The People Behind the Work.

Bria Gambrell (she/her) serves as the Executive Board Chair of the Transformative Changes Board of Directors, where she partners closely with the Co-Executive Directors to steward the organization's vision, guide strategic growth, and strengthen the systems and internal infrastructure that sustain our work.

Bria is an organizer, facilitator, and advocate for racial and gender justice who has spent nearly a decade supporting communities in building toward Black liberation and collective freedom. She currently serves as the Associate Director of Talent and Culture at GIFFORDS, an organization on a mission to save lives from gun violence.

Previously, Bria served as Co-Director of the Massachusetts National Organization for Women (Mass NOW), where she helped lead a statewide, member-driven feminist movement, and has partnered with legal service organizations to advance racial equity within policy and practice.

Deeply influenced by the lineage of Black feminist thinkers and movement builders, Bria approaches her work with a racial equity lens and a commitment to care, accountability, and collective responsibility. She holds an M.P.P. and an M.A. in Gender and Cultural Studies from Simmons University, and a B.A. in English from East Central University.

Kimberly Embe is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker based in Richmond, Virginia, and serves as Executive Vice Chair of the Transformative Changes Board of Directors. Her leadership bridges clinical expertise, research, and advocacy — advancing Transformative Changes' vision of healing, justice, and community power.

Kimberly began her social work career in 2018, specializing in participatory action research focused on addressing youth housing instability in the Richmond and Tri-City areas. Several of her findings have been published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at local, national, and federal levels.

Her professional journey spans private practice, hospital systems, and community-based care, working with diverse populations to address anxiety, depression, eating disorders, childhood trauma, PTSD, serious mental illness, personality disorders, life transitions, gender and sexual identity, and autism spectrum disorders.

Kimberly strives to bridge clinical and policy-based practice to destigmatize mental and behavioral health issues in marginalized communities. She holds an MSW from Virginia Commonwealth University and a B.S. in Psychology from Old Dominion University.

Angela Lovelace serves as Executive Board Treasurer of the Transformative Changes Board of Directors, stewarding the organization's financial integrity and sustainability. She brings more than 20 years of experience guiding mission-driven organizations through financial leadership, operational excellence, and transformative growth.

Angela most recently served as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer at Zion Church, where she led enterprise-wide finance and operations across a multi-campus organization, overseeing finance, human resources, technology, and risk management.

Her leadership experience also includes senior roles at nationally recognized civil rights organizations, including the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, where she directed complex financial operations and large-scale grant management.

Angela holds a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from American University, a Master of Public Administration, and a Master of Business Administration from Keller Graduate School of Management.

Fadumo M. Abdi, MPH serves as the Executive Board Secretary of Transformative Changes Board of Directors, stewarding strong governance practices, maintaining organizational records, and supporting transparent communication between the Board and leadership.

With over a decade of experience in equity-centered evaluation, learning, and capacity building, Fadumo partners with nonprofits, public agencies, and philanthropic organizations to strengthen programs and advance community-led systems change. She currently serves as a Research Scientist at Child Trends.

She brings a healing-centered approach that emphasizes strengths, agency, and cultural grounding, and is skilled in designing participatory processes that elevate lived experience while building trust across stakeholders.

Based in Silver Spring, Maryland, Fadumo is committed to board service that protects mission fidelity, deepens accountability to community, and supports long-term organizational sustainability through strategic partnerships and fundraising engagement.

Briana Hunter is a Transformative Changes Board Member At-Large, bringing strategic program evaluation expertise to ensure the organization’s initiatives are innovative, measurable, accountable, and transformative. Her commitment to data-informed decision-making and community-centered solutions strengthens the organization’s mission to drive healing justice, equity, and systemic change. A public health leader, Briana transforms community impact through data-driven strategy and evidence-based evaluation. With extensive experience in program development, implementation, and evaluation, she ensures initiatives not only meet immediate needs but also create sustainable, measurable change. Currently with the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Briana leads a grant program focused on community reinvestment and repair funding, drawing on her expertise in HIV prevention, mental health support, and addressing the intersecting impacts of trauma, addiction, and chronic illness. She brings a sharp analytical lens to complex public health challenges, translating data into actionable insights that strengthen programs and amplify community outcomes. As an Adjunct Professor at Virginia State University, she teaches health education and fosters inclusive, community-centered learning environments, equipping students to become thoughtful, impact-driven leaders.

Curtis T. Corbitt is a Transformative Changes Board Member At-Large, bringing deep expertise in technology and innovation to advance the organization's mission through strategic digital solutions and forward-thinking systems.

A technology executive with over 14 years of experience, Curtis has led digital transformations across aerospace, healthcare, financial services, and government sectors, delivering over $33M in portfolio optimization for 220,000+ distributed users. He is the Founder of World Integrated Systems and serves as CTO/Board Director.

Curtis has a proven track record of maintaining 99.99% operational continuity through 606 mission-critical system deployments. He combines advanced technical acumen with business-driven leadership, translating emerging technologies into sustainable solutions that drive innovation, compliance, and long-term impact.

Sarah Leppert is a Transformative Changes Board Member At-Large, bringing extensive expertise in strategic partnerships and business development to strengthen organizational growth, sustainability, and market presence across Virginia and beyond.

With over 11 years of global experience as a business development executive, Sarah has secured multimillion-dollar contracts and led market expansion efforts across 30+ countries. Currently serving as a Proposal Writer at McKesson, she manages sophisticated business development pipelines across multiple technical fields.

Guided by a strong commitment to justice and global solidarity, Sarah is passionate about amplifying women's rights, children's rights, and Indigenous sovereignty. Her lived experiences working in Palestine and Russia shape her lens on community resilience, equity, and uplifting marginalized voices within systems of power.

Niko Centeno-Monroy is Transformative Changes Board Member At-Large, bringing culturally-grounded creative organizing and youth-centered leadership to advance the organization's healing justice mission. His work centers the power of storytelling, art, and collective imagination as tools for liberation, belonging, and social transformation.

An educator, youth advocate, and multidisciplinary artist, Niko brings over a decade of experience spanning K–12 education, nonprofit leadership, and community arts spaces. Currently, he is the Program Manager of National Outreach at Earn to Learn, an organization that helps students obtain an education and be workforce ready with little to no student debt.

Beyond his professional work, Niko is a lifelong musician — an instrumentalist, producer, and lyricist — as well as an avid reader who values deep connection and community. He prioritizes holistic well-being through travel, movement, and shared life with his partner and their beloved cat and dog.