As the Alliance’s Meetings and Events Associate, Teresa Ferrara supports the Director of Meetings and Events in coordinating annual conferences and meetings. She previously worked for another DC non-profit where she closely assisted the leadership team in hosting their annual conference from its inception in 2015. With a passion for racial justice and equity, she led antiracist book studies during the pandemic as part of the Justice and Inclusion Committee at her church. Additional work with the committee included a successful campaign with RIP Medical Debt that resulted in the elimination of their DC/Maryland debt inventory. She currently serves on the Equity Committee at the Alliance, working to grow the Alliance into a fully antiracist organization.