Our Team
Meet Our Team…
And hover over the images for some great snapshots of us doing what we do best.
Taylor Brennan
Coordinator of Community Life
Zach Bond
Coordinator of Community Life
Rachel Chang
Community Life Assistant
Julie DeConto
Operations Director
Bryan Diver
Coordinator of Community Life
Alisa Ginyard
Coordinator of Family Support
Quinn Holmquist
Coordinator of Community Engagement & Giving
Anna Hood
Program Director
Nicole Juarez Zelaya
Program Team Assistant
Adrian L'Esperance
Coordinator of Community Life
Lisa McKee
Home Life Coordinator
Susan McSwain
Executive Director
Meredith Morse
Community Life Assistant
Grace Sciascia
Special Projects Coordinator
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
Greg Little
Community Culture Consultant
John Hoover
Volunteer Front Desk Intern
Miriam Valle
Bookkeeper
Owen Davis
Off-Site Lunch Support
Our Board
![Steve Unruhe (Chair)](https://realityministriesinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Steve-Unruhe-update.jpg)
![Steve Unruhe (Chair)](https://realityministriesinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Steve-Unruhe-update.jpg)
Steve Unruhe (Chair)
Retired High School Teacher, Durham Public Schools
![Mary Mathew (Vice Chair)](https://realityministriesinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/mary.png)
![Mary Mathew (Vice Chair)](https://realityministriesinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/mary.png)
Mary Mathew (Vice Chair)
Director of Advocacy, Book Harvest
![Cari Carson (Secretary)](https://realityministriesinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cari.jpg)
![Cari Carson (Secretary)](https://realityministriesinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cari.jpg)
Cari Carson (Secretary)
Staff Attorney, Legal Aid of NC
![Cole Johnson (Treasurer)](https://realityministriesinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Cole-Headshot-2022-1-scaled.jpg)
![Cole Johnson (Treasurer)](https://realityministriesinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Cole-Headshot-2022-1-scaled.jpg)
Cole Johnson (Treasurer)
Founder & CEO, The Looma Project
![Needham Bryan](https://realityministriesinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/needham.jpg)
![Needham Bryan](https://realityministriesinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/needham.jpg)
Needham Bryan
National Institute of Environmental Sciences; Reality Participant
![Madison Cale](https://realityministriesinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2016-Kings-Queens-Dance-0003-scaled-e1692377588702.jpg)
![Madison Cale](https://realityministriesinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2016-Kings-Queens-Dance-0003-scaled-e1692377588702.jpg)
Madison Cale
Disability Advocate, Reality Participant
![Morgan Carnley](https://realityministriesinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Copy-of-3Y4A0752.jpg)
![Morgan Carnley](https://realityministriesinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Copy-of-3Y4A0752.jpg)
Morgan Carnley
Equitable Strategies Consultant
![Michelle Pickett Connors](https://realityministriesinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/michelle.jpg)
![Michelle Pickett Connors](https://realityministriesinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/michelle.jpg)
Michelle Pickett Connors
Strategic Account Supervisor, Inizio Evoke Drive
![Allison Kirkland](https://realityministriesinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Allison-Kirkland-scaled.jpg)
![Allison Kirkland](https://realityministriesinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Allison-Kirkland-scaled.jpg)
Allison Kirkland
Writer and Creative Writing Instructor
![Erica Ryder](https://realityministriesinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/erica.jpg)
![Erica Ryder](https://realityministriesinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/erica.jpg)
Erica Ryder
Sr. Program Manager, Government Markets, Blue Shield of NC; Reality Participant Mother
![Tanya Johnson](https://realityministriesinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_9230.jpg)
![Tanya Johnson](https://realityministriesinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_9230.jpg)
Tanya Johnson
Associate Pastor, Abundant Hope Christian Church
![Lloyd Schmeidler](https://realityministriesinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/lloyd.jpg)
![Lloyd Schmeidler](https://realityministriesinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/lloyd.jpg)
Lloyd Schmeidler
Senior Analyst, Community Development Department, City of Durham