Distinguished Gentlemen

Chad Franklin

Director of the Options Center at Goddard Riverside NYC, and the former Executive Director of the Be A Champion Foundation. Chad brings with him a relentless focus on effective program development and a heart for eradicating issues that cripple communities. His reputation for developing integrated solutions has many consider him a most revered problem solver in the nonprofit community. He is a graduate of Stanford Graduate School of Education and has over 27 years of experience developing curricula and building programs and capacity for organizations such as the NYC Department of Education, Monroe County Corrections, The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and Rikers Island Correctional Facility. Franklin has overseen 3 educational companies, and holds extensive non-profit experience in leadership and consultant positions with organizations such as the Youth Development Institute (YDI), Teaching Matters (TMI), and Hospital Audiences Inc. (HAI).