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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
Ms. Sharon Alexis-Pierre
Mr. Peter Anekwe
Mr. Isaac Andino
Ms. Princess Benn-James, Vice Chair of Land Use Committee; Vice Chair of Veterans Committee
Ms. Gail Branch-Muhammad, 1st Vice Chair and Chair of Seniors Committee
Ms. Barbara Cofield 
Mr. Edward Delman
Ms. Dian Duke
Mr. Benyomin Faygen
Mr. Drew Gabriel
Ms. Tamika Gibbs,  Sergeant-At-Arms & Chair Health Committee
Ms. Nizjoni Granville, 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
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 
Dr. Cadesa Ramharrack
Ms. Anika Roach
Mr. Conor Ross, Recording Secretary
Mr. Ezra Roth
Mr. Brian Saunders, Chair Economic Development Committee
Ms. Robin Smith
Mr. Meredith Staton
Ms. Lesley Steele
Mr. Declan Taintor
Ms. Dina Tate
Ms. Dana Thompson
Mr. Mark Thurton, Chair Public Safety Committee, Vice-Chair Environment, Sanitation, and Transportation Committee
Mr. Ryan Tucker
Mr. Esmond Turnbull
Ms. Briana Uwa
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