Staff

Sanjiv Rao, Director
Email: srao@nysan.org, Tel: (646) 943-8671
Sanjiv joined the NYSAN team in July 2008, prior to which he was the founding Director of the Policy and Advocacy Leadership Initiative at Teach For America's national office.  Prior to that, he worked as a researcher at New York University's Research Center for Leadership in Action.  Sanjiv began his career as an elementary school teacher in Oakland, California in 1994, where he partnered with a range of out-of-school programs and providers. After six years as a classroom teacher, he served as Senior Associate at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, focusing on leadership development, standards-based education reform, and promoting high-quality youth-serving policies. Sanjiv has researched and written articles and educational curricula, primarily on youth development, community organizing, and education reform topics. He was a founding board member of Democracy Prep Charter School, a high-performing charter school in Harlem. He is currently a doctoral candidate in Public Administration at New York University.

Jennifer Siaca, Project Manager
Email: jsiaca@nysan.org, Tel: (646) 943-8672
Jennifer coordinates several of NYSAN’s major initiatives, staffs NYSAN’s subcommittees and provides support to NYSAN’s regional network affiliates. Jennifer joined NYSAN in 2007. She holds a Master of Public Administration degree with a specialization in public policy and management from the NYU Wagner School for Public Service. While at NYU Wagner, Jennifer worked with The After-School Corporation (TASC) on a systems-building research and evaluation project and became interested in the afterschool field. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Drew University where she studied Political Science, Sociology and American Studies. She has written and contributed to several publications on faith- and community-based social services. Jennifer is a native New Yorker and currently sits on the Nassau County 4-H Alumni Network, where she assists with programming, facilities maintenance and fundraising.

John Albert, Fiscal Sponsor Supervisor
Email: jalbert@tascorp.org, Tel: (646) 943-8756
In his role as Vice President of External Relations for The After-School Corporation, John supervises the daily operations of NYSAN. He also serves as Co-Chair of the NYSAN Policy Committee.