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28 and 29 October 2021
The Honorable Mayra Linares-Garcia, Director of Cuny and Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications, Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages
Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code
10:45 – 10:50
Moderator: Karol V. Mason, President, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Moderator: Vanessa K. Valdés, Acting Dean, Macaulay Honors College
10:00 – 10:05
Christine Mangino, President, Queensborough Community College, Co-Chair of the Women’s Leadership Conference
10:05 – 10:50
Moderator: Mercedes C. Smith, Founder, Let’s Take Care More
10:50 – 11:35
Moderator: Juvanie Piquant, CUNY Student Administrator
11:40 – 12:10
12:10 – 12:40
Yudy Cig, MSW, Clinical Therapist
12:45 – 13:00
Member of the Board
Diana Ayala has worked for approximately two decades serving other District 8 people in social service agencies and in government, and is a strong advocate for issues such as housing, gun violence, and senior services. Read more
Diana was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, and moved to New York City with her circle of relatives as a child. Growing up in social housing after some time in the shelter system, she faced many demanding situations that helped her make her voice heard and have an exclusive attitude in government and politics, and cultivate her fondness for public service.
When she was a teenage mom-to-be, the father of Diana’s son was shot dead in a senseless shootout, after which she took refuge again. Later, she entered into a new relationship that turned out to be abusive. Faced with those challenges, he discovered the private strength to restart his life, enroll in school, and earn his Associate’s degree in Social Services from Bronx Community College.
She worked as a senior middle manager in East Harlem for seven years, then joined President Melissa Mark-Viverito’s team as director of constituent services, and was deputy deputy chief of staff.
In her current role, Diana has been intellectually instrumental in crafting laws that have law, from expanding tenants’ rights to cracking down on the sale of artificial marijuana (K2). Diana has worked hand-in-hand with her constituents to address issues ranging from housing, homelessness and intellectual health, to schools, immigration and gun violence. She is a wife with people, a strong voice and a competitive champion of what she believes.
Diana lives in East Harlem with her life partner, Frankie. He has 4 children and 3 grandchildren, and also lives with two rescue dogs and 3 cats.
Member of the Board
Inez Barron was elected to the State Assembly in November 2008, following an outstanding public service career at the New York Department of Education. Inez is the daughter of George and Margaret R. Smith, who raised her to “put God first. “Inez credits his parents for instilling in him the price of education and the pride of his African culture. His encouragement to her was “always do your best, do your best, be as productive as possible and expect the most productive. “Inez Barron is the wife of the Honorable Charles Barron, a member of the New York City Council of the council’s 42nd district, and they have the difference of serving as legislative representatives from virtually the same region. Charles and Inez are the parents of two children, Jelani Johnson and Jawanza Barron. Read more
For nearly fifty years, Ms. Barron has been actively engaged in protesting against civil and human injustices, such as segregation, discrimination, apartheid, the exclusion of Africa from the New York City agenda, police misconduct, and environmental racism. First he was concerned with the struggle for human rights. human rights in 1960 when he joined protests in Brooklyn organized in solidarity with those boycotting southern corporations dedicated to discrimination.
Inez has a long history of network activism. Through his involvement in network organizations, he became concerned about the closure of a store promoting illicit drugs, preventing the structure of a wood incinerator that would have thrown tons of debris into the air, the end of the use of coal furnaces in public places. Schools and tenant support in Starrett City and Meadowbrook in their quest to maintain affordable housing.
Inez was born into Brooklyn’s Fort Greene projects and attended New York City public schools. He is a graduate of Hunter College at the City University of New York (Bachelor of Science in Physiology) and Bank Street College of Education (Master of Science in Reading and Special Education). Education). For a brief period, Dr. Barron used her clinical experience and worked in the radioisotope laboratory of a giant hospital.
Ms. Barron began her career at the New York City Board of Education in 1967. Their philosophy is that young people deserve to be valued and motivated to succeed, and that teachers have a duty not only to provide the skills needed to be informed in life and become productive and critical members of society, but also to challenge and stimulate young people’s thinking.
