We are delighted to introduce new staff and board members.
Welcome New Staff!
Please join us in welcoming Liz Fusco and Grace Chung to the New Economy staff! Liz (l.) recently rejoined the team, having worked at the organization as an Equal Justice Fellow and law student years ago. Grace (r.) has joined the staff as our new development director. We’re delighted to have them on board!
Welcome New Board Members!
We are thrilled to announce the addition of four new members to our board of directors! Here’s what they had to say about joining our board.
Akilah Browne
“Joining the New Economy Project Board means doubling down on my service to an amazing organization that not only fights against discriminatory economic practices, but also works tirelessly to build a new economy that can liberate all of us, but particularly Black and brown communities.”
Akilah is co-founder of FurtherJustice.
Shabnam Faruki
“As a long-time advocate for fair housing and lending, I’m very excited to be part of the New Economy Project Board and to help move forward the organization’s groundbreaking work to provide agency, financial access, and justice to under-resourced communities.”
Shabnam is the director of the Neighborhood Economic Justice Project at Brooklyn Legal Services.
Linda Levy
“After many years of working with the New Economy Project as an activist/collaborator, I am very excited to join the Board of Directors. It is an honor to help direct this organization which I have admired for so long.”
Linda is the retired CEO of the Lower East Side People’s Federal Credit Union.
Michael Partis
“I am pleased to be serving on New Economy Project’s board because of the clear vision and work toward fundamental transformation of our economy through cooperation and justice.”
Michael is executive director of the Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative.
Read about our recent work for racial and economic justice:
East New York, Goodbye Wells Fargo. Hello Public Banking. (op-ed)
Albany Times Union, Invest Equitably in Our Communities with Public Banking (op-ed)
CNBC, She Lost Everything in a Fire. Then Her Bank Froze the Savings She Needed to Move On
City Limits, Community Land Trusts Would Get First Dibs at Buying Properties Under Revised Council Bill
NY State of Politics, Supporters push for public banking bill to aid underserved communities
City Limits, As NYC Considers Scrapping Tax Lien Sale, Land Trust Plan Gains Steam
Common Dreams, 150+ NY Groups Back Public Banking Bill to Declare ‘Independence From Wall Street’