Defy Tri-State launched its post-release program in 2012 and now serves in two state prisons, one in New York and one in Connecticut.
Local Board Members
Defy Tri-State Advisory Board of Directors
- Marcus Glover (chair)– Founder & CEO, M. Glover Capital LP
- Alex Arguello* – Founder & CEO, About the Stitch
- David Boxenbaum – CEO, Newport Media Advisors
- Trace Cohen – Co-Founder, BRAIVE
- Jamyn Edis – Head of Data Strategy & Analytics, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
- Christina Hollenback – Founding Chair, Nexus Working Group Toward Equal Justice
- Hannah Janal – CEO, Bootstrap Films
- Sonia Kahlon – Co-Founder, Molar Ventures
- Heather Leonard – Head of Platform, WeWork Labs
- Bert Rosenblatt – Principal, Vicus Partners
- Eamonn Store – Founder & CEO, FairShare Consulting
*Defy graduate
Defy Tri-State Associate Board of Directors
- Alyssa Zahler (chair)– Associate Director, Newmark Knight Frank
- Moses Adubi – Technology Investment Banking Analyst, Morgan Stanley
- Mateo Askaripour – Author
- Taylor Clarkson – Senior Associate Brand Manager, The Hain Celestial Group
- Fatma Ghedira – Facilitator and Community Catalyst, ThinkHuman
- Matthew O'Neil – Head of Special Projects, Human Ventures
- Chaz Spears – Interaction Designer, Google
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