Compensation Escalation Cycle
Compensation Escalation Cycle
Compensation Escalation Cycle Market Archetype Mechanical Natural
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Priority Review
Trajectory Thumbprint

Compensation Escalation Cycle

What does this mean?

Revenue grows modestly, but top officer compensation grows consistently for 5 years, breaching danger zones. The executive is negotiating aggressive raises against a compliant board.

The Path Forward

The Steward

Re-establishes board supremacy over executive extraction. It freezes compensation and mandates that all future financial rewards be tied strictly to verifiable mission expansion.

The Steward
The Steward
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Compensation Escalation Cycle ↓
Overall
40
Score
Governance
42
Score
Financial
25
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Financial Era
Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Compensation Escalation

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2025 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2024 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2023 — — 30.1% 40 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2022 — — 17.2% 45 Fragile Recovery
2021 — — 24.9% 39 Financially Distressed Recovery
2020 — — 29.5% 32 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2019 — — 12.5% 48 Fragile Recovery
2018 — — 24.2% 43 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2017 — — 27.6% 42 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2016 — — 11.0% 52 Fragile Recovery
2015 — — 19.4% 41 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2014 — — 19.6% 43 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2013 — — 22.2% 43 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2012 — — 14.5% 48 Fragile Recovery
2011 — — 32.2% 36 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
SIMON WOODS Executive Director 6.5% of Rev
HEATHER NOONAN Vice President 3.5% of Rev
MARLAH MCDUFFIE Vice President 3.4% of Rev
ANDREW CLARK Treasurer 2.7% of Rev
KAREN YAIR Vice President 2.7% of Rev
CAEN THOMASON-REDUS Vice President 2.7% of Rev
RACHEL ROSSOS GALLANT Board President 2.4% of Rev
ROBERT SANDLA EDITOR IN CHIEF SYMPHONY 2.0% of Rev
AUDREY ELLIOTT-RISBUD Board Member 1.9% of Rev
STEPHEN ALTER Board Member 1.6% of Rev
AARON FLAGG Board President —
AFA S DWORKIN Board Member —
ALAN MASON Board President —
ALAN PIERSON Board Member —
ALAN VALENTINE Board Member —
BOB WAGNER Board Member —
BURTON ALTER Board Member —
CATHERINE C MOYE Board Member —
CHARLES DICKERSON III Board Member —
CHARLES SCHWEIZER Board Member —
CHRIS DOERR Treasurer —
DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN Board Member —
DANIEL SONG Board Member —
DAVID ALAN MILLER Board Member —
DAVID ROTH Board Member —
DOUGLAS M HAGERMAN Board Member —
ELIZABETH BROWN-ELLIS Board Member —
ELIZABETH WATSON Board Member —
GARY GINSTLING Board Member —
HELEN SHAFFER Board Member —
HENRY PEYREBRUNE Board Member —
ISAAC THOMPSON Board Member —
JAMEI HASWELL Board Member —
JAMES ROE Board Member —
JANET CABOT Board Member —
JENNIFER BARLAMENT Board Member —
JENNIFER MONDIE Board Member —
JIM HASLER Board Member —
JOHN LODER Board Member —
JOHN LOFTON Board Member —
JUDY DINES Board Member —
KATHY LEIBRAND Board Member —
KJRISTINE LUND Board Member —
LESLIE LASSITER Board Member —
LINDSEY NOVA Board Member —
MARISA EISMANN MD Board President —
MARK D PEACOCK Board Member —
MARK JUNG Board Member —
MARY C PATTON Board Member —
MARY LOUISE GORNO Board Member —
MELANIE CLARKE Secretary —
MIEKO HATANO Board Member —
MITCH MENCHACA Board Member —
PAMELA CARTER Board Member —
PATRICIA A RICHARDS Board Member —
PAUL HIGGINBOTHAM Board Member —
PRATICHI SHAH Board Member —
RICK PRINS Board Member —
ROBERT NAPARSTEK Board Member —
ROBERT W MCDONALD Board Member —
RUSSEL JONES Board Member —
SHARON HATCHETT Board Member —
SHEILA WILLIAMS Board Member —
TRINE SORENSEN Board Member —
WILLIAM GETTYS Board Member —

