Our Team.
Jimmieka Mills
jmills@equitablespaces.org
Jimmieka has used her voice and her pen since 2016 to bring awareness to the barriers faced by the most marginalized among our society. As a researcher and activist, Jimmieka excels in creating inclusive spaces for individuals with lived and living experiences in the policy work to eradicate poverty. Raised in Oakland, California, Jimmieka experienced first-hand the effects of poverty and uses this lens, frequently serving as peer reviewer of research focused on issues faced by impoverished communities.
Diane Sullivan
dsullivan@equitablespaces.org
Diane’s advocacy journey began when she accepted a position as an eviction prevention specialist while she and her family were experiencing homelessness in her home state of Massachusetts in 2001. Diane combines her lived experience with her many years in direct service and policy work to ensure that those with lived expertise feel a true sense of belonging and are meaningfully engaged in policy and research design, implementation, and review.