BROSIS STAFF MEMBERS HAVE DEEP EXPERTISE IN THEIR AREAS AND LONGEVITY IN THEIR POSITIONS.
Our programmatic leadership team consist of four individuals with decades of youth development experience. Our program staff are seasoned youth development professionals, who, on average, have over 10 years of experience providing culturally relevant direct services to Black and Latinx youth, and more than 8 years of experience working within our organization. Over 50% of our programmatic staff are alum of the organization and the majority of our operations and facilities team are also alum. Many of our staff are first generational college graduates and were raised in low-income families.
Khary Lazarre-White
Executive Director & Co-Founder
Wendy M. DeJesus
Director of Programming
Silvia Canales
Director of College, Career & Wellness
Marsha Jean-Charles
Director of Organizing
Jose Garzon
Controller
Janelle Bennett
HR Director
Katherine Acosta
Events & Communications Coordinator
Alberto Alcantara
IT Associate
Hattress Barbour III
Chapter Leader
Mariela Perez-Batista
Licensed Social Worker & Wellness Counselor
Enmanuel Candelario
Chapter Leader
Abby Duran
ASPE Facilitator
Wendy Flores
Environmental Program Facilitator
Charita Gainey
Curriculum Evaluation Coordinator
Jasmine Garcia
ASTEP Coordinator
Ashley Gibson
Grants Assoicate
Jessica Goetz
Development Associate for Database and Operations
Shalom Haileselassie
Sister Sol Chapter Leader
Rhadia Hursey
Assistant Chef
John Paul Infante
Liberation Program Organizer & Facilitator
Sheba Jackson
After School Program Elementary Facilitator
Jodeen Johnson
Sister Sol Coordinator
Nicholas Peart
Senior After School Elementary Program Facilitator
Jay Pimentel
Office Associate
Rebecka Jerome
Executive Chef
Jorge Laboy
Chapter Leader & Training Facilitator
Logan Lyons
Office Associate
Frank Lopez
Senior ASTEP Facilitator
Gabriel José Maldonado
Horticulturalist
Nia Morgan
Liberation Program Organizer & Facilitator
Mary Oloukon
Sister Sol Chapter Leader
Christian Pappas
Career & Workforce Coordinator
Meischan Parrilla
Facilities & IT Manager

Paula Ramirez
Sister Sol Chapter Leader

Janaira Ramirez
Environmental Program Organizer
Brittany Reyes
Senior Manager for College, Career & Wellness
Nando Rodriguez
Senior Manager for Environmental Programming
Jimmy Rogers
Facilities
Pablo Sanchez
Accountant Associate
Ralphie Santiago
After School Program Elementary Coordinator
Juanita Secor
Grants Coordinator
Helen Stewart
Deputy Director of Development & Communications
Rae Stokes
College, Career, & Wellness Facilitator
Juan Tavarez
Brotherhood Coordinator
Abraham Velazquez, Jr.
Liberation Program Coordinator
Trevor Walsh
Chapter Leader
Samantha Welbeck
Wellness Coordinator
Lead Consultants
NYC Government Relations – Kasirer
NYS Government Relations – Malkin & Ross
Event Management – Event Associates
Legal Support – Gibson Dunn