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

Ari Wallach Fellows 2003 recently had his consulting firm, Synthesis, highlighted in Fast Company Magazine. You can read the article here.

Chiraag Bains Fellows 2005 is currently working as a trial attorney in the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, DC.

Hannah Sholl LNY 19 gave birth to a daughter, Ruby Geraldine Wolf.

The Office of Katie Osborn, Inc. LNY 22 recently obtained NYC WBE certification. Her company designs and creates large-scale branding and information design programs for public spaces. Current projects include a retail district on Roosevelt Island and wayfinding signage for East Side Access.

The Meatpacking District Improvement Association, under the leadership of Executive Director Lauren Danziger NL 2011, recently produced a video about the Meatpacking District. You can watch it here.

Paula Oleska, MA, LNY 11 following the development of her proprietary therapeutic modality, Brain Upgrade®, is working on launching her Brain-Based Fitness for Baby Boomers©, a new, fun approach to staying fit after 50, while keeping/increasing your brain power. If anyone is interested in offering assistance with the launch please contact Paula.

Rodney Holman Fellows St. Louis 1991 has published a book, The Universal Solvent, a collection offering poetry in its most profound roles as healer and provocateur.  The collection is a narrative of the process of becoming fully human, chronicling the evolution of the soul.  You can read more about it here.

Nitzan Pelman LNY 17 recently had his organization, Citizen Schools New York, highlighted on NPR. You can hear the piece here.

The Daily News recently ran an article about the great work being done by the NYC Department of Small Business Services and its Business Improvement Districts. Mentioned in the article were Coro alumni: Commissioner Rob Walsh LNY 5, Laurel Brown NL 2011, and Jennifer Brown NL 2011. You can read the article here.

Suchi Saxena LNY 22 will begin a doctoral program in education leadership at Harvard this fall.

Tanya Ramos LNY 17 is the new Executive Director of the NYC Metro Area at Education Pioneers. Education Pioneers is one of the few national organizations focused exclusively on increasing and improving top and mid-level leadership talent broadly outside of the classroom and the school building. You can read more about her organization here.

Tucker Reed Fellows 2004 was mentioned in this week's Crain's New York Business about the tech boom in downtown Brooklyn where he is President of the Downtown Brooklyn Alliance. You can read the article here.

Gonzalo Mercado ICLP 2008 was awarded an American Dreamer award by the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs. Read more about it here.

Cheryl Rosario LNY 16 helped launch the NYC Partners in preservation program at American Express. The project aims to bring preservation grants to NYC historical sites. You can read more about the project and vote for your favorite site here.