Board of Trustees

Harvey Newman is a retired New York City educator.  For 15 years, Harvey was a Senior Fellow at the Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) where he led school improvement and policy reform initiatives.  Prior to joining CEI, Harvey was a leader in East Harlem’s Community School District 4 where he oversaw the District’s school choice program, supervised curriculum development, coordinated school resources, and administered all district assessments and evaluations.  He began his education career as a language arts teacher and guidance counselor in New York City’s public schools.  He brings this depth of experience from classroom to administration to his work with district and charter public schools throughout New York and New Jersey.

Richard Levine is a Senior Vice President at CBRE, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services provider. Mr. Levine has 30 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry focused predominately on the negotiation of leases for office space.  Since joining CBRE in 1988, he has represented New York based clientele throughout the New York region, and coordinated the firm’s resources to serve various groups nationally.  Mr. Levine is a senior member of CBRE's Downtown New York office

Dana Jackson is the proud parent and aunt of several accomplished Wildcat graduates.  Dana had a distinguished record working for N.Y.C. agencies aiding welfare recipients.  Currently she is a childcare provider.

Michael A. Russo, Senior Bank Examiner, Comptroller of the Currency (Retired2020)

Michael held various regulatory, management and leadership positions with the OCC and the Office of Thrift Supervision, since graduating from Duquesne University in December of 1985. For 30 years he worked in large bank supervision (ten years as a resident examiner a Citibank), managed staff and caseloads and led large, complex safety and soundness examinations of community banks. He earned his Federal Thrift Regulator accreditation in 1993 and CTE compliance accreditations in 2007 and 2011. He was involved in examiner training, development and mentoring throughout his career. He has worked outside of public service early in his career as an analyst with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and PNC Corporation (1989-2001). Michael had significant leadership, strategic thinking and critical conversations training including four years of executive coaching. In retirement, he continues to coach and mentor on a volunteer basis.