BraCycle
Our Team.
We are the BraCycle team. We are made up of professionals, interns who are bright college and high school students, and volunteers -- all passionate about providing gently used bras for women experiencing homelessness in the U.S. We work tirelessly behind the scenes to collect your gently used bras, clean and sort them, and distribute them to women in NYC shelters.
KAREN JANG
Founder of BraCycle and Executive Director
Karen Jang is BraCycle's Founder and Executive Director. A recent graduate of Barnard College, she studied Biochemistry and studied at Barnard's Athena Center for Women's Leadership Studies. Karen started BraCycle because she wanted to create a platform and community where women could donate and exchange bras, addressing the reality that while many women cannot afford or access bras, lightly worn bras go to waste. She dedicates every day to growing the impact of BraCycle in the NYC community and beyond.
AMANDA DEALY HAVERSTICK
Our Senior Advisor
Amanda Dealy Haverstick serves as Senior Advisor at BraCycle. Amanda is a graduate of Harvard College and Boston College Law School. After spending two decades in active law practice, she is now dedicating her time to supporting young women and furthering causes about which she feels passionate. Amanda has raised three daughters on to college and has extensive personal experiences with non-fitting bras going to waste. She brings valuable
professional expertise and life experience to the BraCycle team.
CORINNA JONES
FINANCE LEAD
As the Finance Lead & Events Director, my responsibilities encompass the strategic management of financial operations and the orchestration of impactful events. On the operations front, I take pride in the planning of quarterly donation events. Within the last year, I’ve made efforts to grow our email contacts by sending out monthly newsletters, which has further encouraged community involvement in our supporters.
LAKE GARELLI
BOARD MEMBER
Amanda Dealy Haverstick serves as Senior Advisor at BraCycle. Amanda is a graduate of Harvard College and Boston College Law School. After spending two decades in active law practice, she is now dedicating her time to supporting young women and furthering causes about which she feels passionate. Amanda has raised three daughters on to college and has extensive personal experiences with non-fitting bras going to waste. She brings valuable
professional expertise and life experience to the BraCycle team.
DENISA LATA
DEVELOPMENT INTERN
Denisa Lata, currently works as a Development Intern at BraCycle. She is a senior at Barnard College and gives back to the community in her capacity as a Peer Mentor for Access Barnard and as a Co-President for the student organization Columbia University Students for Human Rights. As a Peer Mentor, she is responsible for helping her mentees achieve their long-term goals as both students of Barnard and as young women. Given her first-generation, low-income student status, she intimately understands how navigating college can be challenging, so she imbues her mentees with knowledge and empowerment so as to combat structural barriers to success and education. As a Co-President of a student-led, human rights organization, Denisa and her team collaborate to hold events such as abortion care kit assembling to provide post-abortion care for local health clinics.
BEHIND THE SCENES
Pictured here is Deena Corkindale, at our fundraising station in Central Park!
BEHIND THE SCENES
Tabling in Central Park (100th st and Central Park West) to receive bra donations and raise funds through our raffle!
Pictured here are Deena (front) and Karen (back), engaging with local community residents.
