ReServe Staff

Mary Bleiberg, Executive Director
Email: mbleiberg@reserveinc.org
Mary Bleiberg comes to ReServe after a decade at The After School Corporation (TASC). As Vice President of Policy and Program Development, she helped raise nearly $500 million in public and private funds, and create sustainable service and funding strategies that have led to a dramatic growth in the quality and availability of after-school services. Prior to working at TASC, Bleiberg served in a variety of government and not-for-profit organizations, including Safe Horizon, Urban Pathways, the New York City Human Resources Administration, City Volunteer Corps, and the Mayor's Office of Midtown enforcement.

Susan MacEachron, Deputy Director
Email: smaceachron@reserveinc.org
Susan MacEachron joined ReServe after working in the financial services sector for JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup. Her career as a lawyer and banker included working with financial products and managing corporate tax matters. Susan’s most recent position was the chief financial officer for the JPMorgan global Marketing and Communication group, and treasurer of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, which annually makes grants of $100 million. She received a J.D. from Boston University School of Law, and a B.A. from Brandeis University. She serves on the board of Concert Artists Guild.

Iowaka Barber, Senior Program Officer
Email: ibarber@reserveinc.org
Iowaka Barber has a diverse background in the nonprofit and private sectors, including serving as deputy director of communications at the Open Society Institute, associate director of development and communications at the East Harlem Tutorial Program, manager at Big Five consulting firm Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, and senior placement coordinator of the international Fulbright scholarship program at the Institute of International Education. She also served as an adjunct faculty member for eight years in the digital media and communications design program at Parsons School of Design and has extensive training in institutional racism and leadership development. Iowaka received a M.S. in communications design from Pratt Institute and her B.A. from Meredith College. She is also a 2007 recipient of a United Way Senior Fellowship awarded to emerging leaders in the nonprofit sector and is currently participating in an M.P.A. program at Baruch.

Anna King, Senior Program Officer
Email: aking@reserveinc.org
Anna King joined ReServe after living in Washington, DC, where she worked as a program officer with Meridian International Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of international understanding. She worked to create professional development programs for foreign delegations participating in the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program. Anna has a background in publishing, including serving as promotion director for a magazine produced by the Embassy of France.  She received a B.A. in English literature from the University of the South in Tennessee.

Alexandra Lowe, Senior Program Officer
Email: alowe@reserveinc.org
Alexandra Lowe came to ReServe in 2009 with a background in law, public policy, and child advocacy. As a member of the New York City Administration for Children's Services' senior management team for over a decade, she created and led New York City’s Families for Teens initiative, and spearheaded the City’s $11.5 million Foster Parent Recruitment, Training and Support program. She has pioneered the development of short, intensive training programs for social workers, lawyers, physicians and judges, and has guest-lectured about foster care and adoption at local, state and national conferences, universities and judicial institutes. She is a co-author of The Rights of Families, published by the ACLU, and has taught legal research, writing and oral advocacy at Brooklyn Law School. She has a law degree from Harvard Law School and a B.A. in Economics and History from Harvard University.

Kieran McGrath, National Strategy Director
Email: kmcgrath@reserveinc.org
Kieran McGrath joined ReServe after working for more than ten years in the nonprofit sector, most recently as an executive recruiter for Bridgespan. Her roles before Bridgespan include Senior Program Officer for the Robin Hood Foundation and Assistant Director at the Nonprofit Center of La Salle University. She received an MBA from Baruch, and a B.A. from the University of Maryland. She serves on the New York Fundraising Committee for One Acre Fund.

Scott Kariya, Program Officer
Email: skariya@reserveinc.org
Scott Kariya joined ReServe in 2008 following more than twenty years in executive recruiting. Specializing in Financial Services and Information Technology, Scott worked directly with corporate managers and executives to identify and hire key personnel. Prior to that, Scott worked for IBM as a Systems Engineer, and Johnson & Johnson as Financial Analyst. More recently, Scott was a Contributing Editor for IEEE Spectrum, the monthly magazine for electrical engineers worldwide, and a career counselor for The Five O'clock Club, a career guidance organization. Scott holds a B.A. in Economics from Yale University.

