NCCJ (North Carolina for Community and Justice) is a human relations organization. Since 1937, we have served people and communities in North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad region. Learn about NCCJ’s history.
The land we occupy is the ancestral home of many Indigenous peoples, including the Eno, Keyauwee, Saura, and Sissipahaw. Today, North Carolina recognizes 8 tribes: Coharie, Lumbee, Meherrin, Occaneechi Saponi, Haliwa Saponi, Waccamaw Siouan, Sappony, and the Eastern Band of Cherokee. NCCJ honors and respects the Indigenous peoples connected to this territory on which we gather.
Our Staff
Ivan Canada
Executive Director
Eden Balson
Program Associate
Gloria Hoover
Assistant Development Director
Savannah Knoble
Administrative Project Coordinator
Tom Martinek
Program Associate
María Perdomo
Assistant Program Director
Michael Robinson
Program Director
Alison Whitman Jones
Finance and Data Management Director
Erika Rain Wilhite
Development and Communications Director
Our Board of Directors
Officers: FY 2023-24
Chair
Jennifer Martineau
Chair-Elect
Madeleine Dassow
Immediate Past Chair
Ron Milstein
Treasurer
Marci Peace
Directors At-Large
Mark Hale
Bryle Henderson Hatch
Secretary
Peter Amidon
Executive Director
Ivan Canada
Directors
Allie Blosser
Rebecca Conway
Chris Durham
Kyle Farmbry
Jelani M. Favors
Dominic Fillippa
Barbara T. Frye
Maria Gonzalez
Gary M. Grandon
Niketa Greene
Hugh Holston
Tanisha Jones
Karen Kahn
Leslie Dunne Ketner*
Robert Ketner*
Giselle Mansi
Bill Miller
Mindy Oakley
Ayesha Oglesby
Tony Petitt
Paul Ringel
Milagros Russell
Tara McKenzie Sandercock
Kelly Smith
Aaron Strasser
Hilda Tajalli
Gerard L. Truesdale
Waiyi Tse
Leslye Samet Tuck
José Villalba
Wayne Young
Partnership is everything.
We believe change starts with a conversation. When people respect and know how to communicate with others who are different from them, everyone benefits.
We partner with organizations across our community and our state. These partnerships allow us to collaborate with and deliver programs to diverse groups, sharing ideas and expertise to help move our community forward. Here are some of the businesses, community groups, and schools we’ve partnered with to deliver programs. We’ve also worked with houses of worship across the Triad. We’d love to partner with you, too! Connect with us.
Our community partners include:
City of Greensboro
Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro
Cone Health Foundation
Davidson County Community College
Elsewhere
Genworth Financial
GreenHill
Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
Greensboro Day School
Greensboro Jewish Federation
Greensboro Police Department
Guilford County Schools
High Point University
Impact Alamance
International Visitor Leadership Program
Liberty Hardware
North Carolina A&T State University
North Carolina Center for Nonprofits
Replacements, Ltd.
Syngenta
YMCA of Greensboro
Our History
In 1937, NCCJ was born out of the idea that open, respectful dialogue between people of different backgrounds builds stronger communities. We remain committed to that core ideal.
As the region’s oldest human relations organization, we have a long history here. Over the years, we’ve cultivated close relationships with people, companies, and organizations from many different parts of our community.
NCCJ has evolved to meet the challenges of each new era, expanding our focus to include issues of race, class, gender equity, sexual orientation, gender identity, and the rights of people with different abilities.
For more than 85 years, NCCJ has promoted understanding and respect among all people in the Piedmont Triad. We have strong ties to this community’s past and we are deeply invested in its future.
Financials
We’re an open book. Check out our financial statements and annual reports for a closer look at how we operate.