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Meet Our Staff

A cornerstone of our philosophy is to provide training and employment opportunities for talented Red Hook residents. Currently over 95% 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 teaching residents how 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.

RHI Core Staff

Founder & Director
Jill Eisenhard

Social Worker
Anna Ortega

Office Manager
Vanessa Staton

Reproductive Health Coordinator
Samora Coles

Community Change Workers
Darryl Henderson
Sheila Campbell
Sandra Hall
Joyce Holmes
Sherri Harden
Alisa Pizarro
Julian Morales
Angela Nieves

Education Advocate
Sandra Serrano

Tutor
Ricky Santana

Youth Employment Specialist
Sheryl Nash-Chisholm

Tree Care Interns
Alex Coles
Ricardo Hill

Diabetes Health Educators
Pauline Bennett
Joyce Holmes
Naiyma Holmes
Deborah Jackson
Michael Johnson
Veronica McLaughlin
Courtney Robinson
Elizabeth Williams

Facilities Maintenance
Anthony Wooten


Community Health Educators
Deanna Cherry
Rebecca Fishburne

Peer Health Educators, Level IV
Kaliesha Andrews
Ericka Medina
Emmanuella Murat
Katherine Ortiz
Della Spencer

Peer Health Educators/
Radio Interns
, Level III
Desteny Bodrick
Ashley Ortiz
Zenetria Williams
Jamal Cherry
Alexander Coles
Malcolm Watson
Solomon Goodwin
LeShanda Miller

Peer Health Educators, Level II
Christine Ruffin
Kiyana Slade
Laniya Walker
Delcina Irving
Matawah Deberry
Shakera Ramirez
Amber Grimes
LaQuasia Miller
Shaniqua Smith

Peer Health Educators, Level I
Mercedes Bishop
Tianna Jordan
Divina Temple
Jasmin Phillips
Taylor Nash
Qualeemah Hall
Charlene Pratt
Shakima Hayes
Danicha Duke
Janeka Godbold


RHI Board of Directors
President:   Lisa Cowan, Project Director, Community Resource Exchange
Secretary:   Brandon Holley, Editor, Yahoo! Lifestyles
Treasurer:  Jeff Ballow, Senior Consultant, Community Resource Exchange

Members:
Dr. Millicent Comrie, Director, LI College Hospital Center for Women's Health
Chris Egleson, Attorney, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Jill Eisenhard, Executive Director, Red Hook Initiative
Olivia Peoples, Consultant, Monitor Group
Lissette Resto Brooks, Consultant, Community Resource Exchange
Edward Rodriguez, Esq., Executive Director, Rewarding Achievement (REACH)
Pamela Antione Weeks, Association of Junior Leagues International
Alban Wilson, Counselor, Socratic Center


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