Dr. Reva Gershen Lowy

Chief Education Impact Officer

Cardinal McCloskey Community Services

Dr. Reva Gershen Lowy is the chief education impact officer at Cardinal McCloskey Community Services and the liaison to the Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School.   

Reva serves as a member of the National Head Start Association Board and the Resources Development and Membership Services and Advocacy Committees. She is a member of the Executive Committee of the New York State Head Start Association and the Board of Directors of Region II-Head Start Association. 

Reva serves as a member of the Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School Board, the Early Care Learning Council and the International Board for Women’s League for Conservative Judaism. 

Prior to working at CMCS, Reva was the executive director/CEO of Little Angels Head Start for two-and-a-half years and the assistant executive director of the Mosholu Montefiore Community Center for 23 years. She was awarded her education degree in special education, educational administration from Teachers College, Columbia University, and is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University. She has received her NYS certification as a school administrator-supervisor along with her NYS Teaching certifications in special education and nursey to sixth grade.

“It’s not only two people that make this decision. It’s really a community that makes the decision.”

— Dr. Reva Gershen Lowy on Head Start leadership and partnership development