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Revson Fellowship Alumni

Revson alumni wield wide-ranging influence and capacity in diverse fields. They work in the city’s non-profit and governmental agencies, in local grassroots groups and community-based organizations, in firehouses, courthouses and cultural institutions, Revson Fellows Alumni in museums, newsrooms and classrooms, in cathedrals and mosques.

The Revson Fellowship supports a strong and active network of alumni. The vast majority of alumni work in New York City and continue to participate in the program, attending weekly dinner seminars and special events designed to explore urban issues and promote fellowship across cohorts.

Many alumni reflect on their Fellowship year as a turning point in their lives, their careers, and their approach to their work.

The affiliations listed below reflect Fellows’ professional positions at the time of acceptance into the Revson Fellowship.

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  • Trude E. Able Fellow 1980-1981

    Special Case Counselor

    Convent House

  • Eugenia Acuna Fellow 1996-1997

    Director

    Reproductive Rights Education Project; Hunter College

  • Anthony Advincula Fellow 2007-2008

    Editorial and Communications Coordinator

    Independent Press Association-New York

  • Seema Mohan Agnani Fellow 2004-2005

    Director of Training and Technical Assistance

    Citizens for NYC

  • Gulnahar (Nahar) Alam Fellow 2003-2004

    Founder, Director, and Lead Organizer

    Andolan Organizing South Asian Workers

  • Vincent (Panama) Alba Fellow 2005-2006

    Business Agent/Organizer

    Local 108, Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) AFL-CIOJ

  • Jose Alfaro Fellow 1982-1983

    Staff Person

    Washington Heights Health Action Project

  • William Alicea Fellow 1984-1985

    Community Development Agency

    New York City Human Resources Administration

  • Dhabah (Debbie) Almontaser Fellow 2004-2005

    Coordinator of External Programs in Conflict Resolution and Multicultural Education

    Region 8, New York City Department of Education

  • Samuel Anderson Fellow 1986-1987

    Educator

    Center for Labor Studies

  • Angela Ards Fellow 2002-2003

    Associate Program Officer

    Effective Citizenry Surdna Foundation

  • William J. Arnone Fellow 1979-1980

    Director

    Senior Security Services Unit New York Department for the Aging

  • Peggy Arroyo Fellow 1993-1994

    Program Director

    Single Parent Resources Center, Inc.

  • Gail Aska Fellow 2002-2003

    Program Coordinator and Media Contact

    Community Voices Heard (CVH)

  • John D. Atlas Fellow 2003-2004

    Founder and President; former Executive Director

    National Housing Institute/Shelterforce; Passaic County Legal Aid Society

  • Diana M.T.K. Autin Fellow 1987-1988

    Deputy General Counsel

    New York City Bureau of Labor Services

  • Annecy Baez Fellow 2007-2008

    Director of Counseling Center

    Lehman College/CUNY

  • Edwin Baker Fellow 1982-1983

    Supervising Social Worker

    Social Service Component; Cardinal Spellman Head Start Program

  • Asha Bandele Fellow 2004-2005

    Feature Editor

    ESSENCE Magazine

  • Marion D. Banzhaf Fellow 2000-2001

    Administrator

    Sonya Staff Foundation

  • Quang Bao Fellow 2006-2007

    Executive Director

    The Asian American Writers’ Workshop

  • Sister Marie J. Barletta Fellow 1981-1982

    Patient Advocate

    Lincoln Hospital ( Bronx)

  • Ann Bastian Fellow 1982-1983

    Editor, CIR News

    Committee of Interns and Residents

  • Edward Bautista Fellow 1998-1999

    Community Organizer

    Environmental Justice Project; New York Lawyers for the Public Interest

  • Deborah E. Bell Fellow 1981-1982

    Research Economist

    District Council 37, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)

  • Jonathan A. Bennett Fellow 1987-1988

    Staff Correspondent

    The Guardian

  • Amanda Berger Fellow 1991-1992

    Program Director

    Intergroup Relations Organization

  • Brenda Berkman Fellow 1987-1988

    Firefighter

    New York City Fire Department

  • John Bess Fellow 1989-1990

    Executive Director

    Manhattan Valley Youth Program; Cathedral of St. John the Divine

  • Anannya Bhattacharjee Fellow 1999-2000

    Founding Member of Andolan

    Founding Member of South Asian Alternative Media Project ( SAMAR)