For 18 years, Inez held positions of coach, adding initial elegance (primary, intermediate and school levels), reading instructor and math lab instructor. As an instructor on PS 41K, Inez was instrumental in crafting cooperative plans and implementing the first school management/shared decision-making and, through her colleagues, it was decided that she would provide the concept at U. S. Congressional hearings. In Washington, D. C. , and at the UFT convention in St. Croix, Virgin Islands. the Ministry of Education, Inez held administrative and supervisory positions, which were joined by trainer of instructors, district coordinator of early childhood, executive assistant to the network superintendent and deputy director; she retired as director.
Inez was vice president of Dynamics of Leadership, Inc. , a leadership development company founded by her husband, Councilman Charles Barron, with the purpose of empowering others through the development of their leadership skills. He has developed systems for leadership workshops and has organized education courses. sessions in universities, churches, civic organizations and business meetings in several states of the country. She is a founding member of Operation POWER (People Who Organize and Work for Empowerment and Respect), a grassroots organization whose purpose is to reshape society and advocates for the equitable distribution of goods and resources.
Since 1976, Inez has been an active member of House of the Lord Church in Brooklyn, where the Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry is pastor and has embraced a holistic ministry that encompasses the spiritual, political, social, and physical dimensions of life. Inez is a member of the Board of Directors, as a member of the Gospel Choir and served as Chair of the Department of Education at House of the Lord Church, which controlled House of the Lord Elementary School.
Inez’s commitment to serving the communities of Eastern New York, Brownsville and Canarsie continues as he takes office as a congressman and represents District 40 constituents with a vision on education, physical care, economic development, housing and environmental justice. Inez is an advocate for taking a step forward in transparency and accountability in government.
Ms. Barron’s accomplishments have been featured in Who’s Who Among American Teachers and her service to the network has been identified with honors, awards, mentions and plaques.
Inez’s is “I believe in God. “
Member of the Board
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers represents District 31 which includes the communities of Arverne, Brookville, Edgemere, Laurelton, Springfield Gardens and Far Rockaway. She was elected in a special election in February 2021. Read more
A strong advocate for equity in the city’s resources, Selvena Brooks-Powers helped secure $95 million in recovery to fund District 116, expand the Cure Violence program to District 105, and identify a permanent COVID-19 vaccination site.
Selvena Brooks-Powers, a committed public servant for 17 years and a longtime resident of Southeast Queens, is the proud daughter of immigrant parents and is committed to fighting for what’s right and getting results. -impact projects on critical issues that add education, voting rights and empowerment, racial and economic justice, Katrina relief efforts, M/WBE opportunities, and workers’ rights.
Singer-songwriter Lee Burgos rose to fame after his first single, Feel So Lost in 2015. Originally from the Dominican Republic and raised in New York City, Lee influences the diversity of diverse cultural backgrounds and legends such as Aretha Franklin and Camilo Sesto as well as Laura Pausini and Lauryn Hill, to name a few. Read more
Lee temporarily caught the attention of the tour’s organizers and opened for Latin Grammy Award winners Manuel Medrano and Vicente Garcia, and Billboard’s best-selling Latin artist Myriam Hernandez. At the same time, she was identified through the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic and invited to compose and record the official song of the Dominican Children’s Constitution.
In 2019, Lee released his critically acclaimed debut compilation album, Lee Burgos: Unplugged, which garnered praise as it will pay tribute to the late Juan Gabriel and Celia Cruz among their more sensible singles, Quiéreme un Poquito, Me Haces Falta, Feel Tan Perdidos, and Tú.
Lee appeared on the cover of his own sold-out concert called The Lee Burgos Experience, was invited to headline the sold-out RAW Artists Premiere Concert event, and released Travesura, which premiered on The Beast Billboard in Times Square. More recently, she released her latest single Me Accustomure with praise from her fans and viewers.
Clinical Therapist
Professional life coach, author, teacher and lecturer, social painting intern, media collaborator and founder of Vida en Alto. Read more
For more than a decade, Yudy has developed, coordinated, and taught several family circle and healthy dating projects with government agencies, hospitals, and netpainting organizations. Through rigorous paintings and significant collaborations, more than twelve thousand families have benefited from painting workshops, lectures, employment resources and counseling.
