Misha Fifer, Organizer/Parent-Leader

Misha Fifer is an organizer for Trybe focusing on the Manzanita/Highland area. She has deep roots in Oakland going back two generations. She is a mother of four, and grandmother. Misha is an effective organizer who has built a network of key relationships with households throughout West, North, and East Oakland.  Misha is a founding board member for the Bella Vista Community Fund.
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Cirilo Hardin, Program Assistant

Cirilo Hardin is a Program Assistant for Trybe coaching Trybe's elementary and middle school sports. An avid basketball player, Cirilo grew up in Oakland and attended Roosevelt Middle, and Oakland High schools. He played on Trybe's middle and high school teams with his older brother coaching. A father of one daughter, Cirilo is looking to pursue his education, basketball career and coaching. 

Karen Heida, Program Manager

Karen Heida is the Program Manager of Trybe's early childhood, education, literacy, and family programs. A mother of six, legally blind, Karen has spent her entire adult life supporting low-income families. She understands well, with her disability, how being on the margin can set one back and miss opportunities.

Karen's passion is to help young parents and families through the difficult years of transition.  Karen has her B.A. in History from U.C.Berkeley. 

Byung Kyu "BK" Park, Lead Volunteer

Byung Kyu Park volunteers for Trybe as part of Trybe's cascading mentorship program, and grant research and writing team.

"BK" graduated from U.C. Berkeley with an M.A. in Physics, and is the physics instructor at College of Alameda.
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Andrew Park, Executive Director

Executive Director and founder, Andrew Park grew up in East Oakland and attended Oakland public schools. A father of four, Andrew founded Trybe in 2008 and works tirelessly to better the community he grew up in.   Andrew received his doctoral degree in Transformational Leadership from the Berkeley Graduate Theological Union and has over 15 years experience  working with low income families and youth.  Andrew, with the goal of realizing a better Oakland for all, ran for Oakland City Council in 2014 and received 25% of the vote.  Andrew has first hand experience in what it is to be an immigrant, be educated as an "ESL" student, with parents that worked 70-hour+ weeks regularly in small businesses, and the struggles that working families experience daily in Oakland.

Contact: info@oaklandtrybe.org
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Brian Saelee, Program Assistant

Brian Saelee is a program assistant for Trybe. He grew up with Trybe since middle school, graduating from Skyline High, working as a Trybe intern, and playing on the youth basketball teams. Brian is pursuing child development and is on staff with the Oakland Unified School District. 





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Shauntae Velasquez, Organizer/Parent-Leader

Shauntae Velasquez is a parent-leader with Trybe focusing on the Bella Vista area.  She has lived in Oakland all of her life with strong family ties in the Bella Vista area. Shauntae is pursuing a career in public safety while she raises her family and organizes parents. She is a founding board member for the Bella Vista Community Fund.



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Board of Directors

Dennis Heida

Dr. Rev. Dennis Heida is an ordained minister who has started and pastored ministries in Chico, CA, Seattle, WA, San Francisco, CA specializing in revitalizing congregations to be more outreach orientated. He is the lead pastor at Berkeley Tribe Church and long time resident of Oakland.

Sonia Gonzalez

Sonia Gonzalez is a native of Salinas and holds a business degree from UC Berkeley. Coming from a family farm, she grew up selling bags of produce door to door. She is the general manager for a mobile app company and has been involved with three start-ups.  She and 3 her sisters (all of whom are first generation college graduates and all work in tech) are involved in service, working with start-ups and non-profits to help Central Valley farmers, entrepreneurs, and especially youth of color, to forge pathways in tech. 

Alexandra Bareño Park

Alexandra is an environmental engineer with HydroScience.  With a master's degree from UC Berkeley, Alexandra's passion is to see young women of color enter science and engineering fields.