  • Sayu Bhojwani Fellow 2001-2002

    Founder

    South Asian Youth Action

  • Nancy Biberman Fellow 1985-1986

    Director

    East Side SRO Project; MFY Legal Services

  • Carl D. Biers Fellow 2001-2002

    Executive Director

    Association for Union Democracy

  • Natalie Bimel Fellow 1996-1997

    Project Director, Health Link

    Center on AIDS, Drugs, and Community Health; Hunter College

  • Richard Elliot Blum Fellow 2000-2001

    Staff Attorney

    The Legal Aid Society

  • St. Clair Bourne Fellow 1987-1988

    Director and Producer

    The Chamba Organization

  • Elomber Brath Fellow 2003-2004

    Co-founder

    Patrice Lumumba Coalition

  • Vicki Breitbart Fellow 1994-1995

    Project Director

    Center for Population and Family Health

  • Bonnie Brower Fellow 1988-1989

    Executive Director

    Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development

  • Rudoplh Bryant Fellow 1988-1989

    Associate Director

    Pratt Institute Center for Community Environmental Development

  • Noah Budnick Fellow 2008-2009

    Deputy Director

    Transportation Alternatives

  • Natalie Byfield Fellow 1993-1994

    Education Reporter

    New York Daily News

  • Michelle Cahill Fellow 1984-1985

    Director of Communities

    Center for Democratic Alternatives

  • Felix Leo Campos Fellow 2002-2003

    Founder, Producer

    AfterDark CAT-V Productions

  • Ruth Sanchez Cannon Fellow 1986-1987

    Director of Community Relations

    Metropolitan Transit Authority

  • Tim Casey Fellow 1989-1990

    Senior Attorney

    Center for Social Welfare Policy & Law

  • Patricia Sullivan Chafizadeh, M.D. Fellow 1980-1981

    Coordinator of Health and Community Pediatrics

    Misericordia Hospital (Bronx)

  • Arnold Cherry Fellow 1980-1981

    Shop Steward

    Transit Workers Union, New York Transit Authority

  • Amy Chester Fellow 2005-2006

    Chief of Staff

    Office of Council Member David Yassky; New York City Council

  • Fay Chiang Fellow 1985-1986

    Executive Director

    The Basement Workshop; Author, In the City of Contradictions and Miwa’s Song

  • John Choe Fellow 2003-2004

    Legislative Director

    Office of Council Member John C. Liu

  • Jenny Sooknam Choo Fellow 1989-1990

    Attorney at Law

    Law Offices of Jenny Sooknam Choo

  • Carol Clark Fellow 1982-1983

    Associate Director

    New York Landmarks Conservancy

  • Una Tomlinson Clarke Fellow 1983-1984

    Educational Consultant

    Agency for Child Development

  • Ann Cook Fellow 1990-1991

    Co-Director

    Urban Academy/Inquiry; Demonstration Project

  • Daniel R. Cook Fellow 1979-1980

    Assistant Director

    Ambulatory Care Services at Harlem Hospital Center part of Columbia University School of Public Health

  • Diane D'Alessandro Fellow 2001-2002

    Associate Director

    Political Action and Legislation Department DC 37 AFSCME

  • Gloria M. Dabiri Fellow 1998-1999

    Justice

    New York State Supreme Court

  • Bettina Damiani Fellow 2006-2007

    Project Director

    Good Jobs New York (GJNY)

  • Julie Davids Fellow 2002-2003

    Director of Leadership Development and Advocacy

    Philadelphia FIGHT

  • Fred Davie, Jr. Fellow 1989-1990

    Deputy Executive Director

    New York City Mission Society

  • Thulani Davis Fellow 2003-2004

    Senior Editor and Writer

    The Village Voice

  • Tom Dawes Fellow 1989-1990

    Health Care Union Organizer

    1199 National Health & Human Service Employees Union AFL-CIO

  • Deyanira F. Del Rio Fellow 2005-2006

    Director of Programs

    Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project (NEDAP)

  • Alisa Del Tufo Fellow 1988-1989

    Executive Director

    Sanctuary for Families

  • Al Desetta Fellow 1990-1991

    Managing Editor and Program Director

    Youth Communication

  • Heidi Dorrow Fellow 1999-2000

    Director of Organizing Project

    Urban Justice Center

  • Nancy M. Dorsinville Fellow 1998-1999

    Bell Fellow, Applied Research

    Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Harvard University

  • Shawn Dove Fellow 1993-1994

    Program Director

    Rheedlan Centers for Children and Families

  • Arthur Doyle Fellow 1994-1995

    Police Lieutenant (retired)

