Board of Directors

Prior to working at Goldman Sachs, Mr. Frankel was a Vice President at Credit Lyonnais where he managed North American Interest Rate Options, and was a Vice President in Interest Rate Option Trading, for Banque Indosuez.

A native of London, Mr. Frankel graduated in Mathematics from Cambridge University and then proceeded to postgraduate degrees from London University and from UCLA. He has served as Treasurer of the board for the New York chapter of the Mankind Project. He lives in New York City with his two sons, Miles and Charles aged 16 and 13 respectively.

operational excellence include new businesses, Fortune 100 companies, government agencies, and some of the world’s largest foundations. Ms. Battaglino has worked extensively with corporations in the information and education sectors, providing support for those in the K12, higher education, and corporate training continuum.

Ms. Battaglino holds an AB in Economics from Harvard College, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and an M.Ed from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

over AFS, Mr. Bradt founded and ran (separately, for a total of 13 years) ING Baring's and DZ Bank’s Esoteric Asset Backed Principal Finance Groups, where he originated, structured and managed over $5 billion in exposure for these banks.

Mr. Bradt is a graduate of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania where he earned his MBA in finance and an MA in international relations; and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he earned a BS in Business (Phi Beta Kappa) with a 14 course minor in French. Ken spent his junior year in Paris with Sweet Briar College’s JYF program, and subsequently lived in worked there for 3 years, becoming fluent in the language.

Ken is also a veteran of the Navy, where he was an anti-submarine warfare specialist, and a Search And Rescue Frogman.

Mr. Loshak holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance from Babson College and sits on the Board of Emerging Artists International, a nonprofit organization located in Brooklyn, NY.

and Latino youth. He began his teaching career in the Capitol’s public schools, and has held faculty positions at Internationals’ high schools in Brooklyn, Flushing, and LaGuardia Community College. An educational leader and advocate at Brooklyn International High School for six years, Mr. Luft served as an ESL/humanities teacher.

Mr. Luft has a BA in History and Hispanic Studies from Connecticut College and an MA in ESL/Secondary Education from The George Washington University in Washington DC. He is a graduate of the New Leaders for New Schools urban principal preparation program and completed his residency at IHS at LaGCC in 2004.

Meena was responsible for both short and long-term product and package innovation to help transform the portfolio to be more healthful, targeted and premium. She also oversaw foundational consumer insights to drive portfolio management, innovation, brand marketing and channel and customer strategies.

Prior to joining PCNA, Meena was Vice President of Corporate Strategy at PepsiCo for four years. In that capacity, she worked with PepsiCo’s CEO and CFO on top-line growth initiatives across PepsiCo’s portfolio of businesses. She focused on two key areas: developing a new approach and focus to PepsiCo’s innovation; and, strengthening the company’s emphasis on health and wellness.

Previously, Meena was Vice President in the Consumer Goods and Retail Practice of A.T. Kearney, a global management consulting firm. During her 10-year tenure at A.T. Kearney, she served a variety of industries, including apparel, automotive, transportation and financial services.

Meena is a Henry Crown Fellow in the Class of 2007 at the Aspen Institute. She received her MBA from Wharton and her MA/BA from Harvard University.

dynamic collaborative network based on a quarter of a century of excellence and school based practice.

Prior to founding Internationals Network for Public Schools, Claire worked in diverse roles and settings spanning public secondary education, teacher education and community/workplace organizing. She has provided guidance on broad school reform initiatives in New York City and State, as well as nationally.

Claire attended McGill University and Brooklyn College as an undergraduate and received masters and doctoral degrees from Teachers College, Columbia University.

issues related to ELL youth guidance concerns. Ms. Vega was one of the founding members and former principal of Bronx International High School, which opened in September 2001. She joined the school as a social worker and held that position for three years prior to becoming principal in September 2004. Before arriving at Bronx IHS, Ms. Vega was a social worker at Brooklyn IHS and Legacy High School.

Ms. Vega earned her undergraduate degree from Fordham University, received her MA in Social Work from Columbia University and a MA in Educational Administration from Bank Street College's Principals Institute.