Last week, members of the My Brooklyn team sauntered over to Dumbo, Brooklyn to meet up with Phillip Shung and his crew at Sundree – a brand management and graphic design firm. Sundree’s founders are born and raised Brooklynites who have significant local ties and a passion for creativity. Their interests particularly overlap with ours because they are doing a project with the Brooklyn Historical Society about the history of the abolitionist movement and underground railroad in downtown Brooklyn. When we heard about what they are doing in that regard, we thought immediately of how Brooklyn: The Game could incorporate a walking tour/ game about this overlooked aspect of the borough’s past. We also met up with Sundree folks to ramp up our development of a future Kickstarter campaign that we’re planning to help fund an editor for My Brooklyn. They had some great ideas that we will definitely incorporate, including interviewing some big name folks who will talk about what BK means to them and the changes they’ve seen. So be sure to look out for that in the near future.

In other news, Lisa Willis is now Co-Producer on My Brooklyn, and as you can see in the pics from the meeting, she’s already getting to work. Lisa has both a producing background and years of experience as a intellectual property attorney.  She is also a mom, taught children with special needs, and ran a preschool/afterschool program in Harlem. We are thrilled to have such a multifaceted and dynamic person on-board. You can find out a bit more about Lisa on the crew bio page.

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