Our Staff
Scott Douglas, Executive Director
“No person is your friend who demands your silence or denies your right to grow.” ~ Alice Walker
Carolyn Foster, Faith in Community Coordinator
“In God’s family, there are no outsiders, no enemies.” ~ Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Tari Williams, Organizing Director
“Everything happens for a reason, live it, love it, learn from it! Make your smile change the world, but don’t let the world change your smile.” ~ Author Unknown
Michelle Hodges, Direct Services
“Activism is engaging in healing work. It means putting our hands in the dough and not merely thinking or talking about making tortillas. It means creating spaces and times for healing to happen, espacios y tiempos to nourish the soul.” ~ Gloria Anzaldúa
Mary Jones, Direct Services Coordinator
“Love, uplift, and respect for all.”
Lila Simmons, Administrative Assistant
“To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived – that is to have succeeded.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Gina Mallisham, Executive Director of Jefferson County Memorial Project
“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair” ~ Shirley Chisholm
Quisa Nobels, Finance Director
“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair” ~ Shirley Chisholm
