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Misha Fifer, Organizer/Parent-LeaderMisha 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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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. |
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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 DirectorExecutive 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 AssistantBrian 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-LeaderShauntae Velasquez is a parent-leader with Trybe focusing on Bella Vista area. She has lived in Oakland all of her life with a strong family 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
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Dennis HeidaDr. 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.
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Miriam TranMiriam Tran has years of experience in marketing and finance in corporate and non-profit organizations, including Yahoo and CityTeam Ministries. She lives in Oakland, coordinates moms groups in Berkeley and Oakland.
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Cuong TranCuong Tran is an environmental engineer with the MTC. He lives in Oakland, serves on several non-profit boards, and volunteers his time working with low-income Vietnamese families advocating for affordable housing.
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Alexandra Bareño ParkAlexandra 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.
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