P. Natasha Mitchell
Natasha has been an activist and community leader throughout Western Massachusetts for the past thirty years. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a double minor in African Studies and African American Studies from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. She currently holds a Master’s in Education from Cambridge College, with a concentration and in Marriage and Family Therapy and licensing in Mental Health Counseling. She has been married to her husband and co-facilitator, Brian, for the past fourteen years and is a proud mother of two. Her passion is to empower all people to impact change within the lives of those individuals that they serve daily. Natasha is inspired by the principles of Holy Scripture. She believes strongly that regardless of age, educational background, socioeconomic status, or sociopolitical beliefs, we all have the capacity to cause a positive ripple in our serviced communities. Natasha has worked tirelessly at tearing down the construct of institutional racism while simultaneously combating the self- destructive behavioral patterns that plague our inner-city communities. She is the Founder and CEO of Potter’s Wheel Community Services.
Rev. Brian Mitchell
A native of Springfield, Massachusetts, who has a passion to see men strengthened and rejoin their families. He has been a leader in the community for over twenty years, in places such as Dunbar Community Center and Northern Educational Services. Brian has been awarded the Beacon of The Community Award and the Key Player Award. Not only does he fight for those in his community, but he also fights for and endlessly loves his two children and his wife. Brian is a licensed Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and lives unselfishly for those around him to impact change in his serviced communities.