Krystian Boreyko, Program Associate
Email: kboreyko@reserveinc.org
Krystian joins ReServe after having completed his undergraduate years at Vassar College, having graduated with a degree in English. A Connecticut native, Krystian has recently moved to the island of Manhattan and is excited to be a part of the ReServe team as he begins pursuing a career working in the nonprofit sector.

Dan Cohen, Director of Education Services
Email: dcohen@reserveinc.org
Dan Cohen has joined ReServe as its first Director of Education Services. Dan will oversee the development and implementation of READY, and ReServe's other school based/ education programs, recruiting and supporting both partners and ReServists. Before joining ReServe, Dan founded and served as President of an award winning television production company producing such shows as "A Cook's Tour" with Anthony Bourdain and "Boy Meets Grill" and "Throwdown" with Bobby Flay. Before that, he held several senior level positions at the New York Times Company, most recently as Senior Vice President of Advertising when The Times became the first publication to ever sell over $1 Billion in advertising. Dan has served as a member of the Board of Children for Children as well as the Board of Overseers at Tufts University. Currently, he serves on the Board of Directors of the Professional Children's School and The Rainforest Alliance. He graduated from Tufts with a B.A. in Theatre and Oceanography.

Risa Dubow, Program Coordinator
Email: rdubow@reserveinc.org
Risa joins ReServe as a VISTA with the inaugural class of the NYC Civic Corps. After receiving her BA from Union college, she participated in AmeriCorps NCCC and traveled the country doing service projects ranging from education to the environment to disaster response. This experience motivated her to continue working in the nonprofit sector to inspire others to serve their communities. American Humanics certified, Risa is excited to develop READY, ReServe’s new initiative aiming to have ReServists help increase college-going rates among NYC students.

Laurie Hyman, Health Navigator Program Manager
Email: lhyman@reserveinc.org
Laurie Hyman has extensive experience in healthcare and care-giving, including time spent as a hot-line volunteer counselor at the Medicare Right Center and a patient advocate at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Prior to working in healthcare, she was in the entertainment industry, where she was involved in film, television, video, and music. She holds a certificate in gerontology from Marymount Manhattan College.

Kelsey Moore, Program Coordinator
Email: kmoore@reserveinc.org
Kelsey Moore joined Reserve as a member of the inaugural class of Mayor Bloomberg's NYC Service Team. While pursuing a bachelor's degree in Psychology at New York University, she volunteered with Peer Health Exchange as a Health Educator and worked with Bell Curves as an SAT tutor and college advisor. Kelsey is excited to develop one of ReServe's newest initiatives, READY, which will place ReServists in high schools to help increase college awareness and promote college-going culture.

John Pham, Program and Technology Associate
Email: jpham@reserveinc.org
John Pham joined ReServe after graduating from Macaulay Honors College at the City University of New York with a B.S. in Public Affairs from Baruch College. As an intern for Citizens Union, he recruited 4,500 poll workers and language interpreters to alleviate New York City's Election Day staffing shortage. John also worked for the 23rd Street Association as a newsletter writer and website developer. He is a 2007 recipient of the American Humanics Next Generation Nonprofit Leaders Grant and currently participates in the M.P.A. program at Baruch.

Mehgan Williams, Program Associate
Email: mwilliams@reserveinc.org
Mehgan joined ReServe after working as the Production Control Manager at Corporate Translations, Inc. She is very passionate about entering the nonprofit sector and pursuing her lifelong goal of working in New York City. Mehgan is currently volunteering at Dignity of Children, Inc. and GET HOME America. She received a B.A. in American Studies from Trinity College.

Joan Bholo, Administrative Support and ReServist
Email: jbholo@reserveinc.org
Joan Bholo was a staff manager and administrator at Bell Atlantic/Verizon for 23 years. She currently volunteers at Veterans Hospitals and MS Society-New York Chapter located in Brooklyn.

Irma Smith, Administrative Assistant and ReServist
Email: ismith@reserveinc.org
Irma Smith worked at Verizon for 32 years in a variety of capacities ranging from international operator services to administrative assistant. After four years in retirement, she joined ReServe. She also works as a volunteer at a food pantry managing its budget and inventory.

Pat Scott, Payroll Specialist and ReServist
Email: pscott@reserveinc.org
Patricia worked for Services for the Underserved as the human resources director, then as the payroll director. She currently volunteers for Light and Love Productions as their accounting manager/business partner.