The Coaching Fellowship: Our Women Leaders

Sarah Freeman-Woolpert leads a national network of 125 local Advocacy Teams through the Friends Committee on National Legislation, a Quaker lobby for peace and justice. Sarah is passionate about nonviolent movements, creative activism, and grassroots organizing. She lives in Baltimore, MD.

Kyla Gallagher

Kyla implements technology solutions to expand and deepen the impact of organizations working on pressing global issues. She has worked in the social sector for over a decade, with a focus on project management, team leadership, and data systems. Kyla is passionate about supporting women in tech.

Auralís Herrero-Lugo is an entrepreneur, designer, and educator with over 15 years of product development and small batch production experience in the United States, specializing in integrating ethical practices within the fashion industry and its supply chain.

Elissa Holmes

Over the last decade, Elissa has built strategic collaborations for Partners In Health, leveraging public and private sector resources to transform health systems in low-income countries. Previously, she worked in policy research, human rights supply chain consulting, and workforce development.

Miranda Honcoop

Miranda is a talent consultant focused on building high-performing teams in impact organizations across the world. At Sagana, she works with entrepreneurs in developing their cultures and people practices to help them solve the world's most important problems.

Hannah Howroyd

Hannah is Development Manager at Global Health Corps, a network of 1,100+ equity-minded global health leaders working to transform health systems. She has a decade of fundraising experience at international and domestic rights-based non-profits, and is passionate about health equity and justice.

Elizabeth Igaga

I am a Ugandan anesthesiologist and lecturer working with Makerere University and the Uganda Heart Institute. I am a passionate advocate for perioperative patient safety in the LMIC setting and work with multiple organizations to achieve this.

Courtney Savie Lawrence is a connector by nature with a focus on climate and social innovation. In the past 15 years she has lived, worked and traveled across more than 70 countries in pursuit of positive impact and works with UNICEF, UNDP and coleads Oxford Climate Tech and the Circular Design Lab

Charlotte Povel

Charlotte is an economist with over ten years experience supporting development cooperation projects worldwide. Her focus has been on sustainable water and energy infrastructure solutions to combat climate change and increase climate resilience. She currently lives and works in Rwanda.

Jessie is a skilled connector and impact investor working to drive more capital to underserved communities. She currently invests in early-stage for-profit social enterprises and funds at Gratitude Railroad. She holds an MBA from Berkeley Haas and a BA from Duke. Jessie is based in Los Angeles.

Victoria Zumaeta resides in NYC and is the Manager of National Board Operations at UNICEF USA where she focuses on best-in-class governance practices for the National Board and Executive Office operations. Victoria holds a B.A. in Peace and Justice Studies and Political Science from Pace University.

Jacqueline da Costa

I have been working in the non-profit space in fundraising for slightly over 4 years and am currently working at the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank. Prior to non-profit, I worked in the corporate insurance and risk management space for over a decade. I am located in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Coaching Fellows — 2021 Cohort 2

Sabrina Abdalla

Sabrina is a multi-dimensional spirit whose passions span the domains of education, tech, art, and culture. As a Muslim, Black, woman Sabrina actively engages in community building to push for cultural inclusivity and engagement. She founded a creative wellness platform called Cirri.

Nesima Aberra

Melody is an interdisciplinary international development practitioner committed to promoting climate resilient, sustainable, and inclusive urban development. She has focused on resilient transport, resilient building regulatory frameworks, and how social inclusion can improve resilience outcomes.

Caitlin Bishop

Alyssa is a public health practitioner focused on reforming health systems to equitably deliver primary healthcare in fragile and conflict affected states. She has worked with Ministries of Health and civil society to innovate and scale community health systems in Burma/Myanmar, Burundi and Somalia.

Letizia Dellasin

Letizia is an international development practitioner with experience working in government, non-government organizations and the United Nations. Passionate about both emergency relief and long-term development, she is a native of Italy and works as Partnerships Specialist with UNICEF Afghanistan.

Claire Douglass

Claire Douglass is a founder of The New Fundamentals and has over 15 years of strategic campaign, grassroots, grasstops, and partnership experience.

Olesya Dovgalyuk

I am a young professional & independent researcher passionate about sustainable infrastructure and energy, and experienced in designing project-based learning educational programs. I previously worked as a consultant and researcher with private companies, IGOs and NGOs in Europe and Asia.

Claire Doyle

Claire advocates for accessibility to affordable and quality early childhood education on a global scale. She developed an Early Years English program in a public school in the Netherlands and later became a Head of Preschool in Bangkok, Thailand. She holds an MA in International Education.

Jessie Duke

Jessie Duke is the owner of Bread & Roses Press, a publishing house and small press distributor based in rural Michigan. Jessie has worked in independent publishing for 16 years, and is passionate about finding innovative ways to increase access to quality writing and better support creators.

Lucie Durand

I am leading social innovation programs within multinational companies. I worked previously with Danone on nutrition and access to safe water, and then with Essilor on access to eyeglasses in West Africa. I'm a strong believer in the power of business to solve social and environmental issues.

Stephanie Fischer

Stephanie is the Executive Director at Community Beyond Violence, an agency dedicated to preventing and reducing interpersonal violence in Nevada County, CA. She has over 11 years experience in the field and is passionate about promoting healthy relationships and serving through collaboration.

Wendy Foo

Wendy Foo is a senior associate at Palladium Impact Capital, an impact investment bank that structures transaction and raises capital for social enterprises and impact funds. Passionate about using capital for good, she is working to make impact investing mainstream.

Riah Forbes

Riah works to remove barriers to success for leaders in the Indian social sector, particularly those from marginalised communities. She has previously worked at Google, Endless Computers and Omidyar Network. She holds an MBA from Stanford and an MPA/ID from the Harvard Kennedy School.

Nazly Frias

Nazly is the Global People Manager at Instiglio, a non-profit consultancy that helps make social programs more effective by tying funding to results. She is passionate about making Coaching a main-stream Leadership practice in the public and non-profit sector.

Jessica Fulton

An expert on issues at the intersection of race and economic policy, Jessica focuses on identifying and promoting policies to advance the socioeconomic status of Black communities. She has experience in policymaking at the local, state, and federal levels, and is passionate about structural change.

