Our Team

Gia Grier McGinnis, DrPH. is the Executive Director of Neighborhood Resilience and Community Engagement. She brings over 18 years of experience in civic engagement, program management, and community partnerships. She previously served as the Executive Director of the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s CURE Scholars Program.  Prior to that experience, she served in progressive leadership roles at Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Social Concern. Dr. Grier McGinnis holds a DrPH from Morgan State University, a M.S. in Natural Resources & Environment from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, a Certificate in Risk Sciences and Public Policy from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Washington College. She is active in civic life in the region, serving on the boards and board committees of the National Alliance to End Mental Illness, Maryland, the National Aquarium in Baltimore, and the HASI Foundation. A Baltimore native, she is committed to strengthening Loyola’s role as an anchor institution through collaboration with students, faculty, and community partners. In her free time, she enjoys hiking trails in the DMV area and volunteering with environmental and health-related organizations.

Tee Hardy is a Community Fellow at the Center for Community, Service and Justice and Center for Neighborhood Resilience. She is a mental health advocate, and youth development leader based in Wilson Park, Baltimore, where she lives since 2014 with her husband and six children. She is the founder of Village Mentality LLC, a community outreach consulting firm focused on connecting people with resources. Tee is passionate about mental health awareness, youth development, and supporting those experiencing homelessness. Drawing from her personal struggles, she advocates for expanding care for individuals who fall through the cracks. With training in trauma-informed care and racial equity, she works to destigmatize mental health in the Black community. Tee has held roles such as Youth Works Supervisor, Opportunity Youth Coordinator with Loyola, and Assistant Market Manager at the Govanstowne Farmers Market. Tee is a strong advocate for better school funding and resources for underserved communities. In her free time, she enjoys playing with Legos and spending time with her family.

Traci N. James is the Assistant Director of Neighborhood Resilience at Loyola’s Center for Community, Service, and Justice (CCSJ). She began her career in journalism, working at a major wire service in Washington, D.C., and in top newspapers including The (Akron) Beacon Journal, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, and The (Philadelphia) Inquirer. Following her call to ministry, she earned master's degrees in divinity and education from Virginia Union University, where she also worked in public health education. She is currently pursuing a Master of Public Health at George Washington University. In her free time, she enjoys reading, cooking, and teaching Restorative Yoga.

Tamara “Ms. TeeKay” Kumoji is a Baltimore native, creative leader, and community advocate with over 25 years of experience using art and cultural programming to empower individuals and strengthen communities. She has led large-scale events that uplift local artists, small businesses, and underserved voices, focusing on creating inclusive spaces for healing, self-expression, and youth engagement.
Ms. TeeKay serves as a Board Member of Speak Your Truth, a nonprofit dedicated to ending the stigma of mental illness through words and art, and is a member of Arteasy Studio. She was also a 2025 Govans Farmers Market vendor, gaining firsthand insight into its community impact.
Now serving as Market Manager, Ms. TeeKay brings her passion for people, strong leadership, and commitment to equity to support the Govans Farmers Market’s continued growth.

Narayana Salvatierra is the Assistant Director of Operations at Loyola’s Center for Community, Service, and Justice (CCSJ) and the Center for Neighborhood Resilience. With over 9 years of experience in education, Narayana is deeply passionate about youth development, human rights, and project management. She has taught Social Studies in High School, Human Development, Open Innovation and Public Policy at the undergraduate level. Narayana has worked on leadership roles at the Jesuit Universidad Centroamericana (UCA) in Nicaragua, including UCA’s Executive Coordinator for Research, Innovation, and Social Projection, and Coordinator of UCA’s Open Innovation Center, focusing on social innovation. She studied Sociology at UCA, Public Management at Universidad de Chile, and Development Policy with a double concentration on Sustainable Development and International Development at the KDI School of Public Policy and Management in South Korea. She also participated in a semester-long exchange program at Fairfield University. In her free time, Narayana enjoys cooking, traveling, and spending time with loved ones.