About Gray Matter Resiliency

Who We Are

Gray Matter Resiliency, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is dedicated to helping individuals navigate and heal from past traumas. Our unique approach using the tableaux style of photography (visual representations of past traumatic experiences that allow participants to safely explore and reframe their narrative.) Through one-on-one resiliency and trauma classes, we empower individuals to build emotional strength and discover new ways to process their journeys. Focusing on fostering growth and resilience, we provide innovative tools and compassionate guidance to support meaningful healing and transformation.

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At GMR, We believe in healing trauma through dignity, engagement, and personal attention.

Trauma is a word that gets bantered around a lot these days, but it is very personal to each individual, and as such, it is not treatable by blanket truths or euphamisms. We must craft a personal plan to identify and heal in the way that works for your unique trauma.

OUR MISSION: To help people work through trauma on their terms and change how they perceive their world.

OUR VISION: To create a domino effect of self growth and healing.

All Of Us Are Here For You

Robert Gray
Robert Gray Executive Director

Robert Gray is an Air Force Veteran that has a diverse background in Engineering, Business, and Art. Robert's passion for helping people has led him to work with various mental health groups on trauma and resiliency and numerous non-profits working with Veterans. His primary focus is helping people work through their past traumas through the creation of tableaux-style photographs. He has also held several Resiliency workshops for the Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience at the University of Colorado, where he co-facilitated with a Psychotherapist on a Sensing Sound exercise. Robert has received several national and international photography awards and made numerous guest appearances in art galleries, magazines, and international art catalogues.

Kathleen McFadden
Kathleen McFadden President
Kathleen McFadden has worked in the photographic industry her entire life, and still loves it. Film is her passion. She loves interacting with vintage cameras. Each has its own personality, a precision instrument that translates a scene in a unique way. That's what's cool about photography as an expression of oneself, the images you make are as distinctly different as you are and you can express your love, joy, sadness, memories and dreams with this perfect union of science and art.
Duffy Parker
Duffy Parker Treasurer
Duffy Parker has a background in general financial applications and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Wichita State University. Prior to Joining Gray Matter Resiliency, he held positions as a Financial Analyst with TCA (Colorado Springs), USAA, as well as being associate to the CFO at Folium Biosciences. Duffy shares a passion for the mission of Gray Matter Resiliency and believes strongly in the importance of helping individuals heal from past traumas.
Kris Gray
Kris Gray Secretary
Kris brings a wealth of experience from both creative and operational fields. His career includes a rich history in music, where he traveled the world as a touring music producer, blending creativity with high-level logistical planning. Prior to joining Gray Matter Resiliency, Kris also led operations for Tesla in Austin, Texas, where he helped streamline processes and optimize organizational performance. This combination of artistic insight and operational expertise allows Kris to offer a unique perspective to the nonprofit, ensuring both the creative and administrative aspects of the organization are seamlessly integrated. As Secretary, Kris is dedicated to promoting clear communication within the board, upholding transparency, and ensuring that all key decisions and discussions are meticulously documented to guide the nonprofit’s meaningful work in trauma recovery through art.
Dr. Amanda Fetch
Dr. Amanda Fetch Board Member at Large
Amanda Fetch is a seasoned executive leader and mentor with over two decades of experience in Analytics, Data Science, AI, and Machine Learning. Her doctoral research focuses on enhancing space situational awareness and managing orbital debris through Technology, AI, and machine learning, work that earned her the prestigious United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation's Doctoral Award for exceptional PhD candidates. Amanda currently advises several AI startups in the research and government spaces as well as sits on both corporate and nonprofit boards.
Amanda Alexander LPC
Amanda Alexander LPC Board Member at Large
Amanda Alexander holds a master’s degree in counseling and brings a multitude of experience and guidance to Gray Matter Resiliency. Amanda’s practice has a focus in crisis services, where she provides immediate support during critical times. Amanda specializes in helping clients with anxiety, autism spectrum support, bipolar disorder, depression, family relationships, life transitions, military and veteran support, PTSD, stress, and trauma. Amanda believes in the power of therapy to transform lives and is committed to helping individuals find the balance and peace they deserve.