Pierry Benjamin

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About Pierry Benjamin

Pierry Benjamin began getting involved with the youth in his community and became highly active in “Teen Club”, a youth initiative that has been a part of his parish (Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ) for over 40 years. While there, Pierry was able to build relationships with adolescents in his local community. Realizing the value of mentorship, Pierry wrote the first marketing plan for The BIG Live Corp, a social enterprise that serves as a vendor for New York City Department of Education. Today, The BIG Live Corp has serviced dozens of schools. Pierry has been featured speaker on Hot97’s Street Soldiers with Fox Five journalist Lisa Evers, highlighted on Nickelodeon’s Stick Stickly’s St. Patrick’s Day Weekend, featured in a full length commercial with the Republican National Committee, has over 1,800 likes on Facebook, 2,400 followers on Instagram, over collective views on YouTube and over followers on Twitter. Pierry used his community advocacy, and outreach as the former Director of Grassroots Outreach for the New York State Republican Party. While there, Pierry lead trainings and grassroots outreach that turned community leaders into professional field organizers to run critical campaign operations. Pierry is continuously building his community; through awareness, training and promoting civic engagement.