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Pride ROC Team

Instructor Ra Frye
Founder & Executive Director

Director Areas of Expertise: Instructor Ra specializing in raising Youth Awareness through the practices of Egyptian Yoga, Martial Movements and the development of Passage environments of safety, healing, and training.

Swati Baktre
LCPC Founder of Emerging Pathways Counseling
Areas of Expertise: Swati is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who draws from over 25 years of experience, beginning with her work in India where she advocated for communities impacted by trauma and violence. Swati brings a thoughtful and supportive approach as she leads organizations to deepen awareness of the multitude of ways trauma happens to us; in relationships, intergenerationally, and institutionally.
Briana Mcneal
Controller

Certified in QuickBooks and boasting 9 years of delivering exceptional service, Briana brings meticulous attention to detail as she manages full-cycle accounting responsibilities. Drawing on her wealth of experience, she has crafted efficient processes and systems that consistently yield accurate and reliable results.

Dantrell Smith
Pride ROC Architect/ Director of Media Enrichment
Dantrell Blake is a pioneer passenger turned board member and Director of Media Enrichment.
Markee Cage
Interim Administrative Assistant
(Pioneer Passenger)

Technical and organizing skill sets are serving the organization at its heart.

Mary Jo Barett
Advisor

Founder, Center for Contextual Change and Former Adjunct Faculty, University of Chicago

Ben Durschlag
LCSW Therapist, Clinical Supervision

Areas of Expertise: Ben is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Restorative Justice Practitioner. Ben works with teams to deepen trust and explore areas of growth through peace circles, mindfulness based experiential approaches, and extensive experience in working with people facing trauma from diverse backgrounds.

Demolis Smith Jr.
Manager of Passenger Development

Workforce, SEL, certifications and discipline training.  Hazwopper Hazmat Train the Trainer 

Lazarious Peoples
Pride ROC Architect/Passenger & Development Specialist (Pioneer Passenger)
Brandon Durham
Stick Talk Restorative Justice Circles

Experiential approaches, and extensive experience in working with people facing trauma from diverse backgrounds.

Tricia Nolan
Clinical Social Worker & Therapist
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