Hi, I'm Kenrick (he/him). Welcome!
For the past 15 years in social impact leadership, I've had the honor of launching and leading new programs, initiatives, and startups and stewarding organizations through transformative change and growth in staff, mission, services, and constituencies.
I've done so in areas I am deeply passionate about, such as social justice and entrepreneurship, civic engagement, intersectional diversity, inclusion, and equity, and inclusive sports. and across functions, including as an executive director, and at the director-level in program design and management; professional, fund, and organizational development; compliance; and operations.
I currently serve as Executive Director of the Brooklyn Community Pride Center, leading our work serving the country's fourth largest LGBTQ+ community at our two centers, online, and through programming and partnerships across NYC's largest borough.
Previously, I served as Executive Director of the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA), the largest LGBTQ+API organization in the United States; Executive Director of the Indo-Caribbean Alliance; Director of Education, Career Services, and Community at the YWCA of Queens; Director of Professional Development and Quality Assurance for The Leaguers, Inc; Manager of the Small Business Support Project at Brooklyn A; and development officer at Diaspora Community Services.
I've also founded several organizations, made two short films; spoken and presented extensively as a keynote, panelist, and facilitator; and served on a dozen boards (currently chairing the Board of Diaspora Community Services), while playing as much tennis as possible.
I co-produced "Queens At Court", a short documentary on amateur LGBTQ tennis which was screened at US and Canadian professional tennis tournaments, and I've played 70+ amateur tennis tournaments, including Gay Games 2010 (Cologne) and 2014 (Cleveland).
I was born in Guyana, raised in the NYC area, and currently live in Newark, NJ. I hold a BA in Politics from New York University, and an MS in Urban Policy and Leadership from CUNY-Hunter College.
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*I also smile much more in person than in photos.