Our Team
Founders
Luis Garden Acosta, Founder & President
Dr. Frances Lucerna, Co-Founder
Eugenio (Gino) Maldonado, Co-Founder
Executive Leadership
Dr. Frances Lucerna, Executive Director
Asenhat Gomez, Deputy Director for Programing
Helen Colon, Director of Administration
Program Directors
Luis Munive and Shy Richardson, Bushwick Leadership Center
lmunive@elpuente.us and srichardson@elpuente.us
718-452-0404
Clara Parker, Global Justice Institute
cparker@elpuente.us, 718-387-0404
El Puente Latino Climate Action Network, Puerto Rico
aorta@elpuente.us
Fiorella Guevara, M.S. 50 El Puente Community School
fguevara@elpuente.us, 718-486-3936
Maria Reyes, Williams Plaza Leadership Center
mreyes@elpuente.us, 718-408-6792
Miasoty Cruz, Taylor-Wythe Leadership Center
mcruz@elpuente.us, 718-782-5553
Jasmin Sanchez, Beacon Leadership Center
jsanchez@elpuente.us, 718-486-3936
Tina Lee, El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice
718-387-1125
Jashua Calderon, Independence Towers Leadership Center
jcalderon@elpuente.us 718-408-6374
Urantia Ramirez, Williamsburg Leadership Center
uramirez@elpuente.us 718-387-0404
Leslie Velasquez, Manager, Green Light District