Meet Our Team

Share a wave with the Brown Girl Surf crew!

Our team is made up of ocean lovers and wave riders with diverse experiences in and out of the water.

Adriana with open arms and giant smile in the ocean

Adriana Dominique Guerrero-Nardone,
Executive Director

Anastasia lies blissfully in shallow water

Anastasia Bloise,
Administrative Coordinator

Kimiko Russell-Halterman,
Environmental Educator

Madoka Hara,
Program Director

Mo Asebiomo,
Program & Engagement Specialist

Naomi carries boogie boards down to the ocean

Naomi Fuad,
Surf Program Lead

Tricia Barretto Ong,
Surf Program Lead

Stephanie Chang with surfboard in wetsuit on beach

Stephanie Chang,
Advocacy Specialist

Sutara Nitenson,
Program Coordinator

Sydney Harvey,
Surf Program Lead

Farhana Huq smiles as she stands in her wetsuit holding an orange surfboard

Farhana Huq,
Founder

Mira Manickam-Shirley,
Co-Founder

2023 Surf Program Leads in Training

Analouisa

Dr. James

Luca

Maité

Sena

2023 Volunteers

Alé Arroyo

Alina Flemmings

Ami DuCre

Aminah Luqman

Asha DuMonthier

Ava Rosen

Avalon Qian

Bailey Monick

Bonnie Simpraseuth

Brea Walker

Chiara Arellano

Chloe Kidder

Chloe Erskine

Clara Martinez

Clare Gilmore

Coral Rodriguez

Cristine Blanco

Dalisai Nisperos

Dana Viloria

Dart Kaufman

Dylan Kiyo Kennedy

Elyane Stefanick

Erina Alejo

Grecia Rojas

Hannahlee Elliott

Jennifer Lopez

Joi Ward

JR Derenoncourt

Justine Courtenay-Huang

Kali Haire

Kawayan Bolick Ong

Lana Ho

Lazara Ramos

Leonora Willis

Marcia Soriano

María Muratalla Maes

Meghan Hanebutt

Melissa Lindquist

Michaela Vatcheva

Michelle Capobres

Milan Freeman

Momo Chang

Nadia Derryck

Reina Cabezas

Santi Roman

Sarah Benjaram

Selena Feliciano

Shalini Kannan

Shatera Neff

Stella Lau

Sue-Jean Sung

Theresa Gundran-Rosales

Vivian Breckenridge

Z Plascencia

group of brown girl surf volunteers stand and sit together on the sand holding a brown girl surf flag, golden gate bridge and bay in background

Volunteers at 2022 Ocean Safety day, photo by Clare Gilmore

one volunteer helps another by pulling up their wetsuit sleeve

brown girl surf volunteer in wetsuit and green rashguard lauging in front of ocean

bgs volunteer belly riding a small white water wave into shore on a wavestorm surfboard, friends cheer in background

Stewardship Council

Cristine Blanco

Jamila Hubbard

Erin Morgan

Camille Ramani

Rebecca Sandidge

Jana Siu

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