Board Of Directors
EMILY ELYSHEVITZ, Board Chair
Executive Advisor; Emily Hunt Elyshevitz grew up in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, she is a Certified Holistic Health Counselor, Reiki Master, Jin Shin Jyutsu Practitioner and member of the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. At the Institute of Integrative Nutrition she studied a diversified approach to achieving and maintaining health. Her clients receive individually tailored health programs, based in whole foods and bodywork. "There is no one diet or healing modality that suits everybody, and there must be reciprocal respect in both the allopathic and alternative healing communities." she philosophizes. In her private practice Ms. Elyshevitz sees a wide range of people who complain of different ailments such as: AIDS, HIV, cancer, arthritis, menopausal issues and weight problems.
MARCUS P. CALLISTE SR.
The Trinidad born Bed-Stuy raised Sergeant enlisted into the United States Air Force in 2000. He eventual would like to earn an officer commission in the United States Air Force. SSgt. Marcus P. Calliste Sr. has also served overseas in Germany, and has been deployed to Dover Air Force Base, DE; McGuire Air Force Base, NJ; Norfolk Naval Air Terminal, VA and Charleston Air Force Base, SC in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Major Awards & Honors
AF Out standing Unit Award with 2 devices
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
USAF NCO PME Graduate Ribbon
AF Training Ribbon
2001 Honor Graduate, Air Transportation Apprentice Course
2002 Airman of the Year Award, 35 APS, McGuire AFB, NJ
2002 Chief's Group Scholarship Recipient, 514 AMW, McGuire AFB, NJ
2004 Airman of the Year Award, 35 PAS, McGuire AFB, NJ
TEDDY PREAKSMAN FRANCIS
TedP He was born in Georgetown, Guyana. His family came to NY in the mid 90's where he was first introduced to Hip Hop. Throughout his high school years, he honed his writing ability. Shortly after, he enrolled in college, started making beats (If you're a MC in need of beats holla), and took multiple African Culture Courses. It was in college where he bumped into Barnabas, a fellow alumnus from William E Grady high school who introduced him to community activism. They began sharing lyrics, which resulted in a strong friendship. TedP helped to evolve Barnabas' poetical lyrics into hip hop. Later they made their first compilation called the Hybrid. During this time, TedP took part in the development of PR-G's organizational vision, and has been working towards it since 2004. In 2006 TedP He was abducted into the board.
BARNABAS SHAKUR
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Board Of Advisors
JOHN BRYANT
Chairman & CEO, Operation Hope
A national community leader cited by the past four sitting U.S. presidents for his work to empower low-wealth communities across America and author of BANKING ON OUR FUTURE, a book on youth and family financial literacy by Beacon Press, John Bryant is a businessman, a former United Nations goodwill ambassador to the United States, a partner with former President Clinton in an effort to educate every child in Harlem, New York in financial literacy, a Presidential Appointee for President George W. Bush, a Young Global Leader for the World Economic Forum, the founder of Operation HOPE, and working with HOPE spokesman Ambassador Andrew Young, the author of a new movement in America, and a clear and compelling vision for the eradication of poverty in the 21st century; a movement called the Silver Rights Movement.
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RICHARD SOUTO
Executive Director, New Heights Youth, Inc.
Richard last served as Vice President of Elucid, Inc., a division of a New Hampshire based private investment firm. Prior to Elucid, he was a Vice President of Transmed Healthcare, a healthcare services investment company. His volunteer experience includes serving on the Task Force of Creative Arts Workshops for Kids, a program that provides workshops in the arts for youth living in poverty in New York City. He also served on the curriculum advisory committee of Youth Tech Entrepreneurs (YTE), an organization which develops student leaders, who use their academic, technical, and business skills to build stronger communities, and volunteers for the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). Richard is a graduate of Boston University and received an MBA from Baruch College of the City of New York.
ELLEN HARDIGAN
Board Chair, Rush Philanthropic
Ellen Haddigan was appointed Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation's first full-time executive director in January 2000. Ellen has been involved in fundraising, strategic planning, and program development for arts organizations for her entire career. A graduate of DePaul University in Chicago, she previously has served as assistant director of New York's Drawing Center, director of development for the Chicago Architecture Foundation, and membership manager for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Ellen also serves as an adjunct professor at New York University's Steinhardt School of Education. The arts have been important to Ellen throughout her whole life and dreamed of being an artist when she was a child. She firmly believes in the vital role arts experiences can play in every young person's life.
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