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ABOUT US

Board of Directors

About Us

Board Of Directors

The mission of Mind-Builders Creative Arts CenterĀ is to inspire the growth of youth, families and the community through quality arts and education programs.

OFFICERS

Darise JeanBaptiste, Co-Chair 

Senior Consultant, Change Impact

LaToya Westbrooks Keeling, Co-Chair

UX Research & Product Strategy Consultant, Westbrooks Consulting Group Inc.

Kiara Lee, Secretary 

Program Assistant, Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services

Tad Shull, Finance Committee Chair

Fundraising and Communications Consultant

 

MEMBERS

Jim Carney 

Professor of Journalism and Media Studies, Lehman College - CUNY

Christina Connor Thompson

Head of Partnerships Operations, Google

Jean Hodge

Former Director, Community Affairs and Station Services, WCBS Television

Jeanna Hussey

Former Assistant Attorney General/Consumer Fraud and Protection Bureau

Lynn Karam

Business Operations & Finance Management Expert 

Rachel Lissy, PhD

Assistant Director of the Center for Community Leadership, Jewish Community Relations Council

Cynthia Martin

Corporate Systems Analyst

Basir Mchawi

Former Professor, John Jay College of Justice; WBAI radio

Clarener Moultrie

Assistant Dean and Director of Field Education (Retired), Columbia University School of Social Work