Sean Clark is an experienced Marketer focusing on developing strong brands through strategic brand storytelling. He has spent a majority of his career in New York City’s digital media companies such as MEC, Edelman, 247LS, and WE Communications, building digital first campaigns for Samsung, VEVO, Marriott Hotels, Microsoft, and many others. He has been in Cleveland with ThirdSpace since 2023, piloting the inaugural Juneteenth celebration

Dr. Sherrae M. Mack (formerly: Hayes), currently serves as a Senior Consultant with ThirdSpace Action Lab. She completed her Ph.D. in African American and African Studies at Michigan State University (MSU) in May of 2015 coupled with a graduate certification in Urban Education (MSU - College of Education). Dr. Mack's professional experience includes critical approaches to integrative consulting in the area(s) of racial equity, anti-oppression, community engagement, intergenerational change, and community branding - specifically in under-resourced communities. 

Karis Tzeng is the Senior Fellow, Content + Research at Third Space Action Lab. She has worked in community development for 10 years, including most recently as Vice President of Planning for MidTown Cleveland, where she led neighborhood planning and place building efforts in the MidTown and AsiaTown neighborhoods.

Curtis Minter, Jr. is The People’s Practice - Sr. Fellow, Community of Practice + Covenings of ThirdSpace Action Lab. He previously launched Talented Xth Consulting and served as Operations Director of The Well CDC (Akron, OH). With more than a decade of experience in the nonprofit sector his career has leaned towards coalition building and transcribing innovative solutions for hyperlocal contexts.

Monica Copeland is the Project Director for The People’s Practice, a multi-strategy initiative to advance anti-racist practice and policy in the community development sector.

Dr. Chavone (Taylor) Nash, serves as the Partnership for Equitable + Resilient Communities Project Director with ThirdSpace Action Lab. She obtained her Doctorate in Education in Organizational Leadership + Policy at the University of Dayton in August of 2023.

Jenn Short is the Executive Coordinator at ThirdSpace Action Lab. Prior to joining TSAL, she served as the Content Support Coordinator at Ideastream Public Media and as an Executive Assistant at the Cleveland Institute of Art.

Evan is a Senior Consultant with ThirdSpace Action Lab. Prior to joining TSAL, he built a strong career in higher education, serving as a Dean of Students and a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practitioner.