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
Clara Parker, Global Justice Institute
cparker@elpuente.us, 718-387-0404
Leslie Velasquez, Manager, Green Light District
lvelasquez@elpuente.us, 718-387-0404
Federico Cintron Moscoso, El Puente Latino Climate Action Network, Puerto Rico
fcintronmoscoso@elpuente.us
Luis Munive, Bushwick Leadership Center
lmunive@elpuente.us, 718-452-0404
Urantia Ramirez, Williamsburg Leadership Center
uramirez@elpuente.us, 718-387-0404
Fiorella Guevara, M.S. 50 El Puente Community School
fguevara@elpuente.us, 718-486-3936
Ayesha Santiago, Interim Director , Beacon Leadership Center
asantiago@elpuente.us, 718-486-3936
Miasoty Cruz, Taylor-Wythe Leadership Center
mcruz@elpuente.us, 718-782-5553
Jashua Calderon, Independence Towers Leadership Center
jcalderon@elpuente.us, 718-408-6374
Maria Reyes, Williams Plaza Leadership Center
mreyes@elpuente.us, 718-408-6792
Tina Lee, El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice