Meet Our Staff

A cornerstone of our philosophy is to provide training and employment opportunities for talented Red Hook residents. Currently 85% of our employees live in the Red Hook Houses. In addition to providing livable wage jobs in a community known for a lack of job opportunities, we are empowering the residents to design their own programs and provide services to their neighbors, families and friends. Our long-term goal is that 100 percent of the Red Hook Initiative employees will be from the neighborhood.

Founder & Director
Jill Eisenhard

Social Worker
Anna Ortega

Reproductive Health Coordinator
Samora Coles

Office Assistant
Vanessa Staton

Community Change Workers
Luciana Byrdsong
Sheila Campbell
Sandra Hall
Joyce Holmes
Yvette ID-Deen
Junius Johnson
Sheryl Nash-Chisholm
Alisa Pizarro
Mary Victor

Education Advocate
Sandra Serrano

Tutors
Ricky Santana
Maribeth White

Community Health Educators
Deanna Cherry
Angela Nieves
Rebecca Fishburne
Melanie Hernandez

Peer Health Educators
Kaliesha Andrews
Jasmin Lawton
Ericka Medina
Emmanuella Murat
Katherine Ortiz
Tamika Sampson
Della Spencer

Tae Kwon Do Instructor
Sonia Gonzalez

Maintenance Manager
Shaun Nicholls

Our Staff

Our Staff

Our Staff