Serving the Children of the World
 
  

 
 
Officers

Every year around April or May, all club members elect a new board for the following administrative year. There are currently 10 elected positions for the board. The administrative year starts on October 1st and ends on September 30th of each year.

2009-2010

Ricky Milburn
Role: Club President
What I do: Manager, Corporate Relations, National Kidney Foundation
What attracted you to join Kiwanis? I have been in the Kiwanis Family since 1996.  I was a LtG in Key Club in high school; and a Governor in Circle K while at Binghamton University.  After college, I wanted to continue my service and so I joined the Middletown Kiwanis Club (NY) in my home town before moving to NYC and joining the NYC Young Professionals.
What do you do when you are not volunteering with Kiwanis? I am usually working, or traveling for work.  However, outside of Kiwanis and work I'm usually spending time with friends or family, watching movies, listening to music, eating, etc. - the usual.


Kristen Wendling
Role: Club Vice President, Governor's Project Chair
What I do: Customer Relations Associate Manager
at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
What most attracted you to Kiwanis? I first became involved as a Circle K club member in 1991. At that time I really enjoyed working with children. I continued my membership in Circle K as a charter member of the SUNY at Buffalo club in 1996, where we raised money for the homeless by braving the harsh winter in Buffalo by camping outside. It wasn't until 2005 that I decided to join the Kiwanis Family.  I realized that I missed helping others and wanted to continue serving the community.


Michael Weigand
Role: President-Elect
Member Since: 2004

 


Alison Guardino
Role: Club Secretary
What I do: Vice President, Equity Derivatives Client Service Group, Morgan Stanley
Member Since: 2001
What most attracted you to Kiwanis? I was the club president of Manhattan College Circle K a few years back. I was also a key clubber when I was in high school. Having enjoyed both experiences, I continued with the K-Family and joined the Kiwanis Club of West Side and later joined the Kiwanis Club of New York City Young Professionals. I have been the NYCYP club secretary for 4 years now. This club attracted me due to the diverse group of members who all believe in doing community service work for the children of New York City and the entire world.


Meg Deiss
Role: Club Treasurer
What I do: Director of Student Accounts at The New School
What most attracted you to Kiwanis? I joined the Fordham Kiwanis Club in 1991 because a member of the club (and its first President) spoke to me about the organization. While I had seen signs all around New Jersey where I grew up and knew it was a service organization, I did not give it much thought as it was a men only organization. As I had been wanting to get involved in community service and have a special interest in
helping children, Kiwanis seemed to be a perfect fit. I really enjoyed the people that I met in Kiwanis. When I changed jobs about six and half years ago, I really missed working actively with Kiwanis. Through connections of one of the members in the Fordham club, I was introduced to Kevin of the NYC Young Professionals Club and started attending meetings. I enjoy working on the service projects and hope that we can
continue to build our membership to remain a successful club.


Jason Steiner
Role: Immediate-Past Club President
Member Since: 2005
What took you so long to join Kiwanis? I have been involved with the K-Family for a long time (I am a past Circle K International President.) In 2003, I moved back to New York City. Stacey and Alison Guardino (good friends from college) found out I was back in town and gave me a call. They invited me to a NYCYP project with Meals on Heels and a club social. Both events brought back vivid memories of my time in Circle K and as part of the K-family. They brought back the wonderful feelings of making a positive difference in other people's lives.


Jennifer Lee
Role: Board Member, Newsletter Editor


Steven Chin
Role: Board Member


Matthew Herlihy
Role: Board Member


Joseph Lim
Role: Board Member, Past Club President
Member Since: 2004
What most attracted you to Kiwanis? I have been part of the K-Family since 1994. I was a past Builders Club treasurer, Key Club Treasurer/Secretary, and LTG back in Parsippany, New Jersey. After college, I wanted to be involved in a community service organization with a strong focus on preparing our youth for the future and I felt Kiwanis NYCYP to be the perfect fit.
What do you do when you are not volunteering with Kiwanis? I love to swim, bike, and run around New York City. Friends can either find me working at the office, training on the track, surfing/web programming on the internet, or sleeping on my bed. I'm also a mentor for the New York City Chapter of Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training program.

 
2008-2009

President- Jason Steiner
Vice President- Michael Weigand
President-Elect- Ricky Milburn
Secretary- Alison Guardino
Treasurer- Meg Deiss
Board- Heather Chin, Kristen Wendling, Charlotte Owens, Joseph Lim
Immediate-Past President- Tyesha Branch


 
2007-2008

President- Tyesha Branch
Vice President- Ricky Milburn
President-Elect- Jason Steiner
Secretary- Alison Guardino
Treasurer- Meg Deiss
Board- Frank Melaccio, Charlotte Owens, Joseph Lim, Kristen Wendling
Immediate-Past President- Dawn Schmidt


 
2006-2007

President- Dawn Schmidt
Vice President- Jason Steiner
President-Elect- Tyesha Branch
Secretary- Alison Guardino
Treasurer- Meg Deiss
Board- Kevin Dean, Stacey Guardino, Charlotte Owens, Monica Gupta
Immediate-Past President- Joseph Lim


 
2005-2006

President- Joseph Lim
Vice Presidents- Danny Orsburn, Dawn Schmidt
Secretary- Alison Guardino
Treasurer- Meg Deiss
Board- Tyesha Branch, Stacey Guardino, Michelle Kelly, Charlotte Owens, Diane Taranto
Immediate-Past President- Kevin Dean