Our Team
Staff

Taylor Brennan
Community Leader

Zach Bond
Community Leader

Amy Curran
Cafe & Farm Program Coordinator

Julie DeConto
Operations Director

Alisa Ginyard
Outreach Coordinator

Quinn Holmquist
Coordinator of Community Engagement & Giving

Anna Hood
Program Director

Miriam Valle
Bookkeeper

Adrian L'Esperance
Community Leader

Lisa McKee
Residential Coordinator

Susan McSwain
Executive Director

Tammy Rodman
Volunteer Coordinator

Cody Andersen
Isaac House Project Manager

Marcellious Jones
Facilities Manager

Elizabeth Houston
Community Leader
Bryan Diver
Community Leader
Support Staff

Drew McKenna
Custodial Team
Our Board

Erica Ryder (Chair)
Sr. Program Manager, Government Markets, Blue Shield of NC; Reality Participant Mother

Margaret Frothingham (Vice Chair)
Nurse, Grandmother, Reality Volunteer

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

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

Needham Bryan
National Institute of Environmental Sciences; Reality Participant

Allison Kirkland
Creative Writing Instructor & Writing Coach

Mary Mathew
Collaboration and Policy Leader, NC Early Childhood Foundation

Cate McLeane
Founder & CEO, Wellspire Strategies; Adjunct Instructor, UNC Hussman School of Journalism & Media

Louise Morris
Reality Participant Parent

Katy Philips
Founder, Reality Farm; Spiritual Care Counselor, Transition Life Center; Flower Farmer, Little Sparrow

Michelle Pickett Connors
Strategic Account Supervisor, MicroMass Communications, an Ashfield Health Company

Lloyd Schmeidler
Senior Analyst, Community Development Department, City of Durham
Meet the 2021-2022 Reality Fellows!

Annalise Von Sprecken
Annalise graduated from Elon University in December 2020. She heard about Reality her sophomore year and has been thinking about being a fellow ever since. Annalise enjoys reading, drinking coffee, and going on walks with friends. She is excited to get to know everyone at Reality and to become part of the amazing community.
Hannah King
Hannah graduated from Wheaton College and spent a year working at a non-profit in Northern Virginia taking care of children with disabilities before coming to Reality. She grew up in Rwanda (and South Carolina and Kenya), and her family currently lives in Chapel Hill. Hannah’s passionate about health care access, particularly in the disability community. In her spare time, Hannah loves going on walks, exploring coffee shops, going thrift shopping and making new friends.
Grace Clarke
Grace recently graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill and majored in Public Relations and Sociology. She started spending time at Reality her freshman year of college. Grace loves being outside, spending time with close friends and family, and gardening. She holds this community and the friendships that come with it very dearly.
