Board of Directors

 Meet Our Board:

Accessibility and intersectional representation is at the core of Reclamation Collective.

We believe that for trust and safety to exist, there must be distribution of power, systems of accountability, and representation for the wide spectrum of voices, experiences, and identities.

It is with these priorities and values that the Reclamation Collective is honored to have the following individuals guide, direct, and lead this organization.

Sarah Carr
CFP CFT-1 Financial Therapist and Planner
Board Chair
She/Her

Sarah Carr serves as the Board Chair for Reclamation Collective. As a financial therapist and planner, they bring a unique perspective to their leadership. Their leadership is driven by a deep belief in empowering individuals to reclaim their autonomy and bring their resources into alignment with their values. Sarah is committed to fostering safe, inclusive spaces for healing and community connection.

Rebekah Monroe
Clinical Psychology PhD Student
Board Vice Chair
She/they

Rebekah J Monroe grew up in the Ozarks and is a queer, white, ex-vangelical, first-generation college student with lineage in Osage and Cherokee tribes who matriculated into the Clinical Psychology PhD program at Bowling Green State University in the fall of 2023, and graduated Summa Cum Laude with honors in May 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology, and minoring in Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies from Northeastern Illinois University. I am a Co-Founder of North American Research Collective for Religious Trauma (www.narc-rt.org). Formerly employed as a Research Assistant Consultant for the Global Feminisms Project at University of Michigan and for the Chicago Church Congregations Project for University of Notre Dame, as well as a NIH-funded grant at UIC. Published in Undergraduate Journal of Psychology at Berkeley on religious trauma, sex, sexuality, and gender. You will find her teaching yoga and inundating people with pictures of her cats.

Paige Lemieux
She/her

Paige Lemieux is an Assistant Director of Development for Harvard University, Harvard College Fund Next Generation Program. Prior to her work in fundraising, she received a Bachelor's degree in Social Work and worked as a middle school social worker. Paige was raised in the Lutheran denomination and attended a baptist college and remained active in religion until her mid 20's when she began her deconstruction journey. She currently resides in Boston with her wife and daughter.

Max Tang, LSW
Clinical Social Worker, Therapist, & Community Wellness Advocate
Co-Chair of Representation, Reciprocity, Accountability, & Accessibility (RRAA) Committee
All Pronouns

Max was raised in a fundamentalist Chinese American church and fell in love with religious trauma support work while surviving the loss of her own faith. Today, she's a licensed social worker and advocate for her communities, including survivors of spiritual abuse. As a proud queer, neurodivergent, and biracial Chinese American therapist, she specializes in holistic wellness and trauma recovery for people with intersecting identities in Philadelphia.

Jackie Sparrow
Secretary & General Board Member
They/Them

Jackie grew up in a high control, conservative religious environment and had some tough years after being outed for being queer and ostracized from their community at eighteen. A few years into their therapy and trauma recovery journey, Jackie joined a Reclamation Collective support group and for the first time, found community with others that truly understood what they had gone through. They now serve on the board of directors to help facilitate that space for others. Jackie Sparrow (they/them) is a non-binary storyteller, cat parent, kitchen witch, and religious trauma survivor from northern Illinois, now living in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Joanna Luehmann
General Board Member
She/They

Jo Luehmann (she/her) is a Colombian-born writer, entrepreneur, and non-profit consultant committed to equity, justice, and spiritual healing. With over a decade of leadership experience as an ordained pastor, co-producer, and philanthropy strategist, Jo focuses on fostering sustainable impact through ethical fundraising and transformative storytelling.

As co-founder of The Living Room, Jo works to reclaim education, spirituality, and theology for liberation and wholeness. Her forthcoming book, Predatory God: How Toxic Theology Grooms Us to Tolerate Abuse (St. Martin’s Press, 2025), delves into systemic harm and pathways to healing.

Currently serving as Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations at Union Theological Seminary, Jo is passionate about advancing anti-racist and anti-bias practices in organizational strategy. She lives with her four children between New Jersey and New York City.

