Executive Board of Directors & Staff

Ms. She'lia Bolding - President is a native of Columbus, Ohio and the Mother of one adult son whom she raised and a proud Grandmother. She has been an advocate for social justice & change in the urban community for over 20 years. She possesses an equal amount of experience formerly serving as a board member on the Community Truancy Committee for: Columbus Public Schools and from serving as Secretary for the following organizations: Gregory Leroy Foundation, Passages Inc, and Unlimited Blessings Corp.
she also worked as an administrative Assistant for a variety of other
agencies.

She’lia is also currently C.E.O. & Director of Grace Ministries which is a faith-based play production ministry, and a graduate of Columbus State Community College (Associates Paralegal) and Capital University
(B.A., LPS, Research).

Prior to realizing her own talent for playwriting and mentorship, She’lia spent eight years working with youth of various age groups as a Sunday School teacher at the church she attended and she also committed herself to Vacation Bible School, choir, and drama activities as well.

Ms. Bolding has a strong desire and drive to provide youth with hope and to deter violence in the community by offering programs in theater arts as a tool to empower youth to discover their gifts & talents to motivate and aspired them to reach higher accomplishments than they ever thought possible. With this plan coupled with spiritual principles our youth are in a win; win situation. In 2003 she formed the dance troupe called: GRACE out of a desire to help the youth in her own family, then later wrote a controversial play titled: “Tired”. This deals with the destruction of heroin use in our homes and community. With much success since then She’lia has been inspired to turn plays into opera.

Her most recent play entitled: “Who Am I & Why Am I Here?” attempts to answer questions regarding gang violence and insist that the church respond. She feels the church should play an instrumental role by using faith principles, good manners, and respect to win back our children and communities so no child is left behind.

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