    NYCPD Youth Service Division and Consultant for services for at-risk children

  • Richard Dunne Fellow 1984-1985

    Executive Assistant for Special Projects

    New York City Human Resources Administration

  • Jill Soffiyah Elijah Fellow 2001-2002

    Clinical Instructor

    Harvard Law School

  • Donna Gabriel Ellaby Fellow 1998-1999

    Executive Director

    Good Old Lower East Side, Inc. (GOLES)

  • Priscilla Ellington Fellow 2000-2001

    Executive Co-Director

    The Center for Collaborative Education

  • Richard Elovich Fellow 1999-2000

  • Patricia Eng Fellow 1998-1999

    Founder and Executive Director

    New York Asian Women’s Center

  • Jamie Antonio Estades Fellow 1997-1998

    Operating Officer and Executive Director

    Hispanic Foundation and Legal Fund, Inc.

  • Andrea Luis Estepa Fellow 1997-1998

    Editor

    New Youth Connections , Youth Communication

  • Robert (Seku) Feaster (Sundiata) Fellow 1986-1987

    Director

    Advocate Resource Center

  • Michael Edwards Feinberg Fellow 2004-2005

    Executive Director

    Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition

  • Edward P. Fitzgerald Fellow 1981-1982

    Deputy Chief

    New York City Fire Department

  • David Fleischer Fellow 1992-1993

    Political Organize

  • Wendy J. Fleischer Fellow 1997-1998

    Program Director

    Employment Initiatives Corporation for Supportive Housing

  • Robert Fleming Fellow 1990-1991

    Reporter

    New York Daily News

  • Flores Alexander Forbes Fellow 1998-1999

    Business Advisor and Analyst

    Baruch College Small Business Development Center

  • Elaine Mary Frazier Fellow 2000-2001

    Vice President For Student Affairs

    SUNY College at Old Westbury

  • Cindy Freidmutter Fellow 1984-1985

    Acting Director of Health and Human Services

    Office of the City Council President

  • Maureen Anne Friar Fellow 1999-2000

    Program and Budget Director

    Resolving Conflict Creatively Program

  • Oda Friedheim Fellow 1992-1993

    Project Director

    Lower East Side Local Enforcement Unit; MFY Legal Services

  • Norman D. Fruchter Fellow 1981-1982

    Director

    Bachelor’s Degree Program, Public Policy Program; St. Peter's College

  • Annette Fuentes Fellow 1987-1988

    Editor

    City Limits

  • Magaret Fung Fellow 1990-1991

    Executive Director

    Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund

  • Theresa Funiciello Fellow 1988-1989

    Co-Director

    Social Agenda

  • Tanya Gallo Fellow 2008-2009

    Director of ACTION Project

    DreamYard Project

  • Carlos Luis Garcia Fellow 2000-2001

    Co-Founder and Executive Director

    Charas, Inc.

  • David Garcia Fellow 1991-1992

    Rector and Chief Administrator

    St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery

  • Martha Garcia Fellow 1990-1991

    Executive Director

    Violence Intervention Program

  • John T. Garvey Fellow 1981-1982

    Counselor

    Division of Continuing Education; New York City Technical College

  • Bernard Gassaway Fellow 2003-2004

    Director of School Reform

    New York City Department of Education

  • Mariana Roche Gaston Fellow 1999-2000

    Program and Budget Director

    Resolving Conflict Creatively Program

  • Michael J. George Fellow 1980-1981

    Assignment Editor

    CBS News

  • Arthur Goldberg Fellow 1993-1994

    Union Representative

    Local 100 Transit Workers Union; New York City Transit Authority

  • Emily Jane Goodman Fellow 1979-1980

    Attorney at Law

    Author, Tenant Survival Book; Women, Money and Power

  • Sandra Goodridge Fellow 2007-2008

    Consultant

    Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies

  • Stephanie Grant Fellow 1992-1993

    former Director of Special Projects

    Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, Inc.

  • James J. Green Fellow 1981-1982

    Integrity Control Officer, Sergeant

    New York Police Department

  • Cheryll Y. Greene Fellow 2008-2009

    Independent Editor

    The Editor's Eye

  • Ada Gay Griffin Fellow 1998-1999

    Executive Director

    Third World Newsreel

  • Mark Winston Griffith Fellow 1993-1994

    Executive Director

    Central Brooklyn Partnership

  • Misha Gutkin Fellow 2002-2003

    News Director, NTV America

    Consultant, The New York Times

  • Allan P. Haber Fellow 1979-1980

    Assistant Director

    Resource Development Unit, Offender Aid and Restoration of New York City, Inc.

