Board of Directors & Advisory Board

NYC-PIA Board of Directors 2025-2026

Charles Harkless, President

Abby Rothschild, Vice President

Maria Underwood, Vice President

Christine Schloder, Treasurer

Linda Kelly, Secretary

Michaela Clary, Member at Large

Oscar Bleetstein

Nicole Speier Cyrlin

Megan del Valle

Himani Dixit

Virginia Graham

Shannon Friedrichs Higdon

Tolaison Hooks

Eliana Jacobs

Tara Johnson

Evelyn Kaminsky

Cory Nangle

Amrita Pendharkar

Jennifer Rubell

Stuart Sproule

Tracy Stelk

Carolyn Wise

Read our most recent Annual Report.

In our 45th year, NYC-Parents in Action continues to be committed to its mission to support parents and children with resources and events to Be Involved, Be Informed and Be Connected.

NYC-PIA Advisory Board 2025-2026

The Advisory Board is made up of professionals, either from the school community, medical profession or other areas of expertise, who have experience in the issues important to New York parents. NYC- PIA draws upon the expertise of the Advisory Board to help plan programs, identify or serve as speakers and to provide information for our electronic publications.

José M. De Jesús, Head of School, The Dalton School

Dr. Laura Erickson-Schroth, Psychiatrist, Chief Medical Officer, The Jed Foundation

Kelly Fradin, MD, Director of Pediatrics at Atria Institute in NYC

Laurie Freeman, PhD, Licensed Psychologist, Director of Training- NYC-Parents in Action

Geoffrey Golia, LCSW, PLLC

Mary Beth Harvey, Chief Wellness Officer, Friended

Ramón Javier, Head of School, George Jackson Academy

Lucy Martin Gianino, Teen Scene Moderator, Former Chair, NYC-Parents in Action

Mica McGriggs, PhD, Executive Director of Student Support and Wellness, Ethical Culture Fieldston School

Robbie Pennoyer, Head of School, Grace Church School

Dr. Alan Schlechter, Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU Langone; Director, Child and Adolescent Outpatient Clinic, Bellevue Hospital

Charlotte Weber, Co-Founder, NYC-Parents in Action