Meet Our Team

At Truth Be Told, our dedicated and passionate team of board members, staff, and the contributions of past leadership have played a critical role in our mission to helping women heal from trauma to break free from the cycle of incarceration. Our Board Members bring diverse expertise and experience to guide our organization’s strategic direction and ensure we are fulfilling our mission. Our Staff members work tirelessly to deliver high-quality programs, provide support to program participants, and ensure our operations run smoothly. And, we recognize and honor the contributions of our Past Leadership, whose vision and dedication helped shape Truth Be Told into the organization it is today. Together, these are the people that make Truth Be Told possible and continue to drive our mission forward.

Board of Directors

Lisa Davis Bell

Board Chair

Lisa Davis-Bell has been a part of Truth Be Told since 2010, a graduate of the Talk To Me Programs, Writing, Speaking, Movement, Let’s Get Real and Discovery. She started her career by volunteering and facilitating the TTM Speaking at the Lockhart/Coleman Women’s Facility. She continued and continues to advocate for the women Behind and Beyond Bars by speaking at Truth Be Told fundraising events, award events, being a panelists at the University of Texas representing Truth Be Told, podcast with Sara Hickman and so much more. Lisa is a Quilt recipient, a small business owner of Her Dreams T-Shirt Designs and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. She CONTINUES to give back volunteering within the community being intentional for the women we serve.
“I’m Not Fighting Back. I Chose To Fight Forward!”

Colette Marshall-Pratt

Board Vice Chair

Colette has been a part of Truth Be Told since 2011, a graduate of the Talk To Me programs, Writing, Discovery, and Let’s get Real. She has facilitated the Write To Me correspondence course and moderates the weekly Beyond (Re-Entry) program Keep On Talking that gives graduates a safe space to share the triumphs and challenges of freedom.
Colette is a United States Army veteran, a college graduate, having received a Bachelor’s degree in English and Communications from Ashford University in 2017, a published author, mother of two, and grandmother of 4.
Colette has maintained her connection with Truth Be Told for over a decade, and is passionate about helping the program grow and thrive, as it has been a clear path to the success she has obtained. She desires all justice involved women have the same opportunity for success.

Jean Boone

Past Board Chair

Jean Boone is a retired Justice of the Peace from Waco. She was the first Black woman elected in that capacity in McLennan County, where she served for 14 years. She has worked tirelessly with community-based organizations, volunteering with vulnerable populations within her church and community. Before applying for the organization’s Board of Directors she served as a volunteer co-facilitator for Truth Be Told. Being a formerly incarcerated woman and a survivor of the federal mass incarceration experience, she felt her perspective would enable her to engage with the board in a meaningful manner.
Jean is an avid community and social justice activist for underserved communities.

Rodney Northern

Board Member

Rodney Northern is a seasoned business builder with a unique blend of strategic vision, organizational leadership, financial acumen and a “get ‘er done” mentality. During his corporate tenure, he has led billion-dollar businesses, created more than $15 billion of sustainable innovation businesses and managed multimillion-dollar budgets for many well-known consumer brands. Today, Rodney runs Nucleus Group, a consulting practice that focuses on business operations, leadership development, and organizational alignment and transformation. He is also a lecturer at The University of Texas at Austin, where he instructs students on innovation and entrepreneurship processes and scale.
Born in Kansas and raised in Southern California, Rodney has called Austin home for the past 10 years.

Chloe Craig

Board Member

Chloe Craig is a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin. As a lead lecturer for the Texas Prison Education Program, Chloe teaches sociology courses at Coleman Women’s Facility.  She hopes to use her skills in research and academia to write policy and shed light on the experiences of women and mothers tethered to the criminal legal system. She has written policy reports for the Texas Center for Justice and Equity and op-eds for Scalawag magazine.

Everyone deserves to have control over their own stories; Truth Be Told gives this freedom to women. She is proud to be a part of this incredible organization.