Our Team
Grow Brooklyn’s dedicated team includes advocates, activists, counselors, and lawyers who are responsible for serving thousands of Brooklyn families and protecting millions in financial assets year.
Administrative
Makeela
Executive Director
Grow BrooklynAdministrative
Zade
Managing Director, Financial Equity Programs
zade{at}growbrooklyn.org
Administrative
Donna
Manager, Systems and Finance
donna{at}growbrooklyn.org
Administrative
Juan Carlos
Coordinator, Outreach & Partnerships
juancarlos{at}growbrooklyn.org
Legal Services Programs
Charles
Director, Legal Services
charles{at}growbrooklyn.org
Legal Services Programs
Nat
Staff Attorney
nat{at}growbrooklyn.org
Legal Services Programs
Kelly
Legal Services Assistant
kelly{at}growbrooklyn.org
Administrative
Samira
Legacy Fiscal Officer & BCoop Liaison
Grow BrooklynFree Tax Prep
Taylor
Assistant Director, Free Tax Prep Program
taylor{at}growbrooklyn.org
Free Tax Prep
Jose
Assistant Director, Free Tax Prep
jose{at}growbrooklyn.org
Free Tax Prep
Adrian
Office Operations Coordinator
adrian{at}growbrooklyn.org
Self-Employment Tax Prep
Tammy
Lead SETP Tax Preparer
tammy{at}growbrooklyn.org
Free Tax Prep
Rajan
Tax Site Supervisor
rajan{at}growbrooklyn.org
Free Tax Prep
Mikhail
Taxpayer Experience Coordinator
mikhail{at}growbrooklyn.org
All-Season Free Tax Prep Frontline Support
Taxpayer Experience Specialists - Seasonal
🍃- Alexsei, Enrolled Agent - SETP Program
🍃- Lizzette
🍃- Ronald
🍃- Stephen
🍃- Takiyah
🍃- Yenylka
freetaxes@growbrooklyn.org
Seasonal Schedulers
🍃- Deikel
🍃- Bobby
freetaxes{at}growbrooklyn.org
