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.

Cara

Albert

Development & Communications Manager
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Kasey

Bowe

Academic Coordinator
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Barbi

Brown

Director of Policy & Practice
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Matthew

Cushing

Transitional Program's Research Fellow
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Laura

Ferguson Mimms, EdD

Executive Director
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Shon

Holman-Wheatley, EdS

Director of Transitional Programs
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Felicia

Ingram

Academic Coordinator, West Tennessee
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Edward

Jones

Alumni Success Coordinator
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Drost

Kokoye

Transitions Manager
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Hannah

Malkofsky-Berger

Education Programs Manager
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Ashley

Massey

Transitional Programs Coordinator
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Kristin

Paine

Project Manager
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Rachel

Rivera

Policy Associate
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Ricky L.

Sammartino

Alumni / Office Coordinator
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Tristan

Slough

Student Resources Coordinator
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Josh

Stoltz

Operations Manager
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Adrienne

Taylor

Director of Education Programs
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Adrianne

Thompson

Transitional Programs Coach & Alumni Coordinator
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Jeremy

White

Transitional Programs Coach
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Sandy

Wilson

Academic Coordinator
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Rachel

Zolensky

Deputy Director of Strategy & Impact
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