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    • about us
    • board of directors
      • Ilze Earner, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.
      • Hon. Una S.T. Clarke, C.D., DLitt
      • Bryan R. Pu-Folkes, Esq.
      • Harvey S. Mars, Esq.
      • Emira Habiby Browne, M.A.
    • our history
    • our team
      • Founder & CEO
        • Emira Habiby Browne, M.A.
      • Special Assistant to the CEO
        • Jane Kean, B.A.
      • Program Supervisors
        • Paul Domin, M.S.W.
        • Shahrin Ghuznavi, M.S.W.
        • Sarah E Montgomery, M.A.
      • Outreach Coordinator
        • Shalma Akhter, B.S.
      • Case Managers
        • Daina Begum, B.A.
        • Kunchok Chodak, B.A.
        • Lindsey Hennawi, B.A.
        • Umaima Khatun, B.A.
        • Marwa Mansour, B.A.
        • Hasan M. Mir, B.S.
        • Tenzin Norgay, B.A.
        • Poonam Sharma M.B.A
        • Shraboni Sinha, M.A., M.S.
        • Michael Tanyos, B.S.
      • Program Support
        • Sarajane B. Blair, B.A.
        • Esteban Valerio, B.A.
      • MSW Interns
        • Nadeen Beshai, B.A.
        • Tara Bisnauth, B.A.
        • Shadi I. Bushnaq, B.Sc.
        • Laila Abdul Majeed, M.B.A.
        • Cindy Pauuw, B.A.
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      • Donna Edwards
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board of directors

  • Ilze Earner, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.
  • Hon. Una S.T. Clarke, C.D., DLitt
  • Bryan R. Pu-Folkes, Esq.
  • Harvey S. Mars, Esq.
  • Emira Habiby Browne, M.A.
  • Bryan

    Bryan R. Pu-Folkes, Esq.

    Director

    Bryan Pu-Folkes is an attorney specializing in immigration law.  Mr. Pu-Folkes serves as a member of the Immigration Committee of the New York City Bar Association and serves on the board of the Queens Legal Services Corporation.  Mr. Pu-Folkes is the recipient of many awards including the Best Lawyer Under 40 Award by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.

    In 1999, Mr. Pu-Folkes founded the not-for-profit organization New Immigrant Community Empowerment, Inc. (NICE), a New York City based cross-cultural, not-for-profit immigrant service and advocacy organization.  Through community organizing, advocacy and public education, NICE works to ensure that new immigrants are informed, active and influential in civic, governmental and public affairs. Mr. Pu-Folkes also served as a New York City Human Rights Commissioner for three years under the administration of Mayor Michael Bloomberg.  In June 2004 Mr. Pu-Folkes was one of a few New Yorkers who had the honor to carry the Olympic torch through the streets of New York City.  Mr. Pu-Folkes graduated with a B.A. in political science from CUNY Queens College and received his J.D. from NYU School of Law.

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