GGE

Board & Staff

Board Members:

Marcia Thurmond, ESQ, Chair
Teacher PS 56 Lewis Latimer School

Mary Ferry, Treasurer, Program Committee Chair
Fund Manager of Benefits Fund of Wardrobe 764

Andrea Briscoe, Fundraising Committee Chair
Ms. Foundation for Women

Honorable Cheryl Chambers, ESQ
Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department

Cynthia Steele
Executive Vice President
Empower Foundation


Emily May
Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow
Founder HollabackNYC.com


Joanne Smith
Founder/Executive Director GGE




College Interns

Katie Barnett - Hunter Graduate School
Sasha Diamond-Lenow - Columbia Graduate School
Shanise Rhiney - New York University Graduate School




SIS High School Interns

Amanda
Ariel
Chiamaka
Cyndi
Kayla
Marsha
Nefertiti
N'keya
Pamela
Shuntu
Veronica









Staff:

Joanne Smith, MSW
Founder/Executive Director

Anja Merilainen
Urban Leaders Director


Vanessa Nisperos
Director of Community Organizing


Meghan Huppuch
Community Organizer


Nadira Saunders
Health and Fitness Director


Kathleen Durst, LMSW
SIFI Social Work Supervisor




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