Jill Straight

Jill Straight is the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Dorcas Ministries, a nonprofit human services agency in Cary, North Carolina. Jill is responsible for driving Dorcas Ministries’ mission-focused growth and community engagement, with a special emphasis on faith community relations.

Prior to joining Dorcas in 2008, Jill worked in higher and adult education program management in the US and the Middle East. She considers herself a Duke Divinity School program junkie where she completed certificates in Non-Profit Management and Christian Leadership. Jill holds a Master’s in Teaching Foreign Languages from West Virginia University. During the pandemic, she completed her Master Naturalist certification to better inform her love for the outdoors.

She lives in Cary with her family, which includes Biscuit the cockapoo, her devoted companion in hiking, birding, and bug-catching.