Raoul is a life-long New Yorker with three generations of roots in Brooklyn. Raised in Manhattan, he moved to Brooklyn more than 20 years ago and has called Brooklyn Heights home since 2014. Raoul is currently Chief Communications Officer of Betterment, the leading digital investment advisory firm in the U.S. Beyond his day job, Raoul has also been involved in a range of non-profit, political and advocacy work, including sitting on the board of The Alliance for the Arts (NYC) and Scenic Hudson (Poughkeepsie, NY), and co-founding The India Center Foundation, an arts organization focused on the American diaspora.  Raoul is also a parishioner of Grace Church and lives with his wife, two children and a ruby Cavalier named Cooper.

Betsy is regularly found sitting across the table in Brooklyn Heights from her husband, Jeremy Robbins, and their two sons, getting beaten in cards or chess. This continues a tradition of family chess across Brooklyn tables, as her father used to play with his family when his dad was the Principal of Thomas Jefferson High School. Betsy currently serves as the Executive Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer for NY State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), the State’s affordable housing agency. She also Chairs the Board of the Violence Intervention Program, a non-profit that works with mostly LatinX survivors of domestic violence. Betsy has dedicated her professional life to building, growing, and transforming organizations in the private, public, and non profit sectors.

April and her husband Jason have lived in Brooklyn Heights since 2013. April is a marketing and communication strategist currently working for the International Rescue Committee. She has worked for organizations such as Scholastic, the American Heart Association, and the Council for Economic Education. April serves on the board of two additional nonprofits: the Brooklyn Book Bodega and the Laotian American National Alliance. She is also a member of the Poplar Street Community Garden and the Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Community Advisory Council. She and her husband have two children who attend PS 8 and NEST+M.