Marieke Geurts

Marieke is a private equity professional with a passion for emerging markets. Based in Nairobi, she invests in and advises companies across East Africa. She is a principal at Ascent Capital, a leading regional SME fund manager. She previously worked at McKinsey and holds a CEMS MiM degree.

Camila Gomez Wills

I care deeply about human dignity and agency and am dedicated to finding solutions for responsible sourcing as well as best practices to ultimately put an end to modern slavery in our supply chains. I am a program manager with 5 years of experience working in business and human rights.

Alejandra Gorski

Alejandra is passionate about effective policy implementation and services to vulnerable populations. She spent the last decade conducting evaluations to drive improvement for public agencies. Currently she is a Performance Auditor for the City of Berkeley focused on police funding and operations.

Nadee Gunasena

Nadee is a speechwriter and a storyteller who focuses on improving access to knowledge. She leads Executive Communications at the Wikimedia Foundation, the global nonprofit that supports Wikipedia. She celebrates creating more inclusive narratives and more empowered worldwide communities.

Kristin Rose Gustilo

Rose is the Curriculum and Instruction Manager at BagoSphere, a social enterprise that focuses on workforce development. She is a purpose-driven leader who is passionate about helping her fellow Filipinos believe in themselves more, unlock their potential and succeed in their careers.

Grace Ha

Grace works at the intersection of environment, marine science, technology, and philanthropy. Passionate about the importance of diverse voices in environmental issues, she holds a PhD in marine ecology from University of California Davis and currently works as a grantmaker in a family foundation.

Laura Hammett

Laura is an urban planner and climate adaptation specialist committed to enabling equitable climate-resilient development. Her over 11 years of experience has taken her to more than 25 countries - helping governments and organizations both assess and understand climate risks and plan for resilience.

Danielle Haney

Danielle is a scientist committed to engaging communities in the scientific research process. She is an expert at gaining consensus in large scientific organizations and leading cross-functional teams. She currently leads U.S. Respiratory Patient Advocacy for a pharmaceutical company.

Jillian Harmon

Jillian is passionate about helping young people find meaning and purpose through experiential education. As an educator with a background in service-learning and design thinking, she currently manages programs at Project Invent. She lives in Chicago and is a graduate of Cornell University.

Sarah Iskander

Sarah is passionate about giving back and building a sustainable future for all. From the UNHCR, to philanthropic initiatives, and most recently working to deploy Hyperloop in the Arabian Gulf; Sarah has an an unequivocal commitment to helping the people of the MENA region.

Kristen Itani Koue

For more than 10 years Kristen Itani Koue has work within or alongside social enterprises, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. She currently serves as Senior Impact Manager at Sama- a Certified B Corporation- where she leads the company's social impact and sustainability efforts.

Sandhya Jetty

I am passionate about the intersection of politics, tech, and media. I work at BallotReady, a nonpartisan civic engagement startup that is helping create a more informed and engaged electorate. I was previously a management consultant and have conducted research on social enterprises in India.

Beverly Jiang

Beverly is a learning and development strategist at the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that oversees Wikipedia. She designs learning and leadership initiatives, working towards social and systemic justice through free knowledge.

Kori Joneson

Kori's passion is to create space for people to feel seen and heard to support flourishing in the workplace and beyond. Through her company, Symbio Strategies, Kori helps people in organizations better understand their experiences through meaningful feedback and dialogue in which every voice counts.

Shaneika Faye Bernette Juaneza

Shay is an international fundraiser creating stellar impact with nonprofits from different continents and across varying issue areas, such as education, water and sanitation, and sustainable energy to name a few. Based in the Philippines she has a master's degree in Political Economy.

Judith Kaine

Judith blends strategy and creativity across the domains of public health, education, & art. She is the founder and director of a visual-art focused Social Enterprise based in Rwanda, where she has catalyzed numerous social impact programs focused on the use of creativity for development.

Edna Karanja

Edna is an International Development professional with vast experience in the East African entrepreneurial ecosystem. Through her work within different sectors, she is fully committed to supporting strategies that deliver on advancing sustainable development goals in Africa and create a better world

Adriana Karpinska

After having worked on bringing electricity to remote areas of Southeast Asia, I joined a social enterprise in Myanmar to focus on social impact, sustainability and climate resilience in rural farming communities. I am passionate about languages, inspired by cultures and eager to take photographs.

Jenny Kauffman

Jenny has spent her career working in policy development and program operations for both government and non-profit organizations. She is passionate about accountability in government to advance social, environmental and health equity.

Miriam Kochman

Miriam is passionate about development finance and improving access to water and sanitation (WASH) services. She currently serves as the Infrastructure Finance Advisor for USAID's Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Finance project, focused on urban utilities in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia.

Amy Kranzler

Amy is a psychologist at Montefiore Medical Center, where she is the Clinical Director of the Adult DBT Program & Associate Director of the CBT Training Program. Amy co-founded the Becoming an Emerging Adult at Montefiore (BEAM) program, which focuses on improving mental health care for young adults

Rebecca Landy

Rebecca is an intersectional feminist with a JD and expertise in US and international human rights law, advocacy, engagement, and program management. She has held roles with the Center for Constitutional Rights, US Human Rights Network, Human Rights Funders Network, and Women Enabled International.

Julia Leitner

Julia has spent her career organizing and training for electoral and labor union campaigns. She currently serves as Director of Training for Arena, a national organization that convenes, trains, and supports the next generation of candidates and campaign staff.

Annabelle Lim

Annabelle is the Publication Head of Oasis by KrASIA, a digital tech media company. She is passionate about media for social impact and has interviewed the wavemakers at the world's top companies and tech unicorns. A lawyer by training, she previously led a media social enterprise in Singapore.

Alyssa Lockley

Alyssa is the current Program Coordinator at a non-profit aiming to provide the urgent needs of children in state protective care. With experience in advocacy and an interest in social justice, Alyssa hopes to grow and continue assisting in positive improvements in her own community and beyond.

Jinxin Ma

Yolanda Jinxin Ma is a cross-disciplinary professional with 10+ experience in digital transformation, international development, impact investment, social innovation, digital media, and data journalism. She is currently Head of Digital Policy & Global Partnerships at UNDP based in New York.

