About Our Team

Get to know Community Board 8 staff, officers and board members

Michelle George

District Manager

Julia Neale

Community Coordinator

Community Board Officers

Irsa Weatherspoon, Chairperson
Gail Branch-Muhammad, 1st Vice Chair
Deborah Young, 2nd Vice Chair
Fior Ortiz-Joyner, 3rd Vice Chair
Conor Ross, Recording Secretary
Taraya Pettway, Treasurer 
Tamika Gibbs, Sergeant-At- Arms

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Community Board Members

 

Ms. Akua Aidoo, Vice Chair of Parks, Youth & Education Committee
Ms. Sharon Alexis-Pierre, Vice Chair of Seniors Committee
Mr. Peter Anekwe
Mr. Isaac Andino
Ms. Princess Benn-James
Ms. Gail Branch-Muhammad, 1st Vice Chair and Chair of Seniors Committee
Ms. Barbara Cofield 
Ms. Dian Duke
Mr. Benyomin Faygen
Mr. Drew Gabriel
Ms. Tamika Gibbs,  Sergeant-At-Arms & Chair Health Committee
Ms. Nizjoni Granville, Vice Chair Veterans Committee
Mr. Mohammed Hassan
Mr. Jamell Henderson
Mr. Tafari John-King
Ms. Jennifer Jordan
Ms. Frances Langley
Mr. Robert Lapointe
Dr. Sarah Lazur
Ms. Lisa Maldonado, Vice Chair Economic Development Committee
Mr. William Meehan
Mr. Kwasi Mensah
Ms. Mimi Mitchell
Ms. Fior Ortiz-Joyner, 3rd Vice Chair
Ms. Taraya Pettway, Treasurer

 

 

 

 

Community Board Members

 

Mr. Robert Puca
Mr. Yahya  Raji 
Ms. Anika Roach
Mr. Conor Ross, Recording Secretary
Mr. Ezra Roth
Mr. Brian Saunders, Chair Economic Development Committee
Ms. Robin Smith, Chair of Veterans Committee 
Mr. Meredith Staton
Ms. Lesley Steele
Ms. Dina Tate
Ms. Katie Taylor
Ms. Dana Thompson
Mr. Mark Thurton, Chair Public Safety Committee, Vice-Chair Environment, Sanitation, and Transportation Committee
Mr. Ryan Tucker
Ms. Briana Uwa, Vice Chair Housing & Land Use 
Mr. Gib Veconi
Ms. Kimberly Watson, Chair of Parks, Youth & Education Committee; Vice Chair of Health Committee
Ms. Irsa Weatherspoon, Board Chairperson & Chair SLA & Sidewalk Cafe Review Committee
Ms. Sharon Wedderburn, Chair  Housing & Land Use Committee
Ms. Regina Wilson
Mr. Robert Witherwax, Chair Environment, Sanitation, and Transportation and Vice Chair of SLA & Sidewalk Cafe Review Committee
Ms. Deborah Young, 2nd Vice Chair

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