In response to requests for culturally applicable Latinz intellectual aptitude support, Yudy presented Vida en Alto with the purpose of inspiring and educating other people in their lives. Through my radio shows and television appearances, he has entertained and informed more than two million listeners and audience. every week. Their message embodies a healthy lifestyle and is helping the audience achieve private growth, family harmony and overall well-being.
Lisa is an industry leader and recently had to pivot with COVID-19-related business closures impacting her business. In the summer of 2020, Lisa introduced the SpaO line of good-looking treatments, giving everyone the home care they need. She has long been a coveted expert in skin care, good looks and inner balance, and her purpose is to continue the expansion of her brand. As with the launch of SpaO on the Go, this is another company that will give everyone the opportunity. to create a spa experience at home. Currently, the line offers four products to have in the spa and online. Read more
As an entrepreneur, Lisa now teaches aspiring salon and spa marketers through her “Launch It” course. The course is organised into modules covering what it takes to start a business in the wellness spa industry.
Prior to starting her own business, Lisa controlled several spas and gained hands-on experience in addition to her many degrees and certifications in massage therapy, aesthetics, and cosmetology. You can see her on Telemundo TV as the network’s leading skincare and makeup specialist and on Skin Inc. Magazine, the leading publication in all things skincare, as a pioneer in the space.
She continues her passion for helping other people live their most productive lives by showing them how to take care of themselves inside and out. dreams a reality. Sharing what she has learned along the way is something she is very proud of and is her contribution to expanding communities of color.
Lisa lives in New Jersey with her two children.
Annmarie Gajdos is a Slovak-American activist, content author and global explorer. minors in New York City Studies and Commercial Law. She aspires to work as an entertainment or human rights lawyer abroad. In addition, he has professional experience in healthcare, finance, entertainment, and technology. Read more
Annmarie uses social media to advertise self-care, encourage inclusion, and the percentage of underrepresented stories with her peers. As a self-proclaimed passionate and music enthusiast, she has appeared in many media outlets, including but not limited to ABC’s Tiempo, The Wall Street Journal, Queens Public Television, Break Through Tech, Her Campus x Neutrogena, and Square Times Alliance. She is also a strong advocate for women’s empowerment and political advocacy, having worked with NYC Votes as a We Power New York ambassador for the 2020 presidential election. In addition, he founded and hosts the Room 3228 podcast with his two best friends from school to create a safe place for young people to talk about the issues they have as diverse New Yorkers.
For more information, it can be on Instagram and LinkedIn
member of the assembly
Assemblywoman Glick chairs the Assembly’s Higher Education Committee, which oversees all public and private higher education institutions, student cash aid, and professional licenses. Glick is also chair of the Assembly Apprentice Committee and the Ways and Means, Rules and Environmental Conservation Committees. Glick was born and raised in Queens, New York, and has lived in Greenwich Village for over 40 years. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Queens. College and a master’s degree in business administration from Fordham University.
Mayra Linares-Garcia B. A. , appointed through Governor Andrew Cuomo as a member of the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York on June 15, 2016 and re-elected in June 2021 for a term expiring June 30, 2027. More information
Mayra Linares-Garcia is a qualified public affairs and communications strategist with more than 15 years of experience at all levels of government.
As Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications for Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages, she is proud to be a leading voice connecting communities and their leaders with one of the world’s most recognizable brands. Mayra is guilty of the relationships and driving effects between local organizations, business owners and elected officials : all to help the public better perceive Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages’ commitment to the community.
Mayra is most recently a board member of the City University of New York (CUNY), where she is committed to making CUNY an educational formula available to all New Yorkers. Together with his colleagues in early 2019, he helped appoint CUNY’s first Latin American rector.
In 2011, Mayra appointed through Governor Andrew M. Cuomo as director of Latin American affairs, where she advocated for issues affecting Latinos, including access to education, affordable housing, fitness, and employment. In this role, she helped identify the New York State Office of Commerce and Tourism for Puerto Rico.
Mayra is also the founder and CEO-president of MayLin Group. Inc. , a public affairs and network relations firm that specializes in corporate and networking partnerships. He also served as Democratic District Leader for Assembly District 72 from 2001 to 2011.
