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“Since I can remember, the idea that a more just world was possible was at the center of how I saw the world. By deeply listening to those closest to the issues we seek to uproot, we can find solutions that are just and equitable.”
After spending more than 25 years in and around social justice philanthropy, Leticia became a Professional Certified Coach, completing Leadership That Works’ Coaching for Transformation program. She is now a member of the International Coaching Federation and in the process of becoming an Internal Family Systems certified practitioner. She currently serves on the advisory council of Grantmakers for Girls of Color and is a trustee of Philanthropy New York, co-chairing the work on equity and inclusive philanthropy. Previously, Leticia was the Vice President of Programs at the Nathan Cummings Foundation, developing programmatic strategies that are nimble, responsive and reflective of the integrated and complex nature of social change. Her alma maters include Fordham University (Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology) and Marxe School of Public Affairs at Baruch College (Master’s Degree in Public Administration). A believer in the restorative power of the arts, Leticia loves to dance and uses it as a form of self-care and liberation.
“Grace Lee Boggs says, ‘The struggle of the 21st century is to become more human, human beings.’ I’m really excited to bring tools to come alongside conversations… as we understand what’s happening to us emotionally and somatically as we move collectively move toward our shared liberation.”
Kim specializes in identifying the issues that keep us stuck and addresses them by developing a personalized toolbox to help us hurdle over them. Her favorite work is done in circles. Her favorite topics include Emotional intelligence, Gifts of Conflict, Impacts of Historical Trauma, Cultural Healing, Innocuous Nature of Fear, most of which she includes in Race, Equity, and Inclusion work. Born and educated in Baltimore, MD she currently lives in Robeson County, NC where her roots run deep as a member of the Lumbee Tribe.
“I’m here to find common solutions to common problems in really creative ways. [With RGE], meet your gifts, meet your community, and meet your people. Engage in some big ideas and some really important questions each of us hold in our daily work. Trust our struggle and trust our abundance – we will win.”
Wesley’s work centers on addressing the interlocking injustices of systemic racism and systemic poverty. Wesley currently serves as Vice President of the Pulpit Forum and as Associate Director for Southern Vision Alliance (SVA) where he works with emergent social justice organizations to develop racial, economic, and environmental justice solutions for collective liberation in the US South.
“What does justice, racial equality, and liberation look like with institutional philanthropy as effective accomplices to justice movements throughout the South? How can philanthropic leaders in the region best show up within their institutions and in relationships with movement builders?”
Karimah Nonyameko is a Program Officer with the Human Rights program at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Karimah has over two decades of experience supporting nonprofit organizations and movement building work. Prior to joining the Foundation, Karimah worked for the National Alliance on Mental Illness South Carolina (NAMISC) as the Ending the Silence Lowcountry Regional Program Manager. Before joining NAMISC, Karimah worked with Encore.org’s Generation-to-Generation Program designing an online learning community for youth-serving practitioners and supporting a diverse network of communities and organizations experimenting with innovative models for engaging older adults to help children thrive. Earlier in her career, Karimah lived in every region of the US, working as a community organizer with local, regional, and national nonprofit organizations and networks supporting social change issues and building relationships across differences.
“I look forward to creating space for leaders to use their collective experience, knowledge and skills to envision and charter a new direction for the development of philanthropic resources for structural change in the South.”
For more than 18 years, Rukia has worked within and outside the system to foster justice for all, especially as it relates to criminal justice disparities for people of color. Currently, Rukia is the Executive Director of the People’s Advocacy Institute and co-chair of the People’s Assembly process in Jackson, MS. Rukia holds a bachelor’s degree in political science with an emphasis in international relations from Tougaloo College in Mississippi. She holds a Juris Doctorate from Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C. and has studied law and politics in South Africa at the University of Forte Hare and the University of the Western Cape.