Staff
Bro/Sis staff members are seasoned youth development professionals. On average, they have more than 12 years of experience providing culturally relevant direct service to Black and Latinx youth, and more than 8 years experience working within our organization. 60% of our programmatic staff are alumni of the organization. Many are first generation college graduates from low-income families.
They speak English, Spanish, French, and Creole. Many are immigrants and the primary language in their home is not English. Overwhelmingly, our staff comes from similar communities as our youth and thus has an interconnected and communal understanding of our membership.
Khary Lazarre-White
Executive Director & Co-Founder
Jason Warwin
Associate Executive Director & Co-Founder
Cidra M. Sebastien
Associate Executive Director
Wendy M. DeJesus
Associate Director for Programming
Katherine Acosta
Development Associate
London Arnold
Chapter Leader & Teen Facilitator
Chantel Austin
Human Resources Manager
Erin A. Baskin
Coordinator of Grants & Institutional Giving
Silvia Canales
College & Career Coordinator
Enmanuel Candelario
Chapter Leader & Arts Facilitator
Marsha Jean Charles
Liberation Program Coordinator & Lead Organizer
Shannon J. Effinger
Grant Writer/Development Associate
Wendy Flores
Environmental Program Facilitator
Simone Gamble
Chapter Leader/Liberation Program Facilitator
Jose Garzon
Controller
Ashley Hernandez
Chapter Leader
Frantz Jerome
Chapter Leader & Arts Facilitator
Jorge Laboy
Chapter Leader
José Lora
Chapter Leader
Gabriel José Maldonado
Environmental Program Facilitator
Dominique Mitchell
Chapter Leader & After School Program Facilitator
Kelly Ortiz
Office Manager
Meischan Parrilla
Facilities & IT Manager
Nicholas Peart
After School Program Facilitator
Brittany Reyes
Sister Sol Coordinator
Nando Rodriguez
Environmental Program Coordinator
Ralphie Santiago
After School Program Elementary Coordinator
Lead Consultants
PR/Media Representation – The Lead PR
NYC Government Relations – Kasirer
NYS Government Relations – Malkin & Ross
Event Management – Event Associates
Legal Support – Gibson Dunn