Organizational Leadership

Dan Rubenstein is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Prospect Schools.

Daniel Kikuji Rubenstein, a nationally recognized leader in using school choice to integrate public schools, was a co-founder of Brooklyn Prospect Charter School. Since the 2009 opening of its first school in Brooklyn, Prospect Schools has been dedicated to excellent teaching, a world-class program designed around the pillars of the International Baccalaureate Program, and succeeding with students who sit side-by-side in classrooms with students from radically different backgrounds.

In addition to his work the Prospect Schools network, Dan has been instrumental in forming the Diverse Charter Schools Coalition, a nationwide coalition of over 30 charter organizations and advisors dedicated to creating successful, integrated public choice schools.

An educator since 1992, Dan served in various teaching and administrative roles at Collegiate School (NY), SEED Public Charter School (DC), Sidwell Friends School (DC), and School Year Abroad (Beijing). In 2002, Dan received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching. His work in education has been documented in a variety of local and national media, including the NY Times, USA Today, Education Next, ABC’s Nightline and PBS’ Life 360. He holds masters degrees from Columbia University’s Teachers College and St. John’s College and a BA in mathematics from Hamilton College.

Education:
Hamilton College, B.A.
St. John’s College, M.A.
Columbia University, Teachers College, M.Ed.

Jonathan McIntosh is the Chief Academic Officer of Prospect Schools.

Prior to joining Prospect Schools, Jonathan was the Founding Middle School Director of Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School, a STEAM school emphasizing personalized learning in downtown Brooklyn and winner of the XQ Super Schools grant. He spent several years working with KIPP NYC in various capacities, including School Instructional Leader, Director of Student Support Services, Special Education Coordinator and Learning Specialist. Prior to his work with KIPP, Jonathan served as a School Ambassador Fellow at the Department of Education’s Office of Communication and Outreach for Secretary Arne Duncan. Before coming to New York as a Teach for America Corps member, he worked in both rural and urban Missouri, leading middle and high school programs in theater and debate. Jonathan spent his formative years in Southeast Asia, which profoundly shaped his desire to enter the education field and create spaces for agency and democratic deliberation for all.

Jonathan received a B.A. from Drury University in Missouri with a triple major in speech communication, theater, and public relations. He went on to complete an M.A. in Integrated Strategic Communication also at Drury. After moving to New York City, he earned an MS in Special Education at Bank Street College of Education, and his Ed.M. at Columbia University’s Teacher College in Organizational Leadership. Currently, he is a doctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University, studying Urban Education Policy and Leadership.

When he’s not working, spending time with family, or studying, Jonathan enjoys trying bizarre foods and playing the guitar.

Education:
Drury University, B.A. & M.A.
Bank Street College of Education, M.S.
Columbia University, Ed.M
Johns Hopkins University, Ed.D candidate

Hillary Prince is the Chief Financial Officer of Prospect Schools.

Joining the Brooklyn Prospect team in 2009, Ms. Prince has been honored to serve as a member of the founding team of the original middle school, as well as the Prospect Schools CMO. Leading both finance and operations for many years, she developed scalable systems and established the school’s strong early operational reputation, built a foundation of strong fiscal health for the organization, and has led several building projects and new school launches. Since taking on the role of Chief Financial Officer in 2018, Hillary has narrowed her focus to finance and is now responsible for managing a budget which, under her stewardship, has grown from $2 million to greater than $35 million. Additional core responsibilities include business operations, real estate, and capital projects, and long-term strategic planning.

Prior to building a career in K-12 education, Ms. Prince developed leadership skills and gained operational experience through her work in event management with Madison Square Garden. Deciding to follow a long-held interest in education – and in particular, in school integration, herself attending an urban magnet high school – Hillary completed a yearlong graduate internship at a globally-focused International Baccalaureate magnet school in CT before moving to Brooklyn in 2006. She went on to hone and apply her operational skills to the educational space, holding several roles with The Princeton Review, including Regional Director of Operations, where responsibilities included leading the implementation and national expansion of federally funded afterschool programming.

Ms. Prince earned a B.A. in English-Literature from Skidmore College, and an M.S. in Language Arts Education from the University of New Haven, and is currently enrolled in a nonprofit leadership certificate program at Harvard’s Kennedy School. Hillary left NYC in 2016 to build a home in the Hudson Valley with her husband and two young children.

Education:
Skidmore College, B.A.
University of New Haven, M.S.