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Social Work from Columbia University. Berry served on the first Panel
for Educational Policy from 2002 through 2009.
Linda Lausell Bryant, who has a child in a public middle school in
Brooklyn, is the Executive Director of Inwood House, a nationallyrecognized
innovator in teen pregnancy prevention, youth
development and family support programs. She manages and directs
the nonprofit's day-to-day operations, including the 36-bed maternity
residence and other programs helping some 4,000 youth annually.
Bryant was previously Associate Commissioner in the Office of Youth
Development at the New York City Administration for Children's
Services, where she developed initiatives and partnerships for
strengthening child welfare practice with adolescents to improve
educational, social, and economic and health outcomes. A cum laude
graduate of Pace University, Bryant has a Masters of Social Work
from Hunter College, and has completed coursework toward a Ph.D.
in Clinical Social Work at New York University.
Joe Chan, who has one child in a public Pre-K program in Brooklyn
and a second in a Brooklyn public elementary school, was appointed
as the first President of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership in
September 2006. As President of the Partnership, Chan works
closely with City agencies, elected officials, businesses, cultural
organizations, and the real estate industry to spur new and continued
investment in Downtown Brooklyn's growth. Chan oversees the
revitalization of Downtown Brooklyn's core including the development
of new office and retail space, mixed-income housing, cultural
facilities and public open space and streetscape improvements. He
previously served as Senior Policy Advisor to New York City Deputy
Mayor Daniel L. Doctoroff and was his liaison for Brooklyn and longterm
strategic land use and infrastructure planning issues. Prior to
serving in City Hall, Chan had been Director of Real Estate and
Business Services for the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and
Director of Economic Development for the Local Development
Corporation of East New York. A magna cum laude graduate of New
York University's Metropolitan Studies Program, Chan also holds a
Masters degree in Urban Planning from NYU's Wagner School of
Public Service. He also taught public school in the South Bronx for
three years as part of the Teach for America Program.
David C. Chang, the Chancellor of the Polytechnic Institute of New
York University, is an internationally-recognized scholar in the fields
of engineering, science, and electromagnetics. As President of
Polytechnic University in Brooklyn prior to its reorganization, Chang
increased enrollment by sixty percent. He is a member of the Mayor's
Committee on Appointments and served as a member of Mayor
Bloomberg's Transition Team. Chang, who also teaches Electrical
Engineering at Polytechnic, earned his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from
Harvard University. Chang served on the first Panel for Educational
Policy from 2002 through 2009.
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.
He is responsible for the administration and oversight of the Agency's
ten facilities which include drug-free residential, methadone-toabstinence
and out-patient modalities, as well as homeless and senior
services. From 2001 to 2008, he served as Chairman of the New York
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