Monique Morris
Project Manager & Certified Yoga Teacher
General Board Member
She/Her

Monique Morris is a dedicated advocate for personal and collective healing, passionate about fostering inclusive spaces for growth and transformation. With extensive experience in project management, facilitation as a certified yoga teacher, and leadership as the founder of the wellness brand Bela Mai, Monique champions mindful living, cultural awareness, and community connection. Her work reflects a deep commitment to promoting emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being, aligning seamlessly with the mission of the Reclamation Collective.

Monique is inspired by the opportunity to collaborate with fellow board members to advance the collective's vision of reclaiming agency, healing, and empowerment for all.

Emily Worsham
Co-Chair of Fundraising & Grants Committee
She/Her

As a survivor of religious abuse and trauma, I am passionate about supporting others in their healing journey. Professionally, I have spent my career in the nonprofit sector managing operations, and I am currently pursuing a Master's of Business Administration from James Madison University. I am proud to use my skills to help Reclamation Collective break down the nonprofit industrial complex while helping survivors of religious trauma reclaim their autonomy.

Daniel Lyons, LMFT
Chair of Marketing Committee
They/He

Daniel Lyons (they/he) is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based out of the San Francisco Bay Area. Daniel works in private practice with mostly queer and trans adults and is honored to serve survivors of religious trauma in their work. Daniel is a survivor of the evangelical Christian church himself and finds solace in nature, music, and animals along his healing journey.

Jenai Auman
she/her

Jenai Auman is a Filipina American writer, artist, and author of OTHERED. She draws from her experience and education to write on healing and holistic spiritual formation. She received her bachelor's degree in behavioral health science and is currently pursuing a master's in spiritual formation at Northeastern Seminary. Jenai lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband and two sons.

Mallory Knipe, DSW, MSW, LISW
she/her

Mallory Knipe began her career in social work as a child protective services worker in Tulsa, OK. She later moved into the realm of school social work in Black River Falls in Wisconsin, during which time she became involved in several diversity initiatives in collaboration with the Ho-Chunk Nation. She also led professional development trainings during this time, educating teachers and administrators throughout West Central Wisconsin on the complex issue of educating students living in poverty. Dr. Knipe is the Master of Social Work program director at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on the concept of critical consciousness development. Dr. Knipe lives in Brooklyn Park, MN with her son and enjoys reading, traveling, watching basketball, and agate hunting.

Micah Ballard
he/him

Micah Ballard is a queer trans man from the Midwest learning what it means to love, serve, and live with integrity after religion. Micah was born and raised in conservative Christianity, attending Bible college for several years before discovering his queerness and walking away from organized religion. His newfound freedom gave the space and strength to look inward and find his true self, and he cares deeply about helping others discover their true selves apart from religious and cultural expectations. Micah now works as Director of Development and Finance for Metro Trans Umbrella Group in St. Louis, MO, serving the transgender and gender-expansive folks who have filled the community-shaped hole religion left in his life. On a Saturday afternoon, you might catch Micah going for a hike, reading a book in a hammock, napping with one of his three cat children, or crocheting and catching up on "our shows" with his partner, Jackie.

Tania Diaz
she/her

Tania Diaz is a Mexican migrant and detribalized Zapoteca who has been living in Boston for the past 12 years.  Spanish is her first language and Tania embodied pastoral care for more than 20 years working predominantly with Spanish-speaking communities. Everything changed for her when she was able to name and denounce cycles of abuse in the denomination she worked, at which time Tania became an advocate and began whistle-blowing leadership by calling out the the indifference and violence with which victims reporting abuse were treated. 

Reclamation Collective has been key for her own healing journey and Tania feels ready to contribute to this vital work to ensure that spanish-speaking communities will also be benefited by the tools, support and professionalism the RC offers. Tania currently is the producer of the podcast “Voces; espacio sagrado para sobrevivientes de abuso religioso.”

Jared Dalton
he/him

Jared (he/him) is a registered social worker, psychotherapist and university lecturer in the place colonially known as London, Ontario Canada. He collaborates with individuals, couples and families often marginalized in mental health care settings to hear their stories; orient towards their innate capacity for compassion, clarity and connection; and honour their inner wisdom regarding their path forward. He also serves as the clinical director of Blueprint Counselling, a mental health care social enterprise.

Kendra Snyder, MA, LMFT, NCC
Co-Founder & Emeritus Board Member
She/her

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