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Pastor Shon is a true man of God that loves the Lord with his whole heart. He has a genuine love for Gods people. He’s a true shepherd at heart.

He is also the founder of JITA for over 25 years of ministry in Spokane Washington.

He is a gifted teacher and anointed preacher of Gods word. He has a strong love for souls, for winning souls to Christ. His reach in ministry has exceeded his physical ability to sustain the level of passion he serves in. He is a Kingdom-minded minister with a city-wide vision.

He is a very humble servant and will always remind people, “That he’s just a Nobody, trying to tell Everybody, about Somebody who can save Everybody”.

Jesus Is The Answer!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jitacitychurch/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCshHSfenc0n6myScNtC4DlA

Podcast: https://subsplash.com/jesusistheanswercitychurchwa/app

Alethea Dumas is the program manager of Equity and Engagement for BHT. She grew up in Spokane, attended Lewis & Clark Highschool, and furthered her education at WSU where she received a degree in Women’s Studies, Critical  Culture, Gender & Race Studies, along with minor degrees in Human Development, and Popular Culture.

Alethea is passionate about equity and believes that equity is about always being open to learning how to love people better. In her spare time, she enjoys singing, reading, thrifting, and watching movies.

For as long as I can remember, I have been passionate about serving others. I have always been a cheerleader for mental health access, and it is really a joy to be in a position now of being able to connect others to Charlie Health's virtual therapy program. I come from a social work background and have always been a connector - connecting people in need to resources or connecting others to each other. We are experiencing a mental health crisis right now especially for our adolescent populations, and we must reach out to each other to support those who are struggling and wrap them in love, connection, and community.

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I am a Spokane native woman of color, who recently graduated with a master's degree in social work from Eastern Washington University. My bachelor's degree was also from Eastern, in social work with a minor in political science. I am passionate about social justice and systemic issues within my community. I believe that in order for individuals to be successful, systems have to be in place to facilitate and support growth and success. Shortly before graduation, I became employed at the Carl Maxey Center to do census outreach and have recently transitioned to Black-owned business outreach. My work with the Carl Maxey Center, in combination with my learning and personal experience around race, has given me a bowed understanding of racism in the greater Spokane area.

I am a Black woman born in North Idaho and transplanted to Spokane before I can even remember. I graduated from Lewis and Clark to attend both SCC and SFCC. I continued my education at Eastern where I earned my Bachelor’s of Social work and a year later my Master’s of Social Work. I have been able to grow with Spokane and I intend to push the city to grow and be more welcoming to people who look like me and those who look different from me. I have a passion for helping the African American community and was delighted to find others in Spokane excited and ready to do the same work. I met Sandy in my bachelor's program and decided that I wanted to work for her and the lovely board at the Carl Maxey Center when I graduated. I am happy to say that I have been working for the Carl Maxey Center for a little over a year and love every minute of it.

Website: https://www.carlmaxeycenter.org

Carmen Pacheco Jones, African American Health Initiative Specialist with Spokane Regional Health District formerly Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention Coordinator with Washington State University, State Certified Trainer in Diversity and Social Cognition, Certified Forensic Peer Counselor, Community Health Worker, Whitworth graduate, and Masters Candidate in Education with Gonzaga University. Carmen is a Spokane Regional Law and Justice Council member, in that capacity she is Chair of the council's Racial Equity Committee.

Carmen also serves as a board member of Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners, Northwest Justice Project, Lumen High School/Early Education Center. Carmen also serves on the Department of Health Community Health Worker Task Force, Legal Foundation of Washington Race Equity Grants, Spokane Legislative Lead for EJI, and Gonzaga University Civil/Community Advisory Committee. As a formerly incarcerated individual, Carmen is dedicated in her work to transform the criminal legal system to create equity and justice for all who are impacted.

Wedsite: https://www.ppntp.org

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Whitney is a certified wellness and life coach, a birth doula, and a mom of 4. She coaches intentional women to look inward, listen to their body's natural communication, create space for processing, and inevitably show up in the present moment as the most authentic version of themselves. Whitney teaches tools that are practical, realistic, and can easily be integrated into busy, everyday life.

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Website: http://www.whitneybean.com  

Podcast: https://atadbitcrunchy.buzzsprout.com/  

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Restoring Balance Mini-Course Freebie

My passion for birth work stems from a desire to serve others as a form of worship to Christ. Half way through graduate school, I realised that everything I had aspired to do and accomplished came from a desire develop self and improve self, it wasn't to help others.

Graduation was approaching and I had to do some deep self reflection. The safe haven that college life gave me was coming to and end and I was about to enter the real world! Did I choose the right career path? Am I going to enjoy doing this for the rest of my life?

While I enjoyed performing DNA analyses on sexual assault samples, toxicology analyses to identify drugs in body fluids and arson analyses on fire debris samples... something was lacking. I knew deep down I wouldn't be fulfilled. I started getting tired of suiting up (lab coat, gloves, face mask pre COVID and lots of hair nets) every day knowing I had to do something about it ASAP.

The summer of my first year of graduate school, I attended my church's annual prayer retreat, which usually lasts a week. I should mention that a week before that was the first time I saw a video on Instagram of a woman having a home birth, in a birth pool, with a BIG SMILE on her face! I had never seen anything like this before and I wanted so bad to be apart of that experience! I obviously didn't want to go back to school for another 1000 years (I'm exaggerating) to become a midwife so I researched different birth professional programs and discovered the role of doulas in the birth realm. During my prayer retreat, I prayed for opportunities to serve God as I serve others and on the third day of the five-day retreat, God revealed to me that my newly found interest was my life's purpose! Since then, I've become certified as a birth professional, served a diverse group of families, both paid and gratis, and I have been continuing my education as I stay in prayer to serve growing families the way God intended for my life.

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For over 15 years Kerra Bower has been an outstanding member of the Spokane Community. Kerra has been a leading business owner who dedicates her time to the establishment of quality childcare for children and families in the surrounding Spokane area. Raze Early Learning and Development Center, which has been a passion project of Kerra’s for years, is a developing childcare center which has the mission to change the narrative of the Black student. Along with this project and her current businesses, Kerra is continually working to develop and create long-lasting impacts for those around her community. Outside of her business ventures, Kerra is a dedicated mother, friend, and family member who aspires to inspire the people she surrounds herself with.

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Theresa Mitchell is using her story to create a documentary on Life After Loss. Her loss experience brings light and truth to the struggles faced by black and brown women as they quietly struggle through miscarriage, infant loss, and infertility.   When you suffer the loss of a baby there is no formula or checklist to grieve and heal.  Grief is such a unique journey that presents itself differently in each individual.  Life After Loss can be a roller coaster of emotions filled with anxiety, anger, sadness, and love frustrated.

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https://www.instagram.com/jheneproductions/

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Currently serves as Crime Prevention and Education Officer at Gonzaga University where he has worked since 2016. He is an Inspiring Comfort Certified Trainer and a Leadership Communication facilitator. Previously, he was employed with the Spokane County Sheriff's Office-Jail Division as a Lieutenant. He enlisted in the United States Air Force after graduating from High School and served for 8 years as a Law Enforcement Specialist. A former President and Vice President of the Spokane NAACP and a former Junior High School "Prime Time Mentor" with Communities in Schools. Has served on various Boards of Directors for the city of Spokane, including but not limited to, Better Health Together, Spokane County Human Rights Task Force, Mayor's Advisory Council on Multi-Cultural Affairs, and Spokane Public Schools Diversity Advisory Council. He currently sits on the boards of the Salvation Army and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention-WA.  He is married and is a father of 3.

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