbia Law School

Gregory Camp
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Managing Director
Newfield Capital Inc.

Fred Cerullo
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
President/CEO
Grand Central Partnership

Penelope L. Christophorou
Vice Chair Citizens Union Foundation
Partner
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

Anthony Crowell
Vice Chair, Citizens Union Foundation
Dean & President; Professor of Law
New York Law School

Christina R. Davis
Secretary, Citizens Union Foundation
Advisory Board
The New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation

Allan H. Dobrin
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Management Consultant

Gail Erickson
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Retired

Ester R. Fuchs, Ph.D.
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Professor of International & Public Affairs & Political Science; Director, Urban & Social Policy Program
Columbia University, School of International & Public Affairs

Eric Gioia
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Managing Director
UBS

Nicole Gordon
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Distinguished Lecturer & Faculty Director of the Executive MPA
CUNY Baruch College

Lolita Jackson
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Executive Director, Sustainable Cities

Anthony S. Mattia
Treasurer, Citizens Union Foundation
Assistant Professor, M.B.A.
St. Joseph’s College, New York

Gary P. Naftalis
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Partner
Herbert Smith Freehills & Kramer LLP

Juanita Scarlett
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Partner
Bolton St. Johns

Frederick Schaffer
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Chair, New York City Campaign Finance Board

Kenneth Seplow
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Retired

Peter J.W. Sherwin
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Partner
Proskauer Rose LLP

Gregory Silbert
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Partner
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Nicholas Stabile
Board Member Citizens Union Foundation
Chief of Staff & General Counsel, Hope Community, Inc.

Jason Stewart
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
SVP & Head of Corporate Services
The D.E. Shaw Group

Marjorie B. Tiven
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Founder
Global Cities, Inc.

Grace Lyu Volckhausen
Board Member, Emeritus, Citizens Union Foundation
President emeritus, Tiger Baron Foundation

Citizens Union Board of Directors

John P. Avlon
Chair, Citizens Union
Author, Journalist & Executive

Daniel R. Alonso
Board Member, Citizens Union
Shareholder, Vedder Price

Ellen Baer
Board Member, Citizens Union
Founding CEO
Hudson Square Business Improvement District

Nancy Bowe
Board Member, Citizens Union
Director & Past Chair
Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Board

Penelope L. Christophorou
Vice Chair Citizens Union
Partner
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

Stacey Cumberbatch
Board Member, Citizens Union
Adjunct Professor
Columbia University, School of International & Public Affairs

Christina R. Davis
Secretary, Citizens Union
Advisory Board
The New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation

Allan H. Dobrin
Board Member, Citizens Union
Management Consultant

Adam Durrett
Board Member, Citizens Union
Investor at Orchard Investment Partners

Ester R. Fuchs, Ph.D.
Board Member, Citizens Union
Professor of International & Public Affairs & Political Science; Director, Urban & Social Policy Program
Columbia University, School of International & Public Affairs

Robert M. Hallman
Board Member, Citizens Union
Retired

Eric Hatzimemos
Board Member, Citizens Union
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, H/L Ventures

Sandra Lespinasse
Board Member, Citizens Union
Principal Law Clerk
Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, Supreme Court of the State of NY

Malcolm MacKay
Board Member, Citizens Union
Retired Lawyer Consultant

Anthony S. Mattia
Treasurer, Citizens Union
Assistant Professor, M.B.A.
St. Joseph’s College, New York

Haeda Mihaltses
Board Member, Citizens Union
Director of Government & External Relations
Sterling Project Development

Gary P. Naftalis
Board Member, Citizens Union
Partner
Herbert Smith Freehills & Kramer LLP

Tom Osterman
Board Member, Citizens Union
Partner
Sterling Equities

Mimi Rocah
Board Member, Citizens Union
Adjunct Professor
Fordham Law

Joe Rose
Board Member, Citizens Union
Lecturer

Alan Rothstein
Board Member, Citizens Union
Retired

Kenneth Seplow
Board Member, Citizens Union
Retired

Peter J.W. Sherwin
Board Member, Citizens Union
Partner
Proskauer Rose LLP

Jason Stewart
Board Member, Citizens Union
SVP & Head of Corporate Services
The D.E. Shaw Group

David W. Wang
Board Member, Citizens Union
Member, Law Office of David W. Wang, P.C.

CLASS F DIRECTORS (Class F Directors are not elected to the CU board, and may vote on anything but preferences and endorsements of candidates)

Robert Abrams
President, Citizens Union Foundation
Retired

Tom Allon
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Publisher of City and State

Frank Barry
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Opinion Columnist
Bloomberg

Henry Berger
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Election Law Attorney

Judi Rappoport Blitzer
Vice-Chair, Citizens Union Foundation
Retired

Richard Briffault
Vice-Chair, Citizens Union Foundation
Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation
Columbia Law School

Gregory Camp
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Managing Director
Newfield Capital Inc.

Fred Cerullo
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
President/CEO
Grand Central Partnership

Anthony Crowell
Vice Chair, Citizens Union Foundation
Dean & President; Professor of Law
New York Law School

Gail Erickson
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Retired

Eric Gioia
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Managing Director
UBS

Nicole Gordon
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Distinguished Lecturer & Faculty Director of the Executive MPA
CUNY Baruch College

Lolita Jackson
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Executive Director, Sustainable Cities

Juanita Scarlett
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Partner
Bolton St. Johns

Frederick Schaffer
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Chair, New York City Campaign Finance Board

Gregory Silbert
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Partner
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Nicholas Stabile
Board Member Citizens Union Foundation
Deputy General Counsel, Atlas Data Privacy

Marjorie B. Tiven
Board Member, Citizens Union Foundation
Founder
Global Cities, Inc.

Grace Lyu Volckhausen
Board Member, Emeritus, Citizens Union Foundation
President emeritus, Tiger Baron Foundation

Staff

Grace Rauh
Executive Director

Amaury Dujardin
Public Policy Manager

Sally McCullough
Director of Finance and Administration

William J Rice
Technical Manager

Ben Weinberg
Director of Public Policy