Olger C. Twyner, III, Executive Director
Phone: 212-854-1472 | Email: [email protected]
Olger C. Twyner, III, is currently the Executive Director of Community Impact at Columbia University. He graduated summa cum laude from Jackson State University and holds a J.D. and M.B.A. from The Ohio State University College of Law and Columbia Business School, respectively. Twyner was the first African American to serve as a federal judicial clerk in Mississippi. In the field of public interest law, he practiced law with Southeast Mississippi Legal Services, served as coordinator of the NYU Public Interest Law Center, and worked as Development Director for the Mississippi Center for Justice. Additionally, he has held executive roles at Xavier University of Louisiana and Row New York. Twyner is uniquely positioned to strengthen collaboration between Columbia and the surrounding communities, as he is a Columbia alumnus, was the founding director of the Columbia Business School Community Collaboration, and is former Executive Director and President of Double Discovery Center (DDC). He is an active member of the Jackson State University National Alumni Association, an avid New York Yankees fan, and enjoys cooking and international travel.
Sandy Helling, Senior Associate Director
Phone: 212-854-9621 | Email: [email protected]
Sandy Helling has key responsibilities in the over-all operation of Community Impact in the areas of fundraising, program development and management, special events, and community partners. She has directed emergency service and adult education programs at Community Impact since 1989. She developed Community Impact’s Jobs and Education Empowerment Project (J.E.E.P.), a network of adult education and workforce development programs. Prior to joining Community Impact, Sandy was the Director of the Welfare Grant Increase Coalition, and a Client Apprentice Coordinator for the Community Council of Greater New York. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from New College, a Masters of Education and a Masters of Arts in Philosophy and Social Sciences from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Marleny Abreu, Development Assistant
Phone: 212-854-2611 | Email: [email protected]
Satrina White Boyce, Assistant Director of Development
Phone: 212-854-5959 | Email: [email protected]
Ricardo Bustamante, Senior Program Coordinator
Phone: 212-854-6310 | Email: [email protected]
Margaret Goslin, Department Administrator
Phone: 212-854-0731 | Email: [email protected]
Cait Hughes, Program Manager: Youth and Other Projects
Phone: 212-854-2610 | Email: [email protected]
Kent Katner, ESOL Program Manager
Phone: 212-854-2612 | Email: [email protected]
Adam Nathanson, Adult Education Program Coordinator
Phone: 212-854-1492 | Email: [email protected]
Clayuri Parrilla, Program and Evaluations Manager
Phone: 212-854-9622 | Email: [email protected]
Sharon Rios, TASC Program Manager
Phone: 212-854-0732 | Email: [email protected]
Christina Telesca, Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director
Phone: 212-854-0734 | Email: [email protected]
Jeffrey Zeiler, Education for Success Program Coordinator
Phone: 212-854-9615 | Email: [email protected]