Our Staff

The THEI staff reflect a diverse set of backgrounds, talents, and areas of expertise, with a shared and steadfast commitment to the THEI mission of disrupting systems of harm and creating opportunities through college access for people in prison.

Taylor

Ballard

Policy and Practice Fellow
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Kasey

Bowe

Transitional Programs Intern
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Barbi

Brown

Director of Policy & Practice
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Karla

Coleman-Castillo

Senior Strategy Advisor
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Dr. Laura

Ferguson Mimms

Executive Director
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Shon

Holman-wheatley

Director of Transitional Programs
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Drost

Kokoye

Transitional Programs Coordinator, West Tennessee
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Hannah

Malkofsky-Berger

Academic Coordinator, Middle Tennessee
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Terry

Naylor

Operations Manager
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Laramie

Riggs

Transitional Programs Manager
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Cameron

Robinson

Restorative Justice Fellow
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Adrienne

Taylor

Academic Coordinator, West Tennessee
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Rachel

Zolensky

Vice President of Strategy & Impact
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