Nneka N’namdi
A TechnoArtist At Work!
Nneka N'namdi is Baltimore based entrepreneur engaged in social mission driven entrepreneurship and community wellness work. She endeavors to apply a mix of traditional African and modern African American social, economic and spiritual practices as a framework for living. As a member of The Living Well team she curates community space for artistic, economic and social ventures. Skilled in creating healing spaces and teaching practical ways of managing trauma Nneka and her sister Maya Onyango have created SisterGather, events for women of African descent to bond, heal and grow. Her study includes initiation in the practice of IFA, Principles of Trauma Informed Care as well as a Master's in Management with a specialization in Organizational Leadership. Her artistic experience includes West African dance with Sankofa Dance Theater, Dishibem, Urban Foli , Wombworks and #BaltimoreGirls. She is a graduate of two of Baltimore's most prestigious educational institutions: Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and Morgan State University. She lives in Upton with her two sons. Upton is one of Baltimore's most blighted neighborhoods and her lived experience there has given birth to Fight Blight Bmore, a social and environmental justice tool for residents to identify, report and track blight.
Robilyn Heath
Robilyn Heath currently serves as the program coordinator for Fight Blight Bmore. She is an experienced event planner, administrator, and social media maven. Driven by her passion for communicating, she takes pride in providing the best customer service experience possible. One of Robilyn’s best attributes is her ability to ideate new innovative ideas and connect all the dots to implement the idea into action. She is ready to #UnblightTheBlock.
Robilyn is West Baltimore born and raised and currently resides in Reservoir Hill. A proud graduate of Western High School and Coppin State College (now University). An active member of the Baltimore Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., where she uses her talents in mentoring the young ladies of the youth programs. Robilyn is also the owner of Robbie’s Happy Place, LLC - a home based bake shop specializing in custom sugar cookies. You can find her on Facebook and Instagram Robbie’s Happy Place. “A cookie from Robbie makes “it” special.”
Bree Jones
Bree is the founder of Parity, an equitable development company that rehabilitates abandoned properties by the block to create affordable homeownership opportunities. At the core of her work is development without displacement – she aims to revitalize distressed neighborhoods while ensuring that legacy residents are able to participate in and benefit from reinvestment.
Bree has been a lifelong social justice advocate, focused primarily on economic justice, affordable housing, anti-displacement, anti-gentrification, and anti-recidivism. As an advocate, Bree played a pivotal role in the creation of a Community Benefits Agreements in her hometown, and advocated for community protections in local legislation and zoning.
John Kern
Originally from Baltimore, John began his career working in the Great Lakes region of East Africa, where he was a co-founding member of the More Life exchange and the Arts in the One World Conference. Concurrently, he worked with a contemporary arts collective based In Los Angeles which specialized in original performance. After returning to Baltimore he joined Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service where he oversaw the Advance Planning Project, a housing stabilization initiative which focuses on historically redlined communities. He holds Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Philosophy in Aesthetics and Politics from the California Institute of the Arts.
Te’Auna Sanders(she/they)
Te'Auna is the Client Coordinator for SOS. She is the warm voice to greet, inform, and partner with our homeowners in the process of getting off of the Tax Sale list. As we fight to keep wealth and health for generations, she is tethered to the work by lived experience. She comes from ancestors that have survived the impacts of wealth extraction. She does this work envisioning Black Baltimoreans relax their shoulders knowing there are others around to support.
T brings with her a degree from UMBC in Media and Communication Studies (she doesn't actually bring it, it's rolled up in her closet). She graduated in 2020 during the height of the pandemic. Now in 2022, she gets the joy of balancing raising her 9 year old brother (cutie to the left), navigating marriage, and caring for a disabled parent. She holds the Black Girls Rock "Visionary" Award from UMBC's Lambda Kappa chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated, along with having given two talks that contextualize both the Black experience in digital social media and in Baltimore respectively. These opportunities have given her the confidence to jump in with the experienced founders of the team who have welcomed her with open arms.
Tim Chance
Tim Chance is the Tangled Title Attorney with Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service. In this position, Tim assists individuals who have a legal interest in their homes but are not the legal owner by offering direct representation in estate administration and deed transfer cases. Tim also supports volunteer attorneys accepting these cases and develops substantive resources. Prior to joining MVLS, Tim worked as a staff attorney at the Baltimore City District Court Self Help Center for the Maryland Center for Legal Assistance. In that role, Tim offered legal advice to self-represented litigants in civil matters including housing, consumer issues, and criminal record expungements.
André Robinson
André Robinson is a community and cultural organizer, activist and consultant with a background as a director, producer and creative place-maker. He has devoted his life’s work to the implementation and advocacy for inclusive revitalization and growth.