Shanikwa Lemon
Executive Director

Shanikwa Lemon-Watson is the Executive Director of the Paterson Alliance, where she leads the organization’s mission to unite and empower nonprofits.

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Board of Trustees

Rosie Grant, President

Paterson Education Fund

Ashley Lewis, Vice President

Passaic County Habitat for Humanity

Joshua Chananie, Treasurer

Sax, LLP

Anny Alonzo, Secretary

New Destiny Family Success Centers

Richard C. Williams, Immediate Past President

St. Paul's Community Development Corporation

Kara Rabbitt,

William Paterson University - College of  Adult and Professional Studies

Assad Akhter

YMCA Board, VP

Brenda Belmont

Gilmore Memorial Preschool

William Bryant

Fidelity Investments

Omari Frazier

JP Morgan Chase Bank

Carlos Lopez

M&T Bank

Rana Sabagh

Islamic Center of Passaic County

Jim Walsh

Oasis - A Haven for Women and Children