2023 Board of Directors

DANIELLE MOSKOWITZ, ESQ.  - board  chair

Danielle Moskowitz is the Principal of DK Moskowitz Consulting providing management consulting to non-profit organizations and for-profit businesses. Her professional career includes working for a large law firm in Washington, DC and being a Senior Executive of a non-profit organization in Honolulu, HI. Danielle received a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and a B.S. from McGill University in Montréal, Québec, Canada. Danielle is an active member of the NY State Bar and the District of Columbia Bar.

​NOREEN SELINGER - VICE CHAIRPERSON​

Noreen Selinger is the Vice chair of the board and sits on Keeping Our Promise's fundraising committee. She also assists with community building efforts. Noreen joined our advisory board in the summer of 2018 and has participated as a Caring Circle volunteer. When not volunteering for KOP, Noreen works as an IT Recruiter for ProActive Recruiters. Her daughter Rory likes to volunteer as well, helping with several events.

JILL BASZCZYNSKI, LMSW - SECRETARY

​Jill Baszczynski, LMSW,  serves as the Keeping Our Promise board secretary as well as family adviser. She is a Licensed Master of Social Work and works for the Unified Court System, New York State Child Welfare Court Improvement Project. In her position she is involved with strategic planning to improve the foster care system. Prior to her current employment, Jill served as a caseworker in Buffalo, NY. 

LEAH GRANGER - TREASURER

Leah Granger serves as Keeping Our Promise’s board treasurer. In the past she has volunteered with our summer horseback riding program organized for children of SIVs. Leah also provides volunteer tax preparation assistance to the Rochester community through both the AARP program as well as CASH. Her father, Alan, is also a volunteer with Keeping Our Promise, offering driving lessons to our SIVs. Leah is a Wealth Advisor at OakWood Financial Services.

2023 Board members

Dr. deb Abell

​Dr. Deborah Abell is the Keeping Our Promise Caring Circle liaison and organizes caring circles for incoming families. She helps with initial caring circle volunteer training, and answers caring circle questions when they arise. She has also become somewhat of an expert in overcoming DSS problems that frequently come up with individual families. She first got involved as a Caring Circle member for an SIV family of seven who moved to Rochester.  She now organizes new Caring Circles for incoming families. She works as a primary care pediatrician. Her son, Matthew helped families by building coffee tables for his Eagle Scout project.

B. Andrew Dutcher, esq.

​B. Andrew (Andy) Dutcher, Esq., of the Rochester law firm Dutcher and Zatkowsky offers legal advice for Keeping Our Promise  He is instrumental in overseeing the funding for the children’s riding program at Lear Stables. He offers legal planning and advice for KOP families, and assists in helping our families with simple wills and guardianship planning for those single parents without a spouse.  Andy is a 1976 graduate of Boston University School of Law, and was admitted to the New York bar in 1976 and has been engaged in the practice of law in Rochester, New York since that date. 

LTC Andraé evans

Lieutenant Colonel Andraé Evans is retired from military service after serving 35 years in the US Army. He served in Iraq, as well as completed multiple tours in Afghanistan during his distinguished career. Andraé sponsored two of his personal interpreters to come to the United States and is awaiting the arrival of others. He routinely helps and supports refugees who are in the United States and has a long history of community engagement serving on numerous community boards, including serving as President of his local Kiwanis Club and working to help veterans through mentorship as a Financial Counselor with the Veteran’s Outreach Center. LTC Evans has been married to his wife Kristin for over 28 years, and they have two amazing children together.

ben levy

Ben Levy joined KOP's board in December 2022. He is an SVP Senior Relationship Manager at M&T Bank. Ben has been involved with many local nonprofits in the Rochester area including being a member of the Professional Advisory Council of the Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester. Ben is also an Assistant Baseball Coach in the Monroe County Babe Ruth Travel League with the Brighton Bruins 15u Team. Ben is a member of the Women’s RocStrong, and newly created Immigrant and Refugee Resource Groups internally at the Bank. 

Tom rusling

​Tom Rusling is a philanthropically minded individual who enjoys raising money for worthy causes including Keeping Our Promise. He is an integral part of KOP's fundraising efforts. Tom, retired since 2011, is a Yale graduate with an Economics degree and successfully rose through the ranks of Howe and Rusling, Inc., Investment Management, where he became president for 29 years. Tom has been married for 57 years and enjoys spending time with his three wonderful children, their spouses and his five grandchildren. Tom's interests are varied and include: choir director at three churches; highly ranked amateur tennis player; Dir. of Rochester Voice Squad; Bridge Life Master; gardener; and collector of wines.

Javayd Samadie

​Javayd Samadie was the second SIV assisted in Rochester serves as the cultural advisor for Keeping Our Promise Javayd has watched the SIV community grow, and is helping to formulate the best practices for taking care of newly-arrived SIV refugee families. He is on-call any time we have questions, or need translation assistance. He has taken on the role of helping with insurance for our Wheels for Work program, and also offering job search training advice. Javayd served the U.S. mission in Afghanistan for six years. He has a degree in Business Administration and a Masters Degree in Governance and Public Policy from the University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, and has done work for the United Nations.