Mayra graduated from Marymount Manhattan College with a bachelor’s degree in political science and network leadership. She is a Latina of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent from Washington Heights and lately lives in the Marble Hill network of the Bronx with her husband and 3 children, her greatest inspiration.
Ms. Linares-Garcia is a member of the School Board’s Committee on Facilities, Planning and Administration and the School Board’s Committee on Student Affairs and Special Programs.
Paulina is one of Array’s best-selling foreign speakers, mentor, business coach, manager, and strategist. She is CEO and founder of The Business of WE community. She is the one from “Today’s Inspired Latina” and “Journey to the Stage. ” Her corporate experience spans finance, operations, strategy, human resources and communications.
Dr. Christine Mangino, sixth president of Queensborough Community College, in the past served as vice president and vice president of educational affairs at Hostos Community College at the City University of New York. Read more
Dr. Mangino is an alumnus of the Aspen Presidential Fellow for Community College Excellence, a leadership program that prepares the presidents of the network’s schools for establishments to achieve higher and equitable degrees of student success.
During her long career, the president of John Jay College, Karol V. Mason was a pioneer of the law and a leading voice for equality, fairness and reform of corrupt justice. He was a leader in Obama’s tenure on juvenile justice, bail reform and reinstatement of others released from prison, and his outstanding career at Alston.
As Deputy U. S. Attorney General. A U. S. attorney and head of the Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs, Mason oversaw an annual budget of $4 billion to help a variety of local and state justice agencies, juvenile justice programs, and crime victim facilities. and oversaw the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, among a wide variety of other efforts. He has led the Department of Justice’s efforts to address the networks accepted as true in the justice formula through a variety of programs, adding the National Initiative to Build Trust and Justice in the Community, a partnership with John Jay College and other educational establishments across the country designed to address the truth of gaps in the corrupt justice formula.
Previously, Mason served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General from 2009 to 2012. She headed the Office of Justice Programs from June 2013 to January 2017 after being appointed by President Obama and introduced in the U. S. Senate. USA Mason spent approximately 3 decades in Alston
Chancellor Felix V. Matos Rodriguez is a Puerto Rican university administrator, most recently the 8th chancellor of the City University of New York (CUNY), the largest urban public university formula in the United States. A Historian, professor, and eminent Puerto Rican academic, Matos Rodríguez has served in the past as president of two CUNY colleges and cabinet secretary of Puerto Rico’s Department of Family Affairs. He took over as cuny chancellor on May 1, 2019, becoming the first member of a minority organization to head the university. Read more
Matos Rodríguez began his coaching career at Northeastern University, Boston College and the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus in Puerto Rico. At the same time, she began a career in studies focusing on women’s history in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, Latin American Studies and Migration.
In 2000, Matos Rodriguez joined CUNY’s Hunter College as a professor of black and Puerto Rican/Latino studies and was director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies. The center is the only educational studies institute committed to the interdisciplinary study of the Puerto Rican holiday in the United States and houses one of the oldest and largest archives of Latino studies in the country. Matos Rodriguez has published books and peer-reviewed journal articles on puerto Rican history and culture, adding a volume that tested Puerto Ricans in New York in the early part of the twentieth century. He won the Albert J. Beveridge Award from the American Historical Association.
Lisette Nieves is the president of the New York City Fund (NYCF), guilty of devising and helping implement inventions in policies, programs, practices, and generation to promote government and nonprofit operations in New York City and beyond. . Lisette is also a distinguished clinical professor at NYU, oversees doctoral fellows, and supports replacement and innovation study projects in the doctoral program in Leadership and Innovation, of which she is a co-founder. Read more
Lisette has also held various cross-industry leadership positions. She is an experienced social entrepreneur and public sector leader. She has supported social marketers and netpainting educators through her previous jobs with Lingo Ventures, a company she co-founded that focuses on growth, skills recruitment/retention, and replacement management. . Lisette was also the Belle Zeller Visiting Professor of Public Policy Emeritus at the City University of New York at Brooklyn College. Lisette was the founding Executive Director of Year Up NY, a cutting-edge paint strength progression program, where, in a span of five years, she grew the organization from an initial $250,000 grant to a $6 settlement. million with more than 20 corporate companies. Her interest in the power of painting and education led to her thesis on the dating between student paintings and school roles, for which she received the 2016 Thesis of the Year Award through (NCSD – AACC) . Lisette also began her full-time service career in New York City as a member of the City Volunteer Corps before attending Brooklyn College for her bachelor’s degree. She was also a proud member of the Clinton administration’s AmeriCorps program launch team.