  • Mable J. Haddock Fellow 2005-2006

    President and CEO

    National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC)

  • Eva Benes Hanhardt Fellow 1999-2000

    Director

    Environmental Economic Development Assistance Unit; New York City Department of Environmental Protection

  • Jill Harris Fellow 1994-1995

    Public Defender

    Legal Aid Society

  • Mary Haviland Fellow 1985-1986

    Director

    Park Slope Safe Homes Project

  • John Haworth Fellow 1979-1980

    Director

    Arts Service Organizations Program New York State Council on the Arts

  • W. Keith Hefner Fellow 1986-1987

    Executive Director & Publisher

    New Youth Connections; Youth Communication

  • John Heinemeier Fellow 1989-1990

    Pastor

    St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

  • Omar A. Henriquez Fellow 2005-2006

    Immigration Campaign Coordinator, Eastern Region

    Service Employee International Union (SEIU)

  • Catherine Herman Fellow 2006-2007

    Director of Planning and Development

    Los Sures

  • Michael Hirsch Fellow 1988-1989

    Founder

    Body Positive

  • Betty Holcomb Fellow 2007-2008

    Policy Director

    Child Care Inc.

  • Kim Hopper Fellow 1985-1986

    Research Associate and Policy Analyst

    The Community Services Society

  • Gerald Horne Fellow 1985-1986

    Executive Director

    National Conference of Black Lawyers

  • Andrew Hsiao Fellow 1996-1997

    Senior Editor

    The Village Voice

  • Bridget Hughes Fellow 2007-2008

    Director of Youth Services

    LGBT Community Center

  • Andrew Humm Fellow 1996-1997

    Journalist and Host

    Gay USA, Gay Cable Network

  • Sharon Hunt Fellow 1985-1986

    Associate Director for Development

    American Indian Community House

  • Selma Jackson Fellow 2008-2009

    Project Director

    4W Circle of Art and Enterprise, Inc.

  • Susan Jaffe Fellow 1991-1992

    Environmental Writer

    Environmental Protection Bureau; New York State Attorney General’s Office

  • Allen Keith James Fellow 2003-2004

    Acting Executive Director

    HIV/AIDS Technical Assistance Project

  • Kevin James Fellow 2002-2003

    Supervising Fire Marshal

    New York City Fire Department

  • Ramon Jimenez Fellow 1983-1984

    Attorney at Law

    Civil Rights and Labor; Law Office of Andrew Vachss

  • Michael Johnson Fellow 1991-1992

    Founder and Director

    Science Skills Center

  • Sharon Johnson Fellow 1994-1995

    Executive Director

    Northside Center for Child Development, Inc.

  • Jacquie Jones Fellow 2008-2009

    Executive Director

    National Black Programming Consortium

  • Martha Jones Fellow 1994-1995

    Staff Attorney

    The HIV Law Project

  • Suzanne Y. Jones Fellow 1979-1980

    Director

    Single Parent Family Project, Community Service Society of New York

  • Howard Jordan Fellow 1996-1997

    Managing Editor

    ritica: A Journal of Puerto Rican Policy and Politics; Institute for Puerto Rican Policy

  • Leonardo Jordan Fellow 1991-1992

    Founding Member

    Latino Rights Project

  • Indira Kajosevic Fellow 2008-2009

    Executive Director

    Reconciliation and Culture Cooperative Network

  • Michael Kamber Fellow 2001-2002

    Writer and Photographer

  • Lisa Kaplan Fellow 1991-1992

    Vice President

    Consumer-Farmer Foundation, Inc.

  • Kathe Karlson Fellow 1995-1996

    Program Coordinator

    Center on AIDS, Drugs, and Community Health; Hunter College

  • Alyssa Katz Fellow 2005-2006

    Editor

    City Futures, City Limits

  • Phillip Kay Fellow 1994-1995

    Editor

    New Youth Connections , Youth Communication

  • John Key Fellow 1995-1996

    Group Leader and Coordinator

    Social Intervention Group; Columbia University School of Social Work

  • George Khaldun Fellow 1999-2000

    Deputy to the President

    Rheedlen Centers for Children and Families

  • Azadeh Khalili Fellow 2001-2002

    Executive Director

    HIV/AIDS Technical Assistance Project

  • Jee Kim Fellow 2008-2009

    Program Officer

    Surdna Foundation

  • Stanley Kinard Fellow 2000-2001

    Executive Director and Founder

    Carter G. Woodson Cultural Literacy Project, Inc.

