Meet our board members:
Allison Perrymond – President – Allison Perrymond founded More Than Our Struggles and serves as President of the Board.
Becca Shipley – Becca volunteers as a member of the More Than Our Struggles board. Becca’s professional experience in project management and interest in building community allows her to support Allison’s vision for More Than Our Struggles. Becca resides in Chicago, Illinois and volunteers for More Than Our Struggles because of her belief in the organization’s mission and as part of her commitment to paying reparations.
Cathy Fiorello – Cathy volunteers as a member of the More Than Our Struggles board. She works as a professor in Philadelphia, PA. Cathy brings her experience serving on numerous professional organization boards to support Allison’s vision. She volunteers as a form of reparations, and the alignment of the MTOS mission with her values.
Aviva Galaski – Secretary – Aviva Galaski volunteers as Secretary for the More Than our Struggles board as a form of reparations. Aviva lives in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and works as an architect. Their professional skills in project management, meeting facilitation, and information organization allow them to support the More than Our Struggles mission and Allison’s vision.
Katie Howard – Katie Howard founded a consulting firm in 2009 that specializes in organizational development and grant writing for nonprofit organizations. Over the course of her career, she and her team have secured more than $314 million in grant and contract awards for organizations. She has specific expertise in supporting new and emerging nonprofits. Katie volunteers as a board member for More Than Our Struggles as part of her commitment to using her time and talent as a form of reparations, and to support Allison’s vision for the organization.
Alison McCants – Treasurer – Alison McCants volunteers as Treasurer for More Than Our Struggles as a form of reparations. Born in Neptune Beach, Florida, she has resided in the United Kingdom since 2007, where she has worked for a variety of UK and international nonprofits. She brings professional experience across individual giving, customer experience, UK charity law compliance, supporter operations, HR and finance operations to support Allison’s vision and the work of More Than Our Struggles.