INDIANAPOLIS — Shonna Majors was recently appointed as executive director of Brightwood Community Center. The neighborhood-focused nonprofit is devoted to serving Brightwood residents through community-based programming concentrated on meeting the community’s essential needs.
Before joining the organization, Majors served as the Director of Community Violence Reduction with the City of Indianapolis’s Office of Public of Health and Safety (OPHS). She was appointed by Mayor Joe Hogsett in 2018, as part of the city’s first-ever community violence reduction team. Majors initiated grassroots violence reduction and prevention strategies to prevent at-risk community members from committing violence or becoming a victim. Her department also hosted community events to connect Indianapolis residents to area resources that assisted with housing, food, and other wraparound services.
Majors will be responsible for expanding and developing new programs aligned with the agency’s mission and goals, fostering new strategic partnerships and raising funds to support the organization.
“Being in the trenches is where real change happens, and the Brightwood Community Center’s mission aligns with my desire to serve at the grassroots level,” said Majors. “I look forward to working with the board and staff to deepen the organization’s impact as it enters this next chapter.”
