Natarsha P. Sanders:
Natarsha P. Sanders works as the Director of Centering the Sacred. Natarsha also serves on the Columbia Theological Seminary admissions team as a Connector. She graduated from Hollins University and North Carolina Central University with a BA in Philosophy and History and a M.A in Teaching respectively. She is currently pursuing a D.Ed.Min (doctorate in educational ministry) from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA. Natarsha enjoys singing, teaching and writing. She is also passionate about the arts and inclusion. She resides in Kerrville, Texas with her husband, Lorenzo A. Watson.
IG: @sandersnatarsha
FB: Natarsha Sanders
Centering The Sacred
www.centeringthesacred.com
Rev. Mashaun D. Simon:
Rev. Mashaun D. Simon is an equity and inclusion advocate who centers his preaching, writing, and scholarship on cultural competency, identity, and equity.
Currently, the metro Atlanta native is a contributing writer for The Reckoning online magazine and co-host of B4Nine: The Podcast. He is a doctoral candidate at Columbia Theological Seminary where his research engages the theoretical and practical implications of grief in church and society.
An award-winning journalist, Mashaun has written for NBC News, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Black Enterprise, Bloomberg News, Ebony Magazine, and Essence Magazine, among others. In addition to his writing, Mashaun has created and managed cultural competency and affirmative action programming and training. In 2018, Mashaun organized and facilitated Kennesaw State University’s Faith and Sexuality Symposium on behalf of KSU’s Presidential Commission for LGBT Initiatives. He has also provided media relations and marketing support to several institutions of higher education and several non-profit organizations.
Mashaun is a member of the inaugural 2021-2022 cohort class of the Rising Leaders Fellowship. The former senior pastor of House of Mercy Everlasting (HOME) in College Park, GA, he also served as a member of the board of directors of HOME until January 2022. His other board membership experiences include the advisory board for AID Atlanta, the inaugural PRISM board of Teach for America Metro Atlanta, and the advisory board for the Counter Narrative Project.
He holds a professional writing degree from Georgia Perimeter College, a Bachelor of Science in Communications from Kennesaw State University, and a Master of Divinity from Emory University's Candler School of Theology.
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Krishna Davenport:
Krishna Davenport affectionately referred to as Professor K holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and has been a mainstay on Wall Street for 26 years. Krishna is an activist spending her career as an advocate for equal treatment of Black Mothers in corporate spaces, more recently broadening her work through her nonprofit The Baobab Wellness Collective, where she focuses on the mental, physical and financial health of Black women. In keeping a with her personal mission Krishna has organized rallies, moderated and spoken on panels geared towards advancement in the Black community, most recently taking on providing financial literacy classes in the New York City public schools. A Brooklyn native Krishna shares her life with her husband, and two loving boys.
Darren Jones:
Darren was born in California in 1985. BA in Philosophy with Writing minor from Georgia Southern University 2009. MA in Philosophy from San Francisco State 2012. Current PhD student in philosophy at California Institute of Integral Studies. Current interests: logic, ethics, political philosophy, ancient philosophy, American philosophy, anime, gaming, the craft of teaching, pro wrestling, and his dog. Darren has been a teacher for 10 years, is a husband to a black woman, a father to a black boy, and a black man.
social media:
professordojones@gmail.com
darren.jones@soraschools.com
