Staff Transitions Happening at QEJ This Summer

TRANSITIONS

A lot of changes are happening at QEJ this summer:

Founding Executive Director Joseph DeFilippis has his last day this Tuesday, June 30th, after starting the QEJ Network in 2000, which became QEJ in 2003.  Joseph’s transition has been planned over the past year, when he announced his desire to move on, and consultant Achebe Powell has been working with QEJ since September to guide us through this transition.  Our National Public Education Director (and former Board co-chair) Kenyon Farrow will step in as Interim Executive Director, during the search for the new Executive Director. After that hire is made, Kenyon will return to his role as National Public Education Director.

In addition, Mary Guyton, QEJ’s Administrative Director will be leaving QEJ in August to move to Canada.  Mary has been with QEJ (first as a volunteer, and then as staff) for almost four years.  We will miss having Joseph and Mary in the office, but look forward to their continued involvement in the QEJ family in new ways.

We would also like to welcome Ash Hammond, Mel King, Aiden Kiriese, Kayden Moore and Jessica Valdez.  They are working in the QEJ office this summer as interns and volunteers, and we are delighted to have them join our wonderful crew of existing QEJ volunteers.