Staff
Program Director
Born and raised in Cincinnati, Bekky graduated from Ohio University with a Bachelor’s in Journalism and earned a Master of Social Work from the University of South Carolina. Bekky joined the Ignite Peace team in 2021 and leads the anti-death penalty organizing, and facilitates our nonviolence and anti-racism educational programming.
Operations Director
Lifelong Cincinnatian, Hayley joined the Ignite Peace staff in 2019. She earned her Bachelor in Social Justice Studies and Diplomacy and Global Politics from Miami University. As Operations Director, Hayley oversees fundraising campaigns, donor engagement, data management, and communications.
Executive Director
A graduate of Loyola University Chicago with a Master of Social Work from Boston College, Allison was thrilled to find a home with Ignite Peace in 2014. Allison leads the organization to implement it’s strategic vision by collaborating with community stakeholders, staff, and Board Leaders.
Program Director
Originally raised in Findlay, Samantha attended the University of Indianapolis to earn a degree in social work and later received her Master of Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis. Joining Ignite Peace in 2017, Samantha leads the immigration justice work and facilitates our nonviolence and anti-racism educational programming.
Board Leaders
Founding Partners
Congregation of St. Joseph, Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Sisters of Mercy, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, and Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg.
Partners
Anawim Community, Bellarmine Chapel, Cincinnati Friends Meeting, Cincinnati Mennonite Fellowship, Comboni Missionaries, Congregation of Divine Providence, Dominican Sisters of Hope, Franciscan Sisters of the Poor, Franciscans, St. John the Baptist Province, Glenmary Home Missioners, Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, Mount Auburn Presbyterian Church, New Jerusalem Community, Sisters of Notre Dame of Covington, St. John Unitarian Universalist, Ursulines of Brown County, and Ursulines of Cincinnati.