Meet the team behind BGHC
Tunisha Singleton
Board President & Interim Treasurer
Tunisha Singleton, Ph.D. is a Media Psychologist and emerging media, marketing and digital communications consultant. In addition to business consulting and serving Fielding Graduate University’s Department of Psychology as Adjunct Faculty, Dr. Singleton has turned her attention to tackling her passion in sports, working to boost fan engagement, build community relationships, and plant engaging touch points to fasten a supportive relationship between sports and society. Dr. Singleton is the President of the BGHC Board of Directors, co-chairs the Leadership Development Committee, sits on a number of other BGHC committees, and aspires to work with more organizations on projects surrounding sports and society, mental health, multiculturalism, and race/gender/LGBTQ empowerment. Follow her on X: @tsingletonsays
Rochelle Taylor
Board Secretary & Interim Treasurer
Rochelle Taylor is an avid Pittsburgh Penguins fan but is still good friends with her hometown team, the Kings. She discovered BGHC through friends and so far the best hockey related experiences have all involved BGHC and the wonderful community that is being built. Rochelle co-chairs the BGHC Leadership & Development Program, sits on the BGHC Board of Directors Financial and Executive Committees, and facilitates administrative work while outwardly amplifying the Black Girl Hockey Club mission and advocating for their voices in the community.
Fatou Bah
Board Member
Fatou Bah is an irrational DC sports fan living in NYC, whose favorite team is the Washington Capitals. She is a digital marketer, world traveler, semi-decent plant mom, and foodie. As a BGHC Board Member, she partners with organizations to help remove barriers of entry for Black girls in hockey. You can catch her cheering for Tom Wilson at various hockey arenas around the country. You can follow her hockey adventures on X at @FatouSadio
Taylor Green
Board Member
Taylor Green serves as Director of Communications, working to shape inclusive narratives in sport and bringing people together to advance justice. Through embracing every challenge with empathy, curiosity, and strategy, she has a decade of experience applying intersectional strategies in sport. She is a proud Pittsburgh Penguins fan and also sits on the Scholarship Committee.
Anastasia Hardin
Board Member
A proud New Jersey native, Anastasia is a devoted NJ Devils and Sirens fan, who enjoys spending her free time watching hockey games, reading, traveling, or exploring new coffee shops. She is a dedicated leader in education and community engagement, committed to advancing equity and opportunity. She currently serves as the Director of Braven in Newark, a national nonprofit that empowers first-generation college students to successfully transition from college to meaningful careers. Anastasia holds a Master of Arts in Women's and Gender Studies from Rutgers University and a Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies from Vassar College. Her diverse professional experience spans various roles in educational institutions and nonprofits, reflecting her commitment to social justice.
Gary Luisi
Board Member
Gary Luisi grew up in Arcadia, CA and still lives in the San Gabriel Valley. He grew up with the game of hockey, playing up until College Club hockey in the ACHA, and overseas in Thailand and China. He has been organizing charity hockey games for over a decade as the founder of Pucks for Pups, a non-profit raising money for local no-kill animal shelters in California and Nevada. He has 3 children, all of whom play hockey, and he is committed to making hockey a better place for everyone.
Lyric Hamilton
Board Member
After working for seven years with the Philadelphia Flyers and Xfinity Mobile Arena, Lyric Hamilton is excited to keep her roots strong in both hockey and advocacy, while bridging gaps for Black Women. Currently, she serves as CEO of Break The Fourth Wall, which focuses on entertainment consulting, mentorship and professional speaking.
Danielle Adams
Board Member
Danielle Adams is a Senior Advocacy Advisor at Oxfam America, where she leads the Sisters on the Planet Ambassador program and works at the intersection of gender justice and inequality. A seasoned policy strategist and former elected official, Danielle served for 12 years as a Soil and Water Conservation Supervisor in Durham, North Carolina, and now resides in Colorado, where she continues her advocacy as a leader in both political and environmental spaces.
Danielle is also a passionate hockey fan. A lifelong supporter of the Carolina Hurricanes, she proudly reps the Colorado Avalanche as her “team away from home” and cheers for every team in the PWHL. She believes in the power of sport to build community, push for equity, and create joyful, inclusive spaces on and off the ice.
She shares her love of hockey with her brave firefighter/EMT husband, and her brilliant and funny 4 year old daughter.
Manashi Mukherjee
Board Member
Manashi Mukherjee's career spans more than two decades, from the studios of Saturday Night Live to her current role at Telemundo. At NBC Universal, she leads five teams delivering innovation and impact.
Passionate about education and equity, she also cofounded The Minority League podcast and finds joy in music, theater, hockey, and travel.
Consultants and Invitees
R. Renee Hess
Founder/Executive Director
The Black Girl Hockey Club (BGHC) was founded in 2018 by R. Renee Hess to create a community space for Black women in hockey. She acts as the Executive Director and works with various BGHC committees, hosts webinar and panel events while networking with various hockey entities on anti-racism initiatives. Renee proudly advocates for Black women in hockey through education, representation, and community building. Her favorite team is the Pittsburgh Penguins and she has at least one hockey-related tattoo. In Renee’s “spare time,” she is writing a book about race, hockey, and community.
Windsor Lindor
Board Advisor
Windsor Lindor is a nationally acclaimed Certified Executive-Life Coach, Project Manager, Business Consultant, CEO and Founder of Windsor Lindor Consulting, LLC. Mr. Lindor is a Board Advisor for multiple profit and non-profit organizations. He also provides executive coaching, leadership coaching, and business consulting services to men, women, and business owners.
Corinne Douglas
Board Advisor
Corinne McIntosh-Douglas, a Brooklyn, NY native, is currently the president of Capitol Site Logistics, a construction logistics operation in Washington, DC. Corinne remains active in the DC community and has been a board member of Habitat for Humanity of Washington, DC and Northern Virginia for over 10 years, supporting the development of affordable housing in the nations' Capitol and surrounding area. A keen supporter of non-traditional roles, her other non-profit Board activities include working as an advisor to the Black Girl Hockey Club, LLC, as a member of the Washington Capitals Black Hockey Committee (Go Caps!), and a member of the Color of Hockey.
Isabel Graham
Administrative Assistant
Isabel works directly with Renee Hess to answer your questions in the official BGHC email inbox. Chances are, if you are submitting a scholarship application, looking for event information or a media interview, you will connect with Isabel. Isabel is passionate about the Toronto Maple Leafs and social justice in sport.
Dan Harbridge
Communications Assistant
Dan has been a communications assistant with BGHC since 2020. His main responsibilities include website development and maintenance, and management of BGHC’s LinkedIn page. Dan is a women’s sports advocate who started the first Instagram account dedicated to women’s hockey cards (@womenshockeycards) and writes about women’s hockey collectibles for The Hockey News. He is also a diehard Toronto Sceptres fan and has been a season ticket holder since the inaugural PWHL season.
