Meet our slate for South Brooklyn

David-Desyrée is a member of Staten Island DSA. Born in South Carolina and raised in Connecticut, David relocated to Staten Island in 2022. He works at the JFK8 Amazon Fulfillment Center and has been an integral rank & file organizer and active member of the Amazon Labor Union, ALU-IBT Local 1. He is currently serving on the Staten Island Interim Volunteer Committee, SI-DSA’s leadership body that is helping to build Staten Island towards branch status.

Natalie is a member of the South Brooklyn Branch. She is originally from Montana, having settled in New York after moving around a lot. She is a high school math teacher. Natalie has been a DSA member for nearly 3 years, canvassing for Eon Huntley and being a field lead for Zohran Mamdani.

Jessica is a member of the South Brooklyn Branch and has made her living as a cheesemonger. Her grandparents met across a tenement window in Manhattan in the early 1900s as working-class immigrants.

Jessica is Labor Co-Chair for DSA NYC's Break the Chain campaign, and has coordinated neighborhood tabling events, implemented union training and workers circles, collaborated with Pro-Palestine organizations, and developed a team of organized volunteers around Palestine and the workplace.

She has lived in South Brooklyn for 12 years.

Carlo is from the Philippines and is a proud member of the South Brooklyn branch. He spends his time doing his part to grow the DSA infant caucus, as a new parent.

Carlo has been on the OC of the chapter's Anti-War Working Group, taking part in campaigns like Not on Our Dime, and has also organized on the DSA International Committee, building bridges with Philippine solidarity orgs.