Generation Schools

Generation Schools is an nonprofit organization dedicated to whole-school and systemic innovation in urban public education. Their award-winning work fundamentally restructures a school’s existing resources, particularly human capital and time. The result: a successful public school model that cuts core class size in half for all students and offers a 200-day year without increasing the teacher work year or increasing school costs. www.generationschools.org

Member since: October 14th, 2009

Ty Fujimura

Ty Fujimura is a “Creative/Professional” offering web design, graphic design, photography and marketing strategy. He showcases his work and writes on business and marketing at TyFujimura.com.

Member since: October 14th, 2009

International Treatment Preparedness Coalition

A project of the Tides Center, ITCP is a nonprofit community-driven funding mechanism to support HIV treatment advocacy and education efforts in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America, and NIS/CIS/Baltics. In each region, ITCP provides grants for community-based organizations for HIV treatment advocacy and education projects, and support for regional networks to share information, implement collaborative strategies, and provide technical assistance to grantees.

Member since: March 5th, 2010

Colin D. Young

Colin D. Young (www.lightandphoto.com) is a lighting designer for theatre, dance, TV and corporate events, a photographer, and the Artistic Director of the not-for-profit theatre company Reverie Productions (www.reverieproductions.org).

Member since: September 23rd, 2009

Margaret Stix

Margaret Stix is launching Energy Answers, Inc., an organizion to assist property owners to retrofit New York City buildings to reduce energy use and greenhouse gases.

Member since: July 23rd, 2009

Arwen Lowbridge

Arwen Lowbridge is a performing artist and a consultant who specializes in independent production, business development, fundraising, management, and special events. She works with individual artists and arts organizations internationally (www.arwenlowbridge.com).

Member since: September 23rd, 2009

Sharon Sprenkel

Sharon is the founder and creative director of Bloom Design, a boutique graphic design firm specializing in print and online media since 2003. A&E Television, United Water, Jolt Clothing Co., Chamberlain PR and Massey Knakal Real Estate are just a few of Bloom Design’s clients. Sharon earned a BFA in Advertising Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology and also holds a certification in Art Education from Parsons School of Art and Design.

Member since: May 29th, 2009

Steve Loff

Steve is a Brooklyn based filmmaker.  He recently wrote, produced, and directed DESERT RAIN, a feature film presently in post.  His 1st feature script, LESTER, placed top 10% at the 2008 Austin Film Fest.  He’s currently writing a feature script entitled FEATHERWEIGHT, about former boxing great Willie Pep.  Steve won a 2008 Silver Telly Award for his short doc, EVICTED IN HARLEM, produced for Current TV.

Member since: December 3rd, 2009

Erin Kelly

Erin Kelly is a writer, educator, and entrepreneur. A former editor at Fortune magazine, Erin applying her journalistic training to writing a memoir about her Italian Brooklyn neighborhood. She is also developing a business of kids’ educational activity kits called Teakettle Adventures. Her kits will provide parents and babysitters with ready-made fun and educational projects for their kids ages 3-8.

Member since: October 16th, 2009

Segarra & Fabiani, Esqs.

Segarra & Fabiani, Esqs. is a full service law firm with extensive experience representing businesses and individuals in family law, business law, commercial transactions, real estate matters, civil litigation as well as wills, trusts and estates. We practice law in the five boroughs of New York City and the surrounding counties.

Member since: December 3rd, 2009

Lucie Flather

Lucie Flather is the Design Principal of studioBOYCE, an architectural design collaborative.  A LEED AP, she focuses on sustainable practices with work ranging from urban brownstone renovations to rural retreats.

Member since: March 16th, 2010

Hannah Tinti

Hannah Tinti is co-founder and editor-in-chief of One Story magazine, and the author of a short story collection, Animal Crackers, and a novel, The Good Thief.  She’s working on her next book at BCL. www.hannahtinti.com.