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
SIMON WOODS Executive Director 6.8% of Rev
HEATHER NOONAN Vice President 3.8% of Rev
MARLAH BONNER Vice President 3.4% of Rev
KAREN YAIR Vice President 2.7% of Rev
CAEN THOMASON-REDUS Vice President 2.6% of Rev
ANDREW CLARK Treasurer 2.6% of Rev
RACHEL ROSSOS GALLANT Board President 2.4% of Rev
ROBERT SANDLA EDITOR IN CHIEF SYMPHONY 2.0% of Rev
ELIZABETH ARNETT Vice President 1.9% of Rev
AUDREY ELLIOTT-RISBUD Board Member 1.9% of Rev
HELEN SHAFFER Board Member —
HENRY PEYREBRUNE Board Member —
HOWARD D PALEFSKY Treasurer —
ISAAC THOMPSON Board Member —
JAMEI HASWELL Board Member —
JAMES ROE Board Member —
JANET CABOT Board Member —
JENNIFER BARLAMENT Board Member —
JENNIFER MONDIE Board Member —
JIM HASLER Board Member —
JOHN LODER Board Member —
JOHN LOFTON Board Member —
JUDY DINES Board Member —
KATHY LEIBRAND Board Member —
KJRISTINE LUND Board Member —
LAURIE SKJERSETH Board Member —
LESLIE LASSITER Board Member —
LINDSEY NOVA Board Member —
MARISA EISMANN MD Board President —
MARK D PEACOCK Board Member —
MARK JUNG Board Member —
MARY C PATTON Board Member —
MARY LOUISE GORNO Board Member —
MELANIE CLARKE Secretary —
MICHAEL R MAYTON Board Member —
MIEKO HATANO Board Member —
MITCH MENCHACA Board Member —
PAMELA CARTER Board Member —
PATRICIA A RICHARDS Board Member —
PAUL HIGGINBOTHAM Board Member —
PRATICHI SHAH Board Member —
RICK PRINS Board Member —
ROBERT NAPARSTEK Board Member —
ROBERT W MCDONALD Board Member —
RUSSEL JONES Board Member —
SHARON HATCHETT Board Member —
SHEILA WILLIAMS Board Member —
STEVE COLLINS Board Member —
TRINE SORENSEN Board Member —
WILLIAM GETTYS Board Member —
AARON FLAGG Board President —
AFA S DWORKIN Board Member —
ALAN MASON Board President —
ALAN PIERSON Board Member —
ALAN VALENTINE Board Member —
ALBERTA ARTHURS Board Member —
BOB WAGNER Board Member —
BURTON ALTER Board Member —
CATHERINE C MOYE Board Member —
CHARLES DICKERSON III Board Member —
CHARLES SCHWEIZER Board Member —
CHRIS DOERR Treasurer —
DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN Board Member —
DANIEL SONG Board Member —
DAVID ALAN MILLER Board Member —
DAVID ROTH Board Member —
DOUGLAS M HAGERMAN Board Member —
EDWARD YIM Board Member —
ELIZABETH BROWN-ELLIS Board Member —
ELIZABETH WATSON Board Member —