Michelle Maglasang

MM is a fundraising strategist and development sector professional from Manila, Philippines. With her keen interest in sustainability issues, she recently completed her masters degree in Environmental Science and Ecosystem Management. MM is an avid diver, weekend adventurer, and voracious reader.

Sarah Mah

Sarah has worked in earth science, strategy development, and circular economy, and is passionate about driving positive environmental change. Originally from Canada, Sarah is now working in Germany as the Global Sustainability Manager for Siegwerk, a global player in the packaging industry.

Samantha Malunga

Samantha Malunga is an Associate Program Officer at The ELMA Philanthropies Services. She is passionate about increasing access to improved maternal and child health, sexual and reproductive health rights, and early childhood development in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Livia Marati

Livia is the founder of Ina Wellness Collective, an inclusive Guam-based company with a mission to inspire a holistic lifestyle and make wellness accessible. She is a health coach, a yoga teacher for adults and kids and is passionate about designing transformational retreat experiences for the soul.

Chanel Marin

Chanel is a humanitarian professional with 10 years experience implementing evidence-based programs for youth impacted by violence. She has spent 5 years managing projects in South Sudan, Iraq, Somalia, and Honduras and previously worked in US migration. She holds an MPH from Yale University.

Ana Martin Aransay

Vocation for social change and women's empowerment. Going towards the promotion of African cultures in my home country. Currently living in Rwanda working in NGO. I consider myself a person in constant search for meaning and reduction of incoherence: Always trying to learn and unlearn

Anna McGurk

Anna has worked creating content and digital strategies for campaigns focusing on climate change and ocean plastic pollution in China, and more recently for MSF´s Access Campaign taking on big pharma to demand equitable access to medicines, vaccines and tests in low-and middle-income countries.

Julie Meng

Julie is a coalition architect: a hybrid professional who builds innovation by activating people, resources, and investments towards a shared vision. She currently makes change as a Future of Work strategist, external partnerships manager, and ERG leader at Guild Education.

Lauren Milord

As DreamUp's Director of Programs, Lauren Milord expands access to space-based educational opportunities for learners worldwide. Prior to joining DreamUp, Lauren was Community Engagement Specialist at Boston Public Schools and earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations at Tufts University.

Christine is the Executive Director at Edu Child Foundation Uganda. A non profit that focuses on helping vulnerable children especially girls get access to education. She is passionate about empowering young girls to develop healthy esteem and leadership skills. She runs monthly medical outreaches.

Allen Nakalo

Kelly Procida is a Manager on the Global Cause Partnerships team at UNICEF USA. Working with civil society organizations, she leads strategic communications and engagement opportunities, showcasing partners impact on their support for the world's children.

Judith Rakowski

Originally from Italy, now in Finland, Monica is a creative and interior designer with a mission. Using strategic design thinking she is determined to see a change in interior design and construction industry advocating for sustainable practices and the use of emerging materials and technologies.

Sapna Saleem

Sapna is a graduate student at Harvard University where she explores the impact of education in social justice. She is an engineer, who pivoted into education through Teach for India and continued to work on educational projects across India and Kenya for the last 8 years. She was raised in Bahrain.

Johanna Schaefer-Kehnert

I am passionate about intersectional feminism and social justice. As a consultant in the field of development cooperation and humanitarian aid I work with public sector and civil society organizations on gender equality and human rights issues.

Daphne Schreur

Daphne is an economist with a strong interest in public financial management and sovereign debt issues, currently working in government. She is also passionate about social entrepreneurship and co-founded a business incubator for young entrepreneurs while working as an economic advisor in Zanzibar.

Sonal Shah

Sonal Shah is the Executive Director of the Centre of Sustainable and Equitable Cities and the founder of The Urban Catalysts, advising multiple stakeholders - governments, development banks, philanthropic organizations and think tanks on sustainable, equitable city planning and transport.

Fatuma Shideh

Fatuma is a Humanitarian Program Officer with over 10 years of experience, working on issues related to displacement, instability, and early recovery from crises. She is passionate about finding opportunities for those impacted by crises to lead on solutions and supporting transformational change.

Regan Smith

Regan Smith works as the Jr. Chief of Staff at GAN. Her role exists to help entrepreneurs around the globe to receive connections and resources to build successful companies. Her passion is to alleviate poverty through entrepreneurship. In her free time she loves hosting meaningful dinner parties!

Areesa Somani

Areesa is the Deputy Director of Organizing at When We All Vote, a nonprofit, nonpartisan initiative created by Michelle Obama to increase civic participation and close the race and age gap in voting. She is guided by her belief that every person has the power to create extraordinary change.

Zofia Stachowska

Zofia is a venture builder and a product manager who works at the intersection of financial inclusion and technology in East Africa. She is passionate about impact that innovation can create for underserved communities. She's driven by exploration, new learnings and solving problems that matter.

Julia Sunderland

Julia is a passionate problem solver combatting the global climate crisis through high performance & sustainable material solutions made from microalgae. Julia has a background in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Management Consulting and thrives at the intersection of science and strategy.

Priya Surya

Priya Surya is the founder of Goodwill, a personal finance app that helps young families in India and Singapore create a will and guardianship plan for their children, from the safety and comfort of home. Prior to Goodwill, Priya worked to expand financial access to insurance and credit across Asia.

Lauren Trondsen

Kimmy is a Development Manager at Smarter Good where she supports nonprofits and social enterprises across the globe through strategic development and fundraising management support. She is passionate about strengthening the capacities of social organizations to create more impact in the world.

Keli Yen

How does an organisation become an exemplar of the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals? I'm learning by experimenting in my family's businesses based in Taiwan, in my work implementating Agenda 2030 in the municipality of Gävle, Sweden & in my personal agency globally.

Mariam Zabakhidze

Mariam is an international development practitioner with more than seven years of work experience focusing on nature protection, combating climate change and good governance. She holds a MA degree in Globalisation, Business and Development from IDS at University of Sussex, UK.

Coaching Fellows — 2021 Cohort 1

SANDRA ABROKWA

I am a development enthusiast who is keen to influence change through technology, sustainable commercial interventions and strategic partnerships. My experience spans diverse industries including telco, e-commerce, payments systems consulting and ICT4D in Ghana and the US.

