ABOUT US
OUR TEAM
DIRECTOR
Sekou Siby
Siby leads the national staff to support membership operations, training and education programs, community and public engagement, as well as policy advocacy and organizational development. Under his leadership, ROC United is building worker power, and promoting policies that improve the lives of restaurant workers and their communities. Siby’s inspiring story tells a remarkable rise from his native Ivory Coast to New York City, where he survived the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He first worked as a cab driver, a cook at the Windows on the World, and then co-founded ROC United, managing and organizing major campaigns and bringing hundreds of restaurant workers to victory against wage theft and wage inequality. A polyglot — speaking six languages — Siby was featured in major national publications and television networks. In 2018, he was awarded the prestigious National Leading from the Inside Out Yearlong Fellowship by the Rockwood Leadership Institute. He holds an MBA from the University of Phoenix School of Business and is finishing up his doctoral studies in management.
NATIONAL STAFF
Eva Putzova
Al Chavez
Teófilo Reyes
Dr. Alicia Renee Farris
ROC United Board of Directors
Dayna Cunningham
Woong Chang
Jennifer Herman
Abel Valenzuela
LOCAL ROC CHAPTERS
Bay Area
Oakland, CA 94612
510-761-7622
Contact: Maricela Gutierrez
maricela@rocunited.org
ROC Chicago
Suite #1553
Chicago, IL 60602
312-566-6794
Contact: Osvaldo Valenzuela
osvaldo@rocunited.org
Los Angeles
3rd Floor, Room S
Los Angeles, CA 90010
213-380-1020
Contact: Manuel Villanueva
manuel@rocunited.org
Michigan
Detroit, MI 48226
313-962-5020
Contact: Alicia Renee Farris
alicia@rocunited.org
New York
Suite 1703
17th Floor
New York, NY 10001
212-343-1771
Contact: Alvaro Chavez
al@rocunited.org
Pennsylvania
3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19123
215-867-9747
Contact: Samuel Jones
samuel@rocunited.org
Washington D.C.
2nd Floor
Washington DC, 20009
202-559-7498
Contact: Sophia Miyoshi
sophia.m@rocunited.org