Meet Our Team:

At Achillea, we believe that youth, though often overlooked, have the power and drive to create real change. In fact, Achillea was originally founded as a small NYC Hunter College High School club in October 2019 with only 5 members. Since then, it has grown into a national entity, connecting students and tutors from across the country. The work of these individuals, and countless talented volunteers, stand as a testament to what youth are capable of.

Sarah Malik

CEO and Founder

Sarah is the CEO and Founder of Achillea and serves on the Fair Futures Youth Advisory Board. A current junior at Hunter College High School in NYC, she founded Achillea in her freshman year. She is a strong advocate for child welfare and youth entrepreneurship. Sarah is currently peer tutoring math to a sophomore and English fluency to a senior in Ukraine. During the rare times that Sarah is free, she likes to write screenplays, crochet, and sing off-key.

Board of Directors

Michael Zink

Chairman of the Board

Mike is the founder and Executive Director of At the Table, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that tutors college students with foster care backgrounds. During his time as the New York Foundling's Assistant VP for Educational Services, Mike helped launch four tutoring programs that annually serve 350+ foster youth in kindergarten through college. He holds a BA in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale.

Sarah Chiles

Secretary of the Board

Sarah Chiles is the Executive Director of the Redlich Horwitz Foundation. Sarah also serves on the Steering Committee of the national Youth Transition Funders Group, is the Co-Chair of the Foster Care Work Group and is a Co-Coordinator of the NYC Foster Care Funders Group. Sarah is a graduate of Middlebury College and the NYU Stern School of Business.

Board