Meet the Rockaway Creates
Executive Board
This is your Rockaway Creates Leadership Team
What works about us is that we care.

Chair
Dana Humphrey
Dana Humphrey is an author, professor, entrepreneur, life coach, artist, event producer, marketing professional and yogi. You can find a copy of her latest memoir "May All Beings Be Fed" on amazon or wherever books are sold. Dana currently teaches hot yoga at Hot Yoga Rockaway Beach, so come meet her in the hot room! Dana resides in Rockaway Park with her two adopted cats, Chance and Sassy. When she is not working or sleeping she is dancing in Brooklyn!
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Vice Chair
Jess Charitos
Jess is a dancer, chef, photographer, boogie border, surfer, animal lover, and a forewoman for NYC buildings and construction! Jess has famous under the radar breakfast bowls that she makes for 30 people at a time, and she brings that talent to the space for breakfast all day bowls!
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Secretary & Scibe
Shane Kulman
Enchantress Shane lives as a multi-passionate artist and entrepreneur. She loves helping sensitive overthinkers to use their edge as their power. Shane's method is The Unconvention Icon and it's specifically for overthinkers and people that tend to be quirky and second.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, she moved to Rockaway in the Winter of 2015; seeking immediate access to the ocean and community. She lives here with her dog Cooper in her magical sanctuary home by the sea, she writes an advice column for The Rockaway Times, proudly sits on the executive board of Rockaway Creates, and you can catch her jumping into the ocean year round.

Community Engagement Chair
Vanessa Oliver
Vanessa is a mom, wife, entrepreneur and Childcare specialist. You can find more about her offerings at Childcare with Miss Vanessa on IG. She offers in-home childcare to the Rockaways, Belle Harbor and Breezy Point areas. Vanessa supports her husband Larry in running A-Rock-Away video marketing services.

Treasurer
Galit Tsadik
Galit Tsadik AKA the “Financial Sharktress” is the founder & SHE.E.O. of her namesake company, Tsadik G. Management and a respected money expert. As a Certified Financial Education Instructor, she helps passion-based entrepreneurs and individuals transform their businesses and lifestyles by facing their fears and revealing her 'S-H-A-R-K' money wisdom to win their financial freedom! Galit is a philanthropist who has dedicated her time and effort to multiple charities nationwide including serving as Treasurer for “Rockaway Creates” since its inception.
Board at Large
We love Rockaway and we love you!

Cali

Haya Brant

Marie Battaglia
OUR VISION
Anything Is Possible
A NETWORK OF SUPPORT. A SAFE SPACE FOR OPEN COMMUNICATION. AN INCUBATOR FOR TURNING DREAMS INTO REALITY. ROCKAWAY CREATES REPRESENTS A DIVERSE GROUP WHO SUPPORT EACH OTHER & THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE YEAR ROUND SUCCESS OF BUSINESS OWNERS, ARTISTS, CREATIVES, PHILANTHROPISTS AND ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS. WE ARE UNITING, EDUCATING AND PROMOTING EACH OTHER SUPPLYING TOOLS FOR THEIR SUCCESS, CREATING A NETWORK OF SUPPORT FOR ALL AND A SAFE SPACE FOR OPEN AND HONEST COMMUNICATION.

