About Our Team
Get to know Community Board 8 staff, officers and board membersMichelle 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
VACANT, Treasurer
Tamika Gibbs, Sergeant-At- Arms
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Community Board Members
Mr. Peter Anekwe
Ms. Akua Aidoo
Ms. Sharon Alexis-Pierre
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
Mr. Robert Callahan, Board Secretary
Mr. Edward Delman
Ms. Dian Duke
Mr. Ammar Elahi
Mr. Benyomin Faygen
Ms. Tamika Gibbs, Sergeant-At-Arms & Chair Health Committee
Ms. Nizjoni Granville, 3rd Vice Chair; Chair Veterans Committee
Mr. Mohammed Hassan
Mr. Jamell Henderson
Mr. Malik Jabati
Mr. Tafari John-King
Ms. Frances Langley
Mr. Robert Lapointe
Dr. Sarah Lazur
Ms. Lisa Maldonado
Mr. David Mantell
Mr. William Meehan
Mr. Kwasi Mensah
Ms. Mimi Mitchell
Ms. Courtney Morgan
Community Board Members
Ms. Fior Ortiz-Joyner
Ms. TaRaya Pettway
Mr. Robert Puca
Mr. Yahya Raji,
Dr. Cadesa Ramharrack
Ms. Anika Roach
Mr. Conor Ross
Mr. Ezra Roth
Mr. Brian Saunders, Chair Economic Development Committee
Ms. Robin Smith
Mr. Meredith Staton
Ms. Katie Taylor
Mr. Mark Thurton, Chair Public Safety Committee, Vice-Chair Environment, Sanitation, and Transportation Committee
Mr. Esmond Turnbull
Ms. Briana Uwa
Mr. Gib Veconi, Secretary of M-1-1 Sub-Committee
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 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