TEAM | Gotham Scholars

THE SCHOLARS TEAM

A dedicated group of equity in education hero's. We our proud to bring together a support network for our scholars that go the extra mile for them everyday.

Founder / CEO

Sheila Patel

Northwestern University (B.A.)

"Our partners tell us students can't aim for what they cannot see. We help them see."

College Access Manager

Amy Zuckerman

Syracuse University (B.A.)

NYU (Masters in Guidance Counseling)

"Our partners tell us students can't aim for what they cannot see. We help them see"

Proud to partner with Northwestern University & the Chicago Field Studies Program. Our interns provide high value work to help us bring the essential work of education equity to our students, staff and our community.

Intern

Faith Chebet

Northwestern University (Class of 2024)

Psychology & Business Institutions Program

"Discipline is the greatest form of self-love" Nneka Ogwumike

Intern

Jennifer Baik

Northwestern University (Class of 2024)

Biological Anthropology and Global Health

“I am still in progress, and I hope that I always will be.” – Michelle Obama

OUR TEACHERS

Student Impact programming would not be possible without these passionate and dedicated educators

Sara Boeck Batista

ELA, College Seminar

University of Missouri-Columbia

"All that you touch, you change; all that you change changes you; the only lasting truth is change."

- Octavia Butler

Deepti Gupta

Personal Finance

Boston University (B.S)

NYU (MBA)

"You are what you digest, not what you eat."

-Ayurveda

Margaret Kearney

ELA, College Seminar, Essay

Yale University (BA)

Brooklyn College (MA English Teaching)

Yale University (MAR Religion & Literature)

"For what it’s worth, I’d do this again. Gamble on humanity one hundred times over. Commit to life unto life, as the trees fall and take us with them."

-Ayisha Siddiqa

OUR PARTNER TEACHERS

Partner Organizations help bring new learning opportunities and extracurricular activities to our scholars.

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Hillary Irwin

Mindfulness, Yoga, Nutrition

Project Home Power Yoga

Cornell University (BS)

Boston University (MA in Applied Anatomy & Physiology)

"All that you touch, you change; all that you change changes you; the only lasting truth is change."

- Octavia Butler

Brandon Johnston

Test Prep Tutor

Advantage Testing

Northwester University (BA)

"The more decisions that you are forced to make alone, the more you are aware of your freedom to choose."

- Thornton Wilder

Andrea Li

Debate Coach

Brooklyn Debate League

Our Mentors

Our volunteer professional mentors are the backbone of our organization. We are grateful for the time, dedication and energy they give to our scholars.