GARY GINSTLING Board Member —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
SIMON WOODS Executive Director 6.4% of Rev
HEATHER NOONAN Vice President 3.2% of Rev
MARLAH MCDUFFIE Vice President 3.2% of Rev
CELESTE WROBLEWSKI Vice President 2.8% of Rev
KAREN YAIR Vice President 2.8% of Rev
JESSE ROSEN Executive Director 2.0% of Rev
RACHEL GALLANT EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM 2.0% of Rev
MARC MARTIN Treasurer 1.9% of Rev
ROBERT SANDLA EDITOR IN CHIEF SYMPHONY M 1.9% of Rev
AUDREY ELLIOTT-RISBUD Board Member 1.9% of Rev
AARON FLAGG Secretary —
AFA S DWORKIN Board Member —
ALAN MASON Board Member —
ALAN PIERSON Board Member —
ALAN VALENTINE Board Member —
ALBERTA ARTHURS Board Member —
ALFRED MOORE Board Member —
ANDREA KALYN Board Member —
BOB WAGNER Board Member —
BURTON ALTER Board Member —
CARMEN AMALIA CORRALES Board Member —
CATHERINE C MOYE Board Member —
CHARLES DICKERSON III Board Member —
CHRIS DOERR Board Member —
DAN HART Board Member —
DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN Board Member —
DANIEL SONG Board Member —
DAVID ALAN MILLER Board Member —
DAVID WHITEHILL Board Member —
DOUGLAS M HAGERMAN Board President —
EDWARD YIM Board Member —
GARY GINSTLING Board Member —
GLORIA DEPASQUALE Board Member —
HELEN SHAFFER Board Member —
HENRY PEYREBRUNE Board Member —
HOWARD D PALEFSKY Treasurer —
HUGH W LONG PHD Board Member —
ISAAC THOMPSON Board Member —
JEFF VOM SAAL Board Member —
JENNIFER KOH Board Member —
JENNIFER MONDIE Board Member —
JIM HASLER Board Member —
JULIE MEREDITH Board Member —
KATHRYN BOUCHER Board Member —
KJRISTINE LUND Board Member —
LINA GONZALEZ-GRANADOS Board Member —
LORENZO CANDELARIA Board Member —
LOWELL J NOTEBOOM Board Member —
MARIAN GODFREY Board Member —
MARISA EISMANN MD Board Member —
MARK JUNG Board Member —
MARK PEACOCK Board Member —
MARY LOUISE GORNO Board Member —
MARY PATTON Board Member —
MELANIE CLARKE Board President —
MELIA TOURANGEAU Board Member —
PATRICIA A RICHARDS Board Member —
PRATICHI SHAH Board Member —
RHONDA HUNSINGER Board Member —
ROBERT J WAGNER Board Member —
ROBERT NAPARSTEK Board Member —
ROSINA CANNIZZARO Board Member —
SHARON HATCHETT Board Member —
SHEILA WILLIAMS Board Member —
STEVE C PARRISH Board President —
TRINE SORENSEN Board Member —

