Severn Taylor
Director of Advancement
Severn joined De La Salle in September 2022 as Director of Development. She previously served as Director of Annual Giving and Stewardship for Collegiate School in New York City. Prior to her time at Collegiate, she worked in fundraising for the arts including the Hayward Gallery, London and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Severn is currently President of the Board for Meredith Monk/House Foundation for the Arts. She holds a B.A. in Social Work from the University of Vermont and a Masters in Art Business from the University of Manchester/Sotheby’s Institute, London.
Severn may be reached at staylor@dlsanyc.org or 212-316-5840 ext. 103.
Mary-Elaine Jenkins
Assistant Director of Advancement and Communications
Mary-Elaine joined De La Salle in April 2020. She previously served as Development Coordinator at the Rogosin Institute, a nonprofit treatment and research center serving patients with kidney disease. Prior to her time at Rogosin, she served on the development team at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights in several capacities. Mary-Elaine also spent two years in Madrid working as an English language assistant. She holds a B.A. in International Affairs from The George Washington University.
Mary-Elaine may be reached at mjenkins@dlsanyc.org or 212-316-5840 ext. 112.
Izabella Lizarazo '16
Advancement Associate
Izabella graduated in 2024 from Barnard College of Columbia University with a BA in Political Science and Spanish & Latin American Cultures. She joined De La Salle Academy in the fall of 2024 as the Assistant to the Advancement Office. In college, she worked at Reach Out and Read of Greater New York as a Program & Communications Intern and at the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) as a Development Intern.
Izabella may be reached at ilizarazo@dlsanyc.org or 212-316-5840 ext. 223.