About · Our Team
Executive Director
Social impact leader with nearly two decades advancing equity across philanthropy, international development, government, and education. Doctorate in organizational change and leadership (USC). Believes libraries are launchpads.
Organizational strategy · International development · Equity and inclusion
Director of People, Operations & Finance
Strategic, entrepreneurial leader with over a decade across operations, HR, and finance — building infrastructure and scaling sustainable growth with an equity-informed approach.
Operations · Human resources · Finance
Director of Development & Communications
Nonprofit leader with two decades of philanthropic growth across arts, culture, and education. Certified Fund Raising Executive and AFP DC Membership Chair.
Philanthropy · Communications · Arts and culture
Regional Program Director, Puerto Rico
15+ years in education; facilitator trainer for the Agile Learning Centers Network and consultant for community-based projects in Puerto Rico and abroad.
Education · Facilitator training · Community projects
Program Manager, Institutional Partnerships
Outreach specialist and educator centering community voices — previously NY Transit Museum, MoMA PS1, and the Morgan Library.
Partnerships · Community outreach · Museum education
Project Coordinator
Focused on trauma-informed approaches and amplifying underrepresented voices. M.S. in Global Affairs from NYU.
Library and school partnerships · Trauma-informed practice · Global affairs
Project Coordinator
Visual artist, art professor, and cultural community producer (MFA, Pratt; Royal College of Art). Founded Puerto Rico’s first Boys & Girls Club youth media center.
Visual arts · Arts education · Youth media
Community Outreach Coordinator
8+ years supporting information access and community projects; poet, editor, heritage interpreter, and co-founder of the CabaCoop workers cooperative.
Community outreach · Information access · Cultural heritage
Technology & Media Arts Coordinator
Professional actor, video editor, and motivational speaker; first Youth Video Editor and Coordinator of the Boys & Girls Club of Loíza’s Youth Media Center.
Video production · Media arts · Youth engagement
Data Analyst & Directory Manager
Marketing and data strategist; professor at Universidad del Sagrado Corazón and UAGM teaching data analytics, media, and consumer behavior.
Data analytics · Marketing strategy · Higher education
Data Systems Analyst
Stanford graduate in political science and data science; formerly MIT Political Science and Harvard’s Center for Population and Development Studies.
Data science · Research · Political science
Patrick Weil
Founder & Chairman
Peter Sahlins
Deputy Chairman
Yves Istel
Deputy Chairman
Nicholas C. E. Walter
Treasurer
Eric Parrie
Secretary
Gary Stewart
Marie-Monique Steckel
Rebecca Duane
Sara McDougall
