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Staff and Board of Directors

The PEACE Foundation's greatest strength has been its ability to move individuals to action. Its human resources include:

  • One full-time President (Sondra Samuels has an MBA in Marketing from Atlanta University in Georgia. She is a consultant by profession, past manager at a fortune 50 firm, and business owner.)
  • One full-time Executive Director (Michelle Martin has a BSW degree in Social Work from Valparaiso University in Indiana. She is a social worker by training, past director of three community organizations, and a successful political consultant.)
  • One full-time Operations and Project Coordinatior (Laura Wolff)
  • One part-time Community Empowerment Coordinator
  • One or more full-time Americorps VISTA community organizer position(s)
  • Project contractors (part-time) as needed
  • 8 Northside Liaisons who serve in the area they live
  • 12 Northside Youth StandUp Steering Committee members
  • 12 Board Members representing diverse perspectives
  • Over 50 volunteer experts in various fields to assist with fundraising, congregation organizing, street-level solutions, public engagement, and the PEACE Ball
  • Over 3,500 members in our PEACE Partners database

PEACE Foundation Board Members

  • Bill Beard
  • David Elert
  • Tenanye Heard
  • Mark Klukow
  • Michael Labrosse
  • Michelle Martin*
  • Sherman Patterson
  • Kevin Reich
  • Megan O’Hara
  • Sondra Samuels*
  • Ann Watson

* Serve as ex-officio (non-voting) board members.