Meet the Team!

Sonrisa received her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in the Study of Women and Gender from Smith College in Northampton, MA. Due to her strong interest in examining the ins and outs of social dividers and other systems of inequality, she continues to find herself drawn to programs that practice civic engagement to improve the quality of life in a community. Sonrisa hopes to continue her custom of activism through participatory media outlets that target children and families achieved with fun and far-reaching education. Sonrisa is working on the development of a formal civic engagement collaboration for high school students in Boston and Cambridge.

Joy McDowell brings her background in social justice advocacy and fundraising to provide logistic support for Community Call. She is currently receiving her Masters in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in Education Policy and Management. Joy is also a spoken word poet and loves working with youth in a mentorship role. Joy is working on administrative projects for Community Call

Harmonie Coleman is a Master’s student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. A 2018 graduate of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia…she now student teaches 7th grade English Language Arts (ELA) at Boston Latin Academy. Harmonie’s academic interests include inclusive education, anti-racist pedagogy, and mental health awareness. Harmonie is the 2018-2019 adviser for the YouthWOKE program at the Boston Public School Headquarters.

Damon Hall was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. He has spent his adult life in education, teaching middle school history and English for seven years, and coaching collegiate track and field. He is studying educational leadership at the Harvard Graduate School of Education with an interest in creating equity in schools. Damon runs the “Building Bridges” program for young men of color at Freedom House in Dorchester.