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2025-2026 Brooklyn Org Advisory Council

Advisory Council

Guided by our belief that those who are closest to the challenges are closest to the solutions, we center residents with lived experience and expertise as key decisionmakers in reviewing grant proposals, conducting site visits, and selecting nonprofits for funding.

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Sada Connel

She/Her | East New York

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Andrea Gil

She/Her | Mill Basin

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Xavier Ifill

He/Him | East Flatbush

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John Leyva

He/Him | Red Hook

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Anne Sherman

She/Her | Sunset Park

A person with short hair and glasses smiles at the camera, wearing a leopard print jacket in front of a yellow wall.

Irsa Weatherspoon

She/Her | Crown Heights