Bailey Initiative

PROMOTING RACIAL JUSTICE THROUGH WEALTH BUILDING

Meet Our Board of Directors

Welcome to our Board of Directors page. Here, you’ll meet the visionary leaders who guide our company with expertise, integrity, and a shared commitment to excellence. Each member brings a wealth of experience and a unique perspective, driving our mission forward and ensuring our long-term success.

PATRICK JAMES: CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

Deep experience in housing, nonprofit and community development

  • Citi Consumer Lending and Strategic Markets
  • South Bronx Economic Development Corp (Sobro)
  • Greyston Foundation

Active in the Yonkers community

  • Various board roles over the years
  • Raised in Yonkers

Hunter College Masters in Urban Affairs, Fordham BA

FOUNDING BOARD MEMBERS

Alex Jerez

  • Founder and CEO of Sprout, a school construction and development firm
  • Prior roles in real estate and nonprofit
  • Ecuadorian immigrant and Harvard BA

Antoinette Klatzky

  • Executive Director and Co-Creator of the Eileen Fisher Leadership Institute
  • Westchester Business Council “Rising Star”
  • Bucknell BA

Francisco “Paco” Lugovina

  • President of LRF Management, a property management firm in the Bronx
  • Chairman Emeritus of Family Life Academy Charter Schools
  • Ordained Buddhist priest, Iona BBA

Jennifer Solomon

  • 30-year career spanning corporate business, entrepreneurship, social enterprise and nonprofit
  • Westchester Business Journal “CFO of the Year”
  • Wharton MBA, MIT BS

Creating Wealth Through Home Ownership

A research project identifying proven strategies and tools to use to build equity and generational wealth for people of color.

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