About CCSJ
Our Vision
The vision of the Charlotte Coalition for Social Justice is of an inclusive community in which there is access, equity and justice for all people.
Our Mission
The mission of the Charlotte Coalition for Social Justice is to build community and advance the cause of social justice by developing leaders who will work to dismantle all forms of prejudice, discrimination and oppression and create positive social change.
Our Commitment
The Charlotte Coalition for Social Justice will deliver high quality, year-round leadership development programming and outreach that will equip and empower youth and adults to address issues of diversity, equity and inclusion in our community.
Our History
The Charlotte Coalition for Social Justice is the successor organization to NCCJ Charlotte which for over 60 years, was part of a network of NCCJ regional offices throughout the country with its national headquarters in New York. With the demise of NCCJ National, on September 1, 2005, NCCJ Charlotte was incorporated in the State of North Carolina as an independent local nonprofit. We re-branded our organization to reflect this change, beginning with the search for our new name.
We wanted to express our pride in and connection with our community – so we put Charlotte in our name. We wanted to show that we bring together individuals and groups from different backgrounds and sectors of society to work for change – so we put Coalition in our name. We wanted to define our goals and aspirations for Charlotte Mecklenburg and beyond – to reflect our basic sense of fairness and our belief that race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, economic status, ability status or any other aspect of a person’s identity should not determine their lot in life – we put Social Justice in our name. In addition to choosing our new name, we worked to redefine our vision and mission so that, while they would carry forward the strong tradition of NCCJ, they would also more clearly reflect our aspirations for our community and our approach to our work.
Our Board of Directors
Chair
Dinesh Pai, Presbyterian Medical Group
Immediate Past Chair
Michael Baker, Grant Thornton
Treasurer
Curtis Reinhart, Ernst & Young LLC
Krista Bowen, Robinson Bradshaw and Hinson
Uzzie Cannon, Johnson & Wales University
Richard C. Carter, III, Grant Thornton
Ann Clark, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Tim Hamilton, Paper Skyscraper
Jay W. Harris, PricewaterhouseCoopers
James R. Langdon, Moore & Van Allen
Pat Moore, Community Volunteer
Greg Norwood, GMAC Financing
Arati Randolph, Wachovia
Doris Reid, Goodrich Coorporation
Tiffany Ritchie, Bank of America
Michael Szarowicz, Bank of America
Our Staff
Nyala Hunt, Executive Director – nhunt@charlottecoalition.org
Marcela Guerrero, Office Manager – mriano@charlottecoalition.org
Thanh-Thu Luong, Program Coordinator – tluong@charlottecoalition.org
Kathy Redwine – Director of Fund Development – kredwine@charlottecoalition.org
Lacey Williams, Program Coordinator – lwilliams@charlottecoalition.org
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A Member of the National Federation for Just Communities
The Charlotte Coalition for Social Justice is a member of the National Federation for Just Communities, a network of organizations throughout the country addressing issues of diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice. In pursuit of its vision that the promise of liberty and justice for all is the practice of every community, the mission of the National Federation for Just Communities is to support its member organizations in building community by advancing inclusion and justice throughout the United States.
