About Us
Meet the Team
Staff:
Megan Nelson
Community Health Coordinator
(she/her)
Megan is a licensed master social worker in New York State. She advises the group organizers on sustainable community growth, and is available as a point-person for those who have concerns related to the NYC EA community. Outside of EA, she enjoys growing unusual houseplants, caring for small animals, and taking very long walks in search of the city's best vegan sandwiches. You can email her here, or contact her anonymously here.
Alex Rahl-Kaplan
Co-Director
(they/them)
Alex is an operations generalist who started interacting with Effective Altruism primarily through EA NYC! They previously worked in solar operations and volunteered for the Effective Environmentalism community. Alex enjoys hiking, reading, and listening to music. You can reach them here.
Alex’s last day with EA NYC will be July 31, 2024.
Rockwell Schwartz
Co-Director
(she/her)
Rocky first became interested in Effective Altruism as a college philosophy minor and animal activist. She spent eight years working in animal advocacy, most recently as COO of an EA-aligned nonprofit startup. Rocky spends her downtime rescuing and caring for animals, reading webtoons, and eating too many vegan pastries. You can email her here.
Board Members:
Chris Corliss
(he/him)
Chris has been co-organizing the group since 2015, and has the great distinction of having run all of our events out of his living room at one point in time. He works in financial software.
Jacob Eliosoff
(he/him)
Jacob’s favorite things about EA are the head-scratchers (selfish spending, wild animal suffering, ...) and the EA NYC community. He works in cryptocurrencies, which he loves less.