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 / Executive Director

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"

Intern

Zoe Zhang

Northwestern University (B.A.)

"The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own."

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.

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Gabriela DeMaggio

Providence College

"Ability can take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there."

- Zig Ziglar

Kimberly Harbin

Tufts University (BA)

Harvard University (JD)

"Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift."

Elizabeth Jois

Georgetown University (BA)

Harvard University (JD)

"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."

- Robert F. Kennedy