Meet our extraordinary new leaders Ethan D. Miller and Nancy Wackstein.
NMIC is pleased to announce two new members, whose terms begin this month, to our 10-member board of directors. The new board members are Ethan D. Miller and Nancy Wackstein.
Ethan Miller joins the NMIC Board with over 25 years of experience in the nonprofit and financial service sectors. Ethan’s most recent position was Vice President of Finance at the Nathan Cummings Foundation where he was a member of the senior leadership team and was responsible for the finance and accounting functions as well as having operating, information technology, and investment management responsibilities. Before NCF, Ethan was a Managing Director at GE Antares Capital, the sponsor finance group of GE Capital, where he managed private equity relationships and led middle market transactions. Ethan has an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a BA from Hobart College. Over the years, Ethan has been actively involved in a variety of nonprofit organizations including the Washington Office on Latin America where he was a Board member for six years and Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee. Ethan attended middle and high school in Washington, D.C. and has been a resident of the greater New York City area since 1996.
“We are thrilled to welcome this talented pair of leaders to our Board,” said NMIC Executive Director, Maria Lizardo. “The addition of ambassadors is intentional as we pursue groundbreaking organizational strategic planning in the coming years.”
Nancy Wackstein started as Director of Community Engagement and Partnerships at the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service in February 2016 following a long career in the New York City nonprofit sector. Nancy served from 2002 to 2015 as Executive Director of United Neighborhood Houses of New York, the federation of New York City’s 38 settlement houses and community centers. Prior to UNH, she was the Executive Director of Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, a Manhattan settlement house, for 11 years. Ms. Wackstein served as Director of the NYC Mayor’s Office on Homelessness and SRO Housing from l990-91 under Mayor David N. Dinkins and was Senior Policy Advisor for Human Services in Manhattan Borough President David Dinkins’ Office from l986-l989.
“New members of this board bring with them experiences that are crucial to helping NMIC fulfill its commitment to represent the diverse population of the communities we serve,” said Maria Lizardo.
