City Squash

Personnel

Feb
12

Cady

Brian joined the CitySquash Junior Board in 2019. He currently works as a Product Manager at Circle, a blockchain-focused financial services & payments company. Brian graduated Middlebury College in 2011 where he played on the varsity squash and golf teams. He also coached the Middlebury Men’s and Women’s squash teams during the 2014-2015 season. Brian grew up in Rye New York and has been a CitySquash mentor to Alex Lorenzo, a High School team member, since 2013.

 

 

Mar
12

Perez

Mannie joined the CitySquash Junior Board in January 2019. She is currently the Assistant Director of Admissions at the Oliver Scholars Program. Mannie attended Barnard College where she double majored in Economics and African Studies. Mannie joined CitySquash as a 6th grade member in 2006 and has dedicated a lot of time to giving back to the program since she graduated, including serving as a mentor to a current High School team member, Fatima Jaquez. She is the first alum to join the junior board and is thrilled to continue her journey with CitySquash.

Feb
12

Douglas

Elyse joined the Brooklyn Board in 2017. She currently serves on the board of Assurant, a global provider of risk management solutions, and is a Senior Research Scholar at the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business. Previously, Elyse was Executive Vice President and CFO of Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., treasurer of Coty, Inc., and an assistant treasurer of Nabisco. When not in Brooklyn, Elyse and her husband enjoy cheering on their son, Andrew, an All-American squash player at Penn.

Oct
24

Gabriella Garr

Gabriella joined the CitySquash Junior Board in 2018. She is an Analyst in the New York office of Hall Capital Partners, an asset management firm headquartered in San Francisco. She graduated from Princeton University in 2017 with an A.B. in Art History and a minor in Spanish Language & Culture. While at Princeton, she was a member of the women’s varsity squash team. Gabby has also served as a mentor since 2017.

Apr
27

Sherwood-Karlan

Dr. Pamela Sherwood joined the CitySquash board in 2024. She is a board-certified ophthalmologist. She received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University in California and her Doctorate of Medicine from Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Sherwood then completed her medical and surgical internship at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx followed by her ophthalmology residency training at New York University in Manhattan. She then went on to complete a fellowship in cornea, external diseases, cataract, and refractive surgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan. She is now on faculty at Stamford Hospital. Additionally, she serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine where she mentors resident physicians in training in cornea and cataract surgery at Bellevue Hospital. Pam and her family have been involved with CitySquash since its inception, and Pam was a member of the Stanford squash team. Pam now lives in Greenwich with her family.

Feb
19

deCharbonneau

Giustina joined CitySquash in 2017 through the Up2Us Coach program. Giustina earned a B.S. in Psychology and Spanish Language & Literature in 2017 from Fordham University. While at Fordham, Giustina volunteered with CitySquash between 2015 and 2017 as a Homework Help Aide and Learning Center Intern. In addition to having studied abroad in Spain, she has worked with Fordham University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs. Giustina was born and raised in Brewster, NY and lives in the Bronx.

Jan
16

Harrison

Katie joined the CitySquash Junior Board in 2017. She currently is an Associate on the Client Advisory team at Chilton Trust, a wealth management firm based in New York City. Katie earned a B.A. in Political Science from Yale University in 2013, where she played on the women’s varsity squash team for four years. Katie grew up in Greenwich, CT and currently resides in Manhattan. Katie first began volunteering with CitySquash in 2007 and has been involved ever since. 

Jan
16

Haig

Sam joined the City Squash Junior Board in 2018. He is a an associate at a quantitative investment firm in New York, where he has worked since graduating from Yale in 2013 with a B.S. in Physics. At Yale, Sam was a member of the varsity squash team and involved with local urban squash program, Squash Haven. Sam is also the proud mentor of Middle School team member, Coby Galarza.

Jan
12

Chu

Lauren joined the CitySquash Board in 2023. She had previously served on the CitySquash Junior Board from 2016-2022. She is a Managing Director at a privately owned real estate company in New York City. Lauren earned an A.B. in English from Princeton University in 2004 where she played on the women’s varsity squash team. She also earned an MMH from the Cornell School of Hotel Administration. Lauren has been a long-time supporter of CitySquash and serves as a mentor for high school team member Dalia Hipolito and was named Mentor of the Year in 2016.

Dec
01

Gantcher

Mike joined the Brooklyn Board in 2015. He currently serves as the Head of Sales at RS Metrics. Prior to RS Metrics, he worked in sales at Madison Williams & Co., Oppenheimer and Company, and Lehman Brothers. Mike holds a B.A. in Urban Studies & Affairs from Hobart & William Smith. Mike and his wife, Christina, and two boys are all active squash players. Both boys attend Poly Prep and Billy is a regular CitySquash volunteer. Mike and his family live in Brooklyn.