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In Loving Memory of Matthew Smith
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FORMER ACE TEAM MEMBERS

OUR TEAM

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ANDREA MILLER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
(Pronouns: she/her)

Andrea has called Birmingham her home since 2011. She graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a Communications degree in 2015. She has been part of the ACE team since 2016, when she served as the very first ACE volunteer. In 2017, she became an AmeriCorps Program Specialist and served for two years in that role before stepping into the roles of the Life Skills Education Program Manager, Programs Manager, and Programs Director. She also serves as the Member Management Fellow on the interim leadership team for the Birmingham Coalition for Student Mental Health. Andrea plays roller derby on the Tragic City Rollers team and is the Board President of the league.
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SHAINA BERRY, OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
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Originally from a small town outside Lexington, Kentucky, Shaina has called Birmingham home since 2013. Shaina specializes in organizational development, communications strategy, and nonprofit management. Since graduating from the University of Kentucky in 2010 with a degree in Integrated Strategic Communication, Shaina has dedicated her career to serving nonprofits and is passionate about creating equitable communities. Shaina loves spending time with her family and chasing her twin toddlers and 5-year-old in her spare time.
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ROSA DELGADO, PROGRAMS MANAGER
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​Rosa Delgado moved to the Magic City about 5 years ago from Montgomery, AL. She graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a Psychology degree in 2018. She has partnered with the Birmingham Museum of Art in teaching art classes to inner-city youth. She is passionate about destigmatizing mental health, sharing the healing powers of art, and incorporating emotional intelligence within her community. Rosa loves to dance to Latin music, spend time with Mother Nature, bake for her sweet tooth, and paint with friends. 
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ANAMARIA SANTIAGO, DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL JUSTICE
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While her full-time appointment is in the English Department of UAB, where she teaches freshman comp and sophomore lit courses, Anamaria's passion is in her work as a community activist and volunteer. She has served with various organizations including Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Anytown Alabama Teen Leadership Summit (which she currently co-directs), PEACE Birmingham, the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama, YouthServe, One Roof, Magic City Art Connection, and the V-Day Campaign. At UAB she has been involved with various on-campus engagement and diversity-driven organizations such as the Faculty Fellows in Engaged Scholarship, the Spanish and Latino Student Association, Manos Juntas, and SafeZone. She is an alumna of both UAB and the Gates Millennium Scholars program. In her free time she writes poems, makes amigurumi, gardens, studies honey bee husbandry, and hikes with her husband, Kenton.
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