PlayROCs advocacy committee is a standing committee of the Healthi Kids. The committee is our resident led group of 32 advocates advancing safe and accessible play in neighborhoods and schools throughout the City of Rochester. The committee provides strategic direction, sets the vision for the campaign, and executes advocacy tactics to advance PlayROCs in the community. It is open to anyone in the City of Rochester who wants to participate. To join the PlayROCs advocacy committee please reach out to us at info@healthikids.org
Current members include:
Name |
Affiliation |
Dori Young |
Resident, Beechwood |
Heather Feinman |
Resident, Reynolds St. |
Emma Morrison |
Resident and President of 14621 Unity Northeast Neighborhood Association |
Evette Colon |
Resident, Treyer St. Children’s Garden |
Nahmese Bacot |
Resident, PLTI Alum, School 46 PTO President |
Sasha Lewis |
Resident, PLTI Alumni, Beechwood Neighborhood |
Jini Figeroa |
Resident, PLTI Alumni |
Mona Isler |
Resident, Interdenominational Health Ministry Coalition, Joint Heirs Kingdom Ministries |
Jackie Grahman |
Resident, child care provider, FLRT Block Club |
Lydia Rivera |
Resident and Vice-President of Edgerton Neighborhood Association |
Jesse Knoth |
Resident and Delegate for 19th Ward Neighborhood Association |
Joe DiFiore |
Resident, Beechwood Neighborhood Association Delegate |
Ramona Colon |
Resident, El Camino Neighborhood |
Sanford Mayer |
Resident, pediatrician, Greater Rochester Health Foundation board member |
Sharon Peck |
Resident, parent advocate, Roc the Future Kids Developmentally on Track member |
Lindsay Jewett |
Best Buddies WNY, Resident, resident Corn Hill Neighborhood |
Gildred Aponte |
Ibero American Development Corporation & Resident Scrantom St. Block Club |
Miguel Melendez |
Ibero American Development Corporation, City Councilmember, El Camino resident |
Tremain Harris |
City of Rochester, Recreation and Youth Services Youth Voice One Vision |
Jonathan Coyle |
Cameron Community Ministries |
Cara Rager |
WXXI |
Tonia Burton |
Rochester Public Library |
John Picone |
City of Rochester, Recreation and Human Services |
Jennifer Ward |
URMC Center for Developmental Disabilities |
Karen Knauf |
Injury Free Kids Coalition |
Nicole Cleary |
Barton & Loguidice |
Carla Stough-Huffman |
Greater Rochester After School Alliance, Southeast quadrant resident |
Aria Camaione-Lind |
Aria Strategies LLC, Southeast quadrant resident |
Ashley Cross |
Generations 2 |
Toyin Anderson | Resident, parent advocate |
Dorian Smith | Resident, parent advocate |
Mary Louise Musler | ROC the Future, School Readiness Outcomes Team |