
Samantha Ashford, PhD
Founder · Board President
A Note from the Founder
“We are not just building a school. We are building a community, a sanctuary,and a launchpad for the next generation of leaders.”
I have spent twenty years asking what would actually change the trajectory of a child whom the system has failed. The answer, I keep finding, is not more programs. It is more presence. Joshua Academy is the place we are building to be that presence — every day, for as long as it takes.
Board · 2026
The garden's keepers.

Orlando Ashford II
Board Vice President

Louise Frazier
Board Secretary

Dionne Wood
Board Member

Talisha White
Project Coordinator