Samantha Johnson | Board Co-Chair
Samantha is a Black, queer community organizer, a 19-year Fort Greene NYCHA resident, and an extraordinary force for justice in her neighborhood and beyond. As an Education and Outreach Coordinator for the Center for Independence of the Disabled, she advocates for more transparency and access to resources for individuals with disabilities. She also connects people with disabilities who are about to be released from incarceration with social and economic resources to enable them to maintain self-determined well-being. During the pandemic, she was a part of a Black-led mutual aid group that transformed JACK into a food distribution hub and assisted with feeding around 400-600 people a day, as well as providing support services to people arrested during the pandemic.