Board Of Directors

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Meet Our Team

Heather Kilgore

Board Chair
Heather is SPPS Interim Director of Family Community Engagement for Saint Paul Public Schools. She is also Chair of Ramsey County Community Human Services, Citizens Advisory Council; Wilder Foundation Neighborhood Leadership Program (community coach); U of MN Humphrey School.

Lucy Zanders

Treasurer
Lucy is the Executive Director of Theresa Living Center. She is also involved with: Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul (MLK Community Breakfast Coordinator); Progressive Baptist Church – Year of the Child (after-school enrichment program).

Tyrone Brookins

Chair of Fund Development Team
Tyrone is a Principal at Roseville Middle School. He serves as a Deacon at The Holy Christian Church and is a part of Minnesota Secondary Principles Assoc.

Cordell Jung

Cordell Jung is Assistant General Counsel, Vice President, and Secretary for NCS Pearson, Inc. He is also a former chair of the Minneapolis Commission on Civil Rights.

Lu Arva Brackett

Board Secretary
Lu works for 3M Company as Manager, of Standard Pricing Operations – US Business Services Organization. She is also involved with: Network of Executive Women (mentoring circle leader); 3M’s African-American Network Mentoring Program; River of Life Christian Center (member, prison ministry, music ministry).

Mark Gallagher

Chair of Marketing Team
Mark owns Gallagher Certified Financial Services and is involved with: St Casimir Church; Polish American Club (board member); American Legion; Our Lady of Peace (finance board member).

Michelle Fure

Michelle is Manager of Public Involvement for the Metropolitan Council. She also helps out in Ramsey County Elections (head election judge), and with First Covenant Church of Saint Paul as Worship and Arts Commission team leader.

Jabari Barner

Jabari is an Assistant County Attorney for the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office. He is also an active board member on University of MN YMCA and University of St. Thomas School of Law Alumni Advisory Board.

Victoria Davis

Victoria is a retired business woman whose achievements include: BNV Properties (former general partner); Community Development Corporation (former director); National Business League (former director).

Important Covid-19 Announcements

Family Values For Life
Caring for families during the COVID-19 Crisis

As of Monday, March 16, 2:00 PM Family Values For Life will be closed until further notice.

Staff will be working remotely and can be contacted via the emails listed below.

-Chrissy Thomas U-Turn 180 (all Pre-K-12th Grade programming) Chrissy@FamilyValuesForLife.org

-Adria Thompson Jump Start Program (program for women and moms) Adria@FamilyValuesForLife.org

-Rhonda Godfrey Cultural Broker (Outreach and Resource Navigation) Phone: 651-347-6618, Rhonda.g@FamilyValuesForLife.org

-Ashley Beaver Office Manager (any general info or for ways to help) Ashley@FamilyValuesForLife.org

The following programs and events have been either modified, cancelled, or postponed

-2020 Annual Spring Breakfast-Postponed, future date TBD

-Jump Start Classes-First Covenant Church-Cancelled

-Jump Start Classes-TLC-Held virtually-For more information contact Adria Thompson at email address listed above.

-Jump Start Classes at the Midway YMCA-Held virtually-For more information contact Adria Thompson at email address listed above.

-Afterschool Programming-Grades 7-12th Held Virtually-For more information contact Chrissy Thomas at email address listed above.

-Afterschool Programming-Grades Pre-K reading room Held Virtually-For more information contact Chrissy Thomas at email address listed.

Click Here to find local resources for Covid-19.

We will continue to monitor the situation and announce updates accordingly.