Founder and Board Chair, Dr. Patrick Harman, a High Point native, has been the Executive Director of the Hayden-Harman Foundation since April 2001. He is responsible for giving recommendations as well as monitoring and guiding the Foundation’s processes for determining charitable activities. In 2016, the Foundation began a core city neighborhood transformation initiative, Growing High Point, that is focusing on developing urban farming microenterprises, renovating homes to increase home ownership, and engaging residents through community events. In 2019, he initiated Resilience High Point, which encourages public, private, and non-profit collaborations that support a compassionate community of promise and opportunity empowering all residents to thrive. He is a founding board member of the Friends of John Coltrane and serves on the board of Forward High Point. In his off-time, Dr. Harman enjoys reading, traveling, and playing guitar for his church.

Rishaunda Ewings Moses was born in Durham, North Carolina and spent her childhood and adolescent years in a number of places including Durham and High Point, North Carolina, Kansas, and Germany. She graduated from Ragsdale High School in Guilford County, NC. Rishaunda later earned her BS in Communications from Howard University, with minors in business and Spanish. While working full-time with the child welfare system in Washington, DC, she worked toward a law degree with a Certificate in Law and Public Policy in the evening division of the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law. After passing the bar exam, she was licensed to practice law in the State of Maryland. She also holds a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership from Alliance University, formerly Nyack College. She is an active member of the Alpha Art Club, a civic organization in High Point. Rishaunda has also served in various ministry roles. She is happily married to Gerard Moses.

Kristin Boggs was born and raised in High Point. She has worked in the nonprofit space for the majority of her career, specifically in refugee resettlement and immigrant services. Kristin was drawn to GHP when she learned about the food insecurity of our area, and the amazing and intentional work GHP was doing to address it. The intersection of these with the needs of the immigrant community was what drew her to start volunteering and getting to know the incredible staff and team of GHP. She is grateful to continue her involvement as a board member where she joined  in January 2021. Kristin is married, and has two kids, ages 10 and 8, who are currently enrolled at the Spanish Immersion Program at Kirkman Park Elementary. She currently works at Church World Service in Greensboro as their Finance Manager. She enjoys all the regular introverted activities - reading, running, gardening, piano playing, cooking, baking, one-on-one time with friends, and exploring the beautiful outdoors.

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Jerry Mingo was born and raised in High Point and is a proud graduate of William Penn High School. He attended North Carolina Central University in Durham, NC, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. After serving three years in the United States Army with the 66th Military Intelligence Group, in Munich, Germany Jerry completed his military service as a Staff Sergeant. He retired from Banner Pharmaceuticals in 2008 after working thirteen years as supervisor of the Medicine Department. Jerry’s roots in High Point run deep. Since his retirement, he has become widely known for his tireless involvement in community affairs which has led him to several leadership roles. As president of the Burns Hill Neighborhood Association, Jerry has been a powerful force in establishment of the Burns Hill Community Food Pantry and the Burns Hill Community Garden. He uses his tireless energy and positive attitude to encourage others to work hard and succeed. His favorite motto is “I will give out before I give up.” 

Lee Gann is one of the founding members of Growing High Point. He currently serves as the High Point Farmers Market manager at the High Point Public Library. In addition to this, he also runs his own farm stand, and has been known to set up around at other community sites.