Organization

Rochester Education Foundation is focused on raising resources to help city school students succeed. We are independent and non-partisan. We also are legally and functionally independent of the Rochester City School District. REF is a 501(c)(3) corporation; all contributions are tax deductible to the full extent provided by law.

REF is governed by a board of directors drawn from the community, and advised by an Advisory Council. Day-to-day activities of the organization are overseen by the Executive Director.

Leadership

Nancy Pappal, Board President
Allana Lazeroff, Treasurer
Stephany Moore, Secretary

Patricia Braus, Executive Director

Jane Lange, Communications and Development Director

Board of Directors

India Barton

Deputy for Human Resources

Pathstone Corporation

Ray Mitchell Bullene

Mediator and Retired RCSD teacher

Ed Cavalier

Retired Principal, East High School

Adjunct Lecturer at SUNY Brockport and St. John Fisher College

Rodric Cox-Cooper

Executive Director

Wilson Commencement Park

Jeannine E. Dingus, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

St. John Fisher College

John Gleason

President

EDA Gleason

Jennifer R. Green

Research Analyst

Mia C. Hodgins

Administrative Assistant, Individual Giving

WXXI

Tausha Hill

Team Leader

Hillside Work Scholarship Connection

Kathleen King, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus

University of Rochester School of Nursing

Allana M. Lazeroff

Senior Vice President

Genesee Regional Bank

Diane Miller

Marketing Director/Business Development

Advantage Federal Credit Union

Stephany Moore

Functional Business Process Manager

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

Phyllis Anita Moss, DMin.

Resource Manager, The Salvation Army

Nancy Pappal

Attorney

Forsyth, Howe, O'Dwyer, Kalb and Murphy, P.C.

Edie Steele, Ph.D

Consultant, Evaluation Enterprise

Marvin Stepherson

Sergeant

Rochester Police Department

George Tsanis

Vice President, M&T Bank

Gaynelle Wethers

Director, Multicultural Affairs

Nazareth College

Heidi Zimmer-Meyer

President

Rochester Downtown Development Corporation

Advisory Council

Don Bergmann

Advisor and Former Chairman

Bergmann Associates

Raffaella Borasi

Dean

University of Rochester Warner School of Education

Jean-Claude Brizard

Superintendent

Rochester City School District

Dan Burns

Rochester President

M & T Bank

Walter Cooper

Retired Kodak scientist

Former New York State Board of Regents member

Dennis Kessler

Co-owner Kessler Restaurants LLC

Jennifer Leonard

President and Executive Director

Rochester Area Community Foundation