BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dr. Freeman is a liberation theologian, and leadership educator and coach, building capacities for equity and systemic social change for the cause of achieving an anti-racist,  fairer and more just world. He is the Co-Founder and Principal of CounterPart Consulting, Inc., where he leads client-partners’ strategic efforts to incorporate a racial equity lens into the core of their organizations. The work includes facilitating baseline racial equity capacity building, organizational assessments, coaching and technical assistance. Client-partners cover a myriad of sectors including early childhood education, higher education, philanthropy, healthcare, religious, environmental and more. 

Lynne is President of Neighborhood Seminary. A Retired Elder in the Western North Carolina Conference and former District Superintendent, she taught for 12 years at the Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University in Richmond.

Pansy is an accomplished manager and consultant for multiorganizations.  She serves as Office Manager at Neighborhood Seminary. She is called to provide administrative support and spiritual guidance for businesses and individuals in the fulfillment of Kingdom assignments. She hold a B.S. in Business Management and Economics from NC State University. 

Dina has a passion for helping organizations engage their missions and achieve their goals by building infrastructure and processes that enable teamwork and efficiency. She is a partner at Saison Consulting, LLC, in Durham, NC, and was the former office manager for Neighborhood Seminary. She also was the director of Events Management and on staff in Leadership Education, both at Duke Divinity School. She holds an MDiv from McAfee School of Theology.