Meet the Board

Dear NYDM Community,

We are incredibly honored and grateful to accept the position of Co-Executive Directors of NYDM 2025. We are excited to lead the community in the efforts of NYDM and B+, as both significantly change the lives of children with cancer and their families. In the NYDM community we strive to “Be Positive” and “Live Like Andrew” in everything we do, in efforts of one day finding a cure for childhood cancer.

The New York Dance Marathon is the largest philanthropic organization at New York University. This year will be the 12th Annual NYDM and we are honored to continue to grow this organization, while raising funds and awareness for children battling childhood cancer. NYDM and The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation work closely to provide both emotional and financial assistance to families affected by childhood cancer. As an organization and a University, we have provided hope, support and memories to a multitude of families across the country.

NYDM is essentially about young people supporting children battling cancer. Members of the NYDM community invest their time in making a positive impact by dancing on behalf of those who are unable to. All dancers are committed to reassuring families and their children that there are individuals who deeply care about them during the hardships that childhood cancer has brought into their lives. Additionally, a portion of the funds raised by the B+ Foundation goes towards cutting-edge research to change the framework of childhood cancer.

Through our years as an organization on campus, we have first seen the effect students have and their power to change lives. We are extremely honored and excited to spend this year on campus in such an amazing organization, surrounded by those who have the same passions and dedication that we do. The community has truly embodied what it means to “Be Positive” and we cannot wait to see the difference that is made this year through NYDM 2024.

We dance to honor the children who have to spend hours, days, and years in the hospital fighting for their lives. We dance because no one should spend their childhood in a hospital and not outside playing. We dance for our B+ Heroes and the relationships they form with their paired organizations. We dance for Andrew and for all the kids who never got the chance to have a happy and healthy childhood like they deserve. We dance for the parents who have lost their children and have to face that everyday. We dance for siblings because they also lose their childhood at the wake of their siblings' diagnosis. We dance as a support system for families going through the toughest battles of their lives. We dance until every child gets to play. We dance through every season because as seasons change, lives change. We all dance for different reasons, and we hope that you will join us and find your own reason to dance and make a difference. Because of you, we are one step closer to a world without childhood cancer, and one step closer to changing the lives of children and families affected. One day we will dance in celebration, but until then, we dance for a cure.

Live Strong, Dance Long.

Lucy Im & Miranda Watson

NYDM 2025 Co-Executive Directors