Meet Your Facilitators
Dedicated Leaders in Community Education, Healing, & Social Justice
At Potter's Wheel Community Services, our work is rooted in the passion, expertise, and lived experience of our facilitators. With decades of combined service to communities across Massachusetts and beyond, P. Natasha Mitchell and Reverend Brian Mitchell bring scholarship, spiritual grounding, and an unwavering commitment to human dignity to every training, workshop, and engagement they lead.
P. Natasha Mitchell
Founder & Chief Executive Officer | Lead Facilitator
"Regardless of age, educational background, socioeconomic status, or sociopolitical beliefs — we all have the capacity to cause a positive ripple in our serviced communities."
P. Natasha Mitchell is a seasoned community activist, mental health professional, and visionary leader whose work has shaped the landscape of social justice and community wellness across Western Massachusetts for more than thirty years. As the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Potter's Wheel Community Services, Natasha has dedicated her career to creating transformative spaces where individuals, families, and communities are empowered to recognize their capacity for change and lead meaningful lives. Natasha's academic foundation is as diverse as the communities she serves. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, where she pursued a double minor in African Studies and African American Studies — a combination that deepened her understanding of identity, systemic inequity, and the cultural forces that shape human experience. She later earned a Master of Education from Cambridge College, with specialized concentrations in Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling, equipping her with the clinical tools to meet people at their most vulnerable moments. Natasha's approach to community education is both evidence-based and Spirit-led. Inspired by the principles of Holy Scripture, she believes firmly that every person — regardless of age, educational background, socioeconomic status, or political belief — carries within them the capacity to create a positive ripple in the world around them. This conviction is not abstract theory. It is the driving force behind every training she delivers, every policy she challenges, and every family she walks alongside. Throughout her career, Natasha has worked at the intersection of institutional reform and personal transformation. She has been a tireless voice against the construct of institutional racism, while simultaneously addressing the self-destructive behavioral patterns that disproportionately affect inner-city communities. Her work is not transactional — it is relational, rooted in deep respect for the dignity of every person she serves. As a wife and co-facilitator alongside her husband, Reverend Brian Mitchell, and as a proud mother of two, Natasha understands that the work of community healing begins at home and ripples outward. She brings that same wholeness — personal, professional, and spiritual — to Potter's Wheel and to every community she is called to serve.
Brian Mitchell
Co-Facilitator | Community Education Lead | Ordained Minister
"My Spirit-led discernment and the Lord's steady leading have deepened my understanding of God's call — revealing both the weight and beauty of pastoral ministry, and a confidence in the truth of the Christian faith."
Reverend Brian Mitchell is a community leader, ordained minister, and passionate advocate whose life's work is anchored in a single conviction: that every man, every family, and every community deserves the opportunity to be restored, strengthened, and made whole. A native of Springfield, Massachusetts, Rev. Mitchell has served as a leader throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for more than two decades — and his reach extends far beyond state lines, touching communities nationally and internationally. Rev. Mitchell's entry into community work was shaped by transformative partnerships with institutions like the Dunbar Community Center and Northern Educational Services, where he developed the relational skills and community intelligence that continue to define his facilitation style today. His approach to community education is direct, engaging, and intentionally challenging — creating dialogues that push participants to examine their assumptions, confront systemic realities, and leave equipped with practical tools for change. Academically, Rev. Mitchell holds a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministry with an emphasis in Biblical Studies from Grand Canyon University, and he is currently completing his Master of Divinity degree from the same institution. He was formally licensed and ordained to the Gospel ministry — a calling he approaches with both theological rigor and pastoral humility. His personal reflections on ministry capture the depth of that calling and the seriousness with which he stewards it. Rev. Mitchell's contributions to community service have been formally recognized through the Beacon of the Community Award and the Key Player Award — distinctions that reflect not only his individual excellence but the collective impact of his sustained presence in communities that need consistent, trustworthy advocates. At Potter's Wheel Community Services, Rev. Mitchell leads with a particular burden for men — their healing, their restoration, and their return to their families and communities as whole, purposeful contributors. He facilitates trainings and speaking engagements that engage participants in honest, sometimes difficult, always meaningful conversations about identity, responsibility, and community accountability. He is married to his wife and co-facilitator, P. Natasha Mitchell, and is a devoted father of two children.
”The Greatest Ripple is the One That You Never See.”
Potter’s Wheel is deeply committed to advancing work in Cultural Diversity, Trauma Awareness, Restorative Circles, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Gang/Gun Violence Prevention. We focus on and facilitate innovative problem-solving coupled with Family Systems Therapy.