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
Nizjoni Granville, 3rd Vice Chair
Robert Callahan, Recording Secretary
Drew Gabriel, Treasurer 
Tamika Gibbs, Sergeant-At- Arms

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Community Board Members

 

Ms. Akua Aidoo
Ms. Sharon Alexis-Pierre
Ms. Lisa Atkinson
Ms. Princess Benn-James
Ms. Gail Branch-Muhammad, 1st Vice Chair and Chair of Seniors Committee
Mr. Jacques Brunvil
Mr. Robert Callahan, Board Secretary 
Mr. Edward Delman
Ms. Dian Duke
Mr. Benyomin Faygen
Ms. Andrea Ferris
Mr. Drew Gabriel,  Board Treasurer, Vice Chair Economic Development Committee
Ms. Tamika Gibbs,  Sergeant-At-Arms & Chair Health Committee
Ms. Nizjoni Granville, 3rd Vice Chair; Chair Housing Committee; Vice Chair Veterans Committee
Ms. Xeerxeema Jordan
Ms. Frances Langley
Mr. Robert Lapointe
Dr. Sarah Lazur
Ms. Lisa Maldonado
Mr. David Mantell
Mr. Kwasi Mensah
Ms. Mimi Mitchell
Ms. Fior Ortiz-Joyner

 

 

 

 

 

Community Board Members

 

 

Ms. TaRaya Pettway
Mr. Robert Puca
Mr. Yahya  Raji, 
Dr. Cadesa Ramharrack
Ms. Anika Roach
Mr. Conor Ross
Mr. Brian Saunders, Chair Economic Development Committee
Mr. Meredith Staton
Ms. Nicole Tetreault
Mr. Mark Thurton, Chair Public Safety Committee, Vice-Chair Environment, Sanitation, and Transportation Committee
Ms. Bria Thomas
Ms. Ethel Tyus
Ms. Briana Uwa
Mr. Gib Veconi, Secretary of M-1-1 Sub-Committee
Ms. Kimberly Watson, Vice Chair of Health Committee
Ms. Irsa Weatherspoon, Board Chairperson & Chair SLA & Sidewalk Cafe Review Committee
Ms. Sharon Wedderburn, Chair Land Use Committee
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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