  • Stephen Kindred Fellow 1991-1992

    Organizer

    Teamsters for a Democratic Union

  • Rita Knight Fellow 2000-2001

    Family Service Coordinator

    Rheedlen Centers for Children and Families Countee Cullen Community Center

  • Madeline Kochen Fellow 1988-1989

    Law Assistant to Acting Supreme Court Justice Elliot Wilk

    New York State Supreme Court

  • Richard C. Kosik Fellow 1980-1981

    Crisis Intervention Teacher

    Brooklyn Technical High School

  • Joseph Krebbs Fellow 1986-1987

    Firefighter

    New York City Fire Department

  • Tanya Krupat Fellow 2004-2005

    Director

    Children of Incarcerated Parents Program (CHIPP)

  • Gara La Marche Fellow 1988-1989

    Program Director

    PEN American Center; Freedom-to-Write Committee

  • Paul La Rosa Fellow 1984-1985

    Reporter/Assistant Regional Director

    New York Daily News

  • Diane Lacey Fellow 1982-1983

    Community and Public Affairs

    WWRL Radio, WBAI Radio, Health and Hospitals Corporation

  • Charles Lai Fellow 1999-2000

    Director of Agency Services

    Asian American Federation of New York

  • Augustin Lao Fellow 1994-1995

    Neighborhood Coordinator

    Urban Homesteading; Assistance Board

  • Jane Latour Fellow 1990-1991

    Director

    Women’s Project; Association for Union Democracy

  • Donna Lawrence Fellow 1984-1985

    Director

    Food and Hunger Hotline

  • Douglas Layne Fellow 1996-1997

    Assistant Commissioner for Review and Support

    New York City Department of Finance

  • Ray López Fellow 2008-2009

    Environmental Program Manager

    Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service Inc.

  • Katina Leodas Fellow 1983-1984

    Field Service Officer

    Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

  • David Levine Fellow 1982-1983

    Program Director

    Goddard-Riverside Community Center; Community School District No. 3

  • Mark Levinson Fellow 2002-2003

    Chief Economist and Director of Policy

    Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE)

  • Gerald Rasuli Lewis Fellow 1997-1998

    Program Director

    Rheedlen Centers for Children and Families

  • Heather Lewis Fellow 1996-1997

    Executive Co-Director

    Center for Collaborative Education

  • Lynn Lewis Fellow 2006-2007

    Director and Civil Rights Organizer

    Picture the Homeless

  • William Barnett Lipton Fellow 1998-1999

    Organizer

    Progressive New York

  • Kenneth Lo Fellow 2007-2008

    Director, Cross Cultural Communications

    New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

  • Susan Lob Fellow 1986-1987

    Executive Director

    Neighborhood Housing Services of East Flatbush

  • Phillip Lopate Fellow 1983-1984

    Associate Professor

    Creative Writing Program; University of Houston

  • Margarita Lopez Fellow 1994-1995

    Team Leader

    Goddard-Riverside Community Center

  • Maura Lout Fellow 2007-2008

    Director of Operations

    New Yorkers for Parks

  • JoAnn Lum Fellow 1994-1995

    Program Director

    Chinese Staff and Worker’s Association

  • Olyvia Lynch Fellow 1991-1992

    Director and Instructional Leader

    The Partnership School

  • Migdalia Maldonaldo Fellow 1996-1997

    Criminal Prosecution Chief

    Civil Rights Bureau; Office of the Kings County District Attorney

  • Fekkak Mamdouh Fellow 2005-2006

    Co-Founder and Assistant Director

    Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York

  • Jonathan Mandell Fellow 1992-1993

    Feature Writer

    New York Newsday

  • Esperanza Martell Fellow 2003-2004

    Adjunct Advisor; Visiting Scholar; Adjunct Advisor

    Hunter College School of Social Work; Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College; Medger Evers College

  • Muntu Matsimela Fellow 2004-2005

    Producer-Coordinator

    Special Broadcasts and Events, WBAI- Pacifica Radio, 99.5 FM

  • Joan Maynard Fellow 1986-1987

    Executive Director

    Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and Bedford- Stuyvesant History

