CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Chief Outreach & Education Officer
Peer Support Specialist
Comunications Manager
Executive Assistant
Housing Coordinator
Care Coordinator &
Training Facilitator
Chaplain
Women’s Reentry Project
Program Director
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Chief Executive Officer
Jennifer has held leadership positions in several North Carolina and New York City nonprofits over the past 28 years in the areas of prison chaplaincy and reentry, social services, the arts, community development, victim services, human rights, and spiritual activism. Prior organizations include the victim services nonprofit Safe Horizon, where she served in senior leadership roles including Vice President of Human Resources, after directing Joining Forces, a project on Public-Private Partnerships in Victim Assistance funded by the US Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime. She also held leadership roles at the social justice nonprofit stone circles at The Stone House, the human rights nonprofit WITNESS, the Fund for the City of New York, the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, and 651 Arts. She has worked as an organizational development consultant, coach, and trainer for nonprofits and groups across the country, and as a speaker, facilitator, and presenter for conferences, panels, and other convenings.
Chief Outreach and Education Officer
Doris brings 20 years of leadership experience in student, academic, judicial, and community affairs to her position at Arise Collective. Her most recent position in higher education was at Edward Waters University, where she served as Associate Vice President for Student Success & Retention. She began her career in higher education at her alma mater, Shaw University, where she served in roles including Coordinator for the Freshman Year Programs, the first female Dean of Students in the history of the university, and more recently, as the Director of Student Retention. She also held several positions at Saint Augustine’s College/University for 14 years of her higher education career.
Operations Director
Tashani is an experienced business manager with nearly 20 years of experience in human resources, business operations, and financial administration. Tashani earned a Doctorate in Business Administration from Walden University and earned both a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Development Director
Molly Grace is an experienced fundraising and development professional with a passion for using storytelling and relationship-building to invite members of the community, potential partners, and future donors to contribute to this work.
With a Masters in Teaching from Salem College, her rooting and initial call to serve was in classroom instruction and transforming public education. Over the years this transitioned into various roles in community organizing & education, advocacy and legislative activism, and fundraising for both on-the-ground grassroots initiatives as well as nonprofit organizations devoted to missions of equity, access to care, access to education, and community healing from harm.
With more than 20 years of experience in marketing, communications, and administrative duties, Regina (Regi) helps deliver the message and mission of Arise Collective to the community. She has a BA in Sociology from Shaw University and is certified in Graphic Design & Advertising from Wake Technical Community College.
Executive Assistant
Cherisse has worked with non-profit organizations since graduating from Frostburg State University with a BS in Business Administration. Originally from Baltimore, MD, Cherisse’s prior employment included working with underserved communities in a healthcare setting. She is excited to have found a ministry since relocating to North Carolina, where she can continue to help others in need.
In her spare time, Cherisse enjoys her role of caring for and spending time with her family, volunteering at her children’s schools through PTA, watching movies, and attending functions at her church.
Housing Coordinator
Jennifer is a Certified Peer Support Specialist. She graduated from Shaw University with a BA in Sociology and is currently attending Wake Tech for her BA in Human Resources.
Jennifer enjoys being part of Arise Collective and feels that her own experiences help her relate to the women in the program.
In her spare time, Cherisse enjoys her role of caring for and spending time with her family, volunteering at her children’s schools through PTA, watching movies, and attending functions at her church.
Care Coordinator & Training Facilitator
Being a woman in recovery, Megan has found her purpose and passion in helping others find their own way. Having struggled for years to find and sustain recovery, Megan has been blessed with the ability to connect and relate to others in a special way.
Megan is a Certified Peer Support Training and Recovery Coach and an advocate for reducing the stigma associated with substance use disorder, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) and justice-involved individuals.
Chaplain
Elisa is a Humanist-endorsed, interfaith Clinical Chaplain. She has a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York City as well as a Master of Education in Early Childhood and Special Education.
Prior to working for IPMW, Elisa was a hospital Chaplain specializing in palliative care and pediatrics. She has provided diverse people with spiritual and/or emotional care in Washington, D.C., New York, and North Carolina. Elisa now resides in Durham, North Carolina with her husband and two “children,” a Siberian husky and a chihuahua rescue. She is passionate about holistic health, spending time in nature, all forms of dance, the fine arts, reading, and writing.
Women’s Reentry Project Program Director
With nearly two decades of experience in the nonprofit sector, Kim brings to Arise Collective the heart of a servant leader. She has deep passion and compassion for both the women and the work of the Women’s Reentry Project. Kim shared, “I know, firsthand, how that darkness can swallow you up, and I know what it is like to feel lost.”
