Meet Our Team

Who We Are

Melvin Jackson

melvin.jackson52@gmail.com

Mysha Wynn

projectmomentum11@gmail.com

William Kearney

billkearney777@gmail.com

Melvin Jackson, Founder and Principal Partner Melvin Jackson has over 40 years of experience in community engagement, public health research and program coordination. He is a principal partner with The PRIME Collective, LLC, a group of community experts who consults and partners with investigators on how to incorporate principles of community engagement into all phases of research. The PRIME Collective also provides an avenue for addressing many of the barriers faced around community members engaging in academic research. He is also engaged in community organizing and work to dismantle racism through his work with Raleigh Organizing Against Racism. Melvin Jackson is a Consultant to Community-Campus Partnerships for Health through its work on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program. He has been the Public Health Advocacy Coordinator/ Local Improvement Advisor with the Alexander YMCA SCALE (Spreading Community Accelerators through Learning and Evaluation) with the Southeast Raleigh Promise Collaborative. The Collaborative is a part of the transformative redevelopment initiative to create a Purpose Built Community. As a UNC community academic partner he serves as a Community Expert for the Charrette community engagement consulting model, Community Director for the Thorp Faculty Engaged Scholars and the Community Director of the UNC Graduate Participatory Research Certificate program for cross-disciplinary graduate students.

Mysha Wynn, Founder and Executive Director Mysha Wynn is the founder and executive director of Project Momentum, Inc. a community-based organization located in Rocky Mount. Mysha is a current Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Interdisciplinary Fellow and has served as consultant/Co-PI on multiple community engaged projects. Mysha uses her 14 years of expertise in community engagement, community based participatory research, and program coordination to leverage assets for communities through research. Additionally, Mysha is a principal partner with the PRIME Collective, LLC, a group of community experts who provide consulting expertise to investigators on how to incorporate community engagement principals into all phases of research while providing avenues for addressing barriers that stifle community participation in academic research.

Reverend William (Bill) Kearney, Research Associate – Community Outreach Manager, UNC-CH Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, serves as Associate Minister at Coley Springs Missionary Baptist Church in Warren County, North Carolina where he lives. Reverend Kearney owns Bill Kearney & Company Consulting, LLC, is a partner in several University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill community-engaged research partnerships focused on physical activity and healthy food access in rural communities. Reverend Kearney advises and consults with universities, organizations, and partnerships across the state and nation and has co-authored numerous publications and documentaries. Reverend Kearney serves as Vice President of the United Shiloh Missionary Baptist Association Church Union.