J.D. McCrary joined Homes on Wheels Alliance in February 2024 as Executive Director.
J.D. has spent his career leading human services organizations with a focus on forced human migration. J.D. holds a Masters in International Development from Tulane University, a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Georgia State University, and a B.A. in Education from Georgia Southern University. He also graduated from Harvard University Business School’s executive course Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management.
With a domestic and international career of over 25 years, he has had the unique opportunity to work on all seven continents. He began working with refugees while building a nonprofit program providing employment and reconstruction services in Iraq and Palestine. His overseas experience also includes serving in the U.S. Peace Corps in Morocco. Since 2008 J.D. has served refugees, survivors of human trafficking, and other immigrants domestically seeking a safe place to rebuild their lives and livelihoods. He is the founding chair of the Welcome Co-Op, an organization supporting newly arriving refugees in Georgia with housing and other essential services, and is a founder of the public outreach and advocacy group the Coalition of Refugee Serving Agencies.
