Tamieka Atkins (she/her)
Atlanta, GA
Tamieka Atkins is Executive Director of ProGeorgia.

Dr. Karida Brown (she/her)
Atlanta, GA
Karida is a Professor of Sociology at Emory University. She is also an author and oral historian.

Helen Butler (she/her)
Atlanta, GA
Helen is the Executive Director at the Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda

Ashleigh Gardere (she/her)
New Orleans, LA 
MRBF Board President
Ashleigh Gardere is President of PolicyLink.

Dr. Tim Lampkin (he/him)
Clarkdale, MS
Dr. Tim Lampkin is the Founder and CEO of Higher Purpose.

Holt Mountcastle (he/him)
Washington, DC
Holt Mountcastle is a consultant at RE Tech Advisors. 

Kara Mountcastle (she/her)
Durham, NC
MRBF Board Vice President
Kara Mountcastle is an Operations Analyst for Modern Energy.

Kathy Mountcastle (she/her)
Lake Wales, FL
Kathy Mountcastle is a former producer for CBS News. 

Ken Mountcastle (he/him)
Washington, DC
MRBF Board Treasurer
Ken Mountcastle is former Corporate Relations Officer at the American Humane Association.

Laura Mountcastle (she/her)
Ann Arbor, MI
Laura Mountcastle is former Vice President of Investor Relations and Treasurer at CMS Energy. 

Mary Mountcastle (she/her)
Durham, NC
Mary Mountcastle is a community and political volunteer. She formerly held senior staff roles at Self-Help and the Center for Responsible Lending. 

Nayely Perez-Huerta (she/ella)
Raleigh, NC
Co-Director at Southeast Immigrant Rights Network (SEIRN)  

Austin Thompson (he/him)
Seattle, WA
Austin ins the Founder & Director of Community Dynamix

Stephanie Tyree (she/her)
Fayette Co., WV
MRBF Board Secretary
Stephanie Tyree is Executive Director of the West Virginia Community Development Hub.

Will Vandenberg (he/him)
Jersey City, NJ
Will Vandenberg is Cofounder of a national pro-democracy incubator that supports state-based innovation and investment in several challenging contexts.

Directors Emeriti:

Dr. Otis Johnson (he/him)
Savannah, GA 
Dr. Otis Johnson served as Mayor of Savannah from 2004 to 2012.

Barbara Millhouse (she/her)
New York, NY
Barbara Millhouse is founder of the Reynolda House Museum of American Art.

Katie Mountcastle (in memoriam)