Bryttnee Parris
Grants Manager, U.S. Disability Rights and Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice International
Bryttnee Parris is the grants manager for US Disability Rights, where she supports disabled organizations in building power to achieve greater economic justice. She is also the grants manager for the Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice International team, where she supports reducing violence by supporting women- and girl-led organizations, particularly in the Global South.
Bryttnee joined Ford in 2018 as a program assistant on the Civic Engagement and Government team. Before this, she worked at a New York nonprofit that served 30,000 children, youth, and families in the city’s highest-needs communities, assisting with the agency’s public policy and advocacy efforts. She is an active leader in PEAK’s Grantmaking—Northeast Chapter.
Bryttnee holds a master’s degree in public administration from CUNY Baruch College, where she focused on public housing and regulation. She also has a master’s degree in political science from CUNY Brooklyn College and a bachelor’s degree in English from SUNY Old Westbury.