Khadijah Abdul Nabi

Khadijah Abdul Nabi is a Graphic Designer.|She is the Creative Director and founder of a female-led creative studio called, Ya Khadijah where she specializes in creating brand identities for female entrepreneurs in the Middle East.

Miriam Aced

Miriam works on issues related to racial justice, migration and intersectional feminism. She manages the Berlin office of IRAP and was previously the speaker of a coalition working to overturn a headscarf ban in Berlin. She has published on refugee issues with special focus on Palestine.

Linda is a legal professional working on the protection and promotion of the most basic rights and liberties of people in and from the Middle East and North Africa and refugees in Switzerland. She is also passionate about promoting equity, exploring the world in a sustainable manner and gardening.

Jennie believes that the Commons are a powerful vehicle for social change. As the Executive Director of Library Futures, she is focused on growing the organization and its reach and fostering a culture of open, inclusive leadership to support equitable library community, technology, and advocacy.

Johanna Hartung

Johanna is passionate about enhancing women's participation in the digital transformation as users, creators, employees, entrepreneurs, innovators and leaders. She is currently leading the Digital Transformation Center of GIZ in Ghana strengthening local approaches to digital inclusion. |

Betty Hautbout

I am dedicated to provide equal access to opportunities for all, and I currently do that through my position as a Director of Ashinaga Senegal. I am convinced that through education and transformative leadership, young people will become actors of a positive change and I love to play a part in this.

Katharine Hawthorne

Katharine is Vice President with the Builders Fund, a growth stage private equity fund focused on purpose-driven businesses. She invests in and supports companies pursuing sustainable growth in climate solutions, sustainable food/ag, health/wellness, and human elevation/social justice.

Hailey Hechtman

I am a creative, intentional and purpose-driven social impact leader with a passion for co-creative team development, strength-based program implementation and collective impact. I am the Executive Director for Causeway Work Centre, promoting inclusion through meaningful work.

Brittany Heller

Brittany has been working in clean energy in variety of roles since 2015; including sales, construction, and training. Currently, she is Sr. Manager, Workforce & Community Engagement at a solar nonprofit where she runs training programs to increase accessibility and make the industry more inclusive.

Maya Higgins

Maya's professional hats include serving as a facilitator, program director, and change agent focused on connecting and uplifting individuals to help them take effective climate and social action centered around equity, justice, leadership, and the natural world.

Maya Holm

As Program & Communications Manager, Maya Holm brings her experience in capacity building, relationship management, and communications to drive meaningful programs that facilitate creative growth at ZERO1, an art and technology nonprofit based in San Francisco, CA.

Victoria Hopkins

Victoria is the Program Director with Save the Children, currently based in Bangkok. She works on human rights issues in both development and humanitarian contexts, and holds a Master's degree in International Affairs. She has a unique interest in transformative leadership.

Mische Kang is a learning experience designer who works with organizations to build inclusive spaces for innovative education for learners of all ages. Her past work has taken her to partner with communities across South Africa, Rwanda, Chile, and most recently, back home in California.

Grace Kankindi

Grace currently works as a Strategic Investment Analyst at Rwanda Development Board (RDB) where she negotiates investment deals on behalf of the government. RDB is a government institution with the mission to accelerate the economic development in Rwanda by enabling private sector growth

Lily Keledorme

As the Head of Impact and Learning at Farmerline, Lily leads the mandate of helping farmers succeed to create lasting profit for themselves. Through innovation, resilience, and collaboration, she brings this mission to bear. Lily is passionate about modeling BOP services and empowering others.

Kiana Kelly

Kiana is an anti-hunger advocate and talented fundraiser, passionate about building a sustainable food system through impactful investments and collective action. As Development Coordinator for the Congressional Hunger Center, she cultivates donor partnerships to fight hunger by developing leaders.

Jess is a leadership and organizational development consultant with a passion for building effective teams, systems, and organizations. As Director of Client Solutions at The Leadership Development Group, she works to develop leaders across the health ecosystem.

Francesca Moree

Francesca is passionate about survivor advocacy, women's health, and the role of policy change in promoting both of these issue areas. She is currently the Business Development Manager at Change Research and works to connect mission-driven organizations to winning research & insights.

Vivienne Mulema

Vivienne is passionate about elevating humanity through universal healthcare, Vivienne has been providing technical advice and support to governments in over 15 African and Asian countries to develop, implement and evaluate policies that improve health systems for over 10 years. She has an MPH from LSHTM.

Magalie Ménard

Magalie is an advocate for gender equality and is passionate about creating a just and sustainable world for all. Currently based in Tanzania, she volunteers supporting community-based organizations to increase access to justice for women and encourage women's leadership.

Katie Nelson

Katie has worked in humanitarian response, microfinance, and global health, and is passionate about addressing the root causes of conflict and displacement. She is currently a Program Manager with the Mines Advisory Group, working on weapons & arms management and conflict transformation in Somalia.

Wanjiru Ngige

Wanjiru works at CrossBoundary Energy, a company that finances, develops, and operates renewable energy solutions for African enterprises. As Operations Manager, Wanjiru enjoys innovating and implementing strategies that allow companies to unlock insights in their data through analysis and data visualisation.

Santa Nibedita

Santa Nibedita is a rural development practitioner in PRADAN. She works with Adivasi and Dalit women farmers in the poorest pockets of India on their economic, social and political transformation through collective action, livelihood enhancement and assertion of their rights and entitlements.

Alli O'Connell

Alli leads marketing & communications for the Autodesk Foundation, supporting entrepreneurs & innovators to scale solutions to inequality & climate change. She also runs a social enterprise that connects women artisans in Guatemala to a global network.

Maryanne Ochola

Maryanne is the Head of Partnerships and Programs at Shujaaz Inc, East Africa’s biggest youth brand. With experience in impact investing and the commercial banking, she is passionate about building networks for change. Her work focuses on amplifying the voices of young Africans. Maryanne holds an MBA from IE Business School

Toyosi Olowoyeye

Toyosi is a New York City-based, equity strategist with a background in global health and program design. Toyosi works with global organizations to build anti-racist, decolonized workplaces that are psychologically safe and supportive for communities of color and historically marginalized groups.

Aylin Oncel

Passionate about social justice, women's rights, and leveraging tech for good, Aylin is a social impact leader with over 10 years of experience in law, tech, and the nonprofit sector. She holds a J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law and currently leads Legal and Development at U.S. Digital Response.

