Role: Staff

Blithe brings over fifteen years of communications and organizing experience both in non-profits and organized labor. Prior to joining Hand in Hand, Blithe served as the Organizing and Communications Manager at the Hotel Trades Council, the hotel workers union in New York City. Blithe also has a background in the arts, is a mother, former

Tara has twenty years of combined organizing and teaching experience that she brings to her role at Hand in Hand. She has campaigned for immigrant rights; quality education; and social, economic and racial justice with organizations including ACORN, New York Civic Participation Project, and American Jewish World Service. She has taught at the college level

Diana brings years of HR, finance, accounting administrative and operations experience, and has worked both as a controller and office manager in non-profit and corporate settings. In her previous role at Fort Washington Collegiate Church, Diana reduced a budget deficit and increased revenue by creating community programs, space rentals and partnering with local businesses. She

As Executive Director, Stacy partners with staff, our National Steering Committee and members to advance our vision of interdependent communities committed to social and economic justice. With over two decades of nonprofit experience in organizing and capacity building, she leads fundraising and organizational strategy and systems. Stacy first learned about the power of grassroots organizing

Fanta recently graduated with a B.A. in International Relations and French from Widener University, located in Chester, PA. Being a first-generation American has allowed her to witness the struggles many immigrants face in the United States and has pushed her to drive for community service and non-profit organizations. Throughout college, she participated in numerous non-profits

Gemma Calinda was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis as a teenager and has used a wheelchair for the last seven years. She received her B.A. in Legal Communications from Howard University and a Master’s of Science Management in healthcare from Kaplan University. Deeply appreciative of the support she received from her home attendants over the years,

Ximena Frankel is a long-time activist and community organizer and acquired her Masters in Community Organizing, Planning and Development from Hunter College of CUNY in 2021. Originally from Lima, Perú, Ximena got involved in domestic worker rights organizing in 2019, connecting the work with her mother’s experience working as a house cleaner, after they arrived