Jacqueline M. Ebanks (Jacqui) joined Nonprofit New York in November 2024 as Interim President & CEO. An innovative manager and policy maker with extensive experience in the public, private, philanthropic, and non-profit sectors, Jacqui has worked for over three decades to promote economic and social justice for women, girls, and marginalized communities. She has served as the Executive Director of the New York City Commission on Gender Equity, where she led New York City’s efforts to dismantle barriers to gender equity within the city’s workforce and across all sectors.

Prior to joining city government, Jacqui was the Executive Director of Women Creating Change where she guided the civic-engagement organization into its second century of activism; served as the Vice President of Programs at the New York Women’s Foundation; worked at Citigroup as their Vice President and Director of U.S. Partnerships and Program Development for the Global Community Relations Division and their Regional Community Relations Director for the Northeast and Puerto Rico, and was the Vice President for Community Investment at the United Way of New York City.

Jacqui began her career at citywide and community-based service organizations in New York City serving as Child Welfare Policy Analyst at the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (now FPWA), Director of United Neighborhood Houses’ Staff Development and Human Resource Management Initiative, Director of Program Development and Quality Assurance at the Society for Seamen’s Children, and Director of Development at Harlem United Community AIDS Centers.

In 2022, Jacqui was named one of AM Metro NY and Politics New York, Power Players, Power Women and, in 2018, she was named one of Good Housekeeping’s 10 Humanitarians over 50, and Women’s E-News, 21 Leaders for the 21st Century. Jacqui holds a B. A. in Government from Anderson University, Indiana and an M.S. in Policy Analysis and Public Management from Stony Brook University.