  • Norman R. McConney, Jr. Fellow 2005-2006

    Former Executive Director and Chief of Staff

    Office of the Deputy Speaker, New York State Assembly

  • Kathleen Ann McCullagh Fellow 1998-1999

    Director

    The Earth School

  • Betsey McGee Fellow 1989-1990

    Consultant

    Center for Collaborative Education; Academy for Educational Development

  • Kim McGillicuddy Fellow 1994-1995

    Director

    Youth Force

  • Miguel Ernesto Melendez Fellow 2004-2005

    Regional Supervisor of Parent Support Services

    New York City Department of Education

  • Rosaura (Rosie) Mendez Fellow 2003-2004

    Chief of Staff

    Office of Councilwoman Margarita Lopez

  • Carlin Meyer Fellow 1980-1981

    Assistant General Counsel

    District Council 37, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)

  • Frank Mikkens Fellow 2001-2002

    Principal

    Boys and Girls High School

  • Vernice Miller Fellow 1992-1993

    Co-Founder

    West Harlem Environmental Action (WHEACT)

  • Joan Minieri Fellow 1992-1993

    Director of Community Development Services

    New York Institute for Human Development, Inc.

  • Velmanette Montgomery Fellow 1984-1985

    Co-Director

    The Day Care Forum

  • J. Robin Moon Fellow 2006-2007

    Director of Program Development

    Korean American Community Foundation (KACF)

  • Esther Mora Fellow 1990-1991

    Coordinating Attorney

    Housing Law Legal Support Unit; Community Action for Legal Services

  • Ed Morales Fellow 2006-2007

    Journalist

    The Village Voice, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and The Nation

  • Emilio J. Morante Fellow 1981-1982

    Housing Preservation Specialist

    Metro North Association, Inc.

  • Celeste Morris Fellow 1993-1994

    Founder and President

    Unlimited Creative Enterprises, Inc. ; Publisher, The Big Black Book

  • Bruce Morrow Fellow 2007-2008

    Associate Director

    Teachers and Writers Collaborative

  • Donald Murphy Fellow 1992-1993

    People About Changing Education (PACE)

  • Christopher Murray Fellow 2006-2007

    Counselor

    Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Community Center

  • Kim Lynn Nauer Fellow 2004-2005

    Executive Director

    City Futures, Inc.

  • Frank Negron Fellow 1993-1994

    Program Director

    The Fort Greene Beacon Center

  • Jill Nelson Fellow 1983-1984

    Freelance Writer

  • Stanley Nelson Fellow 1995-1996

    Producer of film documentaries

  • David R. Nimmons Fellow 1997-1998

    HIV Prevention Specialist

    Center for AIDS Prevention Studies

  • Edmond P. O'Brien Fellow 1979-1980

    Pastor, Vice Chairman, President

    St. Matthew’s Roman Catholic Church (Brooklyn), Community Board #8, Crown Heights , Crown Heights Pastoral Council

  • Suzanne O'Keefe Fellow 1984-1985

    Special Advisor to the Chairman

    New York City Loft Board

  • James O'Neal Fellow 1990-1991

    Executive Director

    Legal Outreach, Inc.

  • Getz Obstfelt Fellow 1982-1983

    Executive Director

    S.W.A.P. (Stop Wasting Abandoned Property), Inc. ;Providence , Rhode Island

  • Valerio Orselli Fellow 1992-1993

    Executive Director

    Cooper Square Community Development Committee

  • Abiodun Oyewole Fellow 1988-1989

    Educator

    Teachers & Writers Collaborative

  • Angeles Pai Fellow 2005-2006

    Chief of Staff

    Department of Homeless Services, City of New York

  • Denise L. Pease Fellow 1981-1982

    Community Service Director

    Elmcor Youth and Adult Services, Inc.

  • MaryKay Penn Fellow 1995-1996

    Founder and Executive Director

    Institute for African American Folk Culture

  • Katheen Perez Fellow 1985-1986

    Community Organizer

    Manhattan Valley Development Corporation

  • Hank Perlin Fellow 1991-1992

    Tenant Advocacy and Assistance Supervisor

    West Side SRO Law Project; Goddard-Riverside Community Center

  • Kate Pfordresher Fellow 1995-1996

    Organizer

    Local 375, District Council 37; American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees

  • Lisa Philp Fellow 2008-2009

    Global Head of Philanthropic Services

    JP Morgan Private Bank

  • Catherine Poe Fellow 1995-1996

    Director; Schools Office

    New York Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)

  • Caren Ponty Fellow 1983-1984

    Special Assistant to the Administrator

    New York City Human Resources Administration

  • John Powis Fellow 1988-1989

    Pastor

    St. Andrew Ellino

  • Claudia Preparata Fellow 2006-2007

    Research Director

    Transport Workers Union Local 100

  • Christina Press Fellow 1979-1980

    Director of Editorials

    WCBS Newsradio

  • Janet Price Fellow 1986-1987

    Managing Attorney

    Advocates for Children of New York, Inc.

