Rebecca Thomas

President

Rebecca is a global executive in the energy industry with a deep background in organizational leadership and people-centered strategy. She’s passionate about social transformation, justice, and reimagining how the church talks about family, care, and community.

Erin Radomsky

Vice President

Erin brings years of finance and HR expertise from evangelical nonprofits and now enjoys life in the tech world. A founding board member, she lives in Orlando with her cat Opal and is slowly transforming her small urban farm.

Christiaan VandenHeuvel

Secretary

Christiaan is a Dutch-American pastor and elected official in California who builds online and real-life communities rooted in faith, healing, and justice. He brings a global lens and a love for thoughtful conversations (and coffee) to everything he does with TNE.

Rev. Darrell Hamilton II

Board Member

Darrell is an ordained minister and Executive Pastor in Boston, committed to liberation theology and building faith communities rooted in justice and Black prophetic traditions. A reader, movie lover, and dad to Kaylani Rae, he brings deep spiritual wisdom and pastoral care to his work with TNE.

Deborah (Debbie) Ramamoorthy

Board Member

Debbie is a global advocate and storyteller who weaves together media, nutrition, and social justice to amplify marginalized voices. Raised across nine countries, she now lives and works in Ecuador, where she co-leads safe water initiatives in Indigenous communities.

Deirdre Catlett

Head of Fundraising

Deirdre is a passionate community organizer and nonprofit leader focused on empowering youth and advocating for mental health. She brings her love of grassroots change—and strong coffee—to her work with TNE.

Juli Beth (JB) Hinds

Treasurer

JB is an urban planner and lecturer at UC San Diego who helps governments design policies that build equitable, thriving communities. She’s committed to the behind-the-scenes work of justice—even when it means “boring meetings about regulations, water, and money.”

Dr. Tamice Spencer Helms

Board Member

Tamice Spencer-Helms (they/she) is the founder of The Black Modern Mystic, a theo-
activist, speaker, pastor, and scholar-practitioner based in Richmond, Virginia. With two master’s degrees in theology and leadership and a doctorate in Social Transformation,
Tamice’s work merges spiritual practice, cultural critique, and liberative theology.

Billie Hoard

Board Member

Billie Hoard is a trans woman, a high school history teacher, an author, and something of an Anabaptist radical. A consummate generalist, she holds an MA in liberal arts from St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, and she writes on topics ranging from fairy tales and C. S. Lewis to theology and philosophy.

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Malynda Hale

Executive Director

Malynda is an award-winning actress, filmmaker, and activist who uses storytelling to spark change and elevate conversations around justice, faith, culture and human rights. She’s the owner of JMV Entertainment and a passionate voice for inclusive, diverse media.

Tim Whitaker

Founder & Creative Director

Tim grew up deeply rooted in evangelical spaces, but his questions and study eventually led to his exclusion from the church community he once called home. Now, he’s committed to uncovering the truth, amplifying marginalized voices, and holding toxic church systems accountable in pursuit of a more honest and expansive faith.

Cassidy

Project Manager

Cassidy brings 10+ years of digital marketing and project management experience to TNE, but more importantly, she’s someone who deeply cares about helping other people find and embrace their truest self.