Change is within the air on the Freelancers Union. As Govt Director Rafael Espinal strikes on to turn out to be the Commissioner of the Mayor’s Workplace of Media and Leisure, we’re thrilled to formally announce three new hires. (A few of them are newer than others however when you haven’t met them but, they’re new to you.)
Learn on under to be taught extra about every of them, their path to the Freelancers Union, and the work they’ll do now that they’ve arrived.
Jonathan Kim
Jonathan joined us again in June as our Hub Operations Assistant and since then has helped guarantee our co-working area is well-maintained and all our occasions run easily. Jonathan is a lifelong New Yorker, who has all the time been drawn to shared areas and the entrepreneurship of his fellow freelancers. He helped deal with the digital advertising and marketing for WeWork’s world growth and even opened his personal co-working area in Vancouver earlier than relocating again to NYC. When he is not on the Hub, you could find him enjoying basketball, exploring new neighborhoods, and taking lengthy espresso walks.
Dylan Ward
Dylan joins us as our Authorized Program Director, heading up our program to advocate for freelancers and advise them on rights violations. Most just lately, he constructed and managed a voter safety program for a NYC political motion committee. His introduction to native advocacy work started in his hometown of Philadelphia, the place he served as finance director and marketing campaign supervisor on native races, earlier than changing into marketing campaign strategist for the Pennsylvania Working Households Celebration. Dylan enjoys biking round NYC and enjoying racket sports activities on one of many metropolis’s public tennis courts. When it is good out, he says you could find him sitting on one of many benches exterior the courts, patiently ready his flip to play in Fort Greene Park, alongside the East River Park, or in Hudson River Park. He appears ahead to serving to advocate in your behalf, asserting your rights, and combating for significant restitution for freelancers throughout the nation. Coping with a authorized situation? Fill out our Authorized Grievance Type and he’ll be in contact.
Andrea Gordillo
Andrea Gordillo is Chief of Workers on the Freelancers Union. She is a lifelong employee advocate, civic and cultural chief, and a daughter of Peruvian immigrants, formed by a deep dedication to justice and collective care. She has led main cultural and civic establishments, beforehand serving as Growth Director at The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Instructional Heart and Packages Supervisor at The Loisaida Heart. She serves as Chair of Manhattan’s Neighborhood Board 3, is a trustee of The Public Theater, and a board member of the Fourth Arts Block, and has additionally been a candidate for New York Metropolis Council. With a background in union organizing and coalition-building, Andrea joined the Freelancers Union to assist construct lasting financial safety, energy, and interdependence for impartial employees nationwide. Exterior of labor, she enjoys cooking for buddies, partaking in cultural life, and spending time in neighborhood areas that hold her grounded and impressed.
