our team

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  • Sara Godfrey- Executive director

    Renee Brickman - Volunteer Coordinator/ Program Manager

    Michael Stanczyk- Resource Development/Marketing Intern

  • MARIAH POWERS - PRESIDENT

    JIM CLARK - SECRETARY

    BEVERLY LAPOLLA - Treasurer

    Rachel Hazelet

    DR. DAN SWEENEY

    CARALINE WATKINS

    Lois Skinner-Arnold

leadership

Kai Saga (she/her)
Executive Director

Kai leads The Metanoia Project with deep commitment and lived experience, having aged out of foster care and faced homelessness in Cleveland. Their personal journey fuels their work to create safe, empowering spaces for individuals who are often overlooked by traditional systems. As a national advocate for foster youth and young adults, Kai brings both professional insight and firsthand knowledge to ensure The Metanoia Project remains a place of dignity, healing, and hope.

 

Mariah powers (she/her)
board president

Mariah began working at Metanoia as a Homeless Support Specialist, then Site Coordinator, and finally Operations Manager. When she accepted a position at another organization she was offered a role on the Board of Directors and today serves as Interim Board President. Mariah has a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from the University of Akron. She is grateful to be part of an organization serving individuals experiencing homelessness in a way that no other place does.