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Meet the GSC Team

The Grinding Stone Collective is a 100% Indigenous-led organization. Our Board of Directors, Advisory Board, and Staff consist of several elders and professionals from across Turtle Island and the Indigenous Caribbean. We follow a community-responsive model, with the teachers and communities we serve as the center stones of the collective.

Brooke Rodriguez

Brooke Rodriguez

Borikua Taino

Founder, Board President

New York, Puerto Rico

Vince Morgan

Vince Morgan

Ramapough Munsee Lenape

Advisory Board

New Jersey

Shannon Francis

Shannon Francis

Dineh (Navajo) & Hopi

Advisory Board

Colorado

Luis Kacian Calderon

Luis Kacian Calderon

Borikua Taino

Advisory Board

Puerto Rico

Victoria Barbarito

Victoria Barbarito

Mexican-American

Videographer and Editor

New York

Priscilla Bell

Priscilla Bell

Borikua Taino

Board Secretary

Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico

Joe Rocchi

Joe Rocchi

Pamunkey Indian Tribe of Virginia

Advisory Board

Pennsylvania

Patricia Tarrant

Patricia Tarrant

Mandan & Hidatsa

Advisory Board

New York

Emma-Lee Joe

Emma-Lee Joe

Nłeʔkepmx

Advisory Board

Canada

Marina Bartelli

Marina Bartelli

Cherokee

Board Treasurer

New Jersey

Sherry Pocknett

Sherry Pocknett

Mashpee Wampanoag

Advisory Board

Connecticut, Rhode Island

Josephine Smith

Josephine Smith

Shinnecock Indian Nation

Advisory Board

New York

Alexandria Cruz

Alexandria Cruz

Borikua Taino

Program Communications Manager

New York

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