Ana María Osorio

Ana is an Associate at Instiglio, a non-profit consultancy that helps make social programs more effective by tying funding to results. Before this, she worked in the Macroeconomics and Public Policy Direction at LATAM'S Development Bank and as a research assistant for Universidad de los Andes.

Alyssa Owens

Alyssa is a global educator who is passionate about increasing opportunities for students through improved learning outcomes. She leads curriculum and instruction work across Asia Pacific for Generation, a nonprofit that connects unemployed young people with meaningful work.|

Andrea Perdomo

Andrea is the co-founder of Revolar a Techstars Company & currently the Network Catalyst, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Techstars. At Techstars her role is to plan, coordinate and ignite the power of the Techstars network and partners on behalf of underrepresented entrepreneurs.

Anisha is a public health researcher, tutor, and mentor. She aspires to be a mental health clinician and advocate for communities of color, focusing on refugee and immigrant women and children.

Larissa Ushizima

Larissa is the co-founder and CEO of Alma Mater Women Mentoring, an innovative program in Brazil to empower young women and bridge the gap between higher education and employment. She lived in five countries, where she worked with multicultural teams and exercised empathy.

Sarah Vaccaro

Sarah is Principal of OJK Architecture and Planning, a firm dedicated to tackling the housing crisis from all angles. Sarah believes architecture has the power and responsibility to improve |lives through purposefully designed spaces and by affecting positive social change in the broader community.

Lauri Valerio

Lauri Valerio works at social sector consulting firm Community Wealth Partners to create content, design communications strategies, and partner with nonprofits and foundations to shift power and resources. She's passionate about using narratives to drive change.

Suzanne Van de Beek

Suzanne is passionate about a sustainable and equitable world for all. She works on government relations in renewables and is excited to advance the energy transition. Suzanne holds an LLM, MA, and MBA and has previously worked in the UN system, in diplomacy and for various non-profits.

Karen Vandergaag

Karen is a co-founder and product manager for Chomoka, a social enterprise fintech targeting access to finance for rural women's savings groups. Based in Tanzania, she spends her time matching customer needs to new solutions and working with an amazing team to scale Chomoka to new markets.

Paola Verhaert

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Paola is a historian working at the intersection of social justice and technology. She is the Knowledge Manager at The Engine Room, where she supports civil society organisations to dissect and build systems of information that allow for an intentional and collaborative production of knowledge.

Dana Vigran

Dana is a communications professional who has worked with international organizations around the world to craft and share stories that further their work. Dana has a background in sustainable development, gender and youth rights with an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Angela heads the laboratory division at Ilara Health, a Kenya-based health tech startup. She is passionate about science & innovation as tools to promote sustainable community development. She moved to Africa after her PhD in Nanoscience, with a research project between Denmark and The Netherlands.

Myrthe van den Broek

Myrthe is a researcher at War Child Holland, with a background in anthropology. She is a PhD candidate at the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research. Her work focuses on developing and evaluating strategies to improve access to mental healthcare for children and adolescents in adversities.

Nightingale Fellows — 2021

Marwah Abdalla

Dr. Marwah Abdalla is a cardiologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. She is also a clinical researcher with expertise in hypertension and sleep and a passion for eliminating healthcare disparities in local and global communities.

Jennifer Anderson

Jen strives to inspire resiliency in others. Jen values authenticity, autonomy, and loyalty and takes pride in utilizing her values to help inspire growth in others. Jen works for an organization that focuses on reducing stigma and empowering individuals to live life to the fullest.

Kathryn Ault

Kathryn is a certified nurse-midwife working in rural Alaska. She has a passion for public health and policy work and is very interested in taking the next steps to making real systematic change in our healthcare system. When not working, Kathryn likes to spend time with her 2 kids and her husband.

Nodreen Christine Ayupo

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I am ac cardiac anesthesiologist in the only specialized cardiac centre in our country, serving a population of about 44 million people. I am also currently involved in advocacy and capacity building for better health care, particularly in the field of anesthesia that is rather virgin at the moment.

Megan Bailey

My name is Megan Bailey. I am a DC Native, Public Health advocate and a clinical nurse leader. I have worked in the medical field for over 13 years, with 6 years of specialized Nursing training. Yet of all of the credentials that are associated with what I do, I enjoy the title of mom the most.

Chrystalynne Bechtel

My name is chrystalynne. I’ve been married for 10 years to a cop/business owner. I have 5 incredible children, all under the age of 14 so I stay busy! I’m from New Orleans but now live in south Mississippi. I’m a Pharmacy Manager at a retail pharmacy and absolutely love my what I do.

Michelle Bernabe

Michelle helped develop the first psychedelic esketamine program in NYC and helped build a BIPOC and LGBTQ mental health coaching initiative during the pandemic. She is also a Co-Founder of Sphere, which brings affordable and accessible psychedelic and psychiatric therapies, directly to employers.

Henrike Beverungen

Henrike is a medical doctor specializing in urology. She loves doing surgery and empowering female job startes to pursue a career in a surgical field. Currently she is planning to establish a mentoring platform. Besides that she loves various sports and has crossed the Alps by bike in 2021.

Kitty is currently working as the Operations Manager of the Parkdale Community Food Bank, a progressive & barrier-free charitable food bank supporting the needs of the Parkdale community in Toronto. Kitty is passionate about food sovereignty, security, justice & public health in her community.

Marisa Singer

Marisa has spent her career serving refugee and immigrant communities in various contexts. For the past decade Marisa has provided bilingual therapy to children and families in the Latino community in Brooklyn & Oakland. Marisa has a young daughter who lights up her life and keeps her on her toes.

Selene Sobert

Passionate and innovative real estate professional committed to providing sustainable, high-quality affordable housing. Creative leader focused on stakeholder collaboration and empowerment to develop high-impact solutions for vulnerable populations.

Sandra Trinidad

I am a Latina Public Health professional (pronouns:she/her) who was the first in my family to attend college and receive a graduate degree. I live in Los Angeles and work for the local Public Health Department on pandemic response. I enjoy fermenting fruits and vegetables and hiking local trails.

