Katherine has been a part of ACE since 2015, serving as a founding board member and education consultant in the early stages of our organization. You may know her as Kat if you've been to Anytown—she's been a staff member at camp since 2015 and served as Co-Director in 2022. Most recently, she volunteered with our life-skills program in Fairfield City for the 22-23 school year.
Kierra Burks ACE Program Coordinator
Kierra fully understands the value of the programs ACE has to offer as she began her journey with ACE participating in Heritage Panel at her high school. She then participated in Anytown Alabama as a delegate in 2019 then came back to serve on staff in 2022 and as co-director in 2023. Kierra is highly involved in her community as she works with The Transformative Justice Coalition to encourage young people to use their vote, has been a fellow for the Jefferson County Memorial Project, and an active member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Incorporated. She aims to empower young people to use their voice and make a change in their communities. In her free time Kierra enjoys to read, write poetry, and study for the LSAT as she has dreams of becoming a lawyer.
Tonjala Eaton Culture Coach Coordinator
Tonjala Eaton is an educational consultant with over 15 years of experience educating adult learners in both formal and informal settings as a community organizer, diversity trainer, facilitator and educator. She is committed to working with individuals and teams who are focused on creating deeply meaningful learning experiences within their organizations. Tonjala believes that learning is in doing and encourages organizations to embrace active learning concepts. As a former college faculty member, Tonjala has a proven track record of conducting needs assessment, creating curriculum and program design. She now leverages her previous experience to support clients in improving training initiatives through using dialogue education and diverse facilitation techniques. Her background involves working with clients in various sectors such as animal welfare, financial literacy, non-governmental organizations and non-profits. She is passionate about improving conditions related to racial injustice, reducing the wealth gap and family restoration with a special focus on fatherhood.
