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Welcome New York City

Since 2003, 1,341 high school sophomores reflecting The City have chosen to become Summer Searchers.

We offer young people from Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx year-round 1:1 and group mentoring, transformational experiential learning, and legit CONNECTs for the real world.

NYC Summer Searchers grow into their truest selves while receiving sustained support during the critical transition from high school, through graduation, and beyond.

Read Our NYC Impact Report

Land Acknowledgement 

Our New York City offices reside on the unceded land of the Mohican, Munsee Lenape, Schaghticoke, and Wappinger peoples, past and present. We honor with gratitude the land itself, and the people who have stewarded it throughout the generations.

We recognize this as just one step in acknowledging the history of forced removal of indigenous people from their land and our work toward racial justice.

We ask you to join us in acknowledging the Mohican, Munsee Lenape, Schaghticoke, and Wappinger communities, their elders both past and present, and future generations.

Get In Touch

384 E 149th Street, Suite 300, Bronx, NY 10455

1412 Broadway, Suite 700, New York, NY 10018

(212) 248-7401

nyc@summersearch.org

Our People

(Choose a Category above to filter between our NYC Community Staff and our Board / Alumni Board.)

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Charlotte Feng Ford

Board Member

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Kioka Abbott

Career Navigator & Internship Manager | NYC

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Nathaly Abreu

Alumni Board Member

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Enrique Abreu-Ramos

Program Associate | NYC

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Alex Constantin

Board Member

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Elizabeth Allen

Program Associate | NYC

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Danya Allswang

Senior Program Operations Coordinator | NYC

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Samir Arora

Board Member

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Muhammad S. Bah
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Thomas C. Barry

Board Member

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Alfonso Beale

Regional Manager of Recruitment & Outreach | NYC

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Michael Blumstein

Board Member

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Scott Bower

Board Member

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Chakira Branch

Foundations and Corporate Relations Manager | NYC

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Maverick Breton

Program Associate | NYC

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Allison Brooks

Institutional Partnerships Manager | NYC

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Lakiya Byers

Post Secondary Program Manager | NYC

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Dominic Cathey

Regional Program Director | NYC

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Borah Coburn

High School Program Director | NYC

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Tashi Diaz

Senior Summer Program Manager | NYC

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Janemarie Eichhorn

Board Member

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Joel Falcon

Alumni Board Member

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Catherine Feldman

Board Member

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Cynthia Garcia

High School Program Coordinator | NYC

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Yesenia Garcia-Fortuna

Executive Director | NYC

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Darian Ginsberg

Summer Programs Associate | NYC

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Carrie Gonzalez

Co-Chair

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LeTia Green

Alumni Board Member

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John B. Harris

Board Member

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Maya Hawkins

High School Program Coordinator | NYC

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Daria Hirsch

Board Member

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Jenni Humes

Board Member

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Martin Kremenstien

Board Member

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Hilary Lindemann

Board Member

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Pascal Louis

Co-Chair

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Regina Flores Mir

Board Member

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Amanda Moretz

Associate Director of Development | NYC

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Janique Morrison

Post-Secondary Program Coordinator | NYC

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Joceline Nieves

Senior Program Associate | NYC

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Walter Nollmann
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Destynee Oakley

Program Associate | NYC

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Hilary Ogden

Event and Donor Relations Manager | NYC

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Maria Jose Padilla

Board Member

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Jean-Marie Painvin

Board Member

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Julian Perez

Senior Post Secondary Program Coordinator | NYC

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Sheakira Perry-West

Senior Program Manager | NYC

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Samantha Pimentel

School and Community Engagement Coordinator | NYC

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Valerie Polanco

Senior Director of Development | NYC

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Joseph Reed

Alumni Board Member

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Stephany Rodriguez

Career Navigator and Internship Manager | NYC

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Andrew Sagor

Board Member

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Saad Siddiqui

Board Member

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Jordan Singleton

Board Member

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Gabby Slome

Board Member

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Matthew Smith

Board Member

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Catherine Smith

Program Associate | NYC

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Kiana Taylor

Program Associate | NYC

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Scott Thomas

Board Member

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Graves Tompkins

NYC Board Chair

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Jenny Tu

Board Member

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Darlyne Vasquez

Post-Secondary Program Coordinator | NYC

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Thomas Wheeler

Board Member

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John White

Board Member

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Nina Yadava

Board Member

Connect With Us

Connect with us in person, on Summer Search CONNECT, and on Instagram to learn about all of the new, exciting projects we’re taking on here at Summer Search.

NYC | #ThatsWhy

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"In Summer Search, I was able to create long lasting friendships and memories. Meanwhile, getting comfortable being vulnerable with other people."

— Elaisa, NYC Summer Searcher

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"The heart of what we do is relationships. And that's the heart of what alumni work is."

— Seth, National Staff

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Joel-Falcon

"As a proud Summer Search alum, Joel thanks Summer Search for all the support in helping him overcome the many obstacles of a first-generation college graduate. "

— Joel, NYC Alum

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"Because I've seen my students grow so much in a year and a half socially, emotionally, mentally, and just get to be in a special community with each other."

— Joshua, NYC Staff

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"To this day, I wear a bracelet on my wrist which I earned from my trip. It’s a reminder that leadership is about service—a lesson I learned through my Summer Search journey."

— Jamal, NYC Alum

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"Why summer search? Because it opens a network of opportunities that I would've never had."

— Jordan, NYC Alum

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"Summer Search has given me the courage to do anything that I put my mind up to it"

— Jana, NYC Summer Searcher

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"You should join Summer Search because there's nothing more powerful than having a group of people believe in you, sometimes, even more than you believe in yourself."

— Nick, National Staff

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" Summer Search is an awesome combination of a place to hang out after school, a place to connect with friends, a place to meet new friends, a place to help get support going into your post-secondary pathway, choosing a college, choosing a trade school, et cetera, and summer experiences."

— Peter, Former NYC Staff

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"Because Summer Search helps you open your eyes to new opportunities. It helps you grow your mind and meet new people and get yourself out there. It helps you learn more about people in your community. "

— Evelyn, NYC Summer Searcher

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"Because Summer Search won't only help you search for your purpose, but will help you achieve your dreams and your goals."

— Diana, NYC Summer Searcher

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"There's something so wonderful about the Summer Search community where, aside from challenging you to grow, you are just always welcomed with open arms, and feel right at home."

— Dariela, NYC Alumna & Staff Alumna

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