Kaplan Educational Foundation Honors Danielle Conley and Harold Elish for Commitment to Equity and Opportunity - Seite 2

Mr. Elish has spent over four decades working with private clients in the financial services industry. Currently, he is a Managing Director and senior partner with Value Added Partners at UBS, an eleven person team providing financial planning and investment services for clients with over $3.35 billion under management. His service to clients and his success has been rewarded with industry accolades from Barron’s, Forbes/Shook, and The Financial Times.

Mr. Elish's work in the nonprofit sector has focused on enhancing educational opportunities for students in the New York City area. He served as the President of Girls Quest, an organization that provides summer experiential learnings, and as the Treasurer of the Academy of the City Charter School, a successful K-8 neighborhood institution. He also currently acts as the Treasurer of the Isaac Tuttle Fund, an organization helping senior citizens in Manhattan.

Mr. Elish joined the Board of the Kaplan Educational Foundation in 2014, becoming the first person unaffiliated with Kaplan to serve. In the intervening years, he has furthered the organization’s mission by fundraising, mentoring KEF’s Kaplan Leadership Program scholars, monitoring KEF's finances, recruiting other outside Board members, and providing guidance to the KEF leadership team.

“We’re thrilled to honor Danielle and Harold, who have both been unwavering advocates for equity and access over many years, focused on creating opportunities for those who are underrepresented and underserved,” said Melissa Mack, Chairman of the Foundation and Chief Communications & HR Officer at global educational services company Kaplan, Inc. “Their dedication and leadership serve as inspiration to all of us as we seek to eliminate barriers for our country’s next generation of high achievers and future leaders.”

KEF is an independent 501(c)(3) public charity, and through the Kaplan Leadership Program helps high-potential, overlooked and underserved community college students complete their associate degree, successfully transfer and go on to earn a four-year bachelor's degree at the nation's most highly-selective schools. The program focuses on a holistic approach – providing extensive tutoring, academic advisement services, leadership and career training, stipends for living expenses and other resources and support to help them expand their personal goals, and eventually attain leadership roles in their professions and communities.