This Is Flourish

We Build Allies & Invest in Leaders

Learn, Give, and Live Out Racial Justice—Together.

Core Values

  • We are better together, allowing for room at the table for everyone. We value input from the Community.

  • We actively listen to leaders of color committed to justice and equity.

  • We embrace the discomfort surrounding talking about race and its history, and in that tension press forward towards everyone's flourishing.

  • We are transparent and accountable to the community.

  • We serve alongside WITH, not above, people and organizations promoting justice and equity.

  • We honor, amplify, and elevate the life and culture of people of color.

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    LEARN

    We first ​LEARN ​from voices dedicated to reconciliation, racial justice and allyship. We offer classes and book cohorts about allyship and history learning.

  • Illustration of two hands exchanging money with dollar signs and hearts surrounding them, on a black background with a purple circular border.

    GIVE

    We intentionally  GIVE ​of our financial resources to leaders of colors that work for justice and equity. We believe in trust-based philanthropy.

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    LIVE OUT JUSTICE

    We​ LIVE OUT JUSTICE in our daily lives by engaging in new relationships, using our voices, skills and resources to uplift and empower BIPOC organizations and people. We won’t always get it right, but we will act in courage.

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    Community Building

    We BUILD COMMUNITY by creating spaces where aspiring allies connect, support one another, and grow together in their justice journeys. Through our cohorts, gatherings, and ongoing conversations, we foster authentic relationships that sustain long-term commitment to racial equity, ensuring no one walks this path alone and that collective action amplifies individual impact.

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Meet the Team

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Lauren Filomeo

Kristin Malvadkar

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Lynnette Marshall

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Michele Sbrana

A woman with shoulder-length brown hair, glasses, and purple earrings, smiling outdoors with a blurred green, yellow, and blue background.

Sharon Bennett

Our Leadership Board

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    Daniel Alpher

  • Smiling woman with long blonde dreadlocks, wearing hoop earrings and a black sleeveless top, standing indoors with colorful artwork in the background.

    Faith Alpher

  • A woman with short brown hair smiling outdoors, wearing a bright pink and orange patterned blouse, with green trees in the background.

    Robin A. Hammond

  • A man with a nametag that says 'Terry' standing indoors at an event, with other people and a food table in the background.

    Terry Hensley

  • A smiling man with glasses, a beard, and a shaved head sitting indoors, holding a pink booklet or pamphlet.

    Andrew Irby

  • A woman with blonde hair, blue eyes, smiling, wearing a denim jacket, white shirt, and jewelry, standing outdoors with greenery in the background.

    Lynn Peters

  • Smiling woman with gray hair standing outdoors in front of trees and flowers, wearing a blue shawl and patterned dress.

    Jan Villott

Executive Board

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Carl Mosby iii

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Kaycee Pomeroy

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Laura Taggart

Emily Nelson

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Stephanie Wood

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Tony DeGruy

Our Logo

Logo with a gold spiral design above the letters 'THC' and the word 'THE' written vertically to the left of the 'T'.

Pays homage to the African symbol for Ubuntu (oo-boon-tu) which simply means, "I am what I am because of who we all are."

Our flourishing is intertwined with the flourishing of everyone. Ubuntu embodies the idea of kindness, connectedness, collaboration, community and mutual caring for all. The three circles represent our three tenets of learning, giving and living out justice, which are always open and welcome to anyone who wants to sojourn with us.