Our Team


Treston Lambert
Program Director - Chelsea III
Queens, NY, Baruch College- BA in Public Affairs
“The greatness of “I Have a Dream” is the opportunity it provides for students to grow and develop along with the program staff and volunteers. The long lasting relationship between the Dreamers and program staff allows for the evolution from an after school program to the creation of a family within each cohort.”


Terrence Stokes
Assistant Program Director - Chelsea III
New York, NY, Johnson and Wales University – AA in Sociology & BA in Marketing
“I want my Dreamers to be positive, happy, and successful members of the community.”


Tristan Wilson
Site Director - East Harlem
New York, NY, Mercy College – BA in Psychology
“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”
-Malcolm X


Shaun Oliver
Program Director - East Harlem I
Bronx, NY, Alfred University – Master of Public Administration
Queens, NY, St. John’s University – BS in Sports Management
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”
– Maya Angelou

Yazmin Avila
Program Assistant - East Harlem I
New York, NY, John Jay College of Criminal Justice – BA in Forensic Psychology
“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”
-Shirley Chisholm


Joy McBride
Program Director - East Harlem II
Bronx, NY, Canisius College – Bachelor of Science
“Be the change you want to see.”

Johanna Ruiz
Program Coordinator - East Harlem II
