Danielle Naghi, LCSW
STEPS to End Family Violence  at Rising Ground, Early RAPP Director
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Jovan Martinez
STEPS to End Family Violence at Rising Ground, Early RAPP Supervisor
Jovan aka Miss Jay (she/her) is the Senior Community Educator with Early RAPP. Born and Raised in the Bronx, Miss Jay strives to create spaces for youth centered voices to be heard. With her love and passion for writing and poetry Miss Jay strives to infuse creativity and activism. ​

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John B. DeMicoli
John (he/him) is a community educator serving Brooklyn middle schools. He is an artist and activist with a passion for issues related to gender, race, healthy masculinity, and freeing Puerto Rico! He is enthusiastic about creating student advocates, and hopes a few kids leave our program pumped to push for change!

Heidi Peña
Heidi (she/her) is a bilingual (Spanish/English) Community Educator in Queens. She is a Brooklyn born, island raised Afro-Dominican facilitator who is dedicated to empowering youth through education, building social capital, and community healing. Additionally, she is a trainer with the Center for Racial Justice in Education, poet, daughter and sister, and community organizer.

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Quinn Marchman
Quinn (he/him) is an Uptown Community Educator. He has been a member of ERAPP for 3 years. With a background in Theatre Arts and Education, it has been a passion to create space for young people to explore their own stories. Through ERAPP he has learned so much about advocacy and the expansive eco-system of careworkers that serve this city and diverse communities.

Jules Duze
Jules (they/them) is a Queens-based community educator for Manhattan. Since attending Brooklyn College, they have been exploring different avenues of social justice which has led them to organizing with Black Trans Liberation and participating in various Jews of Color centered Fellowship opportunities. They have a passion for expression, giving back to Mother Earth, and spending time joyfully with people they Love.

Lila Klatz
Lila (they/them) is a Community Educator for Queens and Loisaida/LES. They are a lifelong New Yorker born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens. With an MFA in Performance and Performance Studies, they use their creative background to explore healthy relationships. Focusing on advocacy and love, Lila aims to empower youth by developing mindfulness and sustainability practices for individuals and social groups.

Kimberly Maldonado
Kimberly (she/her) is a bilingual community educator for middle schools in the Bronx. She is passionate in creating and collaborating to bring a message through art. She believes art is a powerful tool of communication and self-expression. Kimberly is a libra, loves beauty, skincare, painting, and chocolate covered strawberries.

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What Community Schools are Educators Partnered with?

• Bronx: West Bronx, Highbridge, Longwood, Soundview, Baychester, and Eastchester. 
• Manhattan: East Harlem (El Barrio), Central Harlem, Upper West Side, Upper East Side, Union Square, Lower East Side
• Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Downtown Brooklyn/DUMBO, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Prospect Heights, Windsor Terrace, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Brownsville, and Canarsie
• Queens: Ditmars-Steinway, Middle Village/Glendale, Ridgewood, Ozone Park, Howard Beach, Jamaica, Rochdale, Laurelton, The Rockaways (Rockaway Park, Arverne, Wave Crest) ​

Interested in Early RAPP Workshops for your Middle School?

YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
If you are experiencing abuse please text LOVEIS to 22522 OR call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at
​1-800-799-7233