Allegany Welcomes New Team Members
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Erin Baird
Our staff team was delighted to welcome two dynamic new individuals to its ranks, Diedre Houchen and CT Harris. Diedre and CT will fill new roles created to address priority issues and strategies for Allegany Franciscan Ministries.
Diedre F. Houchen, PhD, is the Director of Climate Justice & Care for Creation. She is the first director for the recently launched Climate Justice & Care for Creation Initiative which intends to address the disproportionate impact of climate change on communities of color and other marginalized communities. In this role she is responsible for strategic planning, managing critical partnerships, overseeing grant making processes, and making recommendations for a grant portfolio of approximately $2 million annually.
Diedre lives in the Gainesville Florida area, where she earned her PhD from the University of Florida with a dissertation on The Transcendent Pedagogy of Lincoln High School, 1921-1955. She most recently served as the inaugural Equity and Community Outreach Manager for Alachua County, Florida.
Read Diedre’s bio. Contact Diedre at [email protected] and via LinkedIn at Diedre Houchen LinkedIn.
CT Harris is the Director of Communications, Connections, & Outreach. CT is the first person to serve in this role, centralizing the organization’s marketing, communications, and branding strategies and activities. In addition, she will manage and expand Allegany’s community outreach functions including listening, convening, and training.
CT calls the Tampa Bay area home and most recently served as the City of Tampa’s first Small Business Navigator. She considers herself a “serial entrepreneur” and is an avid action-oriented learner.
Both CT and Diedre are interdisciplinary, results-driven leaders, deeply committed to empowering historically vulnerable communities. Both are relationship-oriented, and recognized as effective mentors and teachers. The Allegany staff and board team are thrilled to have them join us.
Read CT’s bio. Contact CT at [email protected] and CT Harris LinkedIn.
