Staff

Reena Bhatia: Vice President, Education Programs

Ms. Bhatia spent the majority of her finance career with Prudential Financial, structuring non-traditional social investments, including those for charter schools, and serving as a researcher in Prudential Securities Equity Research Department. She also worked for the KIPP Foundation, first as part of its national Real Estate Group and then as Financial Manager for TEAM Academy Charter School. Ms. Bhatia was selected to be a Broad Resident in Urban Education, serving as a summer resident with the San Francisco Unified School District. She holds an M.B.A. from NYU.

Kathryn Olsen: Director, EFFC

Ms. Olsen has been with the EFFC for five years and has a decade of experience working in the educational nonprofit field. Before LISC, she worked on fund development and public policy at The After-School Corporation in New York City and public policy at the Philadelphia Education Fund. Ms. Olsen serves on the board of Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School in Brooklyn, NY. Ms. Olsen holds an M.P.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. from Villanova University.

Ariel Behr: Senior Program Officer

Ms. Behr has been with LISC for five years and joined the EFFC in October 2010. Previously, she worked as a Program Officer at New York City LISC, underwriting predevelopment and construction loans and providing technical support to nonprofit developers. Prior to LISC, she was the Director of the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation's Computer Resource Centers Program. She holds a B.A. from Swarthmore College and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

Charlie Wolfson: Program Officer

Mr. Wolfson joined the EFFC in May 2010. Before LISC, he worked as an analyst in the portfolio management department of Seedco Financial, a CDFI in New York City. Mr. Wolfson also worked in the lending operations department at ACCION New York where he conducted impact assessment. He sits on the Board of Directors of Top Honors, a nonprofit math tutoring organization in New York City. Mr. Wolfson holds a B.A. from Duke University.

Bonnie Rosenberg: Senior Program Officer