ISFFA New York LEADERSHIP

Nicole is a Tax Director at AbbVie. She has 15 years of experience and started her career at PwC. Her main responsibilities include overseeing the Federal and State income tax compliance function. She has her BS in Accounting and BA in Art History from Rutgers University. She also has her Masters in Tax from Seton Hall University.

Nicole Mendoza-Patel

President

Rey Osma is a Director in PwC’s Real Estate Tax practice. He has over ten years of experience advising clients on federal, state and local, and foreign tax issues. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from Fordham University and is a CPA.

Rey Osma

Executive Vice President

Daniel is a Strategy Program Manager in the Risk Partnerships & Strategy team at Stripe, a software-as-a-service company dual-headquartered in San Francisco and Dublin. Prior to Stripe, Daniel spent a decade in financial services working in various roles at Goldman Sachs and Blackrock. He earned a BA with Honors from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Yale University.

Daniel Galeon

VP of Leadership

Belvin is a Business Consulting Manager at Ernst & Young (EY) New York and former Advisory Director at SGV & Co (EY Philippines), with significant professional services experience in finance, risk, accounting and audit. Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Financial Risk Manager (FRM) and CPA, Servant Leader at Toastmasters International.

Belvin Armenion

VP of Mentorship

Adrian is an Associate at Goldman Sachs within the Private Wealth Management Division. On his team, he serves as the Chief Operating Officer overseeing ~$6B in AUM. He holds a B.S. in Mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In addition to ISFFA, Adrian also sits on the board of Bwenzi, a global 501(c)(3) that empowers student leaders.

Adrian Pangilinan

VP of Membership

Hilary is part of the Chief of Staff team for Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs. Hilary started on the Foreign Exchange Operations desk within the Securities Division in 2017, where she managed over-the-counter derivatives. Prior to joining the firm Hilary worked as a research analyst in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. She graduated from the University of Utah with a B.S. in Health Promotion and Education.

Hilary Spencer

VP of Community Service

Hazel is an incoming Tax Associate at PwC. She has internship experience across Real Estate Tax, State and Local Tax, and Internal Audit fields. She holds a B.A. in Accounting from the City University of New York - Queens College and now pursuing her master's degree in Taxation.

Hazel Hernandez

VP of Advertising