About Us

Northside was founded by pioneering psychologists Drs. Kenneth B. and Mamie Clark. Their pioneering work reshaped our nation’s understanding of child development and justice. Their bold vision—that every child deserves access to high-quality mental health care and education—remains our north star. 

Drs. Kenneth & Mamie Phipps Clark

The Clarks’ groundbreaking research The Black/White Dolls Test, was the first-ever social science research to be submitted as hard evidence in the Supreme Court’s history and was critical to the ruling in the landmark “Brown v. Board of Education” (1954) decision, which legally ended segregation in public schools.

Our Founders believed in tapping into the inherent strengths of children and families to help them overcome obstacles and flourish. This philosophy continues to be the bedrock of our work today. Our goal is to foster and cultivate self-esteem in the children we serve.

Our
Mission

Our Mission

Our commitment is clear and unwavering: Each Child, First Chance. It is our promise that every child will be seen, supported, and equipped to thrive—and that families will find not only care, but true partnership. Through integrated mental health care, early childhood education, and family support services that connect families to essential resources, we surround each child with the full circle of support they need. At the heart of this work is our determination to interrupt the effects of endemic and generational adversity so that a child’s beginnings never define their future.   

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Hilde L. Mosse, M.D., was a colleague of Drs. Kenneth and Mamie Phipps Clark. Northside Center continues to honor her memory and connection to The Clarks through her nephew and Northside Board member Roger Strauch. Our most senior executive position now bears her name… Roger further honors his aunt on his website.

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Meet Our Board

Steven G. Scheinfeld
Chair, Northside
Global Corporate Chair, Fried Frank

Michael Goldstein
Chair Emeritus, Northside
Retired, CEO, Toys “R” Us

David Acker
Vice-Chair, Northside
Imagine Holdings LLC

Martin E. Maleska
Treasurer, Northside
Retired, Advisory Director, Investcorp International

Victoria Patricof
Vice-Chair, Northside
Volunteer

Kevin Nickelberry
Managing Director and Co-Head, Elevate Strategy at GCM Grosvenor

Richard J. Rubino
Vice-Chair, Northside
Chief Financial Officer, VillageMD

Thomas M. Moriarty
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief Policy Officer, Albertsons Companies

Cynthia B. Adams
Human Resources Committee Chair, Northside
General Counsel, TD Bank, N.A.

A. Marie Betancourt
Bellevue Hospital Center

Heather M. Butts, Esq.
Programs Committee Chair, Northside
Assistant Professor, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Nicholas F. Cohen
Partner at Cohen Clair Lans Greifer, Thorpe & Rottenstreich LLP

Steven Cohen
Partner at Blue Raven LLP

Warren Cole
Co-CEO, PostAcute Consulting

Marti Correa
Managing Director, Head of Global Commercial Strategy, Product and Operations, S&P Global

Christina Cuarón
Managing Director, Global Head of Technology Infrastructure Transformation, Deutsche Bank

Allison Newman Duman, DVM
Veterinarian, Bespoke Veterinary Services

Michael Retterath
Chief Business Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Spark Therapeutics, Inc.

Dylan Roy
Retired, UBS Investment Bank

Denise Schwartz
Retired, Restaurant Owner and Communications/Business Development Management

Ethan Silverstein
Executive Vice Chairman, Cushman Wakefield Inc.

Roger A. Strauch
Chairman, The Roda Group

Christopher White
Jefferies, LLC

Stephen M. Youngwood
CEO, Board Member, Investor, Start-ups // Venture Capital // Private Equity

Meet Our Leadership Team

Paula Magnus
President
pmagnus@northsidecenter.org

Deborah Carroll
Director, Head Start
dcarroll@northsidecenter.org

Oniel S. Morgan, MBA
Director, Operations & Facilities
omorgan@northsidecenter.org

Saundra Smith
Director, Human Resources
ssmith@northsidecenter.org

Solange Hansen
Director, Development & Communications
shansen@northsidecenter.org

Sharon Fraser
Chief Financial Officer
sfraser@northsidecenter.org

Carolina Laise-Chong, Ms.Ed.
Director, Therapeutic Early Childhood Center & Education Services
clchong@northsidecenter.org

Charina Garcia, LMHC
Director, Quality & Compliance
cgarcia@northsidecenter.org

To access Northside’s most recent 990, please visit www.guidestar.org

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