The Friends of URI (FOU) are a dynamic group of philanthropic business and community leaders who propel the mission and vision of Urban Resource Institute forward.
Friends of URI
Marlon Altoe
Financial Services Professional & Registered Representative
New York Life Insurance Company
George Andreozzi
Senior Vice President
TD Bank
Whitney Blackmon
Founder & CEO
The Blue List
Venesa Contreras
Administrator
SUNY Bronx Educational Opportunity Center
Dr. Jeffrey Gardere
Clinical Psychologist
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kanika Jefferies
Executive Director
New York City Children’s Center
Valerie Mason-Cunningham
Retired Vice President
Xerox
Rhonda Joy McLean
President & CEO
RJMLEAD LLC
Monique Nelson
Chairman & CEO
Uniworld
Rosemonde Pierre-Louis
Deputy Director of Administration and External Affairs
McSilver Institute for Poverty and Research
Ivo Philbert
Vice President, External Relations
Jackie Robinson Foundation
Jim Pirot
Managing Principal
CRESA New York
Alycia Powell, J.D.
Co-Founder
Champions for Philanthropy
Valerie Samuel
Adjunct Professor
Dr. Lauren Tashman
Mental Performance Coach
Vince R. Toye
Group Head
Community Lending & Investments
Jim Pirot and URI CEO Nathaniel Fields