  • Katie Quan Fellow 1988-1989

    Manager

    LGWU Pacific Northwest; District Council

  • Robert Quilty Fellow 1982-1983

    Lieutenant

    New York City Fire Department

  • Victor Quintana Fellow 1985-1986

    Policy Analyst

    Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development

  • Ruben Quiroz Fellow 1992-1993

    Executive Director

    Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights

  • Zachary John Ramsey Fellow 2000-2001

    Deputy Administrator

    District Council 37, AFSCME

  • Martha Grace Rayner Fellow 1997-1998

    Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem

    Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem

  • Amanda Ream Fellow 2008-2009

    Coordinator of Service Workers Rising

    UNITE HERE

  • Victor Rivera Fellow 2002-2003

    Medicaid Service Coordinator

    Banana Kelly Community Improvement Association (BKCIA)

  • Tom Robbins Fellow 1985-1986

    Editor

    City Limits

  • Vivian Robinson Fellow 1980-1981

    President, Audience Development Committee, Inc.

    Harlem Institute of Fashion

  • Steven Romalewski Fellow 1995-1996

    Coordinator

    Toxics Prevention; New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG)

  • Beth Rosental Fellow 1985-1986

    Executive Director

    Washington Heights-Inwood Coalition

  • Clifford Rosenthal Fellow 1983-1984

    Executive Director

    National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions

  • Joyce Ellen Rosenthal Fellow 1997-1998

    Research Associate/Public Outreach Coordinator

    Center for the Biology of Natural Systems, Queens College

  • Stephanie Roth Fellow 1987-1988

    Co-Director

    New York Women Against Rape

  • Stephen A. Ruffins Fellow 1981-1982

    Director of Family Day Care

    New York City Agency for Family Development

  • Gene Russianoff Fellow 1983-1984

    Staff Attorney

    New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG)

  • Sharonne Salaam Fellow 2001-2002

    Director

    People United for Children

  • William Sales, Jr. Fellow 1987-1988

    Director

    Afro-American Department; Seton Hall University

  • Soledad Santiago Fellow 1989-1990

    Novelist and Journalist

  • Evelyn Santos Fellow 1982-1983

    Deputy to the President

    Experimental and Bilingual Institute

  • Richard Schaffer Fellow 1982-1983

    Vice President of Corporate Development

    Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation

  • Susan Schechter Fellow 1984-1985

    Director

    Women’s Education Institute; Author, Women and Male Violence: The Visions and Struggles of the Battered Women’s Movement

  • Sarah Schulman Fellow 1993-1994

    Novelist, journalist, and playwright

    Activist in the lesbian and gay community

  • David Wilson Scott Fellow 1993-1994

    Assistant to Board Member Westina L. Matthews

    New York City Board of Education

  • Rinku Sen Fellow 2004-2005

    Communications Director

    Applied Research Center

  • Aarti Shahani Fellow 2006-2007

    Co-founder and Co-Director

    Families for Freedom

  • Esmerelda Simmons Fellow 1996-1997

    Executive Director

    Center for Law and Social Justice; Medgar Evers College

  • Judy Simmons Fellow 1984-1985

    Talk Show Host and Producer

    Inner City Broadcasting (WLIB)

  • James Sleeper Fellow 1982-1983

    Special Assistant

    President of the Council, City of New York; Writer, The Village Voice

  • Jay D. Small Fellow 1997-1998

    Executive Director

    Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development

  • Marcia Smith Fellow 1989-1990

    Chief of Staff

    Mayor’s Office of Intergovernmental Affairs; New York City

  • Dorothy Smoak Fellow 1985-1986

    Assistant Vice President

    Chemical Bank

  • M. Sharon Smolick Fellow 1981-1982

    Assistant Project Director

    Offender Aid and Restoration of New York City, Inc.

