Meet The Team
Leadership
Peter Yearwood
Reality Poets Manager
contact: peter@opendoorsnyc.org
Gabriela Quintero
Lead Organizer
Podcast & Events
contact: gabi@opendoorsnyc.org
Vincent Pierce
Director
contact: vincent@opendoorsnyc.org
Eva Telesca
Program Manager
Freestyle Fridays & Cornell Internship Program
contact: eva@opendoorsnyc.org
Support
Collaborators
Dayniah Manderson
Author, Educator, & Advocate Advisory Board
Mikko Cook
Long-term Care Specialist
Kevin Nakagawa
Community Organizer
Food Stories Lead
contact: kevin@opendoorsnyc.org
Alex Eshelman
Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund Advisory Board
Lauren Blankstein
Local Artist/Business Owner Roosevelt Island Community
Christina Delfico
iDig2Learn founder Roosevelt Island Community
Thom Heyer
Local Artist
Roosevelt Island Community
Gerardo Dexter Ciprian
Artist & Advocate
Kylie Miller
Podcast Editor
Namel Norris Recording Artists & Music Professionals with Disabilities Advisory Board
Felice Belle
Poet & Playwright
Advisory Board
Jennilie Brewster
Writer & Producer
Alexis Neophytides
Filmmaker & Designer