Who We Are Executives Patricia Wilson PheaniousExecutive Director & Chair of the Board of Directors2020-2025 Dennis CullitonCo-Founder &Director of Education andSpecial Projects Liz LightfootDirector of Operations Rita CotéSecretary2019-2024 Ted RuddockTreasurer2023-2025 Board of Directors Cheo Hodari Coker2024-2026 Lauren Cutuli2019-2024 Sylvia Gafford-Alexander2021-2026 Shariya Molegoda2023-2025 Courtney King Murphy2021-2026 Karla Spurlock-Evans2024-2026 Grace Farrell Zimmer2021-2026 Directors Emeriti Kevin Brett Jennings2019-2021 Michael Negrón2019-2021 Susan Ruddock2019-2021 Advisors Joy Burns Donna Dufresne Julie Hughes Nicole Thomas Teresa Vega Research Fellows Ruth Mercedes2023 Brayton Price2022-23 Kate Klein2022 John Sanzo2021 Veronica Zimmer2020