Prabhu joined ROC-NY in Jan 2010 as a case manager and, in 2014, transitioned to do policy work. Calvin also serves as Co-Chair of Philadelphia Food Advisory Policy Council and Local Officer for The Newsguild of Greater Philadelphia. (Restaurants Advancing Industry Standards in Employment), an alternative restaurant association whose mission is to support small- and medium- size businesses to succeed on the High Road towards profitability.
In 2013, through a collaboration of restaurant owners, workers, government agencies, city officials, Calvin and ROC’s High Road staff launched R.A.I.S.E. Calvin was a part of the coalition passing an earned sick leave bill for more than 120k hospitality workers and creating stronger wage theft protections for all of Philadelphia’s workforce. In early 2012, he joined ROC-United, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to improving the industry and career opportunities for restaurant workers through research, training and advocacy.
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Calvin worked as a professional chef and musician 10+ years, working with many established chefs across French and northern Italian cuisines. A graduate of Le Cordon Bleu North America where he studied French cuisine and gained an AS in the Culinary Arts. At ROC-DC, she has been able to combine her desire to see DC become a more racially and educationally equitable city, while continuing to deepen her connection to the city through community organizing and empowerment.Ĭalvin Okunoye is the High Road Coordinator of the Restaurant Opportunities Center of Philadelphia. Each career step has brought Candace to her current position. She is currently a Community Organizer and Workforce Development Coordinator at the Restaurant Opportunities Center- Washington, DC (ROC-DC). Also during her time at WLC, Candace earned a certification in Adult Education from the University of the District of Columbia.Īfter a fulfilling two years at WLC, Candace, yet again, made a career shift. While at WLC, Candace served as Volunteer Coordinator and also supported community engagement, student enrollment, intake processes, program structure, and external partnerships. She completed the Goldman Sachs 10K Small Business Program, Detroit Equity Action Lab Fellowship, Kingian Nonviolent Conflict Reconciliation certifications, The Midwest Academy Organizer’s Training Program, Ballot Initiatives Strategy Center’s Economy Cohort and the Midwest Labor Leadership Initiative, among other training.Įquipped with both education and field experience, Candace transitioned from early childhood education to Adult Literacy and proudly served as an Adult Literacy Instructor at the Washington Literacy Center from 2015-2017. Archer, former Michigan Governor John Engler and the late Coretta Scott King.Īlicia holds a D.Min., an M.A. House of Representatives Proclamation (2010), the 100 Black Men of Greater Detroit “Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things” Award (2001), the National Congress of Black Political Women’s Shirley Chisholm Award (1997), numerous Spirit of Detroit Awards (1987-2010) and letters and commendations from the Points of Light Foundation, former Detroit Mayors Coleman A. Phillip Randolph Institute’s Community Builders Award (2019), the Detroit City Council Distinguished Service Award (2013), a U.S. She has been honored to receive many local and national awards, including the 2020 Women’s Informal Network’s “Most Influential African American Women in Metropolitan Detroit “ Award”. Farris provides leadership to a movement for social and economic justice for restaurant workers.įor 12 years, she was an adjunct professor at the University of Detroit Mercy, where she taught courses on ethics in human services, conflict management, school violence and social justice.Īlicia’s extensive community involvement includes current posts as board chair of Economic Justice Alliance of Michigan and Steering Committee Chair for the Michigan One Fair Wage Ballot Committee. In her current position as the national Chief Operations Officer at ROC United and previously as State Director of ROC-MI (2013), Dr. She also has provided technical and operational assistance and executive coaching to more than 250 grassroots organizations throughout Michigan. She has worked in local and state government and in nonprofit administration for more than 25 years.
Alicia has been with ROC since 2012 in various leadership capacities.
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