Julie Woulfe

Dr. Julie Woulfe is a psychologist, researcher, and advocate for mental health equity- particularly for sexual and gender-diverse people. At present, she is a staff therapist and supervisor at Syracuse University Counseling Center.

Coaching Fellows — 2020 Cohort 2

Farwa Akbari

Farwa is greatly excited and passionate about opportunities designed to culminate a better world. Farwa is currently studying Public Health and biology at the University of Michigan. Deeply devoted to public service, Farwa heads a mental-health awareness non-profit, Finding Light. Farwa is committed to living a purposeful and joyous life, and spreading positivity.

Silvia Alonso

I am a scientist, working on pro-poor solutions to the global challenges in agriculture and health. Working in Africa, I am passionate about supporting young scientists from developing countries develop their scientific skills and build their capacity to become future global leaders in research.

Lavanya Anand

Lavanya is Vice President at VestedWorld, an Africa-focused impact investment firm. She is passionate about innovation and investment in emerging markets as a tool for economic development and poverty alleviation. She is currently based in Nairobi and spends her time supporting entrepreneurs.

Leah Angle

Leah leads the Product Design team at DoSomething, the largest non-profit for young people and social change. She leverages design to inspire millions of young people to make an impact in their communities. Leah holds an MA in Communication from Pratt Institute.

Leah Anyanwu

Leah is a passionate educator and life-long learner. She believes that access to a quality education is a human right and that everybody deserves a chance to self actualize. Leah started her career as a classroom teacher before moving to Nairobi to work in international development.

Lisette Anzoategui

Lisette works within the international development field to utilize right-fit monitoring, evaluation, and learning in conflict-affected settings. She is a technical specialist with a passion for creating usable, innovative data capture and M&E systems in fragile areas.

As B4YT Int’ Programs Director, Jocelyn aims to empower youth to become educated citizens through the arts. A UNA Fellow, classical vocalist, and recovering perfectionist with an MA in Conflict Resolution, she embraces the interdisciplinary to develop programs in peacebuilding and youth development.

Geoanna Corneby

Geo works with NGOs & social enterprises to advance a personal goal to help create a more equitable and sustainable economic system. She is currently a consultant at Aidenvironment, a mission-driven consultancy dedicated to eliminate deforestation from agricultural value chains.

Kataney Couamin

Kataney Couamin, daughter of Haitian immigrants, ensures the utmost effectiveness of Philadelphia's workforce system. Kataney's expertise fosters the strategic development of public welfare. She holds a Bachelor's of Sociology, a Master of Counseling, and is an MPA candidate at Villanova University.

Cassy Cox

Cassy found her calling at the IRC in New York City. Since then Cassy has gone on to lead strategic program delivery in East and West Africa. Currently, at DataKind, she developed a global strategy to use data science to create systems change in the international development sector.

Ariel Dekovic

As Head of Global Communications at ICLEI, Ariel brings her background in strategy, communications and sustainable development to advocate for change in cities around the world. With both an MBA and a career working for NGOs, she is passionate about skills-building for social impact warriors.

Juliette Devillard

Juliette is a strategic thinker, community builder and project manager working to transition society to cleaner, greener, and more sustainable ways of life. At Activate, Juliette helps scientists and engineers with innovations that can impact society to take their idea from concept to impact.

Gabi is a human rights researcher focusing on using technology to expose human rights violations. She works as the Head of Open Source Research at Human Rights Watch and is passionate about training others and learning new approaches.

Luisa Izuzquiza

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Luisa Izuzquiza is a freedom of information activist based in Brussels, Belgium. Luisa does research, gives advice on, campaigns, and litigates for access to information on Europe's migration and border control policies. Her work has a special focus on the EU's border police, Frontex.

Erica Johnson

Erica has experience with international organisations across the arts, environment and wellbeing sectors. Currently managing operations at The Wellbeing Project, she is passionate about cultivating inner wellbeing and catalyzing a shift to a more human-centered social change culture.

Sophia Jones

Sophia enjoys helping to advance the lives of young women & girls to ensure they are equipped and have a voice. She believes when you are whole, confident and show up in your full potential you can achieve whatever it is you want. She has a background in Community & Human Services with a focus in Community Advocacy and Non Profit Management.

Uchechi Kalu

Uchechi Kalu is the Founder and Co-host of The Buddy Pass, a podcast that tells the untold stories of African Americans who have left the American Dream to thrive in unexpected countries around the world. She's lived all around the world, most recently in China, and can't wait to explore more.

Payal Kapadia

Payal is passionate about equity work, specifically in the field of education. Formerly a classroom teacher, she now leads a coaching team at OneGoal NY that supports high school teachers in the postsecondary access and success space. Additionally, Payal helps lead the regional DEI work at OGNY.

Liza Katsman

Liza is a recent UCLA MBA grad, navigating her career towards building better organizations and employee culture, while promoting diverse and equitable environments within and adjacent to her professional work. She hopes to help tech/startups create more inclusive and accessible environments.

Lauren Kee

Lauren is committed to making the path toward personal fulfillment and leadership more equitable. At The Posse Foundation, she supports diverse groups of college students with career development. With a background in consulting and yoga teaching, she embeds empathy and efficiency into her work.

Latrina Kelly-James

Latrina believes that equity and liberation is a core of organizational culture. She is Chief of Equity & Racial Justice at Center for Popular Democracy and has led capacity building efforts with grassroots healing & violence reduction organizations, leading with a lens of harm, justice and healing

Farhanaz Kermalli

Farhanaz is a Program Director for Internews South Sudan, where she brings her passion for access to information and accountability in international development. A former U.S. government policy analyst, this southern California native is grounded in teams that lead with inclusion and compassion.

Charlotte Lapp is the Statewide Manager for the Ending Exploitation Collaborative. Throughout her career, Charlotte has worked to find points of intersection across varying industries to build partnerships that propel social activism forward. She lives in Seattle with her husband and dog, Watson.

Ranu is passionate about using research and evaluation to promote and protect migrant and refugee rights. On her free time, you can find Ranu walking her dog, taking care of her plants, and making and sharing food with loved ones.

Tamiko Nettles

Tamiko is a lifelong educator that develops impactful programs to motivate leaders and build effective teams. Tamiko cares about people. She collaborates with others to launch new initiatives that improve educator experiences, end homelessness, and empower communities.

