Sandra Escamilla-Davies

Sandra Escamilla-Davies joined Children’s Aid in 2016. She leads a team skilled at helping youth navigate the transition to adulthood through our diverse set of programs designed to find the best path to college or a career and, ultimately, adult independence. Sandra spent the year prior to coming to Children’s Aid advising nonprofits about leadership and staff development. That followed nearly 15 years with the Fund of the City of New York's Youth Development Institute, the last five of which she spent as the executive director, where she led a host of initiatives designed to help youth-serving organizations maximize their impact, both here in New York City and across the nation. Sandra earned an M.S.W. from Columbia University and received a B.A. in sociology from Hunter College, where she also was an instructor in a course on mentorship.