Mission Statement: At Solidarity Sandy Springs, we are dedicated to helping reduce the impact of food insecurity on individuals and families by providing access to fresh, nutritious food choices while creating opportunities for all community members to serve and build meaningful relationships.

Jennifer is a Realtor with Keller Williams Realty Peachtree Road. With 30+ years of experience in the Atlanta real estate market, Jennifer and her team have helped over 2800 buyers and sellers move in, out and all around the Metro Atlanta area. She has been with Keller Williams Realty since 1999 as one of the charter members of the first Sandy Springs office. She has been instrumental in opening 12 Keller Williams offices in Metro Atlanta and Birmingham, Alabama. 

Creating community is Jennifer’s life mission. She operates on the premise that to whom much is given much is expected. Actively seeking ways to lighten people’s load, improve their lives and connect people in ways to make a difference are her life’s joy. Jennifer currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Sandy Springs Chamber of Commerce, the Sandy Springs Civic Roundtable, the Agnes Scott Alumnae Steering Committee, the Atlanta Realtors Association Foundation, the Board of Directors for the Sandy Springs Arts Foundation and is a member of the Sandy Springs Society. Her previous non-profit work has been serving on the Board and the Chair of Every Woman Works. 

Jennifer is from a small town in Tennessee- Riceville, population 600. She came to Atlanta by way of Agnes Scott College. Over the span of her life, she has packed popsicles in an ice cream plant, worked in a gift shop, been a hostess and a cocktail waitress, a Girl Friday, an assistant, a statistician, a management trainee, a banker, an agent and a broker. 

On a personal note, Jennifer is married to a wonderful man, Tim. They have a son Jackson who is full into being a teenager. Her favorite things are tennis, traveling, reading and entertaining. She will always look for any way to celebrate! 

Erin has been part of Solidarity since the beginning. She orchestrated the logistics and pantry organization during Solidarity’s residency at Under the Cork Tree, Northwoods and Publix. She joined the Board as Secretary in 2020 and now helps run the Christmas and Backpack programs. Erin’s servant heart goes all the way back to 3rd grade when she volunteered at the Red Cross with her stepmom and helped her dad with resident activities in various nursing homes. In 2016, she started the first Walk For PNH in Tampa, FL to raise awareness and funds for a rare blood disorder that her dad suffered from. After raising $5,500, Alexion Pharmaceuticals partnered with Erin and the PNH Foundation; moving the Walk to NYC that following fall. There they raised over $55,000! Erin continues to serve on the Walk Committee running the set up and registration for the event which has become the largest fundraiser in the United States for this rare disease. Since moving to Atlanta, Erin served on the PTO Boards for Sandy Springs Middle School and North Springs High School. In 2016, she was recognized as one of the Volunteers of the Year for Fulton County Schools.  Erin has lived in Sandy Springs for 13 years with her husband Jim, their son Nate and their house full of rescued animals. 

Kim Gravely is excited to be a new member of the Board. She has volunteered at the Pantry for two years and is looking forward to helping it grow from a leadership position. Kim’s background is in starting, running, and selling start-up high tech companies. She served as Chief Operating Officer of ClickDimensions, a Software-as-a-Service firm. She was one of the three people who started, built, and sold it to Accel-AKKR, a technology focused private equity firm. During her time there, she oversaw all financials, human resources, and renewal revenue. At the time of the sale, the company had over 140 employees in four countries and six states. Kim was instrumental in setting up a foreign subsidiary in Tel-Aviv, Israel, which was the headquarters for software development for the company. She was also responsible for all financial reporting and a financial audit. She has extensive experience in creating, reporting on and analyzing profit and loss statements. Prior to ClickDimensions, Kim was also part of the start-up c360 Solutions, which sold in 2010. 

Kim has focused on volunteering and serving in her community since she was a teenager. It has always been an important part of her life. As a Girl Scout troop leader for five years her troop focused on service and earned the Bronze Award. Kim also worked with a group of teenagers to help them earn the Presidential Service Award. 

After selling ClickDimensions, Kim decided to focus more on philanthropy and spending time with her kids. She is fluent in Spanish and has lived and studied in Spain, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Chile. She enjoys travel, playing tennis, skiing, wake surfing and gardening. She has resided in Dunwoody for seventeen years with her two children. Her oldest attends Wake Forest University in North Carolina and her youngest attends The Mount Vernon School in Sandy Springs. 

Kim holds a Bachelor of Arts from Furman University and a Master in International Business Studies (MIBS) from the University of South Carolina. 

Alana Leverette is a marketing and business strategist with 20 years of B2B2C experience, leading key initiatives and effectively translating the brand and creative vision of Fortune 100 corporations, small businesses, and entrepreneurs. Her strengths include superior attention to detail, commitment to people development, expertise in product marketing, highly effective communication, proven relationship building, and exceptionally effective business development.

She is an experienced consultant and marketing strategist who has presented recommendations and led initiatives that enabled strategic decisions, greater sales performance and maximized opportunities across diverse verticals and industries. Throughout her career, her efforts have resulted in increased alignment with overall strategic direction, increased functional capability, and revenue gains. Alana has the proven ability to proactively recognize and capitalize on opportunities and create effective go-to-market sales and distribution strategies that deliver results. She is a passionate people leader motivated by developing others to drive company growth.

Alana earned a B.A. in Psychology from Augusta University. She is also a graduate of the Half The Sky Leadership Institute and UCLA’s Anderson School of Management as part of the National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Cable’s executive leadership development program. She currently serves on the boards of The A Pledge, Solidarity Sandy Springs and Jack and Jill’s Dunwoody-Atlanta Chapter. She is a champion of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion who enjoys traveling, time with family and friends and dessert. Alana lives in Atlanta with her husband and two children.