NYC Kids RISE
Mark S. Lee is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in project management, executive leadership, and media production. Currently serving as the Managing Director of Executive Project Management at NYC Kids RISE, Mark previously held roles such as Senior Manager at Capital One, where responsibilities included project management and process improvement for the Commercial Bank. As Assistant Commissioner at the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission, Mark oversaw a team of 70 staff, focusing on operations and customer service. Additional experience includes senior management positions at Public Works Partners and the NYC Department of Small Business Services, as well as previous roles in education coordination and IT consultancy. Mark holds a BA in History from Yale University.
NYC Kids RISE
The NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program provides families, schools, and communities with a way to work together to save for their children’s futures. It’s a scholarship and savings program designed to make college and career training more accessible and achievable for all NYC public school students, starting in kindergarten—regardless of their family’s income or immigration status. By providing upfront scholarships for every eligible student, tools and information for families to develop their own college and career savings plans, and a way for entire communities to invest in their children, the Save for College Program enables all of us to work together to build assets and support expectations of educational and economic success for every child. In school year 2023-2024, every kindergarten, first grade, and second grade student enrolled in NYC public schools (including participating charter schools) is eligible to participate, no matter their family income or immigration status! In geographic District 30, every kindergarten through fifth-grade student in the 39 pilot schools is eligible to participate.