Meet the team.
Dr. Kristie Perry
Director
Monica Jeanpierre
Assistant Director
Donna Hamilton
Administrative Assistant
James Jefferson
Coordinator of Education
Mayra McCray
Assistant to the Coordinator of Education
Jazzika Matthews
Coordinator of Community Dialogue
Reatha Wright
Coordinator of Community Advocacy
What We Do
Social Justice Training Course
Host at least three (3) yearly Training Course to training church and community members on the history of Social Justice in the United States. Students will participate in research to question practices, identify change requirements, and present alternatives we can imagine.
Town Hall Meetings
Host at least two (2) yearly town hall meetings to educate the community political and social justice issues; galvanizing a panel of stakeholders to discuss social justice issues in the areas of government, business, education, healthcare, criminal justice, church, and family.
Film Festival
Host at least two (2) yearly film festivals that highlight specific issues/subjects historically or currently related to Social Justice.
Community Participation
Host at least three (3) yearly events that gets the community involved through action (ie. voter registration, community walk, and community rally).
Newsletter
Provide the community and church with a quarterly newsletter of activities, events, and issues in the community that can affect citizens morally, economically, domestically and socially
Secondary Partnership
Launch a social justice curriculum with a local high school. The curriculum will involve 6 modules to complete in six months. United Excel will meet with the High school for 6 months and involve the youth in community activities.
Annual Martin Luther King Day Scholarship Breakfast
Host an annual MLK Day Scholarship where we recognize and honor community leaders fighting for justice. United Excel will also provide scholarships to students entering college with majors in areas where they can bring about systemic changes related to justice in to their communities.
