Coro Alumni News

Congratulations to the following alumni for their recognition and accomplishments! You can click on a person's name to e-mail them your congratulations directly.

If you have alumni news to share with the Coro community please e-mail Jeff Yurcan: jyurcan@coronewyork.org

Aaron Koffman LNY 22 and Coro Board Member David Kramer (Fellows LA 1988) are profiled in a new nationally televised Bank of America commercial about the partnership with their company, Hudson Companies, in East New York. You can view the great ad in this video.

Gregg Bishop LNY 21 was selected by The NY Carib News as one of their Fall 2011 Emerging Leaders.

Gia Storms LNY 23 recently began a new position as Director of Communications and External Affairs at the Times Square Alliance.

Ligia Guallpa ICLP 2011 was recently featured in the NY Times for her work to support The Apple Eco-Friendly Cleaning Cooperative. You can read the article here.

Ricardi Calixte NL 2011 was recently profiled in The Queens Ledger for the work he is doing to help small businesses in Queens. You can read the article here.

Tsedey Betru LNY 20 recently began a new position as Program Officer of a fund, Communities for Public Education Reform, a project of Public Interest Projects.

Regan McCarthy, LNY 4, Senior Partner for Civil Society at Songmasters LLC, is Co-Executive Producer of the soon-to-be broadcast concert "Buddy Holly: Listen to Me" taped live in Hollywood on Holly's 75th birthday and on the day he posthumously received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  

Robina Niaz ICLP 2007 was honored by the Chhaya CDC as one of their "Architects of Change" for 2011.

Andrew Kimball Fellows 1988 and Coro Board Member was recently featured in the NY Daily News for opening Bldg 92, a new exhibition and visitors center that "celebrates the Navy Yard's past, present and future". You can read the article here.

Cristal Rivera LNY 22 will be joining Andrew as the Director of Workforce Development for the Brooklyn Navy Yard.  

Tara Colton LNY 22 has been working on the "Know before you enroll" program which was recently launched by the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs. The program is designed to help New Yorkers select a school or training program and advises them to be careful of taking on a large amount of school debt.

Angelo Cabrera ICLP 2011, President of MASA-MexEd Inc., a non-profit located in the Bronx, recently saw his organization win an award from Iniciativa Mexico's competition for projects seeking to promote social change for Mexicans living in Mexico and abroad.

Jessamyn Waldman ICLP 2007, owner of Hot Bread Kitchen, recently was bestowed the honor of "best bialy in New York" by Serious Eats. You can read the article here.

Kevin Tolan NL 2011, a director of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, was quoted in a Brooklyn Paper article about renowned artist Steve Powers bringing his art to the Fulton Mall. You can read the article here.

Kerry McLean NL 2011 was recently featured on NY1 News for the work she and her group, The Women's Housing and Economic Development Corp., is doing on Southern Blvd. in the Bronx. You can see the piece here.

Shannon Snead LNY 15 recently began a new position as Chief Development Officer at Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City.

Daria Hall LNY 22 recently became a student in the Baruch College Executive MPA Program.