Vision & Mission Statement
Our mission is to curate a space for community skill exchange, soulful expression, conscious expansion, social well-being and economic empowerment.
Our strategic goal is to support the development of new ideas and explore practice models that dismantle systems that facilitate the promotion of structural determinants of health.
TLW will curate immersive experiences that are co-created by an ever-evolving team of artists, healers, disruptors, and social impact innovators. See our latest events
The Living Well Residency
The Living Well (TLW) will hold a residency at Baltimore Unity Hall at 1505 Eutaw Place in Baltimore City. We are reemerging from our brick-and-mortar hiatus to serve as a portal for those who are creating transactions that disrupt structural violence while advancing racial equity.
As a Black-owned, Black-led organization, our 14-month residency will provide spotlights of indigenous social and economic assets in communities that promote Black liberation. We are co-creating opportunities to interweave social health data, storytelling, mind-body expression as tools for healing the impact of societal racism. Our thought partners will provide a brain trust of knowledge and imagination from Baltimore’s Black communities’ past, present, and future.
Meet our Founder
Maurissa Stone
Freedom Fighter, Philanthropist, Management Consultant & Social Entrepreneur
Maurissa Stone is the founder and Principle of Iona Concepts Inc. a boutique training and change-management consultancy; the Chief Equity Impact Analyst for Fight Blight Baltimore, an economic, environmental, and social justice platform; and the Director of Innovation for The Living Well (TLW) Center for Social and Economic Vibrancy. Stone celebrates 30 years of experience working with nonprofit organizations, government agencies (federal, state, and local), Universities and entities in the private sector.
As a social entrepreneur, Stone provides executive-level Race, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) coaching, training, action research, and thought leadership to social impact entities. She currently facilitates organizational culture assessments and executive coaching using a Race, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion lens for community development corporations and government agencies which includes NeighborWorks America, Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and the Equity Brain Trust to name a few. She is a master level facilitator and keynote speaker. Her authentic style of communication and liberatory practices supports the creation of brave and healing spaces for those who are facilitating anti-racist discussions.
As an alumnus from Lincoln University where she received a Master degree in Human Services. Her advance level training includes: Center for Creative Leadership, People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond Undoing Racism Cohort and the A.K. Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems.
Stone continues to serve on the front lines in the fight for social and economic justice. Her goal is to eradicate structural determinants of health by dismantling the social agency of racism. Disrupting social norms that are baked into the DNA of our operating systems and culture requires a thick skin, as resistance to change is constant. To combat the toxic stress that is a byproduct of advancing equity, Stone enjoys participating in healing technologies, reading and traveling. Her greatest joy is creating experiences for her daughter, who is currently attending Hampton University.