Mentor Leadership Council
Mentor Leadership Council (MLC) members represent the entire Mentor Coach network and work to create a vibrant and dynamic Mentor Coach experience. Members of the MLC organize events, such as networking socials, speaker panels and career development forums, as well as facilitate idea generation and feedback regarding mentor recruiting, ongoing training, curricula, and other initiatives that will enhance relationships among Mentor Coaches and their Fellows.
MLC members are leaders within the NYNY community and serve as liaisons between the Mentor Coaches, NYNY staff and the NYNY Governing Board. The MLC gives members the opportunity to help shape the direction of the dynamic and rapidly growing NYNY program while building an active and integrated social network of NYNY supporters, board members, mentors and volunteers.
Alexis Cepeda Maule (Co-Chair)
Alexis Cepeda Maule is an Investment Banking Analyst in the Global Industrials Group of Credit Suisse Bank. Prior to joining Credit Suisse, she was accepted to work in The Office of the First Lady in the White House
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Vadim Verkhoglyad (Co-Chair)
Mr. Verkhoglyad is a non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (MBS) trader at Tricadia Capital, a multi-billion dollar hedge fund. He has spent several years analyzing and forecasting future performance trends
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Erin Patten (Co-Vice Chair)
Erin Patten is currently an e-Commerce Merchandise Coordinator at Lord & Taylor in New York, managing the women’s online contemporary, sportswear, and swim divisions. Previously, Erin was a personal shopper at luxury
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Neha Krishnamohan (Co-Vice Chair)
Neha Krishnamohan is an associate in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs focusing advising Healthcare clients on M&A and financing transactions. Previously, she worked in the capital markets
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Jonathon Alexander
Jonathon Alexander is a sales executive in the alternative investment group at IntraLinks, Inc., a provider of cloud-based critical information collaboration solutions. Jon is responsible for new business development in the
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Rochelle Ballard
Rochelle Ballard is a full-time MBA student at Columbia Business School (Class of 2013), concentrating in Real Estate and Entrepreneurship. She was one of two recipients of the Real Estate Circle Fellowship and
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Vincent Barr
Vincent Barr is a marketing coordinator at Triumvirate Environmental, an environmental consulting and services firm. He is responsible for the development and execution of marketing programs for the company’s Mid-Atlantic
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Tia Cummings
Tia Cummings is currently Marketing Director on the La Roche-Posay brand at L’Oreal, managing the Sun and Acne product portfolios. Previously, Tia worked in brand management at Pinnacle Foods and Johnson & Johnson, managing
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Elliot J. Feldman
Elliot Feldman is currently a second-year analyst in Equity Research at Barclays Capital. In this capacity, he focuses on developing long-term investment ideas in the Health Care Distribution and Technology sector for institutional
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LaToya Finney
LaToya Finney is an Assistant Vice President at Barclays Capital in Equity Derivatives Technology. As a Business Analyst, she works with Sales, Trading and Information Technology to build trade capture
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Zheng Guo
Zheng Guo is an associate in Securities Management & Strategy at Goldman Sachs. He is responsible for maintaining the hierarchy structure of Securities Division and effectively leveraging it for various
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Matt Heiman
Matt Heiman is a Business Analyst in the New York office of McKinsey & Company, where he has worked across a number of industries including energy, consumer, financial services, and pharmaceuticals. Previously, he
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Vittal Kadapakkam
Vittal Kadapakkam is a private equity associate at KKR where he is a member of the Media / Communications and Financial Institutions industry teams. Previously, Vittal worked at Goldman Sachs where he
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Mariel Kriss
Mariel Kriss works on the Marketing Team at Chanel, focusing on the brand's fashion, watch and fine jewelry businesses. Previously, Mariel worked at Grey Advertising, managing consumer goods and retail
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Vivian Liu
Vivian Liu is a member of the Private Equity team at OrbiMed Advisors, the world’s largest healthcare-dedicated investment firm, focused on biopharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostics companies. Her team
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Christopher D. Polanco
Christopher D. Polanco is a Senior Associate at Lehman Holdings and has been with the firm since March 2004. Christopher started in Middle Office providing support to the CMBS trading desk as well as the Global Real Estate
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Jason Price
Jason Price is currently a Prime Brokerage Sales Analyst within JP Morgan’s Investment Bank, focusing on providing financing, trading, and execution services for some of the world’s largest hedge funds and alternative investment
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Matthew Schwieger
Matthew Schwieger is Development Manager at New York Needs You. Previously, Matthew served as Development Associate at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). His work
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