  • Alonzo Rico Speight Fellow 1999-2000

    Filmmaker

  • Alvin Starks Fellow 2006-2007

    Associate Director

    Racial Justice Initiative and Fellowship Programs at the Open Society Institute (OSI)

  • Carol Steinsapir Fellow 1990-1991

    Program Director

    Community Environmental Health Center; Hunter College

  • Joseph Steward Fellow 1992-1993

    Program Director

    Center 54 and Countee Cullen Center; Rheedlen Centers for Children and Families

  • Marian Straw Fellow 1983-1984

    Assistant Director

    Cultural Voucher Program, Museums Collaborative

  • Eduardo Suarez-Fernandez Fellow 1995-1996

    Supervisor

    Division of Injury Protection; New York City Department of Health

  • Fran Sugarman Fellow 1987-1988

    Executive Director

    Kingsbridge Heights Neighborhood Improvement Organization

  • Patricia Swan Fellow 1995-1996

    Executive Director

    Manhattan Borough Development Corporation

  • Orinne JT Takagi Fellow 2000-2001

    Independent Filmmaker

    Takagi Productions

  • Tani Takagi Fellow 1996-1997

    Grants Director

    Ms. Foundation for Women

  • Barbara A. Taveras Fellow 2005-2006

    Project Director

    Coalition for New Philanthropy

  • Jack Tchen Fellow 1986-1987

    Executive Director

    New York City Chinatown History Project

  • Anne Teicher Fellow 1989-1990

    Director

    East Side SRO Project; MFY Legal Services

  • Marina Temkina Fellow 2000-2001

    President/Project Developer

    The Archive: Jewish Immigrant Culture

  • Angeles D. Thompson Fellow 1980-1981

    Special Assistant

    U.S. Senator Jacob K. Javits

  • David Tobis Fellow 1987-1988

    Director, Foundation Funded Research

    Welfare Research Inc.

  • Lawrence Tompkins Fellow 2007-2008

    Captain

    Fire Department of New York

  • Zoilo Torres Fellow 2004-2005

    Coordinator of Field Operations

    New York City Department of Health

  • Randall Toure Fellow 1995-1996

    Executive Director

    Southeast Queens Clergy for Community Empowerment, Inc.

  • Juliet Ucelli Fellow 1993-1994

    Coordinator

    Services Linkage Project for Parenting Adolescents; New York City Board of Education

  • Blanca Vazquez Fellow 2002-2003

    Viewing Race Project Coordinator and Web Site Editor

    National Video Resources (NVR)

  • Camilo Vergara Fellow 1986-1987

    Documentary Photographer

  • Daniel Voloch Fellow 2007-2008

    Director

    College Now at Hostos Community College

  • Laura Vural Fellow 2001-2002

    Director

    TRUCE, The Rheedlen University for Community Education

  • Imam Talib W.’Abdur-Rashid Fellow 1997-1998

    Senior Clergyman

    The Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood and Islamic Chaplain

  • Patrice Wagner Fellow 1987-1988

    Instructor

    Young Adult Learning Academy

  • Vivian M. Warfield Fellow 1980-1981

    Executive Director

    Jamaica Arts Center ( Queens)

  • Judith Wessler Fellow 1983-1984

    Health Advocacy Coordinator

    Community Action for Legal Services

  • Andrew K. White Fellow 1998-1999

    Editor/Executive Director

    City Limits Community Information Service, Inc

  • Warren S. Whitlock Fellow 1997-1998

    Consultant in Economic Development

  • Yilma Wolde-Mariam Fellow 2003-2004

    Organizing Committee Member

    New York Taxi Workers Alliance

  • Daniel Wolfe Fellow 2001-2002

    Consultant to various organizations including:

    New York Academy of Medicine, Mailman School of Public Health, UNAIDS, and the Ford Foundation

  • Peter Wood Fellow 1990-1991

    Executive Director

    Mutual Housing Association of New York, Inc.

  • George Worthington Fellow 1991-1992

    Consultant and Fundraiser

    St. Clare’s Hospital and Health Cente

  • Sungkyu (Steve) Yun Fellow 2002-2003

    Executive Director

    National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC)

  • Willette Kolu Zigbi Fellow 1999-2000

    Co-Founder and Organizer

    Harlem Tenants Council

Reflections on the Fellowship

Revson’s greatest benefit to me was the opportunity to learn and grow professionally with a diverse group of spirited, contentious, challenging, and stimulating peers whose only common denominator was a commitment to make New York City a better place.

Patricia Swan

Class of 1995-1996

Find out what other former Fellows are saying about their experiences in the Revson Fellowship program at Columbia University.

Revson Fellowship

Columbia University
420 West 118th Street
Mail Code 3355
New York, New York 10027

Tel. (212) 854 - 6029
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revson@columbia.edu

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