Executive Director

Dan Kiniry

Dan Kiniry is the Executive Director of Tiny Hope Village, and reports to the Board of Directors. He is the founder and facilitator of the Neal Park Potluck Meals. He has an amazing, beautiful wife and three precious daughters. In the midst of facilitating the potlucks over the last 11 years, he spent a good part of that time (prior to marriage and fatherhood) experiencing homelessness and needing the hospitality of others, which was a great time of connecting with and learning from others experiencing homelessness in the area.

Board of Directors

Holly Gibbs

Jane Sherman

Holly Gibbs

Holly Gibbs, PhD is a research scientist with the Tissue Microscopy Lab in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University. She has three beautiful children, is a great photographer, and has been involved with the Neal Park potluck meals for about 10 years.

Brian Gibbs

Jane Sherman

Holly Gibbs

Brian Gibbs (Secretary of the Board of Directors) is co-owner of PACT Design Studio and teaches in the Department of Architecture at Texas A&M University. He has three beautiful children (coincidentally, the same children as Holly Gibbs) and, like everyone else on the founding board, a flock of backyard chickens.

Jane Sherman

Jane Sherman (President of the Board of Directors) is married to Matt Sherman and mom to two kids. She and her family reside in Bryan. She is the Marketing and Communications Manager at Bryan/College Station Habitat for Humanity. She is drawn to the mission of Tiny Hope Village because it challenges her to recognize the humanity of every person, no matter where they are in life.

Lisa Jones

Dennis Figures

Treasure of Board of Directors

Lisa Jones recently retired as Director of Finance at BCS Habitat for Humanity. She has two children and five fun grandchildren. With a B.S. in Mathematics, she found her passion in
accounting and looks forward to using her gifts to play a small part in ending homelessness in the Brazos Valley.

Dennis Figures

Dennis Figures is a long-time resident of Bryan/College Station. He has served alongside our friends experiencing homelessness through the Neal Park Potlucks and Pilgrims in the Park Church for many years, and he is also a youth volunteer with Skybreak Church. He has a master’s degree in Sports Management from the United States Sports Academy. He works for the Boys and Girls Club of the Brazos Valley. He has one son, Bryson Figures. A man of faith, Dennis believes that only what we do for Christ will last.

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Sarah Kiniry

Dennis Figures

Sarah Kiniry

Sarah Kiniry is a mother, teacher, strong advocate, and amazing wife (hey, these bios are all written or edited by her husband). She fights for the rights of children, women, and anyone who she sees as needing someone in their corner. She and her husband Dan and their daughters attempt to live in solidarity with friends who are going through homelessness in the area.