Leadership & Board

Paving the way for prosperous and opportunity-filled futures

Our team comprises passionate community leaders dedicated to advancing equity in our communities. We bring diverse backgrounds and skill sets,  and we are united in our commitment to helping children and families forge futures abundant with opportunity, wellness, and joy. 

Leadership Team

I believe education allows children to achieve their dreams, and yet too many black and brown children don’t have the opportunities and resources they need to learn because historic inequities still rob them of an equitable education. My mission is to right this wrong through BRICK.

Dominique Lee
Founder & CEO

I am passionate about fostering student success and improving educational environments. At BRICK, I enhance operational efficiency to ensure every student receives top-quality education and support.

Chaleeta Hines
Chief Operating Officer

I'm passionate about align student's academic experiences with "real world" applications.

Randy Gooden
Managing Director of Information Governance and Performance

Working in the same neighborhoods that poured so much into my life is a privilege. I want to ensure that students and families remain proud of their neighborhoods and are confident in their ability to realize their dreams.The South Ward creates Leaders!

Nichelle Holder
Chief Advancement Officer

My deepest fulfillment comes from supporting individuals and communities to embrace their transformative power, enabling them to operate in their unique gifting and wholeness.

Tashia Martin
Managing Director of Program Integration

Our kids and families matter and deserve the best no matter what.

Chris Perpich
Co-Founder & President

My reason why is wanting to correct the injustices that keep a segment of our population underserved and immobile due to constraints of generational poverty and broken bureaucracies.

Mindy Weidman
Co-Founder & Chief Talent Officer

Julia Perez is the Chief Financial Officer for BRICK Education Network. Julia serves on the senior leadership team setting the financial landscape and operations for the organization.

Julia Perez
Chief Financial Officer

Having grown up on the east side of Buffalo and dedicated my career to providing educational opportunities for students facing generational barriers, I know firsthand the positive change the BRICK model can bring to a community.

Antwan Barlow
Regional Executive Director, Buffalo

Executive Board

Helen Mazarakis currently serves as the Co-Chair of Impact100 Essex, a women’s collaborative giving organization, and is also a member of the Advisory Board for Empower the Village.

Helen Mazarakis
Board Chair

Greg Taylor is responsible for the strategic development, creation and implementation of programs and partnerships that advance the Foundation’s efforts to increase access and support for high school, college-aged, job-ready and mid-career Black men and women.

Greg Taylor
Vice Chair

Celia King feels community building, as well as a commitment to social and civic responsibility, requires the development of servant leaders through community leadership programs.

Celia M King
Ken Peterson
Trustee

Matt Malloy is a Managing Director and the Head of the Global Institutional business at Neuberger Berman LLC, where he is also a member of the Partnership and Operating Committees.

Matt Malloy
Board Treasurer

Stephanie serves on several civic, educational and community-centric boards dedicated to equipping diverse communities with equitable access to information and support that will further their advancement.

Stephanie Smith
Trustee

Aaron Turner’s commitment to education equity began after college as an AmeriCorps volunteer in Las Cruces, New Mexico, where she served as a literacy tutor and school-to-family liaison to help bridge the gap between school and home learning.

Aaron Turner
Trustee

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