Program Coordinator

Kristy Wallace Grant serves as the Program Coordinator for the John Lewis Scholars and Fellows Programs and Institute Programs for the Faith and Politics Institute. She has spent her life in the work of justice from grassroots organizing to community activism to restorative practices and more. As an undergraduate student, she studied Afro-American Studies and Public Policy at the University of Maryland (UMCP). Kristy earned her graduate degree in Urban Studies from Moody Graduate School (MGS) in Chicago, IL. After spending a decade in Miami, FL serving as a community organizer, She returned to Washington, DC in 2019 to continue pursuing professional development in peace-building that promotes healing and reconciliation. Kristy currently lives in Hyattsville, MD. She can be reached at kristy.wallacegrant@faithandpolitics.org.

Favorite Book: This Here Flesh by Cole Arthur Riley