Panel For Educational Policy

Panel Members

  • Judy Bergtraum brings to the Panel for Educational Policy a lifetime of experience in education and a strong commitment to New York City’s children. (More)
  • Dmytro Fedkowskyj is a community advocate with a long history of volunteering his time and energies to the parents and children of New York City. (More)
  • Tino Hernandez is President and Chief Executive Officer of Samaritan Village, Inc. one of the largest nonprofit providers and community-based, substance abuse treatment services in New York. (More)
  • Jeanette Moy is currently Chief Strategy Officer & Vice President for Strategic Planning at the Brooklyn Public Library. (More)
  • Milt Williams joined the firm of Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard as a partner in January of 2009 (more).
  • Ian Shapiro is a partner in the Litigation department at Cooley LLP. (More)
  • Diane Peruggia is a founding member of the Grace Foundation of New York and currently on The Board of Directors, Diane is a long-time advocate for the developmentally disabled. (More)
  • Patrick Sullivan has served on the Panel for Educational Policy since his appointment by Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer in June of 2007.  He and his wife Dawn Zappetti have two sons who attend public school in District 2. (More)
  • Joseph Lewis recently joined the Panel for Educational Policy in February 2013. He has worked at Citigroup, Barclays Capital, and Lehman Brothers. Mr. Lewis is a board member for several education organizations, including Teaching Matters, NYCAN, Opportunity Agenda, and is a former board member at Leadership Prep Charter School in Brooklyn. (more)
  • David Brown was appointed to the Panel for Educational Policy in March 2013. Mr. Brown is a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and serves as a trustee on the board for Harlem Link Charter School. (more)
 To contact a Panel Member, please refer to the email addresses listed below:

Judy Bergtraum: JBergtraum@schools.nyc.gov

David Brown: will be provided shortly

Kevin Diamond: kdiamond@schools.nyc.gov  

Dmytro Fedkowskyj: pepofqueens@yahoo.com

Tino Hernandez: THernandez5@schools.nyc.gov

Joseph Lewis, Jr: will be provided shortly

Jeanette Moy: JMoy4@schools.nyc.gov

Diane Peruggia: Dperuggia@schools.nyc.gov

Robert Powell: will be provided shortly 

Allison Rogovin: will be provided shortly

Ian Shapiro: IShapiro2@schools.nyc.gov

Patrick Sullivan: patk.j.sullivan@gmail.com

Milton Williams Jr: MWilliams76@schools.nyc.gov

Student Panel Members for the 2012-2013 school year include Melvin Hydleburg of Herbert H. Lehman High School and Ilan Mandel of High School of Math, Science and Engineering at City College. They serve as non-voting Panel members from October through June, and may be contacted at
panel@schools.nyc.gov.