tree turtle (Cleis Abeni), Co-Director (Co-CEO) (she/her)
Theodore Richards, Co-Director (Co-CEO) (he/him)
Sharon Williams, Senior Program Specialist (she/her)
Margaret Galloway, Program Specialist (she/her)
Jim Kwolyk, Visual Intelligence Professional (he/him)
Jorge Santos, Visual Arts for Healing Educator (he/him)
Magic Eddie (Edward Kurland), Magician in Residence (he/him)
Theresa Brown, Safety Specialist (she/her)
Chanta Doughty, Safety Specialist (she/her)
+ Wisdom Projects' Bylaws mandate that the Board presidency and vice presidency alternate (or switch back and forth) between the Co-Directors every two years.
* Sharon Williams phases off the board when working in Baltimore programming.
The Youth Peacemakers are a group of youth leaders between the ages of 14 and 18 who work to uplift nonviolence and peacemaking, receiving stipends when they reach milestones and benchmarks for peacemaking and wellness in the community. Their identities are protected under HIPAA, FERPA, and MPIPA law. The youth featured here gave us permission to share themselves on our website. Youth Peacemakers receive pre-career/pre-college mentoring as well as ongoing training in conflict resolution, restorative justice practices, de-escalation, Social and Emotional Learning, and peer/community counseling. They spread the good news of peacemaking within their homes, schools, and neighborhoods within targeted campaigns in safe, collegial, and impactful ways.
The Parent Peacemakers are a group of mothers, fathers, grandmothers, and grandfathers who work in East Baltimore as neighborhood peacemakers. They receive monthly stipends when they reach milestones and benchmarks for peacemaking and wellness in the community. Their grassroots organizing and leadership is responsible for many milestones that have reduced violence and uplifted wellness in East Baltimore. Given the extremely sensitive nature of anti-violence programming, we protect their identities according to HIPAA, FERPA, and MPIPA law. The select parents in the imagery here gave us permission to share themselves on our website. While undergoing ongoing training in conflict resolution, restorative justice, de-escalation, trauma-informed care, and Social and Emotional Learning, the Parent Peacemakers pass on healing practices in targeted campaigns (on social media and by word-of-mouth) within their homes, neighborhoods, and on the street in safe, collegial, and impactful ways.