Advisory committee
This committee consists of a small group of thoughtful community members who meet three times per year to advise the Philadelphia Obituary Project’s Board of Directors and staff.
Aleida Garcia, mother of victim Alex Rojas-Garcia and co-founder of the National Homicide Justice Alliance
Ryan Devlin, daughter of murder victim James Devlin
Isaac “Ikey Raw” Gardner, activist and creator of Unsolved Murders in Philly with Ikey Raw
Kimberly Kamara, mother of victim Niam Johnson-Tate and author of “Where’s My Daddy,” a children’s book about the loss of a parent
Jim MacMillan, multimedia journalist and founder of the Center for Better Gun Violence Reporting
Terrez McCleary, mother of victim Tamara Johnson and founder of Moms Bonded by Grief support group
Carmen Pagan, sister of victim Richard Davila and founder of SOMBER
Yullio Robbins, activist and mother of victim James Walke