Anita Antonetty, Job Skills Advocate, Rocking the Boat

Born, raised, and living in the South Bronx, Anita Antonetty has community service and activism in her blood–literally.  She credits this to her mother, Evelina Antonetty—activist, organizer, and founder of United Bronx Parents, Inc.  It was at United Bronx Parents that Ms. Antonetty received her early training in community service.  Ms. Antonetty also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in liberal arts from Herbert H. Lehman College and a Master of Science in Library and Information Science from Pratt Institute.

Presently, Ms. Antonetty is the Job Skills Advocate for Rocking the Boat, Inc., a youth development program for teenagers from Bronx public high schools.  Ms. Antonetty works with the high school juniors and seniors training them in the practical skills necessary to get and keep a job as well as helping them transition to the next phase of their lives after graduation; be it college, trade school, or full-time employment.  Ms. Antonetty also acts as community liaison for the organization and is involved in many neighborhood projects in the Hunts Point area.  Previous to Rocking the Boat, Ms. Antonetty was the Assistant Director of Financial Aid at Bank Street College Graduate School of Education where she advised teachers on financing their New York State certification requirements.

Ms. Antonetty’s volunteer work includes board membership at Hope of Israel Senior Citizen Center, Morrisania Neighborhood Health Center Community Advisory Board, secretary for the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development Bronx District 4 Neighborhood Advisory Board, and former secretary for Bronx Community Board 4 where she is still a member of the Parks & Recreation committee.  Ms. Antonetty is also a member of the South Bronx Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and works with United Parents of Highbridge in the struggle to again establish a middle school in Highbridge.