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JESSE ROSEN Executive Director 4.8% of Rev
JESSE ROSEN Executive Director 4.8% of Rev
HEATHER NOONAN Vice President 3.1% of Rev
HEATHER NOONAN Vice President 3.1% of Rev
SIMON WOODS Executive Director 2.9% of Rev
SIMON WOODS Executive Director 2.9% of Rev
CELESTE WROBLEWSKI Vice President 2.8% of Rev
CELESTE WROBLEWSKI Vice President 2.8% of Rev
KAREN YAIR Vice President 2.8% of Rev
KAREN YAIR Vice President 2.8% of Rev
MARC MARTIN Treasurer 1.9% of Rev
MARC MARTIN Treasurer 1.9% of Rev
ROBERT SANDLA EDITOR IN CHIEF SYMPHONY M 1.9% of Rev
ROBERT SANDLA EDITOR IN CHIEF SYMPHONY M 1.9% of Rev
AUDREY ELLIOTT-RISBUD Board Member 1.7% of Rev
AUDREY ELLIOTT-RISBUD Board Member 1.7% of Rev
MARLAH MCDUFFIE Vice President 1.4% of Rev
MARLAH MCDUFFIE Vice President 1.4% of Rev
AARON FLAGG Secretary —
AFA S DWORKIN Board Member —
ALAN MASON Board Member —
ALAN PIERSON Board Member —
ALAN VALENTINE Board Member —
ALBERTA ARTHURS Board Member —
AARON FLAGG Secretary —
ALFRED MOORE Board Member —
AFA S DWORKIN Board Member —
ANDREA KALYN Board Member —
ALAN MASON Board Member —
ANTHONY MCGILL Board Member —
ALAN PIERSON Board Member —
BURTON ALTER Treasurer —
ALAN VALENTINE Board Member —
CARMEN AMALIA CORRALES Board Member —
ALBERTA ARTHURS Board Member —
CATHERINE C MOYE Board Member —
ALFRED MOORE Board Member —
CHARLES DICKERSON III Board Member —
ANDREA KALYN Board Member —
CHRIS DOERR Board Member —
ANTHONY MCGILL Board Member —
CINDY KIDWELL Board Member —
BURTON ALTER Treasurer —
DAN HART Board Member —
CARMEN AMALIA CORRALES Board Member —
DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN Board Member —
CATHERINE C MOYE Board Member —
DANIEL SONG Board Member —
CHARLES DICKERSON III Board Member —
DAVID ALAN MILLER Board Member —
CHRIS DOERR Board Member —
DAVID M ROTH Board Member —
CINDY KIDWELL Board Member —
DAVID WHITEHILL Board Member —
DAN HART Board Member —
DOUGLAS M HAGERMAN Board President —
DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN Board Member —
ED YIM Board Member —
DANIEL SONG Board Member —
GARY GINSTLING Board Member —
DAVID ALAN MILLER Board Member —
GLORIA DEPASQUALE Board Member —
DAVID M ROTH Board Member —
HEATHER CLARKE Board Member —
DAVID WHITEHILL Board Member —
HELEN SHAFFER Secretary —
DOUGLAS M HAGERMAN Board President —
HENRY PEYREBRUNE Board Member —
ED YIM Board Member —
HOWARD D PALEFSKY Board Member —
GARY GINSTLING Board Member —
HUGH W LONG PHD Board Member —
GLORIA DEPASQUALE Board Member —
ISAAC THOMPSON Board Member —
HEATHER CLARKE Board Member —
JEFF VOM SAAL Board Member —
HELEN SHAFFER Secretary —
JENNIFER KOH Board Member —
HENRY PEYREBRUNE Board Member —
JENNIFER MONDIE Board Member —
HOWARD D PALEFSKY Board Member —
JIM HASLER Board Member —
HUGH W LONG PHD Board Member —
JULIE MEREDITH Board Member —
ISAAC THOMPSON Board Member —
KATHRYN BOUCHER Board Member —
JEFF VOM SAAL Board Member —
KJRISTINE LUND Board Member —
JENNIFER KOH Board Member —
LINA GONZALEZ-GRANADOS Board Member —
JENNIFER MONDIE Board Member —
LORENZO CANDELARIA Board Member —
JIM HASLER Board Member —
LOWELL J NOTEBOOM Board Member —
JULIE MEREDITH Board Member —
MARIAN GODFREY Board Member —
KATHRYN BOUCHER Board Member —
MARISA EISMANN MD Board Member —
KJRISTINE LUND Board Member —
MARK JUNG Board Member —
LINA GONZALEZ-GRANADOS Board Member —
MARK PEACOCK Board Member —
LORENZO CANDELARIA Board Member —
MARY LOUISE GORNO Board Member —
LOWELL J NOTEBOOM Board Member —
MARY PATTON Board Member —
MARIAN GODFREY Board Member —
MEGEN BALAD Board Member —
MARISA EISMANN MD Board Member —
MELANIE CLARKE Board President —
MARK JUNG Board Member —
MELIA TOURANGEAU Board Member —
MARK PEACOCK Board Member —
PATRICIA A RICHARDS Board Member —
MARY LOUISE GORNO Board Member —
PENNY VAN HORN Board Member —
MARY PATTON Board Member —
