NEW ROCHELLE, NY (October 20, 2025) — The Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle has elected new leadership to its Board of Directors, welcoming professionals dedicated to advancing the organization’s mission, which served a record-breaking 10,000 youths in 2024.
Sheldon Pride, an educator and business data analyst, steps into the role of Interim President. Tim McChristian, recently retired CEO of Madison Square Boys & Girls Club in New York City, was elected Vice President. Nicole Bell-Simon, with extensive financial services experience, takes on the role of Treasurer, while Jacquetta Hogan, Executive Vice President at USI Insurance Services LLC, serves as Corresponding Secretary. Jessica Nelson-Clark, a corporate marketing and branding executive, joins the 13-member volunteer Board as a new member.
“The Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle’s energetic and caring Board of Directors provides crucial vision for our Club’s transformative educational and growth experiences for youths,” said Club CEO Becky Mazzanobile. “The Board’s vital insights on scaling our organization drive how more youths can benefit from our supportive environments and comprehensive opportunities.”
Pride, a faculty member at Monroe College’s School of Business and Accounting, holds a bachelor’s degree from North Carolina State University and advanced degrees from the University of Virginia. With six years on the Board, he emphasized the Club’s impact: “The Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle provides exceptional programs that provide mentorship, enrichment and skill-building that set the stage for life and career success.”
McChristian, a Yale graduate with an MBA from the University of Southern California, brings 35 years of corporate leadership experience from IBM, where he managed global sales and product organizations. “I am thrilled to bring my years of executive and nonprofit experience to the Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle,” McChristian said. “I am committed to amplifying youth voices, fostering inclusive opportunities and providing access to resources to develop positive outcomes.”
Bell-Simon, an eight-year Board veteran, highlighted the Club’s role in youth development:
“It is incredibly rewarding to see our youths develop character and life skills while embracing how to achieve academic success as a pathway for career development and college readiness.”
Hogan, a Remington community native and leader at USI Insurance Services, oversees account management and operations for the Northeast region. “The Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle is a vital community resource that, through a variety of strategic mentoring, programs and opportunities, cultivates how young people build the knowledge and confidence to pursue careers and lives that explore their full potential,” she said.
Nelson-Clark, US Head of Customer and Marketing at HSBC, joins with a track record in innovative product launches and engagement strategies. “I am inspired by the Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle’s dynamic success in cultivating and fortifying futures for New Rochelle’s youths,” she said. “I look forward to contributing to the bold strategic vision that has powered such robust programming and outcomes.”
The Board also includes other community leaders such as Kristin Bamberger, former television news executive producer; Michael Boatman, actor and author; Joseph Bodden-Godoy, Vice President at Peduto Construction; and Gina Summa Egan, an elementary school teacher in New Rochelle, among others.
For more information on the Board of Directors, visit bgcnr.org/board-of-directors.
This article was drafted with the aid of Grok, an AI tool by xAI, under the direction and editing of Robert Cox to ensure accuracy and adherence to journalistic standards.
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