
Ja’Shira Savannah
Executive Director, LDT

Muriel Shackelford
Senior Advisor and Education Advocacy Director
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Temiro Handy
Dream Path Family Mentoring, Education Advocacy and Ubuntu Center Coordinator
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Sheila Burton
Managing Director, Ubuntu Center for Peace Director
Join Hands ESL Founder & Former Executive Director
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Vanessa Wright
Dream Path Teen Manager
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Balnetta Crawford
Ubuntu Center Receptionist
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Abby Cole
Assistant Managing Director, Director of Development
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Thelma McDougle
Clean Queen
JOIN HANDS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Madonna Aldridge
Illinois Department of Revenue, Collector
Joseph Bante, Vice President
Rogers, Sevastianos & Bante, Attorney
Ross Buehler
The Lampin Law Firm, Attorney
Leonard Cruise
East St. Louis High, Education Campus Director
Judge Ellen Dauber, President
Retired Judge
Kathleen Davis, Secretary
Self Employed, Counselor
Brian Krauss
Retired CPA
William O’Brien
World Wide Technology, Director- Global Business
Jorie O’Malley
Personal Concierge, Volunteer
Lee Reese
St. Clair County Workforce, Development Program Coordinator
Donna Schnieders, Treasurer
Rubin Brown, CPA
Diane Sonneman
St. Augustine of Hippo Church, Faith Life Coordinator
Jeremy Watson
Hotel Manager
Chea Wyatt
School District 189, Licensed Social Worker
JOIN HANDS VOLUNTEERS
Join Hands ESL has approximately 150 active volunteers that helps us staff our various programs. These include our youth programs, Girls Clubs and Boys Clubs, our Dream Path Teen and Family Mentoring Programs and the Ubuntu Center. Volunteers also help us with administration, our back to school back pack program, our Christmas program and fundraising. Volunteers make our work possible! If you are interested in volunteering please contact us!