Lisette holds a B. A. de Brooklyn College, a B. A. /M. A. from the University of Oxford, a M. P. A. de the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University, and an honours doctorate in higher education control from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a Truman Fellow, Rhodes Fellow, Aspen Pahara Fellow, and Richard P. Public Policy Fellow. Nathan 2020. His board affiliations include The Edwin Gould Foundation, AVID, The Education Trust, NewSchools Venture Fund, Jobs for the Future (JFF), Stand for Children, Ellevation and a trustee of the New York Public Library.
Cuny’s Executive Special Advisor and Co-Chair of the Women’s Leadership Conference
Mary Corliss Pearl, an environmental specialist, is the former dean of William E. Macaulay Honors College was named through Chancellor Milliken in September 2016. Previously, Dr. Pearl served as first dean and executive vice president of Stony Brook University in Southampton. Most recently she is Executive Special Counsel at the City University of New York.
CUNY Student Administrator
Juvanie Piquant is the first Haitian-American woman to serve as President of the University Student Senate (USS). He represents more than 500,000 full- and part-time CUNY scholars in New York State and is a student member of the New York University City Board of Trustees. Read more
Ms. Piquant is a junior attending the New York City College of Technology, where she specializes in legal and paralegal studies. representative who would advocate for the advancement and affordability of higher education at the local, state, and federal levels. consecutive years, focusing on higher education and environmental policy in New York and New York State.
At her local campus, Ms. Piquant is a recent Professional Studies Senator in the City Tech Student Government Association, and works with academics and administrators to promote advancement opportunities and resources for city tech’s student body. Piquant’s pastime with advocacy and philanthropy has led her to become involved in his network and continually serve others.
As an aspiring attorney, Ms. Piquant is a member of the American Bar Association of Haiti of New York (HALANY), which aims to work with others in the legal career to create access and opportunities for future law students. As a Brooklyn native, born and raised by Haitian immigrants in Canarsie, Juvanie has seen firsthand the importance of access and affordability of education for New York’s most marginalized and hopes to empower young people and their peers at CUNY.
Reshma Saujani is the founder and executive director of Girls Who Code, the foreign nonprofit that is running to close the gender gap in technology and replace the symbol of what a programmer sees and does. computer science. She is the one of the foreign bestseller Brave, Not Perfect and the New York Times bestseller Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World. Reshma’s TED talk, “Teaching Girls Bravery, Not Perfection,” has been viewed more than 4 million times and sparked a global verbal replacement for how we raise our daughters. She is the host of the award-winning podcast “Brave, Not Perfect. ” Read more
Reshma began her career as a lawyer and activist. In 2010, she burst onto the political scene as the first Native American woman to run for the U. S. Congress. USA During the race, Reshma visited local schools and saw first-hand the gender gap in PC. classes, which led her to launch Girls Who Code.
Girls Who Code is leading the movement to inspire, teach and equip young women with the IT skills needed to seize the opportunities of the twenty-first century. By the end of the 2019 school year, Girls Who Code will have reached more than 185,000 women in all 50 states, Canada and the United Kingdom. In 2019, Girls Who Code awarded the award to the most innovative non-profit organization through Fast Company.
Reshma is a graduate of the University of Illinois, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and Yale Law School. Her paintings on behalf of young women have earned her great popularity on lists including: Fortune World’s Greatest Leaders; Fortune 40 Under 40; WSJ Magazine Innovator of the Year; Forbes’ ultimate tough women who are converting the world; and Fast Company a hundred more creative people, among others. He received the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Award in Education.
Reshma sits on the oversight board of the International Aid Committee, which provides assistance to refugees and others affected by humanitarian crises. In addition, she is an ex officio administrator of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).