PRATICHI SHAH Board Member —
MEGEN BALAD Board Member —
RHONDA HUNSINGER Board Member —
MELANIE CLARKE Board President —
ROBERT J WAGNER Board Member —
MELIA TOURANGEAU Board Member —
ROBERT NAPARSTEK Board Member —
PATRICIA A RICHARDS Board Member —
ROSINA CANNIZZARO Board Member —
PENNY VAN HORN Board Member —
SHARON HATCHETT Board Member —
PRATICHI SHAH Board Member —
SHEILA WILLIAMS Board Member —
RHONDA HUNSINGER Board Member —
STEVE C PARRISH Board President —
ROBERT J WAGNER Board Member —
TERRY ANN WHITE Board Member —
ROBERT NAPARSTEK Board Member —
TRINE SORENSEN Board Member —
ROSINA CANNIZZARO Board Member —
SHARON HATCHETT Board Member —
SHEILA WILLIAMS Board Member —
STEVE C PARRISH Board President —
TERRY ANN WHITE Board Member —
TRINE SORENSEN Board Member —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JESSE ROSEN Executive Director 5.6% of Rev
SARAH KELLY Vice President 2.9% of Rev
HEATHER NOONAN Vice President 2.9% of Rev
CELESTE WROBLEWSKI Vice President 2.8% of Rev
KAREN YAIR Vice President 2.6% of Rev
ROBERT SANDLA EDITOR IN CHIEF SYMPHONY M 1.8% of Rev
MARC MARTIN Treasurer 1.7% of Rev
AARON FLAGG Board Member —
ALAN MASON Board Member —
ALAN MCINTYRE Board Member —
ALAN PIERSON Board Member —
ALAN VALENTINE Board Member —
ALBERTA ARTHURS Board Member —
ALFRED MOORE Board Member —
ANTHONY MCGILL Board Member —
BURTON ALTER Treasurer —
CATHERINE C MOYE Board Member —
CHARLES DICKERSON III Board Member —
CINDY KIDWELL Board Member —
DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN Board Member —
DANIEL SONG Board Member —
DAVID ALAN MILLER Board Member —
DAVID M ROTH Board Member —
DAVID WHITEHILL Board Member —
DOUGLAS M HAGERMAN Board President —
ED YIM Board Member —
GARY GINSTLING Board Member —
GLORIA DEPASQUALE Board Member —
HEATHER CLARKE Board Member —
HELEN SHAFFER Secretary —
HENRY PEYREBRUNE Board Member —
HOWARD D PALEFSKY Board Member —
HUGH W LONG PHD Board Member —
ISAAC THOMPSON Board Member —
JENNIFER KOH Board Member —
JENNIFER MONDIE Board Member —
JERROLD EBERHARDT Board Member —
JIM HASLER Board Member —
KATHRYN BOUCHER Board Member —
KJRISTINE LUND Board Member —
LESTER ABBERGER Board Member —
LORENZO CANDELARIA Board Member —
LOWELL J NOTEBOOM Board Member —
MARIAN GODFREY Board Member —
MARISA EISMANN MD Board Member —
MARK JUNG Board Member —
MARK PEACOCK Board Member —
MARY LOUISE GORNO Board Member —
MARY PATTON Board Member —
MATTHEW VANBESIEN Board Member —
MEGEN BALDA Board Member —
MELANIE CLARKE Board President —
PATRICIA A RICHARDS Board Member —
PENNY VAN HORN Board Member —
PRATICHI SHAH Board Member —
ROBERT J WAGNER Board Member —
ROSINA CANNIZZARO Board Member —
SHEILA WILLIAMS Board Member —
STEVE C PARRISH Board President —
TERRY ANN WHITE Board Member —
TRINE SORENSEN Board Member —
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
25 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
42 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
40 / 100
Priority Review

The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →

Peer comparison

Compared to 56 other orgs in NY with NTEE prefix A0.

Most-divergent component: financial score sits 40 points below the peer median (25 vs. 65).

5-year trend: Compensation Escalation Cycle

Revenue grows modestly, but top officer compensation grows consistently for 5 years, breaching danger zones. The executive is negotiating aggressive raises against a compliant board.

What's driving this score

What would change this score

The two changes that would most improve this score:

  1. Reduce top-officer compensation from 30.1% to under 22% of revenue — would move governance score by ~16 points.
  2. Separate signing authority from fundraising authority when both are held by one person — removes the concentration penalty (~12 points).

Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.