Our Team
Meet Our Team…
And hover over the images for some great snapshots of us doing what we do best.


Christina Charles
Community Life Assistant


Rachel Chen
Program Associate


Julie DeConto
Operations Director


Bryan Diver
Coordinator of Community Life


Tim Field
Development Coordinator


Melody Franco
Coordinator of Community Life


Alisa Ginyard
Coordinator of Family Support


Anna Hood
Program Director


Nicole Juarez Zelaya
Program Associate


Adrian L'Esperance
Coordinator of Community Life


Greg Little
Director of Formation and Culture


Lisa McKee
Home Life Coordinator


Susan McSwain
Executive Director


Meredith Morse
Community Life Assistant


Grace Sciascia
Special Projects Coordinator


Danny Steis
Coordinator of Community Life


Emma Rankin
Hospitality Manager


Tammy Rodman
Volunteer Coordinator


Abbie Woten
Coordinator of Community Life
Support Staff


Claudia Hines
Off-Site Lunch Support


Drew McKenna
Custodial Team


Elizabeth Houston
Executive Support & Facilities Management


Isaiah Anderson
Program Support


John Hoover
Volunteer Front Desk Intern


Miriam Valle
Bookkeeper


Owen Davis
Off-Site Lunch Support
Our Board

Steve Unruhe (Chair)
Retired High School Teacher, Durham Public Schools

Mary Mathew (Vice Chair)
Director of Advocacy, Book Harvest

Cari Carson (Secretary)
Staff Attorney, Legal Aid of NC

Cole Johnson (Treasurer)
Founder & CEO, The Looma Project

Needham Bryan
National Institute of Environmental Sciences; Reality Participant

Madison Cale
Disability Advocate, Reality Participant

Morgan Carnley
Equitable Strategies Consultant

Jim Anderson
Entrepreneur

Tanya Johnson
Associate Pastor, Abundant Hope Christian Church

Lloyd Schmeidler
Senior Analyst, Community Development Department, City of Durham