Patricia Njoya

Patricia currently works in Finance for Pur Projet, a social enterprise. She previously spent 10 years working for an accounting firm and made the change to align values and experience. She is passionate about using her experience to help her organization pursue its mission.

Sibonelo Nongcula

As a Business Development Manager at Numeric, Sibonelo is responsible for the financial health and sustainability of the organisation. Her belief that every child has the right to a quality education is what has kept in working in development focusing on education for over 8 years.

Marion Ntiru

Marion has worked in finance & philanthropy, and is passionate about the intersection of business, social impact & Africa. Currently she manages the portfolio of The ELMA Growth Foundation, which supports organizations with scalable models of improving the lives of low-income communities in Africa.

Marilyn Nyanteh

Marilyn is a budgeting professional, and she uses her expertise to help organizations monitor their costs and associated revenues to ensure that their spending is in line with their values. She is the Associate Vice President for Budget and Planning at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, NY.

Meghan O'Brien Lowery

Meghan is passionate about inspiring change. Her greatest joys include empowering others to find their voice, shift their perspective, educate their experience and unearth their power. Meghan is passionate about best practices, collective action, reshaping philanthropy and relational literacy.

Ana Pantelic

Ana Pantelic, PhD is a social entrepreneur and international development professional working at the confluence of systems change, social innovation, and economic opportunity. A prolific public speaker and researcher, she is a native of Serbia and is currently Social Policy Manager at UNICEF Uganda.

Amy Patanasinth

Amy spent the last decade working at the intersection of development, governance and stabilization. She is passionate about supporting change agents who work to make their communities safer. As USAID Deputy Country Representative, she manages assistance to the democratic transition in Malaysia.

Mary Rocheleau is a humanitarian technologist, passionate about building technology products to advance humanitarian aid and development. She currently works on the Technology for Development team at Mercy Corps focusing on predictive modeling, and holds degrees in Computer Science and Psychology.

Caitlin Ruffman

Caitlin prioritizes work that brings equity, accountability and transformation to a world where oppression is deeply embedded. Meaningful change starts small, with values based work and community care. She believes it's her responsibility to build toward an equitable world for future generations.

Sofia Salazar

Sofia Salazar (they/them) is a life coach and the co-founder of BirthBabyBody, an online hub of classes for new parents that creates inclusive spaces in perinatal and parenting education. An educator at heart, they empower people to nurture a deeper connection to themselves and those around them.

Mariana Sarmiento

Mariana is a a specialist in environmental policy and strategy and works in biodiversity finance. She holds a Master's degree in Environmental Policy and Management from Yale University and holds a Bachelors from Tulane University. She is the mother of two girls an lives in Colombia.

Shanehi Shah

Shanehi is passionate about all things social justice. After 12 years in the public and private sectors and various fields, she now works as a social impact consultant. Her mission is to help us, as a society, access our deepest, most radical empathy and harness our kindness for meaningful change.

Selene Shen

Selene is passionate about women’s advancement through leadership development. Having worked both corporate and educational consulting fields, she is now transitioning to the adult development space and aspires to become a leadership coach. She strives to build a collaborative learning community and safe space for women to develop as leaders and realize their full potential.

Pratyusha Sibal

Pratyusha is deeply committed to women-centered change and her passion to work towards gender justice stems from a myriad of personal experiences. Her past work experiences have centered around supporting engagement on gender equality programming that enhances women’s legal, economic and political rights in the Asia Pacific.

Caroline Simangaliso Makumbe

Caroline is a Child Rights Activist. Her passion stems from amplifying the voices of the marginalized. She is the Child Rights Officer at the Graça Machel Trust and Founder of the CarolMaks Voice, a Motivational Speaking Company which inspires women and children to live their full potential.

Kathryn Spencer

At the Skoll Foundation, Kathryn sources high-potential social impact organizations, conducts due diligence on strategic investment opportunities, and manages partnerships with portfolio organizations pursuing lasting, large-scale social change.

Prashanthi Subramaniam

Prashanthi is a communications specialist working on climate change, gender equality and environmental sustainability. Her passion lies in strategy and storytelling for impact and shining a spotlight on issues, ideas and people who matter. She works with the United Nations in Bangkok, Thailand.

Xin is a fundraising professional with human rights grantmaking experience. She believes movement-led philanthropy and donor of color activism support the revolutionary transfer of power necessary for social justice movements. Xin is an intersectional feminist, pro-Black, and anti-capitalist.

Shahrzad Yavari

Barbara is dedicated to promoting civil rights and the rule of law and to helping communities thrive. She has experience in the public and private sectors and serves in a quasi-judicial role at a state human rights agency. Barbara was born and raised in the Los Angeles area and lives in Chicago.

Genevieve Barrons

Genevieve leads network expansion for Segovia Technologies, a fintech company that aims to reduce the cost and complexity of sending money into Africa. Previously she was the Country Director of GiveDirectly Malawi, which provides unconditional cash transfers to people living in extreme poverty.

Fouzia Bencheikh

By day, Fouzia is the Applied Learning Officer at Malala Fund where she supports education activists with the skills needed to advance access to girls' education. By night, she is a board member for Teaching for Change, an organization advancing multicultural education and social justice in the U.S.

Sriya Bhattacharyya

Dr. B is a psychologist working with individuals, communities, and structures to heal and liberate from oppression. She uses art & trauma-informed approaches. At present, she is a Fellow at Harvard Medical School & Albert Einstein College of Medicine and works at a public hospital in the Bronx, NY.

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Laura Buckley

Laura is a social justice advocate and head of Care Management Initiatives at the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers. She is passionate about equity and harm reduction and fights to improve health and social outcomes for people with complex needs. |

Agnieszka Bulacik

Agnieszka is a creative facilitator working in culture, arts, and education. Co-founder of new visions - an organization that transforms existing narratives to create a more equitable and inclusive world; exercising a compassionate and critical approach aims to drive sustainable systemic change.

Sandra Butler

Talent is equally distributed around the world, but access to resources is not. This core tenet has driven my career in global health and my work training women in salary negotiations. Today, I lead partnerships, strategy and growth for a design-thinking team at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Samantha Carter

Sam is a Research Advisor at Founders Pledge, where she works with entrepreneurs to ensure that their philanthropy is as impactful as possible. She is passionate about using research and data to address poverty and inequality.

