Our Team
Dr. Beth-Sarah Wright
Acting Executive Director
Dr. Wright was appointed Acting Executive Director of the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing in May 2025. She is a nationally respected author, speaker, and founder of Thrive With Dignity, LLC. Through her signature DIGNITY Lens©, she helps institutions align values with practice and build authentic communities. With decades of leadership in education and formation, she brings deep expertise to this work. She holds degrees from Princeton, Cambridge, and NYU, and is an adjunct assistant Professor at Emory School of Medicine.
Dr. Beth-Sarah Wright is a respected author, speaker, and strategic thought partner committed to fostering authentic, dignity-centered communities. As Co-Founder and Executive Director of Thrive With Dignity, LLC, she collaborates with schools, corporations, nonprofits, and faith institutions to align values with practice through her signature DIGNITY Lens© framework.
Appointed Acting Executive Director of the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing in May 2025, Dr. Wright brings decades of experience in education, formation, and organizational integrity to this vital work. She has consulted with national and international organizations including Veolia Group, the National Association of Episcopal Schools, and Anglican schools in Australia.
Her influential books, including DIGNITY: Seven Strategies for Creating Authentic Community, offer practical tools for transformation and have been used across sectors to drive mission alignment and systemic change. Dr. Wright previously served for a decade as Director of Enrollment Management at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School and has taught at NYU, Spelman College, and currently at Emory University School of Medicine. She holds a Ph.D. from NYU, an MPhil from Cambridge University, and a BA from Princeton University.
Sandra Tarver
Director of Programming
Sandra joined the Absalom Jones Center in 2018. She has been a pillar of the work being done there. In July of 2024, Sandra took on the responsibility of the Director of Programming role. She will coordinate existing programs and use her creative talents to identify new opportunities.
An award-winning public relations and program development leader with 20+ years of experience, Sandra is known for crafting strategic, high-impact communications and community-centered initiatives. She has led programs for brands including BMW, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, the Cam Newton Foundation, Chase, Dell, McDonald’s, Nike, and multiple Procter & Gamble brands.
Her work has been featured on Good Morning America, The Today Show, The Steve Harvey Show, and in USA Today, The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Essence, People, and other leading media outlets. She also created award-winning campaigns for Tampax, Olay, and the Georgia Department of Human Resources.
At the Center, Sandra brings her decades of experience in communications and program development to create meaningful initiatives that promote dignity, healing, and reconciliation. She collaborates with Atlanta University Consortium faculty and students, community organizations, and local leaders, while overseeing the Center’s signature program, Pilgrimage of Racial Healing, and managing the Center’s day-to-day operations to ensure the seamless execution of its mission.
A Pittsburgh native, she attended The Pennsylvania State University and is committed to service and mentorship. She serves on the board of Mothers and Daughters Excelling (M.A.D.E.), an organization dedicated to strengthening bonds between mothers and daughters and has volunteered as a Girls on the Run Atlanta counselor, bringing her dedication to service into every aspect of her work.
The Rev. Trey Davis
Campus Missioner
The Rev. Trey Davis joined the the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing 2024 as the Campus Missioner to the Atlanta University Center (AUC). His primary calling is to accompany students at the AUC on their spiritual journeys and conflict transfromation grounded in Episcopal theology and tradition.
tdavis@episcopalatlanta.org
(Students: Schedule your event at the Center.)
As Campus Missioner, Trey’s primary calling is to accompany students at the AUC on their spiritual journeys and conflict transformation, grounded in Episcopal theology and tradition. His ministry is deeply shaped by the call of Micah 6:8: “to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God.” His passion for conflict transformation stems from a deep desire to understand and embrace human difference, and he seeks to serve as a bridge-builder among people whose common ground is their shared humanity. His approach to pastoral care is rooted in meaningful relationships, and he hopes to cultivate a culture of connection and compassion across the AUC.
A 2017 graduate of Centenary College of Louisiana—the oldest chartered institution of higher learning west of the Mississippi River—Trey studied history and sacred music. From 2017 to 2020, he served as an Admission Counselor at his alma mater, where he also led the Canterbury House and co-facilitated an Episcopal small group through the Christian Leadership Center (CLC).
In 2020, Trey moved to Atlanta to pursue graduate studies at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, earning his Master of Divinity in 2023 with a concentration in justice, peacebuilding, and conflict transformation, along with a certificate in Anglican Studies.
Since 2023, he has served as the Lower School Chaplain at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School, where his ministry focuses on the intersection of faith, service, and multiculturalism. He is also an associate priest at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Trey was ordained to the transitional diaconate in December 2024 and to the priesthood in June 2025.
Our Pilgrim Leaders
Judy Fielder
Clint Deveaux
LaFawn Gilliam
Iñaki Guevara-Cuence
Shirley Lee
Ursula Simmons
Spenser Simrill
Janet Tidwell
Barbara Windom
Pilgrim Leaders at the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing are experienced facilitators of our signature offering, the Pilgrimage of Racial Healing. Prepared through a distinctive approach honed by the Center, they guide individuals and communities through formation rooted in dignity, spiritual reflection, and transformative learning. In addition to leading pilgrimages, they support individuals and groups through tailored programs that respond to specific community needs.