Member since: May 30th, 2009

Doreen Cronin

Doreen Cronin is the New York Times bestselling author of Diary of a Worm Diary of a Spider; as well as Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, a Caldecott Honor Book; and Giggle, Giggle, Quack. She lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband and their daughters.

Member since: December 3rd, 2009

Emily Hall/EBH Apparel

Emily Hall / EBH Apparel is the US Sales Manager and distributor for the luxury British sleepwear and loungewear brand, Derek Rose. Derek Rose consists of the main collection, Naturally by Derek Rose and a Women’s collection. Products may be found at fine stores across the country, such as Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue, Barney’s and Paul Stuart.
www.derek-rose.com | www.naturallyclothing.com

Member since: June 17th, 2009

Randi Korn & Associates, Inc. (RK&A)

Randi Korn & Associates, Inc. (RK&A), is a full-service museum planning, evaluation, and research firm based in Alexandria, Virginia with offices in New York and San Francisco.  Services include audience research, educational research, exhibition evaluation, and program evaluation. Stephanie Downey is Managing Director of the New York office.  www.randikorn.com.

Member since: July 17th, 2009

Stacey Reiss

Stacey Reiss is an Emmy-award winning television producer. Her company Prospect Productions specializes in non-fiction programming.  Her first documentary I KNEW IT WAS YOU premiered at Sundance 2009 and will be broadcast on HBO this year.

Member since: June 16th, 2009

Neil Carlson

Co-founder of BCL, Neil moonlights as a writer, policy researcher, and communications consultant to foundations, nonprofits, and sustainable businesses. www.brooklyncreativeleague.com

Member since: January 1st, 2009

Susan Herr

Susan Herr is the founder and president of PhilanthroMedia (Pm) which was established in 2007 to advance “ideas that matter.”  Pm brings together expertise in new media, philanthropy, and fundraising to provide strategy and content for a wide range of foundations and nonprofit clients nationwide.  PhilanthroMedia.com and PhilanthroMedia.org.

Member since: December 3rd, 2009

Francesca Richer

Francesca Richer designs art and photoraphy books, magazines, logos, posters, brochures, packaging, and exhibitions. She has worked as art director at Interview magazine, Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, powerHouse Books, and the Aperture Foundation, where her books have won many awards.

Member since: August 24th, 2009

Alison Webb Lawrence

Alison Webb Lawrence started her consulting firm, Strategic Solutions, in 2007.  She provides market strategy, research, and analytic services to a variety of clients primarily based in the HR, digital/interactive media, and health care industries.  Prior to running her own business, she spent 15 years working as a management consultant for a variety of firms including The Boston Consulting Group and KPMG Peat Marwick.

Member since: June 19th, 2009

Ripple Effect Films

Ripple Effect Films is a Brooklyn-based production company whose new feature FRESH celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Among several main characters, FRESH features Will Allen, Joel Salatin, Michael Pollan. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet. www.freshthemovie.com.

Member since: December 3rd, 2009

Benjamin Orbach

Benjamin Orbach is the Director of the America’s Unofficial Ambassadors project at Creative Learning and a Consultant to Creative Associates International. Orbach is the author of Live from Jordan, a chronicle of his experiences traveling through the Arab world in the run up to the Iraq War.

Member since: December 3rd, 2009

Rebecca Vilkomerson

Rebecca Vilkomerson is the Executive Director of Jewish Voice for Peace (www.jvp.org), a national grassroots organization  working for a just peace in Israel and Palestine based on human rights and international law. Rebecca is holding down the fort in New York while the rest of the staff sits in California.

Member since: December 3rd, 2009

Matthew Willse

Matthew began theCoup in 2004 to bring creative strategy, branding, and web development to artists, nonprofits, and innovators. www.theCoup.org

Member since: May 1st, 2009

Chet Clem

Chet Clem used to work at The Onion where he managed the editorial team. He left in 2009 to work for a non-profit, take freelance jobs, and seriously consider getting a dog. He is currently seeking new professional challenges, admission to business school, and a good mexican restaurant.

