Coro New York is committed to cultivating mutually beneficial relationships with  partners across the city. Here are just a few ways to get involved with Coro:

Placement Hosts

A key component to the Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs and the Exploring Leadership program, field placements give Fellows real world experience in various sectors and the high school Youth Ambassadors first-hand insight into education-related organizations. For more information, please contact Aditi Chakravarty at achakravarty@coronewyork.org.

Previous Placement Hosting Organizations
Achievement First
The After-School Corporation
Generation Schools
Harlem Education Activities Fund, Inc.
Literacy Assistance Center
Make the Road New York
Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence
Mayor's Office for the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services
Mayor's Office of Environmental Coordination
NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund
New Leaders for New Schools
NYC Administration for Children's Services
NYC Council, District 7
NYC Department of Education
NYC Department of Parks and Recreation
NYC Department of Transportation
NYC Fire Department
Office of the Brooklyn Borough President

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Interview Guests

Experts in media, finance, education, criminal justice, public health, economic development, arts & culture, and more are interviewed by our program participants. Contact Aditi Chakravarty at achakravarty@coronewyork.org to be an interview guest.

Previous Interview Guests
Erin Einhorn, Education Reporter, NY Daily News
Donald Levy, Director of Polling, Siena Research Institute
Eric Schneiderman, New York State Senator
Julius Spiegel, Brooklyn Borough Commissioner, NYC Dept. of Parks and Recreation
Claire Sylvan, Executive Director, the International Network for Public Schools

See the full list of 2007-2008 Interview Guests (pdf) »

Leadership Breakfast Hosts

Through these closed-door sessions with prominent NYC leaders, the Coro Fellows learn about the challenges and opportunities within each sector and gain important insight into how key decisions are made in the public affairs arena. For more information on Leadership Breakfasts, please contact Jennifer Schecter at jschecter@coronewyork.org.

Previous Leadership Breakfasts
Ann Beeson, Director of US Programs, Open Society Institute
Geoffrey Canada, President & CEO, Harlem Children's Zone
Gordon J. Campbell, President & CEO, United Way New York City
Cheryl Dorsey, President, Echoing Green
Carla Harris, Managing Director of Investment Management, Morgan Stanley
Danny Meyer, President, Union Square Hospitality Group
James Tisch, President & CEO, Loews Corporation
Kathryn Wylde, President & CEO, Partnership for NYC