About Us
Our Staff

Delman L. Coates, Ph.D.

Founder & Organizer
Rev. Delman Coates is a graduate of Morehouse College (B.A. in Religion, 1995), Harvard Divinity School (Master of Divinity, 1998), and Columbia University (Master of Philosophy in Religion, 2002; Ph.D. in New Testament & Early Christianity, 2006).

Delman L. Coates, Ph.D.

Founder & Organizer
Rev. Delman Coates is a graduate of Morehouse College (B.A. in Religion, 1995), Harvard Divinity School (Master of Divinity, 1998), and Columbia University (Master of Philosophy in Religion, 2002; Ph.D. in New Testament & Early Christianity, 2006).

Rev. Willie Francois III, DMin.

Program Director
Willie Dwayne Francois III serves as Senior Pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Pleasantville, New Jersey and President of the Black Church Center for Justice and Equality—a national think tank and policy advocacy organization.
Rev. Willie Francois III, DMin.

Program Director
Willie Dwayne Francois III serves as Senior Pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Pleasantville, New Jersey and President of the Black Church Center for Justice and Equality—a national think tank and policy advocacy organization.


Spencer Veale

Policy Director
Spencer is a passionate advocate of monetary literacy and reform. He has worked to reconcile and build cooperation between Positive Money and MMT, and has been published on Positive Money’s website.

Spencer Veale

Policy Director
Spencer is a passionate advocate of monetary literacy and reform. He has worked to reconcile and build cooperation between Positive Money and MMT, and has been published on Positive Money’s website.
Learn more about our Advisory Council
We have a robust team of progressive scholars who are knowledgeable in the field of monetary reform and who can keep important issues at the forefront of the conversation.