Jennifer March became CCC’s Executive Director in 2007 after 15 years in the public sector including senior positions at the Finance Division of the New York City Council and guiding research and advocacy at CCC as the agency’s Associate Executive Director. Jennifer has been a driving force behind CCC’s efforts to advance legislative, policy, and budget reforms that have helped achieve historic victories for children, youth and families throughout the city and state. Read More >

Elysia Murphy works closely with the leadership team at CCC to define and meet strategic goals and respond to the ever-increasing demand for our research, civic engagement and advocacy. In this role she provides strategic oversight and coordination of public-facing initiatives aimed at raising the organization’s visibility including media relations, government outreach, and grant oversight. She also facilitates strategic operations that support the allocation of resources to develop human capital, further develop CCC’s workplace and organizational culture, and ensure that our internal policies and practices align with our mission and values.  Read More >

As Associate Executive Director for Policy & Advocacy, Alice Bufkin leads CCC’s policy strategies and advocacy priorities focused on the impact of city and state budget, policy, and legislation on New York’s children and their families. For three years leading up to this role, she served as CCC’s Director of Policy for Child and Adolescent Health, during which time she led CCC’s Healthy Minds, Healthy Kids campaign and managed CCC’s budget and legislative advocacy related to child and adolescent health and behavioral health. Prior to joining CCC, Alice served as the Director of Policy and Advocacy for the Texas Women’s Healthcare Coalition, where she led the coalition’s policy and legislative strategy to increase statewide access to reproductive and preventive healthcare. She also served as a Policy Associate with Texans Care for Children, where she led the organization’s advocacy work related to infant and maternal health, early intervention, and family financial security. Read More >

Gregory Klemens oversees CCC’s fundraising, marketing and online activities. He attended Sarah Lawrence College and began working at CCC in 1992 as Development Assistant, became Director of Development in 1995 and Associate Executive Director in 2005. Read More >

Julio’s work encompasses managing the organization’s fiscal operations, human resources, office management, IT support, database management, and assisting with the coordination of CCC’s special events.He began working at CCC in 1993 as a student intern, and was promoted to Senior Associate for Development & Administration, prior to assuming his current position. Julio graduated from St. John’s University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. Read More >

Laura Jankstrom leads CCC’s civic engagement work, which informs, educates and mobilizes New Yorkers around our priorities for children. This work includes our leadership development programs, trainings and workshops, community organizing, and digital advocacy. CCC understands the importance of intergenerational, citizen-led advocacy and Laura works to ensure that we center the voices of children, youth and caregivers in all that we do. Using innovative strategies, Laura leads the team’s efforts to increase public access to our data and policy products, involve those with lived experience in our campaigns, and train community members to advocate for change where they live.  Read More >

Marija Drobnjak leads research and data collection that build a greater understanding of the city’s systems serving children and families, with a particular focus on early childhood systems that set the stage for long-term outcomes in child and family well-being. She produces reports and publications that inform and support CCC’s policy advocacy around issues related to early care and education, young child development, and child welfare, among others. With expertise in geospatial data analysis and mapping, her work also focuses on the analysis of community resources, featured in standalone reports, CCC’s flagship publications, and the Keeping Track Online database. Read More >

Robert Guttersohn joined CCC in 2019. He is responsible for elevating CCC’s research and advocacy in the public arena and making our work accessible to more audiences through the use of modern web technologies and innovative engagement practices. Robert’s work incorporates digital equity by ensuring the main CCC website is accessible from all devices and by all users. He also maintains a library of CCC’s interactive data visuals and manages many of CCC’s coalition websites. Robert also works with internal teams and coalitions to create products for digital and print consumption by making use of design tools such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Lightroom. In his role, Robert helps build awareness around CCC’s advocacy efforts by creating graphics and data visualizations for print and the web. He also manages CCC’s main website and many of its coalition’s sites. He supports CCC’s advocacy and outreach efforts through email marketing, social media and media relations. Read More >

Elcoma Nichols oversees the various practices and processes that safeguard the safety, integrity, and accessibility of all CCC administrative applications. His duties include monitoring system performance, troubleshooting, and diagnosing software and hardware issues. Elcoma resolves diverse challenges pertaining to computer applications, security applications, storage, and hardware configuration. Prior to joining CCC, Elcoma worked as a Research Associate at Columbia University Department of Anesthesiology. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Informatics and a Master of Science degree in Information Technology Management. Read More >

