On the Run NYC

On the Run NYC is back! In this episode Althea is joined by three women campaign managers Kate Connolly, Ashley Meza, and Katie Shane to talk about what it's like to be the Woman Behind the Women. 

On this episode, Althea and Amoy welcome John Sanchez Campaign Manger and community organizer, Edda Santiago. 

About Edda Santiago

Edda Santiago is the Campaign Manager for John Sanchez, City Council Candidate for District 15 in the Bronx. Prior to joining the campaign, Edda was an attorney at the Legal Aid Society, where she fought to keep New Yorkers in their homes and was frequently interviewed by local Spanish speaking media including Univision 41, Telemundo 47 and Spectrum en Español.

In 2020, Edda was named one of Prospanica NY’s Top 20 Latinx Leaders of New York City. In 2019, she was recognized as an emerging NYC civic leader and awarded a Five Borough Future Fellowship. She currently serves on the boards of Manhattan Community Board 12 and the Neighborhood Advisory Board (MN-12). She is also the Vice President of Dare to Run, Inc. and is on the New York Junior League’s Advocates for Public Policy committee. In 2015, the Puerto Rican Bar Association recognized Edda as the Young Associate Award Honoree and the Hispanic Coalition of New York recognized her as one of the 40 Under 40 Latino Rising Stars.

Edda earned her JD from St. John’s University School of Law in 2014 where she was awarded the Ronald H. Brown Scholarship. Prior to law school, Edda worked for a U.S. Senator, interned for the National Women’s Political Caucus and the U.S. Department of State, and was active in the 2004 and 2008 Presidential elections.

Amoy and Althea are joined by Vanessa L. Gibson, candidate for Bronx Borough President. 

About Vanessa L. Gibson 

Council Member Vanessa L. Gibson proudly represents the 16th District of the Bronx, including the Claremont, Claremont Village, Concourse, Concourse Village, Highbridge, Mount Eden, Morrisania and Morris Heights communities and was first elected to this position on November 5, 2013.  Council Member Gibson was re-elected to the City Council in November of 2017 and is currently serving in her second and final term.  

In this episode, Althea and Amoy are joined by Debbie Louis, who walks us through Rank Choice Voting. If you aren't sure about how this new way of city and municipal elections in NYC are going to work, then this is the episode for you. 

About Debbie Louis

Debbie E. Louis is a results-driven strategist whose organizing career began over a decade ago. She holds a master's degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology with a specialization in Leadership.

Currently, Debbie is working on advocacy based reforms and serves as an educational trainer at Rank The Vote NYC. As a consultant, Debbie also works with several non-profits and individuals to jump start their programs and to create opportunities for them to be sustainable.

In the first episode of 2021, Amoy and Althea discuss the historic Georgia election and the insurrection that happened on January 6th. 

In the last episode of 2020, Althea is joined by podcast Producer Kevyn Fairchild to recap the year, and talk about things we have to look forward to in 2021. 

In the latest episode of On The Run NYC, Althea and Amoy talk about the key issues that inspired them to run for City Council. 

Amoy and Althea are joined by fellow City Council candidate Marjorie Velázquez (Bronx 13) for a very special pre-election episode. This episode was originally broadcast live on the On the Run NYC Facebook page on October 30th. 

In this episode Althea and Amoy talk about how Federal politics impact local governance. They are joined by podcast Producer Kevyn Fairchild for a segment on the NYC budget. 

Amoy and Althea are joined by Bronx Community Board 6 District Manager John Sanchez to talk about the importance of Community Boards, and how you can become involved in the most local of politics.