MANP Connects: Perspectives from Leaders of Color in Maine’s Nonprofit Sector
Zoom
Event Details
Join us for a follow-up to last month’s conversation on the TSNE 2026 Leadership New England report as we turn our focus to lived experience in Maine’s nonprofit sector. In this session, leaders of color will share their perspectives on equity, power, and leadership, offering insight into how the report’s themes resonate in their daily work. Grounded in real stories and honest dialogue, this conversation offers an opportunity to listen, learn, and deepen our understanding of the challenges and realities shaping nonprofit leadership in Maine today.
New this year: We’re carving out time just for your questions! Come ready with one in mind, or jot them down as the conversation unfolds, and get a chance to ask them at the end of the session!
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Cost + Registration
- $0-$15 for MANP Members + Nonmembers
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MANP Connects is remaining free in 2026! Optional donation revenue from our events supports the work we do on behalf of all nonprofits in Maine, and we are grateful for any financial support from those who are able to provide it.
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- Register to receive access to the live event and to receive the recording + other resources in follow up.
- Registrants will receive a confirmation email as well as a reminder email that will be sent one day prior to the event.
- This MANP-hosted webinar will be hosted in Zoom Meeting and we ask participants turn off their cameras and mute themselves when joining.
- Watch previous MANP Connects on our Youtube Channel!
About the Panelists
Nuna Gleason is the Founder and Executive Director of Wounded Healers International and Kivulini yoga studio in South Portland, Maine. Nuna is an activist, healer, and teacher of yoga and self-defense who brings people together across their experiences to grow, heal, and celebrate themselves and one another.
In Kenya, Wounded Healers International runs a crisis line and shelter called the City of Peace for young women impacted by sexual violence while transforming communities through education and leadership for social change. In Maine, the Maine Afro Yoga Project creates inclusive, culturally grounded spaces where people, especially immigrants and communities of color, can experience the healing power of movement, mindfulness, and connection.
Through Nuna Cultural Consulting, Nuna works with organizations and nonprofits, supporting them in strengthening cultural awareness and responsiveness. Her work is especially centered on immigrant communities in Maine, helping organizations identify and bridge gaps in cultural diversity so that individuals and communities feel genuinely seen, understood, and included.
Nuna's passion is to disrupt systems of oppression and support survivors of sexual violence. She believes every survivor should feel seen, heard, respected, and inspired to become their hero. She also believes everyone has something to offer the world and a role in improving it.
Krystal Williams is the Founder and President of the Alpha Legal Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to diversifying Maine’s legal profession and expanding access to justice. Under her leadership, Alpha Legal Foundation launched the AmeriCorps Legal Access Navigators, a community-based program that trains non-lawyers to provide free legal education workshops and forms assistance to individuals who cannot afford an attorney. Krystal’s work is rooted in the belief that a more inclusive legal system strengthens both community well-being and the rule of law.
A committed educator and systems-builder, in 2023, Krystal co-designed the Public Interest and Social Justice Certificate at the University of Maine School of Law, helping establish a more structured pathway for law school students pursuing careers in public interest and social justice law
Krystal has served on numerous nonprofit boards, including the ACLU of Maine, Coastal Enterprises, Inc., the Rural Youth Institute, Maine Women’s Lobby Education Fund, Maine Center for Entrepreneurs, and Maine Boys to Men. She has also served as a trustee of the University of New England and was the inaugural chairwoman of KinoTek, a rapidly growing Maine-based startup. She currently serves as an incorporator for Mascoma Bank.
Krystal holds a J.D., an MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, and BAs in Mathematics and Psychology from Williams College. In 2011, she thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail.