Dieudonné Brou
Youth Advocacy and Program CoordinatorDieudonné Brou is the Youth Advocacy and Program Coordinator, which centers around making transformative change in the juvenile justice system and seeking alternatives to youth incarceration. Dieudonné is a co-facilitator of the Free our Kids Coalition and a lead facilitator of DetermiNation Black Men’s Group.
Dieudonne@urbanpeacemovement.org
IG: @Koffi_Blacc
Joined 2020
He/Him/They
Sikander Iqbal
Deputy DirectorSikander is the Deputy Director of Urban Peace Movement (UPM). His work centers around general support for programs and operations with a focus on UPM’s Community Healing programs.
Sikander@urbanpeacemovement.org
They/Them
Joined 2019
IG: @Sikander_the_profit
Jacky Johnson
Digital Strategy & Events Manager
Nicole Lee
Executive Director Nicole Lee, a 4-generation Oakland native, is the Executive Director of Urban Peace Movement (UPM), a grass-roots racial justice organization in Oakland that builds youth leadership to transform the social conditions that drive community violence and mass incarceration. UPM has three leadership programs -DetermiNation Black Men’s Group for young Black men, Leaders in Training Program, a multi-racial youth organizing program, and Lit Mob South County in Ashland/Cherryland.
Nicole@urbanpeacemovement.org
Joined 2009
She/Her/They
Briana Manning
Community Healing Program AssociateBriana Manning is the Community Healing Program Coordinator with Urban Peace Movement (UPM), providing care management to help community members achieve their goals. Briana also helps create and co-facilitate our monthly community healing circles Heal-R-Town.
Briana@urbanpeacemovement.org
Joined 2020
She/Her/They
IG: @Msmanningg
Kaila Mathis
Community Defense Coordinator Kaila is the Director of Youth Programs with Urban Peace Movement (UPM), where she leads UPM’s youth programming to provide leadership develop skills and opportunities to directly impacted youth and young adults members who are apart of UPM’s Oakland LIT MOB, South County LIT MOB, Determination Black Men’s Group, and Social Justice Committee.
Kaila@urbanpeacemovement.org
IG:@Kai_brooke
Joined 2017
She/Her
Cynthia Nunes
Decarceration Campaign CoordinatorCynthia is the Decarceration Campaign Coordinator with UPM. Cynthia helps in supporting work with our communities facing policing, lack of resources and incarceration. Cynthia helps lead our work in holding the Alameda County District Attorney accountable to our communities vision for safety rather than increasing incarceration.
Cynthia@urbanpeacemovement.org
She/Her/Ella/Ellas
Joined 2022
IG: Cynthia_Nunes74
Twitter: Cynthia_Nunes74
TikTok: CynCity74
Amelia Ortiz
Staff Development & Evaluation DirectorAmelia Ortiz is the Staff Development & Evaluation Director and leads professional development and staff support for Urban Peace Movement (UPM) as well as the evaluation of our work and programs to ensure the quality and effectiveness of UPM’s overall work. Amelia will also help lead and guide UPM’s Community Healing and Participatory Defense work.
Amelia@urbanpeacemovement.org
Joined 2021
She/Her
Daniel Elacio
Adam Algeria
Alex Herrera
Felicia Tom
Isaac Bandabaila