Ben Allen
Ben Allen sits on the Board of Directors for Reclaimed Hope Initiative as the organization’s Director of Educational Initiatives. Ben is also the Executive Director of The Equity Center at UVA. The Equity Center is a UVA democratic initiative center whose mission is to "tangibly redress racial and economic inequity in university communities by advancing a transformative approach to the fundamental research mission, which will, in turn, reform institutional values, pedagogy, and operations." Ben has been very involved in programs and initiatives that have focused on equity centered community engaged teaching, Covid-19 community support, and professional development opportunities for individuals who actively work to reduce racial and socioeconomic inequalities in our community.