Our Trustee Circle
“Zelle” (Elizabeth) Allyson Crawford, MAT
co-founder, collaborator
Common purpose, equity, intersectionality, and accountability are Zelle’s north stars in any relationship, project, or partnership. Over the past several decades Zelle has led and learned from community organizations, classrooms, teams, and individuals working towards social justice in the United States and its territories. Zelle’s broad, interdisciplinary experience spans the academic, nonprofit, for-profit, and government sectors and grassroots coalition-building; expertise includes transition stewardship, human capital and network development, program design and evaluation/research, cross-sector partnership building, adaptive systems change management, and social justice entrepreneurship.
Video Clips
PBS, New York City (2019, 4.5m)
Felipe Tendick-Matesanz, MS
co-founder, treasurer
Celebrating Deep Human Connections and Ancestral Healing
Regional Public Health Officer Cook County Department of Public Health (full-time)
Culture of Health Fellow, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Roger Dean Vernon
co-founder, secretary
VP, Sales and Training Revision Skincare
Sectors: Private, Medical Education: Rutgers University
Roger began his career in direct sales (Merck & Co.) and over time has become an industry leader in both human capital development and the art and science of business performance. He has led a broad range of teams successfully for decades, bringing together people and cultures towards a shared vision and collective goals. Roger is a sought after resource to national and international. industry executives in the Fortune 500 pharmaceutical world, including Obagi, Galderma, and Nestle among others. His work in the private sector, primarily in the field of dermatology and skincare health, brings an important cross-disciplinary perspective to the fields of education and social justice. Roger currently lives in WA and when he's not on the road, you'll likely find him spending quality time with his two school-age daughters.He's also an avid photographer, a music aficionado, and a serial adventurer!
Areas of Focus: learning & development, business strategy & engagement, cultural diversity & anti-discrimination
“The level of national self-reflection that it would take for us to really move the needle on macro-inequity is almost unimaginable in our lifetime... but I have hope. There are pockets of thinking by brilliant people, and there’s good work on the ground, and the more that we can incorporate the community’s voice, as we amplify the issues, the better.”