Reshma lives in New York City with her husband, Nihal, their son, Shaan, and their bulldog, Stanley.
Mercedes grew up with the audacity that it could replace the global and committed her life to bravely striving to do so every day. At the age of 14, Mercedes took the initiative to touch the editor of Newsday. com for his lack of canopy. of the genocides in Darfur. Su undeniable email encouraged the publication to send a press team and photographers to the Darfur box to cover the story. After their month-long trip, they returned to interview the tenacious 14-year-old whose studies he had the most and encouraged the social conscience to announce the replacement. Read more
During her professional career after college, Mercedes observed the lack of empathy for homelessness in New York City and founded Care More, a nonprofit committed to giving hope to the homeless network through awareness events and cutting-edge programs.
Her work in philanthropy has been through famous public figures such as Oprah Winfrey, who celebrated her in O magazine, and BET Netpaintingss, who named Mercedes as one of the “29 People You Should Know” of the month. of black history.
member of the assembly
Phara Souffrant Forrest served his first term in the New York State Assembly, representing Assembly District 57, which includes the Fort Greene and Clinton Hill neighborhoods as parts of Bed Stuy, Prospect Heights and Crown Heights. Read more
As a lifelong brooklyner, Phara is a proud product of Brooklyn’s public system, attending Phillipa Schuyler Middle School and Benjamin Banneker Academy for Community Development. She then attended SUNY Geneseo, where she majored in political science before earning a nursing degree at CUNY City Tech. . Before being elected to the Assembly, Phara worked for several years as a nurse nurse in maternal and child health, where she cared for new mothers after giving birth.
Senator
Toby Ann Stavisky, the first Queens County woman elected to the state Senate and the first woman to chair the Senate Committee on Higher Education. She is originally from New York City and was born and raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He graduated from Bronx High School of Science and Syracuse University, which he attended on a scholarship. The senator finished his graduate studies at Hunter and Queens College. In addition to leading the Senate Committee on Higher Education, she is vice chair of the Democratic Majority Conference. Senator Stavisky is director of the City University Construction Fund (CUCF) and a board member of the Capital Equivalent Grants for Higher Education Program (HeCap). Senator Stavisky is Treasurer of the Bipartisan and Bicameral Women’s Legislative Caucus.
Acting Dean, Macaulay Honors College
Dean Dr. Vanessa K. Valdés is a well-rounded academic, historian and student mentor. She joins Macaulay after serving two and a half years as director of City College’s Black Studies program, overseeing 1100 scholars a year, more than 20 staff and university members. , and more than 60 majors and minors. Read more
A graduate of Yale and Vanderbilt Universities, Dr. Valdés studies interests in the cultural production of black peoples in the Americas: the United States and Latin America, as well as Brazil and the Caribbean.
His e-book on influential historian, writer, collector, activist and founder Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, Diasporic Blackness: The Life and Times of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (2017), is the definitive account of his reporting as a black scholar of Puerto Rican descent. intersection of its multi-ethnic origins. His most recent e-book, Racialized Visions: Haiti and the Hispanic Caribbean (2020) is an edited collection that refocuses Haiti on the disciplines of Caribbean and Latin American studies.
member of the assembly
Stefani L. Zinerman was elected to New York State Assembly District 56 on November 3, 2020 to constitute the Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights Historic Districts in Brooklyn. She joins the Legislature as an experienced professional in government and non-profit organizations. and small businesses that have been at the forefront of workforce progression efforts and healthy aging initiatives. Read more
Stefani is a tireless advocate for civil rights and justice and advocates for access to education, food justice, housing stability and maternal health. As a silver life member and general member of the Brooklyn NAACP, she continually promotes voter rights and is an identified leader in education, voter participation and registration. Prior to her election to the New York State Assembly, Stefani worked in local and state government, starting as the council’s 36th district leader for five years before becoming special projects director for the state. Senator Velmanette Montgomery. His entire career has focused on equity and access as a program manager for various human rights organizations, adding Research Foundation/CUNY, Algebra Project, Education Development Center, Community Service Society, and American Red Cross.