Brooklyn Org on Wednesday announced its annual Brooklyn Org 25, a list of outstanding nonprofit leaders from across the borough.
The 25 individuals embody community-rooted innovation, leadership and dedication, and were selected for their work on three urgent issue areas including housing, health and well-being and families, organizers said.
“Brooklyn’s success is built on the strength of its people, and the BKO 25 shines a light on the visionaries working every day to make this borough more equitable, healthy, and inclusive,” said Dr. Jocelynne Rainey, president and chief executive officer of Brooklyn Org. “Their leadership represents the best of Brooklyn—fearless, creative and deeply rooted in community."
The Brooklyn Org 25 Honorees For 2025:
Barry Cooper, The B.R.O. Experience Foundation
Katrena Perou, Inspiring Minds NYC
Caroline Gates Anderson, BloomAgainBklyn
Angela Terry, Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center, Inc.
Samora Coles, The Alex House Project, Inc.
Hewett Chiu, RaisingHealth Partners
Hannah Anousheh, East New York Community Land Trust
Michelle de la Uz, Fifth Avenue Committee
Somia El-Rowmeim, The Women's Empowerment Coalition of NYC
Gregory Anderson, Bridge Street Development Corporation
Ben Fuller-Googins, Carroll Gardens Association
Makeela Brathwaite, Grow Brooklyn
Ivy Gamble Cobb, The Family Center
Ramik Jamar Williams, Kings Against Violence Initiative pka KAVI
Carrie Zwiebel Bloss, Heights and Hills
Jenn Chen, Brooklyn FAM
Nigel Thompson, Kindred Bakery BK
Joanne N. Smith, Girls for Gender Equity
Husein Yatabarry, Muslim Community Network.
Olivia Leirer, New York Communities for Change
Peter Endriss, Community Help in Park Slope (CHiPS)
Lauren Blodgett, The Brave House
Wayne Ho, Chinese-American Planning Council
Brenda Rosen, Breaking Ground
Ashley Eberhart, Unlock NYC
The Brooklyn Org 25 will be celebrated at the Brooklyn Org Changemakers Ball on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at ZeroSpace in Gowanus.
