Executive Vice President: Executive Vice President Georgia Boothe joined Children’s Aid in 2015 as the vice president of the Child Welfare and Family Services Division. She oversees the organization’s work with young people who have become involved in the juvenile justice system as well as the preventive services program, which works to strengthen families that are involved in the child welfare system. She also leads a deeply experienced team of social workers and other front line staff in serving children and families with special needs. Georgia comes to Children’s Aid after spending more than five years at Pathways to Housing NY, as the executive director. She holds an M.S.W. from Columbia University and earned her undergraduate degree from Skidmore College, where she studied social work and American studies.

Executive Vice President: As executive vice president, Sandra supports senior leaders who oversee our community schools and centers to deliver high-quality holistic services and implement strategies that enable children, youth, and families to succeed and thrive. She also supports senior leaders charged with cultivating, implementing, and disseminating best practices in the community schools and collective impact movements as well as our college/career access and workforce development initiatives. Previously, Sandra spent nearly 15 years with the Fund of the City of New York's Youth Development Institute, the last five of which she served as executive director. She led a host of initiatives designed to help youth-serving organizations across multiple sectors maximize their impact in New York City and across the nation. She also founded a consultancy where she provided executive coaching to local and national leaders throughout the country with a focus on DEIB. Sandra earned an M.S.W. from Columbia University and received a B.A. in sociology from Hunter College, where she also was an instructor in a course on mentorship.

As Vice President of the Youth Division at Children's Aid, Sarah provides the vision, direction and leadership for all youth programs and strategies across Children’s Aid’s community schools and centers, driving educational, social emotional, family and health outcomes for thousands of New York City children, youth and families. Prior to rejoining Children’s Aid in 2022, Sarah led the NYC Department of Education's Office of Community Schools, where she developed the largest community schools initiative in the United States, serving 190,000 students across 421 schools. She chaired the Brookings Institution Task Force on Next Generation Community Schools, which produced the February 2021 report Addressing Education Inequality with a Next Generation of Community Schools: A Blueprint for Mayors, States and the Federal Government. Sarah has served as an adviser to the Obama White House and the U.S. Department of Education on the national My Brother's Keeper Every Student, Every Day Campaign, a Federal initiative dedicated to eliminating chronic absenteeism across 30 school districts. She is an Annie E. Casey Children and Families Fellow and a certified teacher. Sarah received her bachelor’s degree from Yale University and her Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Vice President of Marketing and Communication: Anthony Ramos manages the public profile of Children's Aid across all media and led the organization’s efforts in its first rebranding process in more than four decades. Since joining Children’s Aid in 2011, Ramos has helped to communicate Children's Aid’s strategic objectives to key stakeholders and enhance its web presence through multimedia. Ramos came to Children’s Aid from the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), where he served as director of communications. Prior to his work with GLSEN, Ramos managed communications for the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center and the National Hemophilia Foundation.

Casper Lassiter is the Campus Director for Children’s Aid, Dunlevy Milbank Center in Harlem NY. Through his guidance and support, Mr. Lassiter has played a key role in the lives of many Harlem youth. Mr. Lassiter has been a leader, a role model as well as an inspiration to the young people in Harlem. Mr. Lassiter’s life changed when he joined Children’s Aid 42 years ago as a guard on the basketball team. Children’s Aid Carrera program came in two years later and saved his life during an era where drugs and teen pregnancy where rampant in his neighborhood. While most of his peers had fallen to the temptations of the street life, Casper was at Milbank learning personal development, and receiving job-training courses. Keeping the lessons, he learned at Milbank in mind, Casper graduated from Salisbury Prep in Salisbury CT in 1990, and then it was off to Pennsylvania where he earned a Bachelors of Arts in Social Psychology from Lehigh University in 1994, and a Master’s of Social Work from Hunter College in 2000. Casper Lassiter has truly given back to his community by working at the very center he grew up in. He began his Youth Development career 30 years ago at Milbank when he started as a Case Manger where he advocated on the behalf of the residents of 118 th Street. In 1997, Mr. Lassiter was promoted to Associate Coordinator of Youth Development Services at Milbank, two years later, he was promoted to Coordinator and after reinvigorating a once lackluster program, Mr. Lassiter was then promoted in 2001 to Assistant Director of the Milbank Center. After serving as the Director for The Drew Hamilton Learning Center. Casper came back to lead the very place where it all started the Milbank Center in 2009. Throughout his college career, Mr. Lassiter has been presented with numerous awards, such as the Lehigh University Learning and Leadership Award. Lehigh University Senior Award, and Service Award, as well as the Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award. Mr. Lassiter has kept up his record of accomplishment when he was thrice awarded the Excellence Award, which is given to outstanding Children's Aid staff. Casper is married, the father of two children ages 26 and 19.

