Our Team
Staff

Cody Andersen
Facilities Manager, Isaac House Project Manager

Zach Bond
Community Leader

Amy Curran
Cafe & Farm Program Coordinator

Julie DeConto
Operations Manager

Alisa Ginyard
Outreach Coordinator

Quinn Holmquist
Community Leader

Anna Hood
Community Leader

Elizabeth Houston
Community Leader

Adrian L'Esperance
Community Leader

Greg Little
Director of Residential Life

Susan McSwain
Executive Director

Tammy Rodman
Volunteer Coordinator

Miriam Valle
Bookkeeper
Support Staff

Owen Davis
Custodial Team

Drew McKenna
Custodial Team
Our Board

Erica Ryder (Chair)
Sr. Business Analyst, Quality and Compliance, 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

Jeff Connolly
Regional Defender, NC Indigent Defense Services

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.