Back Bay Mission is pleased to announce Rev. Alice Graham, Ph.D. as our new Executive Director.
A native Chicagoan, Dr. Graham has lived and worked in Northern Virginia, North Carolina, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Most recently, she served as the Executive Director of Interfaith Partnerships, formerly Mississippi Coast Interfaith Disaster Task Force. She has also served as the Executive Director and co-founder of Pastoral Ministries Institute in Reston, Virginia, and as Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at Hood Theological Seminary in Salisbury, North Carolina.
Dr. Graham holds a B.A. from Spelman College, an M.Div from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University. She is a certified Fellow of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. She is ordained in the American Baptist Churches, USA.
Throughout her professional life, Dr. Graham has been active in building relationships with community organizations that serve vulnerable communities. A tremendously exciting aspect of her work on the Gulf Coast has been the opportunity to build relationships and collaborations with people from diverse faith, racial, and ethnic perspectives. She is excited about the new opportunities offered by Back Bay Mission to expand her commitment to collaborate with other coastal organizations in building sustainable communities.
Dr. Graham began as Executive Director on January 5, 2015.
