TEAM | Gotham Scholars

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THE TEAM

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

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Founder / CEO

Sheila Patel

Northwestern University (B.A.)

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Program Coordinator

Nateesha Campbell

Stonybrook University (B.A.)

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

Ayana Field-Ridley

Personal Finance

University of Central Florida (BS), Depaul University (MBA)

Gladys Brown

College Seminar, Soundscaping University of Minnesota (BA), TEFL

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Ciaran McConville

Literary Analysis

Durham University (BA), AE London (MA)

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Sheila Patel

Leadership, College Access

Northwestern University (BA)

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Rishi Mirchandani

Personal Finance TA

The Pingry School

Rohnik Shah

Personal Finance TA

The Pingry School

OUR TEACHERS

OUR INTERNS

Our interns provide high-value work to help us bring the essential work of education equity to our students, staff, and our community.

Program Development Intern

Claire Sartorius

Bucknell University (Class of 2029)

Economics, Marketing

Summer Intern

Eva Gachko

Indiana University (Class of 2028)

Media Advertising

Summer Intern

Laura Balcazar

Williams College (Class of 2029)

Comparative Literature and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, with a concentration in Latine Studies

Tutor / Reading Program Coordinator

Sahana Bhat

The Pingry School

Summer Intern

Zachary Raykh

Northwestern University (Class of 2028)

Computer Science and Communications

OUR TUTORS

Our tutors are here to provide individualized academic support.

Amit Gupta

Math Tutor

UC San Diego (BS), Columbia University (MBA)

Selena Shanker

Math Tutor

The Pingry School

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

OUR PARTNER TEACHERS

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Hillary Irwin

Mindfulness, Yoga, Nutrition

Project Home Power Yoga

Cornell University (BS)

Boston University (MA in Applied Anatomy & Physiology)

Brendan Gorman

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

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Kimberly Harbin

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Shian James Harden

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Mariana Garza

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Elizabeth Jois

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Imari Love

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Aavik Patel

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Jenna Patel

Jaya Rao

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Kathy Sartorius

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Shamina Rao

Liam Wang

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OUR ADVISORY BOARD

Kara Daniels

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Betty Galvan

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Elizabeth Jois

Fred Lee

Varsha Mathur

Sumi Maun

Annell Montero Mitchell

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Sri Palanisamy

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Madhu Southworth

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Joseph Wilson

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