Jilian Palmer is our new Alignment Cohort Associate! She joins us with over ten years of progressive experience in asset-based community development training, community engagement planning, and social justice work. Jilian earned a Master of Public Health (MPH) from Medical University of South Carolina and is a May 2026 graduate of Duke Divinity School, earning her Master of Divinity (MDiv).

You may remember her from our February 2026 Information Session or met her recently during the Asheville Immersion Weekend. Jilian looks forward to meeting everyone in the coming weeks and will join us for the next Cohort Zoom call.