Our Staff

Mrs. Alexis Kidd Zaffer

Executive Director

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Ms. Penny Blevins

Community Engagement Coordinator

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Ms. Cheryl Nachbauer

Development Director

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Mrs. Ashley Gibbs

Real Estate Manager

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Ms. Rhonda Hudson

Finance

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Ms. Deseree Byrd

Youth Programming Director

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Alexander Rushing

Project Management Coordinator

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Ms. Delphine Armstrong

Journey Advocate

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Ms. Janet Huff

Receptionist

Mr. Tommie McBride

Youth Services Assistant Coordinator

Mr. Dwayne Harmon

Youth Services Assistant Coordinator

Ms. Sheila Nared

Trauma Recovery Center Director

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Mrs. Janice Sowell

Trauma Recovery Center LPCC

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Ms. Mildred Patterson

Trauma Advocate

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Ms. Jasmine Parks

Lead Resource Coordinator – Midway School

[email protected]

Jourden Cobb

Resource Coordinator – Fairview-Clifton German Language School

[email protected]

Marcella Lamb

Resource Coordinator – Sands Montessori

[email protected]

Kamya Sandidge

Resource Coordinator – Parker Woods Montessori

[email protected]

Mr. Paul Ousley

Facility Maintenance

Our Board

The Neighborhood House is currently governed by a six-member Board of Directors. Primary Board responsibilities include long-term visioning, strategic planning, financial stewardship, policy formulation, leadership and staff support, and partnership and volunteer recruitment.

Yvette Simpson

Chair

West End Resident, lawyer, college administrator, public servant, and consultant (Board member since 2018)

Curtis Maples, Vice Chair

Curtis Maples

Vice Chair

M.Eng, Senior Electrical Engineer, Standex-Meder Electronics, Adjunct Faculty, Center for Innovative Technologies, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College (Board member since 2015)

Vonnie Tawwab

Treasurer

West End Resident & Business owner, Community Volunteer and active member of the SisterLink Women’s Program. She is a member of the CCTST’s West End Community Research Advisory Board and recently became a Health RHYTHMS Empowerment Drumming facilitator (Board member since 2018)

Vida Manuel

Member

West End Resident Leader (Board member since 2022)

Means Cameron

Member

Co-Owner of Black Owned and Black Coffee (Board member since 2022)

Brittany Davis

Member

Jada Hill

Member

Robert Killins Jr.

Member

Gloria Coleman

Member

Rob Harris

Member

Kathy Schwab

Advisor

Former CEO of LISC (Board member since 2021)

Partnering Organizations

Here is a list of other organizations currently partnering to support the Neighborhood House and the broader community: