Natalie Saint Fard described her civic work, faith and local organizing on the radio program Bridging the Gap, telling the host she is an entrepreneur, a mother of four and the chair of the City of Salisbury Human Rights Advisory Committee.
Saint Fard said her approach is to "love people out loud," combining faith and tangible service. She described health-care work that requires providing care without judging patients, philanthropic acts such as feeding people during the holidays, and a COVID-era food distribution she and local partners organized for Haitian and Black residents who worked in nearby plants.
Saint Fard outlined formal and informal civic roles: she said she became treasurer of the Democratic Central Committee over the summer, is a member of the NAACP and chairs the Human Rights Advisory Committee. She said the committee includes LGBTQ members and that she will not turn them away: "I will never turn them away because the thing is, I don't I don't live your choice. You're still a soul," she said on the program.
The interview also covered personal background: Saint Fard said she was born to Haitian parents, was raised Catholic and moved to Salisbury after living elsewhere. She described mentorship from local Haitian professionals and said she plans to work on "economic preparedness"—grant writing, LLC formation, business structure and mentoring younger entrepreneurs. "You'll have a first business," she said, describing the message she gives her children.
Saint Fard said the recent disqualification from a council vacancy has led her to a period of "conservation mode" to regroup and restructure priorities for her family and community work. She said she still wants to build opportunities and prepare others to lead.
The program did not include an official response from the City of Salisbury to the on-air claims about the vacancy process; Saint Fard said she had filed a Maryland Public Information Act request and that the Board of Elections asked to meet with her.
Saint Fard said she plans to continue community organizing and entrepreneurship education while pursuing clarity on the administrative decision affecting the vacancy.