Caitlyn Passaretti manages CCC’s policy and advocacy work related to child welfare and youth justice portfolios. Her work focuses on improving outcomes for children, youth, and families involved in the child welfare and justice systems, specifically working to keep families together and policies supporting restorative and transformative justice. Prior to joining CCC, Caitlyn was a National Organizing Manager centering cis and transgender Black girls and gender expansive youth of color in policy and advocacy both locally and nationally to change the current state of policy that harms Black girls and gender expansive youth. In addition, she has worked in homeless services, organizing to abolish the criminal/legal system and internationally with the United Nations supporting youth programming. Caitlyn is a licensed social worker and holds a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University. Read More >

Carlos is a first-generation American a proud member of the LGBTQ+ and Latinx Community who believes that every person had the voice and right to shape their lives in an inclusive, just and equitable society. A resident of Queens, Carlos has almost a decade of experience in shaping community lead approaches and takes pride and taking a community first approach across all areas of work he is a part of. Read More >

Lorraine is responsible for managing the Board calendar, assisting the Executive Director with all communications, assisting with our Community Leadership Course, staffing CCC’s nominating committee, and keeping everyone at CCC organized. She joined the CCC staff in 1995 as an Administrative Assistant and was later promoted to her current position. Prior to working at CCC, Lorraine worked for many years at Hartsfield & MacFarlane Vaughan, a law firm in the Bronx, as an Executive Secretary. She graduated from Fitz-Henley’s Business Institute in Jamaica, West Indies. Read More >

With an extensive background in Participatory Research methodologies, Cristina Onea aims to bring a participatory approach to CCC’s data collection and analysis. Cristina serves as the lead coordinator and specialist on CCC’s community-based and qualitative research projects. She collaborates with team members and external partners to bring best practices in research methods to all of our data-driven work. Cristina’s research portfolio specializes in youth opportunities and children’s behavioral health. Read More >

Rimsha oversees the production of several CCC data resources including the biennial Keeping Track data book and the child and family well-being indices for New York City and State. She also coordinates efforts across the Research team to ensure that the data made available in our online database is evergreen and user friendly. With her expertise in collecting and analyzing Census data, Rimsha is the go-to resource for CCC staff and advocacy partners on data analytics that demonstrate how population trends, economic conditions, health access, and housing and homelessness indicators relate to the well-being of New Yorkers. Read More >

Jenny Veloz manages CCC’s policy and advocacy work related health and well-being. Prior to joining CCC, Jenny was a Community Organizer in the Environmental Justice program at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest. At NYLPI, she worked on policy advocacy around transitioning New York City’s school bus fleet from diesel to zero-emissions electric, ensuring New York City children were no longer exposed to toxic fumes on their way to and from school. In addition, her work included organizing Black and Latinx public high school students fighting for equal access to after school sports. Jenny has a B.A. in Political Science and holds a Master of Public Administration from Baruch College. Read More >

Julie Kronick supports CCC’s communications, civic engagement, marketing, and development goals through digital communications work and storytelling. In her role, she creates content for the website, social media, and email marketing with the goal to increase awareness of CCC’s advocacy and successes. Prior to joining CCC’s Communications and Civic Engagement team, Julie handled marketing and development campaigns for the Lincoln Square Business Improvement District on the Upper West Side. She also has experience working for the Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund, an advocacy organization for women and girls, answering calls on the Information and Referral line. Read More >

Juan manages CCC’s policy and advocacy work relating to housing and economic security. Prior to working at CCC, Juan was a Supervisor at Riseboro Brownsville Homebase, where he advocated to improving housing and economic stability for families to prevent shelter entry. Juan is also a Guaranteed Income Research Fellow at The University of Pennsylvania where he collects qualitative and quantitative data for The Bridge Project. Juan holds a B.A. in Sociology and a Master’s in Urban Policy and Leadership, both from Hunter College. He is currently a PhD student in Social Welfare at the CUNY Graduate Center. His research interests include examining housing, economic and immigration policies at all government levels; the experiences of first-generation youth; and the evaluation of policies that foster social capital and upward mobility.  Read More >

As Civic Engagement Associate Adama’s Responsibilities at CCC center around youth engagement. She recruits for, manages, and facilitates the YCLC course, along with the YAMs and YouthAction Peer Trainers programs. With a degree in Criminology and over 5 years of non-profit community and juvenile advocacy work, Adama understands the importance of centering the voices of the youth and letting their experiences inform our research, as well as providing them with the information necessary to cultivate self-advocating, civic minded leaders. Read More >