Dan Singleton began his teaching career in 2004. Today he is principal of P.S. 31, a middle school in Staten Island. He is an alumnus of the Children’s Aid Goodhue Community Center in Staten Island. Daniel Singleton, Principal I earned a basketball scholarship to attend Southern Connecticut State University where I received a bachelor’s degree in psychology. I earned a master’s degree in Elementary Education from the College of Staten Island. In 2004 I began my teaching career at PS 57 in Park Hill. After 6 years of teaching at PS 57, I spent a year teaching at PS 22 in Graniteville and then taught the following year at PS 13 in Rosebank. I became Assistant Principal at PS 78 in Stapleton in 2013. In 2017 I was honored to become the Principal of PS 31 in New Brighton. My educational experiences have led me to believe the following: Relationships are key. Once you show that you believe in a child and you care about them genuinely, it will help foster belief in themselves that can carry them to a beautiful future. We must set high expectations for our children. It’s not where you’re from, its where you’re at. Once we are grounded in where we are, we can identify a plan to move forward toward where we want to be. And finally, we are worthy of anything we dream. Children deserve the right to be whatever they desire to be. It’s our duty as their caretakers to model greatness and provide opportunities for exposure.

Dr. Raja Flores is a world-renowned thoracic surgeon known for his technical skill and life-long work on lung and esophageal cancer, mesothelioma and asbestos-related diseases. Dr. Flores has performed live surgery across the globe. His research has produced over 300 publications and he has presented over 300 lectures worldwide. Dr. Flores is the Principal Investigator of a 4.8 million dollar RO1 grant to study the effect of asbestos contamination in the town of Libby, Montana. He is currently investigating the health effects of mold exposure on New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) tenants. Dr. Flores is currently an active member of the Manhattan Community Board 11 in East Harlem, New York. He was educated at NYU, Einstein, Columbia, and Harvard. He is Professor and founding Chairman of the Department of Thoracic Surgery at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in NYC.

Francisca (Frances) Lopez identifies as a Boricua Lesbian, born and raised in East Harlem, NYC. She is an alumna of Stuyvesant High School, Brown University (Bachelor of Arts), and Columbia University (Master of Social Work), having had the privilege of attending some of the finest educational institutions. Her journey, starting as a girl from El Barrio, was marked by determination and resilience, navigating elite systems that often felt exclusive and unwelcoming. Fueled by her upbringing and background, Frances developed a passion for helping others, especially marginalized populations who feel voiceless. Children's Aid played a significant role in her life. From receiving orthodontic care and attending summer camps in East Harlem to her stepchildren participating in the same programs, Children's Aid has been a constant support. This connection came full circle as Frances has dedicated the past 11 years to working at Children’s Aid, currently serving as the Senior Director of Family Support Programs. In her role, Frances oversees four Family Support Programs and leads a team of about 70 staff members, providing prevention services to nearly 400 families across the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Staten Island. She is honored to be part of Children’s Aid’s collective impact initiative, serves on the educational committee, and collaborates with a dynamic prevention leadership team. Beyond her professional life, Frances loves salsa music, the sun and beach, and is an avid sports fan, cheering for the Mets, Jets, Knicks, and Liberty.

Julissa Contreras had her off-Broadway debut with her play Vámonos at INTAR theatre this past spring 2023. As a writer, performer, podcaster, educator, and advocate, Julissa focuses on storytelling as a framework for the expansion of our collective consciousness and the preservation of our histories. Julissa leans into her perspective of the world as a Dominicana from the Bronx as well as those of the surrounding communities that have socialized her experience. In addition to her artistic endeavors Julissa has dedicated 15+ years to working within nonprofits and start up organizations with a focus on community strategy, ethical engagement, DEIB practices, impact programming, media strategy, and more.

Sarah Roman, was born and raised in East Harlem from the late 90's to early 2000's with her 2 siblings in a single-parent household. Sarah was exposed to the magic of dance in The Children's Aid Society Center afterschool and summer programs. This love of dance and discipline instilled by her mother brought her to different dance programs in the city. With dance comes injury and needing to explore different options for work, Sarah completed a physical therapy internship at Mount Sinai Hospital in 2006. August of 2006, Sarah went to Manhattanville College as a C-STEP scholar to continue these studies. However, about 3 semesters in, her studies at Manhattanville Sarah took a break and found herself a year later at The Swedish Institute of Health Sciences for Massage Therapy. Since 2011 Sarah has been a licensed massage therapist working in luxury hotels, spas, gyms and wellness centers. She also started her journey of motherhood and being a wife. Fast forward to 2020, Sarah created her company Unwind Spas which provides sessions for residents of luxury buildings in Manhattan & Brooklyn, in studio sessions in Manhattan and provides a platform for other talented massage therapists to grow.