Meet the Team
Founder & Executive Director
Rev. Gabrielle NS Kennedy, MBA, MDiv (she/her/hers)
Rev. Gabby started in this work with Faith HEALS in it's previous iteration in 2018, but founded Faith HEALS through a community driven process in 2021. She is dedicated to a ministry of social justice focusing specifically on the areas of heath equity and healing practices. This first generation St. Louisan is an entrepreneur, organizer, and an Itinerant Elder pastoring in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Chair, Board of Directors
Jamila Owens - Todd, NP (she/her/hers)
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Naturopathic Doctor and Consultant​
Mint Health
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Treasurer, Board of Directors
Rev. Darryl Commings, CPA, MDiv (he/him/his)
Bullet Related Injury Chaplain
CFO, Better Family Life
​​​Founder, Whole Soul Enterprise
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Secretary, Board of Directors
John McClusky, PhD (he/ him/his)
Founder, University of Missouri-St. Louis
​​​​​​Non-Profit Management & Leadership Program
Board of Directors
Phyllis Jackson, Ed.D (she/her/hers)
Associate Dean for Office of Scholar Programs
Washington University
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Board of Directors
Mark Waight, CPA, MDiv (he, him, his)
Controller, Harris-Stowe State University
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Community Chaplain
Rev. Barbara Blunt (she, her, hers)
Harm Reduction, Bullet Related Injury Chaplaincy
Pastor & Community Advocate
Community Chaplain & Community Health Worker
Cheeraz Gormon (she, her, hers)
Bullet Related Injury & Violence Recovery Chaplain
Author, Healer, and Artist
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Founder, Sibling Support Network
Community Chaplain
Dominique Blake (they, them theirs)
LGBTQ+, Bullet Related Injury, Harm Reduction Chaplain
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Community Chaplain
Indigo Hann (they, them, theirs)
Harm Reduction, Bullet Related Injury, Sex Worker Chaplain
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Trauma Doula, Harm Reduction Practitioner
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Co-Founder, MO Ho Justice
Community Chaplain
Rev. Jacquelyne Tyler, MDiv (she, her, hers)
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Violence Recovery Chaplain​
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Domestic Violence Survivor Advocate
YWCA
Community Chaplain
Jenniqual Johnson, MAPS, MA (she, her, hers)
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Bullet Related Injury & Veteran Chaplain
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Entrepreneur, Veteran, & Death Doula
Community Chaplain
Janza Preston, MA, LPC (she, her, hers)
Youth, Bullet Related Injuries
Community Chaplain
Niesha "Nah" Nelson, MDiv (she, her, hers)
Family Advocate, Unleashing Potential
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Family Chaplaincy Focused
Community Chaplain
Adrienne Dillon, (she, her, hers)
Airport Chaplaincy
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