Team Members

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- Retired Government Employee, 38 years
- Licensed Life, Accident and Health, and Medicare Agent
- Community Service; 24 years (Guardian Ad Litem-Wake Co., Interact, Meals on Wheels, Helping Hands Mission, Red Cross)

I’m here because G.E.A.R.’s mission and purpose aligns with what I know my purpose, beliefs, and life’s work over the last 24 years has been, and continues to be, to serve others. As a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Shaw University, where I earned my Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a focus on Management, I have a sincere concern for the wellbeing of children and a belief that they are our hope for a brighter future. G.E.A.R. allows me to continue to serve, and help our communities and future generations.

Moná Jones is the Director of Marketing and Public Relations for G.E.A.R. Inc. (Generations Empowered & Restored), where she leads brand strategy, public messaging, and community engagement. She oversees marketing initiatives, digital communications, and storytelling to ensure the organization’s mission and impact are communicated clearly, consistently, and with integrity.

A certified life coach with over 20 years of volunteer service, Moná has supported children and families through community-based organizations, including the D.E.B. DuBois Learning Center and the Spofford Home for Children. With a professional background in technology and strategic consulting, she brings a structured, human-centered approach to nonprofit communications that supports fundraising, program launches, and community education initiatives, advancing G.E.A.R.’s mission of empowerment and restoration.

Stanley D. Brown is a Raleigh native, he is the owner and founder of QuickShip, LLC and Reviive Global, LLC. and presiding pastor of Highways and Hedges Mission Ministries. Stan’s life experiences has helped him understand the importance of serving the community and the people in it. As a child, Stan witnessed and lived through his mother’s incarceration. During the duration of his mother’s sentence Stan lived with his grandmother. He made a promise to himself that he wouldn’t become a second generation incarcerated, instead he is committed to serve youth facing and experiencing the same trauma. Advocating for children without fathers and being a voice with and for single family homes has been his focal work. In 2024 he joined the G.E.A.R. Inc. Board of Directors as Chairman and as a concerned active member of the community. He is dedicated to the service and work of the G.E.A.R. cause and most importantly to each child and their guardian(s)that we embrace.

Dr. Treka Spraggins' career spans more than 40 years. She has worked in social services, business/finance, local public-school districts, and higher education. Dr. Spraggins has her doctorate in education and education leadership from the University of Phoenix. She’s been a licensed real estate, investment securities agent, finance, and insurance agent.

Her family history is rooted in community and in the empowerment of human capital. Her parents were education and learning professionals, and all of her immediate family members are community service and education professionals.

Lyndsye Sellars serves as the treasurer of G. E.A.R. Inc. She is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina. She graduated from Enloe High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Shaw University. She has been employed with Raleigh Foot & Ankle Center for over 25 years where she has served as the Regional Surgical Scheduler. She is deeply passionate about serving underserved populations and her education, professional career, and volunteer experience has helped shape a strong work ethic and effective productivity skills. She will bring these strengths to her role as a dedicated and committed member of the G.E.A.R. Inc. board.