Madison Council
Madison Council is a diverse group of dedicated young professionals committed to advancing the mission of Madison Square Boys & Girls Club. These leaders volunteer their time, talents and energy to positively impact the lives of thousands of NYC youth. During the 2025 fiscal year, Madison Council raised over $220,000 in support of Madison’s programs.
Your membership helps young people reach their fullest potential by achieving academic success, developing good character & citizenship and adopting healthy lifestyles. Madison Council also provides professional and social networking opportunities for you to connect with others who share a desire to help NYC youth.
The Madison Council supports the organization through:
Raising awareness and serving as Madison ambassadors
Organizing and attending fundraisers
Engaging in volunteer activities at Clubhouses
Members are expected to actively participate in Madison Council meetings, events and/or volunteer activities throughout the year.
Have questions or want to hear from Madison Council leadership about their experience and what being a member entails? Email them here.
For Current Madison Council Members
Membership Benefits
Madison Council is a dynamic group of young professionals representing a broad swath of industries, including tech, finance, law, child care, politics, and the performing arts. What unites them, however, is a drive to help advance Madison's mission and programs serving New York City’s young people.
Membership to Madison Council affords opportunities to build relationships through Council-organized Happy Hours, Fun Runs, watch parties, and other engagement events; it also allows for opportunities to network with our Board of Directors through annual meetings, special programs and fundraisers, and professional development events such as our Board Breakfast series.
Most importantly, Madison Council allows young people to get together and work collaboratively to create opportunities for and enhance the lives of young people in some of New York City's most high-need neighborhoods. Whether connecting with youth members through volunteer events at our clubhouses, or helping to plan the Council's signature fundraiser, Madison Council is a great way to form community around values, action, and philanthropy.
Madison Council Leadership
Co-Presidents
Sylvia Black, Co-President, Thrill Hill Recording
James Martin, Co-President, Press Secretary to Senator Charles E. Schumer
Committee Co-Chairs
Josh Berkowitz, Special Events Co-Chair, The Carlyle Group
Austin Schneider, Special Events Co-Chair, Brooklyn FC
Elana Stern, Special Events Co-Chair, Ropes & Gray LLP
Kirsten Flicker, Recruitment Committee Co-Chair, Polymarket
Taylor Mancini, Recruitment Committee Co-Chair, QBE Re
Matt Kehrl, Recruitment CommitteeCo-Chair, Egon Zehnder
Henry Lewand, Membership & Treasury Committee Co-Chair, Alternative Assets Group - Prudential Financial
Kate Neisloss, Membership & Treasury Committee Co-Chair, Dyson
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Megan Arias
Anne Bickerstaff
Sylvia Black
Carolina Bosch
Alex Bregman
Marco Carlacci
Marco Carlacci
Katherine Charles
Daniel de Leon
Navin Durgaprasad
Jacob Gantz
Scott Gellman
Myles Gillespie
Savannah Hart
Matthew Hayes
Jillian Jones
Sayo Kamara
Kharay Kenyatta
Lauren Ketterer
Kelly LeGaye
Henry Lewand
Olivia Lowden
Elena Luca
Taylor Mancini
James Martin
Andrea McChristian
Tashia Millstein
Max Minniti
Kate Neisloss
Sau Ching Ng
Landin Petersen
Dorothy-Ann Phillip
Ariela Pizza
Kelly Salina
Katherine Scosta
Matthew Stern
Ashley Stevenson
Wyatt Swanson
Andrew Todres
Nonita Verma
Lisa Volling
Jeff Wechsler -
Emily Allison
Josh Berkowitz
Katrin Berman
Sarah Bolke
Faye Brannen
Robert Deffenbaugh
James Devine
Mary Drucker
Andrew Eaddy
Maria Fernanda Yglesias
Kirsten Flicker
Daniel Gaide
Tyler Garman
Jesse Glaser
Chloe Godin
Srini Gunampalli
Brooke Haley
Taji Hutchins
Ryan Kealy
Scott Kelly
Jonathan Levin
Robert Longo
Brendan Maghini
Melissa Mahoney
Brian Marcus
Sabrina Mesa
Edward Miller
Edward Miller
Meghan Muller
Matthew Muney
Melissa Parres
Caroline Pelham
Katherine Ragan
Crystal Rajan Johnson
Claire Rehm
James Sacks
Danielle Stamos
Andrew Steele
Andrew Steele
Tamás Széll
Marcus Thomas
Danielle Todd
Jacob Trevino
Jacob Trevino
Audrey Vernick
Victoria Vilches
Kyle Williams
Mavis Xu
