Advisor Ecosystem

Reckon With collaborates with dozens of movement practitioners with whom we meet consistently to receive guidance. 

Our feedback community is organized into three councils: Advisors and Elders, Practitioners, and Peers. Each person is resourced for their time and insights, either by direct financial compensation or by donation to a Black, Indigenous or People of Color-led organization of their choice.

We are so grateful to this community, whose ongoing care provides the rigor and wisdom required for the healthy evolution of our work.

(Mama) Ruby Sales

Washington D.C.
Founder and Director,
SpiritHouse Project

Janice Barbee

She/her
Minneapolis, MN
Founder and Director,
Healing Roots

Kiah Williams

She/her
Atlanta, GA
Co-Founder,
SIRUM

Aria Florant

She/her
Brooklyn, NY
Co-Founder and CEO,
Liberation Ventures 

Sekita Grant

She/her
Founder and Principal,
Sow Light Coaching

Reverend Ron Buford

He/him
San Francisco/San Jose
Pastor, Congregational Church of Sunnyvale & Founder, Racists Anonymous

Frank Joyce

He/him
Grosse Pointe, MI
Elder, National Council of Elders, and Director, Change is the Pointe

Natasha Mmonatau

She/her
Puerto Rico
Freelance communications strategist 

Bart Bailey, MBA

He/him
Pennsylvania
COO, Courage to Care

Amerika Blair

She/her
Montgomery, AL
Curator, The Outspoken Women Collective

W.J. Lofton

He/they
Atlanta, GA
Writer, Creative Director, Lofthouse Creatives

Sara Axtell

She/her
St. Paul, MN
Located on Dakota land (1805, 1837, and 1851 treaties)
Teacher, Healing Roots & Lecturer, University of Minnesota

Trey Walk

He/him
New York
Researcher and Advocate,
Human Rights Watch

Jen McClung

She/her
Ames, IA
Associate Teaching Professor, Iowa State University

Lynn Burnett

He/him
Oakland, CA
Creator, Cross Cultural Solidarity and White Antiracist Ancestry Project

Mia Diawara

She/her
Oakland, CA (Unceded Lisjan-Ohlone territory)
Independent Consultant & Advisor

Martell Hesketh (Michel First Nation)

She/her
Seattle, WA
Research & Evaluation Manager, NDN Collective

Evan Milligan

He/him
Montgomery, AL
Executive Director,
Jubilee Community Center

Juan Antonio Govea

He/him
Sacramento, CA
Development Director, UnCommon Law

Shontel Stewart

She/her
Houston, TX

MaKshya Tolbert

She/they
Charlottesville, VA
Poet; Chair, Charlottesville Tree Commission

Sammie Ablaza Wills

They/them
Ohlone Land
Organizer & Strategist, Belonging Practices

Andréa Ranae Johnson

She/they
Chicago, IL
Artist, Facilitator & Founder of Create The Future Club

GeDá Jones Herbert

She/her
New Orleans, LA
Civil Rights Attorney

Tania Anaissie

She/her
California
Founder and CEO,
Beytna Design

Joyce Vaughn

She/her
Montgomery, AL
Owner, J. Vaughn Consulting

Breana Lamkin

She/her
Washington, D.C.
Program Officer, The Pew Charitable Trusts

Megan Faulk

She/her
San Francisco, CA
Engineering Lead, Google

Craig A. Hassel, Ph.D.

He/him
St. Paul, MN
Graduate Faculty, Center for Spirituality & Healing

Krystal Allen

She/her
New Orleans, LA
Founder & CEO, K. Allen Consulting

Doug Paxton

He/him
Palm Springs and San Francisco, CA
Leadership and Values Coach,
Retired Faculty, Saint Mary’s College of California

Alex Lofton

He/him
Seattle, WA
Co-Founder, Landed

Jada James

She/her
Orlando, FL

Tanya Torp

She/her
Agent for Social Change

Dani Wilson

She/her
PA
Liberation Facilitation, We Are Finding Freedom

Serena Bian

She/her
Berkeley, CA
Chaplain and Researcher, fmr US Surgeon General's Office

Afrika Afeni Mills

She/her
Charlotte, NC
Founder and CEO, Continental Drift LLC

Hilary Giovale

She/her
Flagstaff, AZ
Author, Becoming a Good Relative