Endorsements

We support Justin Krebs for the 39th Council District

Some of us have known Justin for years, some of us only met him this year.
We all know that Justin is a committed community organizer, an advocate for the arts and education, and would make a great Council Member for the 39th District.

(Affiliations are provided for identification purposes only)

Artists
Progressive Leaders
Parent Leaders
Civic Leaders
Small Business Owners
Midwives

Civic & Community Leaders

Eve Wachtel, Board member, NYCLU
Valerie & James Best
Jocelyn Aframe
Terrence McGovern
Chloe Katz
Madge Thompson
Hannah Sohn
Toby Hyde
Elspeth Paige Rollert
Ryan Selzer
Rebecca Brodsky
Astri Kingstone
The Adamczyk-Schmieder Family
Jon Cielo

Tony Berger, Executive Director, Camp Friendship
Rabbi Sara Luria
Rabbi Hayley Siegel
Melissa Lee
Maura Lout, Urban Park Leader
Michael Freedman-Schnapp, Board Chair, Riders Alliance
Alexis Offen
Daniel Mintz
Joy Canning
Lisa Watson
Jeff Trachtman
Gregory Loftis
Elizabeth Seymour
Caroline Kearney

Small Business Owners

Bobby Gagnon, Owner, The Gate
Danny DePamphilis, Manager, Rudy's
Ive Mix, Owner, Leyenda
Jonathan Stan, Former proprietor, Pacific Standard
Tracy Westmoreland, Tracy's Siberia Bar
Wade Hagenbart, Owner, Dram Shop
Brad Canning, Postmark Cafe
Brendan T. Byrnes, Co-Owner of The Commissioner
Phil Morgan, Atlantic Avenue BID

 Midwives for Justin

  • Kristen Leonard (Midwife);

  • Barri Malek (Midwife

  • Katie Sigler (Midwife)

  • Barbara Sellars (Midwife)

  • Caroline Handschuh (Midwife)

  • Sascha Weigel (Midwife)

  • Marilyn Gold (Midwife)

  • Jada Shapiro (founder of boober and Birth Day Presence)

  • Jo Zasloff (Midwife)

  • Shannon Tam (Midwife)

  • Lena DeGloma (Educator and founder of Red Moon Wellness)

  • Leigh Kader (Doula and Educator)

  • Natasha Dillahunt (Postpartum Doula and Lactation Counselor)

  • Grace Veras Sealy (Perinatal Educator, Doula and Certified Lactation Counselor)

  • Julian Mierlak (OB/GYN)

  • Jennifer Mayer (founder of Baby Caravan and Fully Funded x 40 Weeks); Melanie Comer (Midwife)

  • Jocelyn Baker (Midwife)

  • Abby Brown (Midwife)

  • Jocelyn Finger (Midwife)

  • Kathryn Peck (Midwife)

  • Emily Skyrm (Co-Founder Baby Caravan).

Public School Parent Leaders

Abby Cook-Mack, Parent Leader
April Andrix, PS 124 PTA President
Chris Shott, PS 118
Daryll Pierre, PA Exec Board, PS 39
Jaymie Kelly, PS 154 PTA President
Jenny Reckrey, PS 307 PTA Board Member
Jessie Schilling, Former President of Cobble Hill Playschool
Julie Baron, PS 39 PA Exec Board
Karin Pavese, Former PS 29 PTA President and SLT member
Kim Browne, Cobble Hill Playschool, Packer
Kirsha James-McIntyre, PS 39 PA Exec Board
Kirsha James-McIntyre, Executive Board, PS 39
Kristin Brady, Director, Cobble Hill Playschool
Lauren Gropp Lowry, PTA Co-President, PS 321
Leah Vickers, Parent Leader
Linnea Olson-Schwartz, Past President PS 58 PTA
Lucia Burns, Treasurer, MS 839 PTA
Madge Koch, School Leadership Team, PS 39
Maria Fusilero, President of 295
Mary Huhn, President MS 447
Megan Butler, PS 39
Nikki Kelly, PS 39 Parents Association Exec Board
Rebecca Cohen, Parent Leader and Educator
Rudi Ganz, PS 39 Parent Coordinator, Past PA President
Sara Thompson, President PS 39 PTA
Stefany Morris, President Emerita, Cobble Hill Playschool
Supriya Doshi, PS 261 PTA President
Susannah Bortner, Early Childhood Outdoor Enrichment
Tate Hausman, PS 261
Tracy Tonkinson, PS39 PA Exec Board
Talia Kovacs, Literacy specialist, CEO LitLife

