Mrs. Carole Richards Branch is a graduate of the City College of New York where she received both her Bachelors of Science in Architecture degree (4th year) and Bachelor of Architecture degree (5th year). She is a member of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, NY. Ms. Richards Branch is a real estate developer and has been practicing in the field of architecture for over twenty three years. Her duties as a developer and in the architectural profession spans from project inception and design to Construction Administration. Additional responsibilities include writing specifications and meeting minutes, arranging and conducting project meetings and a vast array of other duties.

Mrs. Richards Branch utilizes her organizational skills to oversee all administrative and operational functions of the NYCBBC almost on a full time basis.  She brings her expertise of writing, planning and research to the league to cater to its financial and administrative needs. Some of her tasks include writing proposals and correspondences to market the league and to seek out sponsorship and other funding sources. Her tasks also include interviewing lending institutions to further assist the financial needs of the NYCBBC. She manages the website and various other duties. During the months in the summer while the league is in operation she spends her time registering the kids, being a mentor and assisting in other tasks necessary in the park.

Ms. Vanessa Burton is a graduate of State University of New York at the College of Old Westbury, Hicksville, NY where she received her Bachelors of Science in Business Administration degree. Her current and prior experiences include working for Volunteers of America, Greater New York Inc. as a Associate Program Director; and chairperson of Esplanade Gardens Youth Committee, New York, NY. She was formerly the President of the Parent Teacher Association of Saint Marks the Evangelist School, New York, NY. and President of Parent Teacher Association for Rice High School. As a dedicated professional with over 20-years of experience, she acquired excellent communication and organizational skills. She is known to be a detail-orientated individual. Ms. Burton is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.

With all these qualities and credentials listed above Ms. Burton has availed herself to assisting the NYCBBC every summer for more than ten years registering the kids, performing administrative duties, as well as, assisting in other tasks necessary in the park. Her son also participated in the NYCBBC summer league in the past for more than 8 years. When asked, “what do you enjoy doing with your time?” Ms. Burton proudly responds “I love working with kids.”

Mr. Ronald Jones works as an IT-Technician in the computer support field. He has been a valuable asset to the NYCBBC since 2004.  During the summers Ron works as a coach and mentor to the younger kids in the Learning & Fundamentals Division in the league.

Ms. Tonia Perry currently works as a Home Health Aid with Allied Agency. She has been an active volunteer of the NYCBBC since 2007.  Her son, Tony, has also been playing in the league since 2007 when he was six years old. Tonia takes great pride in being a volunteer in the NYCBBC family.

She first started out devoting her time to the NYCBBC every Saturday in the 6-9 Year Old Division assisting with roll call, placing the kids on teams, encouraging them to have fun and enjoy the game of basketball, as well as, being a role model to them. Today, she is now one of our volunteer staff members who continues to work with the Learning Division, as well as, assists with registration at the beginning of the program.

Ms. June Fouch is a dedicated basketball mom who use to take her son Chris Fouch (Drexel University player) along with his friends Durand Scott (University of Miami), Dorvell Carter (Marist College) and Kemba Walker (University of Connecticut and now a Charlotte Bobcat) to AAU games since they were pre-teens all the way through High School. June’s commitment to the kids and her passion for the game of basketball makes her an ideal fit to the NYCBBC family.

During the summer months when the league is in operation June spends her time registering the kids, being a mentor and assisting in other tasks as necessary in the park. She is also a valuable asset in helping to prepare the necessary documents for the NYCBBC both on and off season.

Mr. Robbert Sequeira is a graduate of Manhattan Vocational Technical High School, where he played on the Varsity basketball team. In 1983 he wrote an award winning poem for his school that placed in the top 10 in the state. He went on to play basketball at Fashion Institute of Technology where he studied Fashion Marketing for a year before joining the United States Air Force. While stationed at Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, NY he took night courses at Syracuse University and studied Business Management. He was granted permission from General Welch to participate as a member of the Orangemen’s extend practice roster where he was award to championship rings: (1987 Final Four and 1988 Big East Champions). Robbert was discharged honorably holding the Rank of sergeant and earning an AAS in Aerospace Business Management from the Community College of the Air Force and a BS in Business from Syracuse University. Robbert chose not to attend Officer’s Training School or to reenlist and instead took a job with a major Wall Street firm for several years.

In 1994 he began working for National Basketball Association as a technical consultant for the league commissioner’s office before becoming a fulltime employee 1996. While working for the NBA for 7 years he worked on several NBA productions such as the creation of the NBA & WNBA.com’s, NBC’s Inside Stuff, the initial creation for NBA TV studio, Technical advisor for NBA/WNBA Rookie Transition Program’s, NBA European Tour, USA Basketball initiatives, NBA/WNBA All-Star games, NBA/WNBA Playoff and Finals. He also worked closely with Hall of Famer Bob Lanier’s Team Up and Stay in School programs and also assisted him with running his global youth basketball camps as one of his instructors. Robbert was given the opportunity to officiate and play in and several NBA Summer Leagues. In 2001 Robbert parted ways with the NBA to pursue other career goals and returned back to his Information Technology roots.

Robbert’s involvement with the NYCBBC began in the summer of 2005 when he enrolled his son Robbie as a player, and the two of them have been volunteering their time and occasionally coaching each and every summer since.

Darnell is another one of our success stories who is an adult volunteer who grew up in the league.  Darnell started playing in the NYCBBC at the age of 14 and played from 2000-2003. He has now been coaching in the league’s 10-12 year old division since 2007.

Mr. Michael Allen is a devoted father of two. He attended High School in the Bronx where he played varsity basketball his sophomore, junior an senior years where they made it to the city Championship 2 out of the 3 years he started as a point guard for his school. After High School Michael played for Westchester Community College as a starting point guard where his team went to the Nationals. There after he went to BMCC.  In the mid 90s Michael moved to Georgia were he became an accomplished entrepeneur in the shipping industry for 17 years. In 2013 he moved back to New York and became involved in NYC Bombsquard Basketball Classic where he has been until present devoting his time to the program and the children.

Mr. Najja Al-Islam