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Board of Directors & Staff

Click on our pictures below to learn a bit more about us!

Traditional nonprofit boards operate using a top-down hierarchical structure modeled on for-profit corporate boards. The Board of Directors at Dreams of Hope is comprised of three cohorts of stakeholders who are integral to the programs, culture, and financial stability of the organization.

  • The Volunteer cohort is made up of adult professionals such as artists and financial and legal experts.

  • The Youth cohort is made up of youth participants from our programs or in the community-at-large.

  • The Staff cohort is made up of all current staff members at Dreams of Hope.

Each cohort is led by a co-coordinator and together the co-coordinators oversee the running of meetings and other important duties necessary for running the organization. 

We are recruiting Board Members for Spring 2025. If you have an interest in Board volunteership, you can read more below and complete our interest form!

Ada Gay Griffin

she/her

Staff cohort

Development Director

malakai koehler

they/she

Staff cohort

Marketing & Outreach Steward

Naomi Morris

she/her

Volunteer cohort

Bekezela Mguni

she/her/they/them

Staff cohort

Artistic Director & Board Co-coordinator

Claire Matway

she/they

Volunteer cohort

Board Co-coordinator & Interim Treasurer

O.E. (Zoë) Zelmanovich

they/them

Volunteer cohort

Board HR Coordinator

Hannah Felix

she/they

Public Allies Apprentice

Joseph Ashenden

he/him

Volunteer cohort

Susan Haugh

any pronouns

Founder, Emeritus Board Member

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