Artists & Culture

Aaron Friedman, Founder of Make Music New York
Adam Plunkett, Writer/Poet
Alex Timbers, Director
Alexandra Albrecht, Dancer
Alice Wu, Film Director and Screenwriter
Amy Herzog, Playwright
Andrea Coleman, Lawyer Comic Playwright
Andrew Boyd, Creative Activist/Writer
Andrew E. Wagner, Executive Producer Wide Angle Productions
Andy Benincasa, Artist
Anita Durst, Founder and Artistic Director of Chashama
Anne Bracegirdle, Art & Technology specialist
Anya Epstein, Television writer and producer
Arielle Krebs, Theatrical marketing
BB Argotsinger, Actor
Benari Poulten, Comedian
Chelsea Maruskin, Production Designer
Chris Burke, Performer
Daniel Goldstein, Writer and director
Daniel Greenfeld, Illustrator
Danielle King, Arts manager
Dorothy Fortenberry, TV writer
Emma McMullen, Arts Administrator
Emma Straub, Author
Eric Krebs, Producer, Professor
Erica McAlpine, Poet
Erin Bried, Writer, Magazine Publisher
Eva Price, Tony-winning Broadway Producers
Geoff Cohen, Theatrical manager
Gibson Frazier, actor and filmmaker
Gloria Pitagorsky, Production executive
Greg Rae, Broadway Producer
Hank Willis Thomas, Artist
Holly Bemiss, Literary Agent
Jac Huberman, Actor and Singer
Jacob Grigolia-Rosenbaum, Fight Choreographer
Jamie Jackson, Actor, composer
Jason Tottenham, Actor
Jenn de la Vega, Musician and Arts Non Profit Board Member
Jerome Martin, Set Designer
Jill Rousseau, Dancer and Arts Non Profit Board Member
Jim David, Comedian
Jim Search, Comedian
JJ Lind, Artistic Director
Joe Benincasa, President of the Actors Fund
John Del Gaudio, Cultural Producer
John Fugelsang, Comedian and Talk Show Host
Jon Levin, Puppeteer, Performer, Director
Jordan Gelber, NY-based actor
Jorge Cordova, Actor
Josh Davis, Musician
Josh Luxenberg, General Manager of the Connelly Theater
Julianna Forlano, Comedian and Talk Show Host
Julie Tobia, Broadway Dresser
Julio Vincent Gambuto, Writer/Director
Katie Goodman, Actor, comedian
Keith Polasko, Musician
Kendra Cunningham, Comedian
Kyle Jarrow, Broadway-nominated writer and musician
Laura Murray, Brooklyn-based Artist, Meal Delivery Supervisor at Camp Friendship Food Pantry
Lauren LoGiudice, Comedian and Performer
Leslie Klug, Performer and Casting Professional
Louisa Armbrust, Artist
Marley Magaziner, Performer and Casting Professional
Megan Hart, Playwright
Meghan Finn, Director, Artistic Director The Tank
Michael O'Neill, musician from MEN, CRICKETS, High Time, Ladybug Transistor
Michael Roberts, Composer/Lyricist
Mike Rosenthal , Co-Founder, The Tank
Monica Beletsky, Television writer and producer
Myq Kaplan, Standup Comic
Negin Farsad, Author, Comedian, Host of Fake the Nation
Nell Muldoon, Voiceover Artist
Nicola Gardiner, Costume Designer
NV Randall, Performer
Orin Wolf, Tony-winning Broadway Producers
Patrick Rousseau, Board of Directors, The Tank
Rachel Schweitzer, Board Member, The Tank
Rebecca Dinerstein, Writer
Rebecca Hart, Musician
Rebecca Kastleman, College drama instructor
Ronnie Tobia, Box Office Treasurer
Rujeko Hockley, Curator
Ryan Karels, Actor
Ryan McCarthy, Actor
Samantha Tunis, Actor and Musician
Sarah Haskins, TV writer
Schele Williams, Broadway Producer and General Manager, Board Member Emeritus of The Tank
Scott Blakeman, Political comedian and podcast host, original member of Laughing Liberally.
Shane Aslan Selzer, Visual Artist, Professor
Simon Feil, Actor
SoHee Youn, composer.
Stephanie Sanders, Musician
Steve Lambert, Artist Activist
Suzanne Krebs, Theatrical Marketing
Tiffany Rea-Fisher, Artistic Director, Elisa Monte Dance
Victoria Mack, Actor, Director, Writer, Professor of Performing Arts at the Savannah College of Art and Design
Wendy Cohen, Social Justice Film Marketing