Our Team
Kim Jones - CoFounder, Executive Director (she/her)
Kim spent 20 years as a pediatrician in Silicon Valley before being called out of that work into changemaking. She was a Changemaker Fellow in 2018 and is passionate about enabling people to find their abundant, purpose-filled life.
Yvonne Murray - Director of Community Engagement (she/her)
Yvonne left her role as Director of Program Management and Product Operations at Adobe to apply her expertise to The Changemaker Initiative. She was a Changemaker Fellow in 2018 and is an advocate for suicide prevention.
Karen Kehlet - Program and Curriculum Consultant (she/her)
Karen has 34 years of experience as a teacher and teacher educator, with expertise in the field of curriculum and instruction. She was a Changemaker Fellow in 2018 and is thrilled to use her gifts to enable others to be changemakers.
Rev. Kathi McShane - CoFounder, Theologian-in-Residence (she/her)
Kathi is a retired United Methodist pastor, having served several churches in the Bay Area of California. She previously acted as Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Pacific School of Religion, after pivoting from her first career in real estate and business law.
Rev. Lindsey Bell-Kerr - Coach and Instructor (they/them)
Lindsey has worked extensively as an organizer with the immigrant and unsheltered communities in Sonoma County. In addition, they are also developing an LGBTQIA+ affirming ministry at Sonoma State University. They serve as Pastor at Christ Church United Methodist Church in Santa Rosa, California.
Ken Greathouse - Board Member (he/him)
Ken Greathouse is a serial entrepreneur and has co-founded 5 specialty pharmaceutical companies over the past 20 years. He has also held positions encompassing sales, marketing, and business development. He is currently Chair of Church Council at Los Altos United Methodist Church.
Ronesha Jackson - Coach and Instructor (she/her)
Ronesha Jackson is a trainer, facilitator, and coach with deep roots in the nonprofit sector. She participated in The Changemaker Initiative in 2024 and brings a warm, equity-centered approach to every room she enters—helping mission-driven teams lead with clarity, care, and purpose. Ronesha is a member of Central United Methodist Church in Stockton, CA, and is passionate about cultivating leadership that nourishes both people and communities.
Rev. Jeremy Steele - Church & Culture Translator (he/him)
Jeremy is a writer, conspirator, and spiritual entrepreneur who refuses to give up on Christianity even though its adherents make it hard. He currently serves as a Pastor in the Washington, D.C. area. Check him out on tiktok @skeptic.pastor.
Rev. Evan Blaire Taylor - Coach and Instructor (she/her)
Evan is a bi-vocational Itinerant Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and serves at Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, D.C. as well as the Moravian Church Northern Province. She is equal parts creative & technologist. She catalyzes justice in education, entrepreneurship, and faith communities using equity-centered design thinking and coaching.
