Speaker Series

YouthServe NYC participants heard from inspiring leaders working in a variety of areas of public service. All recordings are listed on the YouthServe NYC youtube channel and on this page. 

Past speakers include: 

• Elisabeth Benjamin, the Vice President of Health Initiatives at the Community Service Society (6/9/23, zoom recording here)

• Jason Clark, the Executive Director of Tech:NYC (7/11/22, zoom recording here)

• Kristine Cooper, the Director of Development and Communications at Union Settlement (2/22/22, zoom recording here)

• Marcel Van Ooyen, the President and CEO of GrowNYC (1/3/22, zoom recording here)

• Andrew Rigie, the Executive Director of the NYC Hospitality Alliance (12/20/21, zoom recording here) 

• Nitin Savur, the Chief Assistant District Attorney of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office (11/12/21, zoom recording here)

• Sasha-Ann Frazer, the Associate Director of Community Programs at Womankind (10/7/21, zoom recording here)

• Alissa Tyghter-Gerald, Director of Community Programs at the Settlement Housing Fund (9/3/21, zoom recording here)

• Meghan Nayak, a Senior Program Associate with the Vera Institue of Justice's Reshaping Prosecution program (8/18/21, zoom recording here) 

• Allison Moomey and Lia Tavarez from Blue Ridge Labs (8/12/21, zoom recording here) 

• Adriene Holder, the Attorney-in-Charge of the Civil Practice of The Legal Aid Society (7/27/21, zoom recording here)

• Steven Portericker, Associate Deputy Executive Director for Youth and Aging at Goddard Riverside (7/9/21, zoom recording here)

• Matt Jozwiak, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Rethink Food (6/7/21, zoom recording here)

• Tony Hillery, Executive Director and Founder of Harlem Grown (5/28/21, zoom recording here)

• Ann Choi, Senior Data Reporter at THE CITY (4/30/21, zoom recording here)

• Daniele Baierlein, Co-Executive Director of the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City (3/28/21, zoom recording here)

• Kimberly Chin, Maria Caba, and Hassanah Smith from the Children's Defense Fund (2/26/21, zoom recording here) 

• Tim Campbell, the Deputy Executive Director for Programs at Coalition for the Homeless (1/29/21,  zoom recording here)

• Desmon Lewis, a Co-Founder of the Bronx Community Relief Effort and a Co-Founder of the new Bronx Community Foundation (12/23/20, zoom recording here)

• Nancy Park, a Senior Program Officer at the Robin Hood Foundation  (11/16/20, zoom recording here)

• Dianne Morales, the former Executive Director and CEO of Phipps Neighborhoods, Candidate for Mayor of NYC. Click here to learn more. (10/30/20,zoom recording here)

• Councilman Mark Levine, the City Councilman representing the 7th district, Chair of NYC Council's Committee on Health. Click here to learn more. (9/15/20, zoom recording here)

• Julie Menin, the Director of NYC Census 2020, Executive Assistant Corporation Counsel at the NYC Law Department. Click here to learn more. (9/14/20, zoom recording here)

• Liam Elkind, the founder of Invisible Hands. Click here to learn more. (7/30/20, zoom recording here)

• Adureh Onyekwere, Vera Institute of Justice. Click here to learn more. (7/23/20, zoom recording here) 

• Stephanie Moshier, the partnership and outreach manager at West Side Campaign Against Hunger. Click here to learn more about WSCAH. (7/16/20, zoom recording here) 

Zoom Recording