Board of Directors

Allison Flom studies mass incarceration and healing through performing arts at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study. She has recently participated in Lyrics On Lockdown, facilitating arts workshops for students at Rikers Island, and NYU’s Prison Education Initiative, exploring access to education in the context of the criminal justice system and beyond. 

Allison has written, directed, designed and performed two one-woman plays about the social and political construction of mental illness in America and the faults of our systems. Through her father’s work with The Innocence Project, Drug Policy Alliance and Families Against Mandatory Minimums, Allison has been inspired by the fight for justice and intends to join these movements however possible in the future. 

For three decades Peter Tunney has crisscrossed the globe—an artist with a message, affirming: GRATITUDE, DON’T PANIC, THE TIME IS ALWAYS NOW. These words are the basis of Peter Tunney’s artistic practice. He is a dedicated explorer of our cultural lexicon, culling disparate media for images and words to assemble the collages that allow these messages to take shape from negative space. His lived experience is a conduit to his work, providing meaningful translation that renders GRATITUDE not as a reductive slogan, but as a concept vital and urgent and largely missing from the cultural conversation.

To that end, Peter founded The GRATTITUDE PROJECT, which places billboards, murals, and signage featuring his messages in public spaces around the world as a beacon amongst the avalanche of negativity being communicated non-stop through the media.

An active board member of Artists for Peace & Justice, Peter is an ardent believer that art can act as a force for good in the service of social change and is a supporter of numerous philanthropic causes.

For the past 25 years, Tucker Robbins’ passion has been bringing the spirit and craft from traditional artisans to contemporary life. 

By combining ancient techniques and iconic forms, he creates furniture that is both modern and timeless. He has created thriving artisan workshops in Guatemala, Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Cameroon, working with sustainably harvested or reclaimed materials. 

Through his support of indigenous cultures and traditional handcraft he has formed partnerships with tribal chiefs, Arabian sheikhs, and village artisans around the world. The result is a collection of furniture with a spirit and life of its own.

Tress Ritter is a Business Operations Consultant and RN with over 12 years of clinical experience in high-volume trauma centers, holding certifications in Emergency Nursing (CEN) and Trauma (TCRN). Combining her clinical expertise with a passion for travel, humanitarian work, and healthcare operations, she specializes in optimizing workflows, ensuring regulatory compliance, and leading crisis response and multi-agency coordination across complex environments including maritime and public health sectors. .

Her commitment extends beyond clinical practice into supporting vulnerable populations through her work with The Sunny Center Foundation. Since first connecting with Sunny and Peter in 2017 as a volunteer, Tress has played a vital role in project management, healthcare advocacy, and supporting exonerees in reclaiming their independence—especially navigating international travel, healthcare systems, and outreach. Deeply inspired by their resilience and dedication, she is honored to lead the Foundation’s mission of fostering peace, healing, and freedom for those wrongfully imprisoned, while also growing the reentry program at The Sunny Living Center in Tampa, FL.

CHRISTIAN SCHEIDER is a filmmaker and theatermaker, and heads video production for The Sunny Center. Scheider’s production company ekstasis.media collaborates with humanitarians, artists and organizations to envision more humane forms of society. Ekstasis has worked with the Bard Prison Initiative to chronicle the first program of it’s kind to offer true liberal arts education behind bars, and has broadcast live, multi-day conferences for Blue Meridian Partners, one of America’s leading philanthropies, working toward scalable strategies to address economic disparities and end childhood poverty in the US. In 2020, Scheider founded the First Literature Project which utilizes 3D, VR, and holographic technology to preserve, recover, and advance Native American oral tradition. His work has been honored by the Ford and Mellon foundations, and added to the Library of Congress. 

Jo Ann Golden, CPA, is a former president of the New York State Society of CPAs  and a seasoned accounting professional with extensive experience in public accounting, corporate governance, and nonprofit leadership. She began her career in education and nonprofit advocacy before transitioning into accounting in midlife, bringing a distinctive perspective shaped by community service and systems-level thinking.

Golden has served on multiple corporate and nonprofit boards, including as the first woman appointed to several audit committee leadership roles. Her career has focused on strengthening transparency, ethical governance, and accountability in both the private and public sectors.

Drawing on her experience navigating complex regulatory environments and institutional systems, she has emphasized the importance of sound governance, fairness, and informed decision-making—values closely aligned with advocacy efforts addressing systemic injustice and ensuring integrity within institutions.

Eva Haller is a social, educational, and environmental activist and philanthropist in the United States and across the globe.

She works actively along with her husband, Yoel, to promote peace and social policies that effectively deal with today’s global challenges. She is a trustee of the University of California at Santa Barbara Foundation, the Rubin Museum of Asian Art, and Creative Visions Foundation. Eva serves as board of Free the Children USA, an organization dedicated to education and empowering communities to break the cycle of poverty. Her extensive board work has also included Sing for Hope, the Jane Goodall Institute, Women for Women International, Children’s Radio Foundation, Video Volunteers, and A Blade of Grass.

Eva is a recipient of the Mandela Award for Humanitarian Achievement, the Inaugural Mentoring Award at Forbes Women’s Summit, and a Lifetime Achievement Award at the United Nations Population Fund. Recently, she became a Visiting Professor at Glasgow Caledonian University and was awarded the 2014 Magnusson Fellowship at Glasgow University.

Dr. Yoel Haller, Founder and President of the Obstetrics and Gynecologic Associates of San Francisco, served as the Medical Director of Planned Parenthood, San Francisco-Alameda Counties. He was also a clinical professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the University of California, San Francisco Medical School.

He has served on multiple boards, including Friends of Hospice in San Francisco, Hospice of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera Association, and UCSB Chancellor’s Council. He shares with his wife, Eva, her dedication for social innovation and activism. Together they have traveled throughout the world, with Free the Children and other non-profit groups, in an effort to empower others.

Recently, both Eva and Yoel received Honorary Doctorates at Glasgow University.