Member since: December 3rd, 2009

John Fishback

John Fishback is the founder of 154 Consulting, a message development and presentation consulting firm built on the belief that making yourself understood is not optional.  He is using the BCL space to launch the firm’s financial services project group.

Member since: February 5th, 2010

Rory Bernstein

Rory Bernstein is a freelance, front-end Web Developer, able to provide a complete web site or work as part of your team on any type of web project. www.rorybernstein.com

Member since: June 30th, 2009

Gigantic Mechanic

Gigantic Mechanic makes games.  We connect people and places through play. The future of fun is in games that you take with you. Games that help you meet new people. Games that help you explore the real-world, as well as the virtual world. These are the sort of games we make.  We build iPhone games that make your commute to work more fun. We make location-based games that introduce you to new people and new neighborhoods. We make alternate-reality games that send you scavenging across the Internet for clues. We make games that make the everyday world more fun. www.giganticmechanic.com

Member since: January 20th, 2010

Robert Berkman

Robert M Berkman is the director of Better Living Through Mathematics, an educational consortium which provides distinctive professional development opportunities for teachers, creates unique and engaging educational materials for children, and organizes programs where children, teachers and parents experience mathematics in an environment that is relevant and joyful. www.bltm.com.

Member since: December 3rd, 2009

Eric Safyan | Architect

Eric Safyan | Architect is a general architecture practice based in Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY, specializing in brownstone renovations, landmarks work, new construction and commercial interiors. Current work includes projects in multifamily residential development, retail concept design for a tattoo parlor/clothing store, restaurant design for an artisanal pizzeria, office design for a web development company, and renovations and additions to homes in Brooklyn, NY, specifically in the brownstone community. www.es-architect.com.

Member since: December 3rd, 2009

Tilonia

Tilonia is a mission-driven, social enterprise developing the entrepreneurial skills and business capacity of artisan enterprises managed and owned by rural artisans.  Through use of the internet, we create a virtual supply chain linking artisan affiliates with design and sales affiliates for product design and distribution to US markets. The Tilonia artisan collections feature home textiles, women’s accessories and gifts suitable for contemporary decorative styles while still reflective of Indian craft traditions. www.tilonia.com

Member since: January 20th, 2010

Erin Carney

Erin has over a decade of experience as a senior manager and consultant to nonprofits. Before founding BCL, Erin worked as a fundraiser and management consultant specializing in helping small, community-based nonprofits grow to achieve their full potential.

Member since: May 30th, 2009

Julie Z. Rosenberg

Julie Z. Rosenberg is a writer, copywriter and all-around marketing pro who is concurrently working on rounding out her skills in graphic design and content strategy. Current clients include the Hudson Square BID, The Wall Street Journal and AOL. Past clients include People, Parents, Self, Gourmet (RIP), Vogue, Wired and The Star Ledger. She has held staff positions at The New York Times, Condé Nast, Fortune, Time and Vault.com.

Member since: October 16th, 2009

SPECTRE Entertainment Group

SPECTRE Entertainment Group specializes in multifaceted services for bands + labels, lifestyle brands + events, and more.  From a la carte promotion to multi-tiered licensing and promotion packages, SPECTRE markets and promotes our clients in unique and creative ways. www.spectremusic.com

Member since: July 2nd, 2009

Isaac Luria

Isaac Luria is the Campaigns Director at J Street, the new pro-Israel, pro-peace lobbying organization. Hobbies include good food and drink, Ultimate Frisbee, and inventing wild political counterfactuals.

Member since: October 15th, 2009

Gowanus Canal Conservancy

The Gowanus Canal Conservancy’s mission is to be the steward for the preservation, restoration and green development of the Gowanus Canal and environs for the greater good of the community. www.gowanuscanalconservancy.org

Member since: June 16th, 2009