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Dr. Danielle Moss Lee, President Dr. Moss Lee joined HEAF in 2002 after many years of working in the field of education and youth development. She previously served as Assistant Principal of the Grace Lutheran School, Assistant Executive Director of the Morningside Area Alliance, Director for Community and Parent Partnerships at The After-School Corporation, and most recently as Director of the CTY Goldman Sachs Scholars Program of the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth. She has significant experience in curriculum development and program design and a commitment to expanding educational enrichment opportunities for underserved students. As President of HEAF, Dr. Moss Lee has expanded HEAF’s higher education and community partners to include Bronx Community College, Hunter College, Barnard College, Columbia University, Summer Institute for the Gifted, Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth, and the YMCA and Search Institute. Under her leadership, HEAF has increased its enrollment and participation, expanded its outreach in the community, and increased an already impressive record of college attendance among its graduates. She has led her staff in expanding the curriculum to include non-traditional elective courses, broadened students’ service in the local and international communities, and increased student participation in pre-college summer programs resulting in student travel opportunities to Africa, South America, and Asia. Dr. Moss Lee served on the board of the Grace Lutheran School, was a founding trustee and lead applicant for Sisulu-Walker Children’s Academy – Harlem Charter School, and has served on the boards of the Dodge YMCA, Teachers College Center for Educational Outreach and Innovation Advisory Board, and the National Advisory Board of The Next Generation Venture Fund, a partnership between Johns Hopkins and Duke Universities. She received her B.A. in English Literature and History with a concentration in Black Studies from Swarthmore College and holds M.A. and Ed.M. degrees from Teachers College Columbia University where she completed her doctorate in Educational Leadership. Dr. Moss Lee is a graduate of the Institute for Not-for-Profit Management’s Executive Level Program at Columbia Business School and more recently participated in the Harvard Business School SPNM program for non-profit executives. In 2007, Dr. Moss Lee was honored by the New York State Education Department for Exemplary Advocacy on behalf of New York City's public school children. She looks forward to continuing to broaden educational options for all children. |
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