Courtney Chang

Courtney is a creative problem-solver passionate about applying systems thinking, human-centered design, and business principles to public health and social justice issues. At IDEO.org she leads the Billion Girls CoLab to drive collaboration and innovation for adolescent girl health in East Africa.

Cherrelle is a co-founder and director of a nonprofit organisation that provides life skills education to children in vulnerable communities through dance. She believes that socials and emotional learning should be an essential part of every curriculum, in every school, for every child.

Kara Keating Bench

Dr. Keating Bench is a family medicine physician practicing in a federally qualified community health center north of Boston. She is passionate about improving health outcomes among underserved populations, patient by patient.

Genevieve Kelly

Genevieve is the General Manager & CEO of HappyTap Vietnam, a small startup that produces and sells an award-winning handwashing device designed for low-resource settings. She could talk forever about toilets, human-centered design, social enterprise and/or cultural norms.

Jen Kendall

Jen works with public libraries, largely in rural areas. She is an advocate for marginalized groups, celebrating access to libraries for all, while ensuring collections and policies are inclusive by design. She is happiest when she can direct someone to a book or resource that enriches their lives.

Zakiya Keys

Hello! My name is Zakiya Keys and I live in Houston, Texas with my husband and our three pets. I attended Texas A&M University where I studied Psychology. Understanding how people ``work`` has always been a passion of mine and all of my hobbies and interests stem from that initial love of psychology!

Nora Kiefer

Nora works to create a more differentiated image of Africa in German parliament. As a political scientist & psychologist, she is passionate about foreign policy & conducted research in Africa & Southeast Asia. Justice is her driver: As a certified trainer, Nora works with disadvantaged communities.

Yasmeen Shaheen-McConnell

Yasmeen is passionate about building leadership, opportunity, and community. As the managing director of strategic engagement for Service Year Alliance, she works to make national service part of growing up in America by nurturing relationships and partnerships across sectors.

As a journalist, Hilary has spent her career highlighting the intersectional solutions that exist to environmental and social challenges. She recently worked with Harvard University to create educational case studies examining how human health is affected by anthropogenic environmental change.

Shahira Esmail

Shahira is a Director at Climate Smart Group, where she leads with passion to develop scientifically rigorous solutions for reducing GHG emission from the agricultural, forestry and clean-tech sectors. She is also a Board Member for the Bay Area's Women's Environmental Network.

Stephanie Farmer

Stephanie is motivated by inspiring others to transform into the best version of themselves. Before starting at The Coaching Fellowship she worked at the National Science Foundation where she assisted the Public and External Affairs teams with outreach and stakeholder engagement.

Katrin Fritsch

Katrin Fritsch is co-founder of MOTIF Institute for Digital Culture, an independent think tank that operates at the intersection of technology and society. She advocates for sustainable tech and bold visions of the future.

Anna Fruehauf

I am passionate about bringing the advancements of modern medicine to the most marginalized communities in the world. I currently work for PIH Sierra Leone, focusing on community-based and primary care, and have previous experience at the WHO, the German government and the Nepalese NGO sector.

Efua Gambrah-Sampaney

Efua believes that every individual has the right to quality education and healthcare and is passionate about making this a reality for all. She enjoys working on technology that seek to improve livelihoods. Efua is currently the Director of DevOps and Technical Support at Viamo.

Brenda identifies as a queer transnational woman of color. These social locations and lived experienced uniquely placed her to found In.Visible Paradigms, an organization that creates and facilitates conversations for white allies to critical understand their own responsibilities in anti-oppression.

Samantha Hindle

Samantha is dedicated to helping scientists share their results in a way that is more equitable and transparent. As Content Lead at bioRxiv and co-founder of PREreview, she works to increase awareness, acceptance, and uptake of open science practices to accelerate scientific progression.

Erin Howe

Erin is passionate about participatory processes to research and evaluation for social change. She is a Principal Consultant at Strength in Numbers, leading on philanthropic strategy. She uses data to align resources with needs for LGBTQ people, sex workers, people who use drugs and people of color.

Jessica Huang

Jessica co-founded Zimba, a social enterprise working to improve safe water access, and has run capacity-building programs in 20+ countries. Trained first as an engineer, she is completing a doctorate in public health at Harvard and earned her master's in ``Learning, Design & Technology`` at Stanford.

Lauren Ito

Lauren Ito is a designer, poet, and community craftswoman committed to advancing equity through art and design. As a community designer for IDEO's innovation portfolio, Lauren supports leaders enact social change across topics spanning circular economy, health, and mobility in cities, to name a few.

Kristin Jackson

Kristin is currently the senior manager of community and corporate partnerships. In this role, she leads both the vision and execution of community and corporate stakeholder development with the ultimate aim of building new champions for KIPP DC. Kristin is a native of Los Angeles, California and obtained a bachelor of arts in communications and art history from Boston College.

Sam Johnson

Sam is an enthusiastic advocate for disaster preparedness and resilience education. Through her work at the American Red Cross, she believes preparedness education can be made accessible for all communities. She hold a MS in Disaster Resilience Leadership from Tulane University.

Julia is a community builder striving to end homelessness. As a Director at Downtown Streets Team, she is developing transformational communities of unhoused folks who are improving themselves while beautifying their surroundings. Julia strives to foster a sense of belonging, place, and purpose.

Lilian Lehmann

Lilian is an international development professional, committed to shifting how the sector optimizes and scales impactful programs globally. She is driven by a curiosity to explore the interconnectedness of the world at large. When not on the go, she seeks peace swimming or diving in the ocean.

Elaine Leung

I'm passionate about making the world a better place. I'm dedicated my life to ocean conservation as a marine biologist studying threatened animals around the world. In 2016, I started a charity called Sea Smart to get kids excited about our oceans and inspire them to love and protect our oceans.

Leah has over 8 years of experience designing, developing, implementing, managing and scaling projects related to mobile communication and economic development. As 3-2-1 Product Director for Viamo, Leah currently works to connect millions of basic mobile phone users to free, quality information.

Eliza founded Circles International to help social justice leaders cultivate resilience, prevent burnout and sustain their impact. She believes that emotional health and wellbeing are critical components for today's healing and social justice movements. She holds an MPH and MSW.

Alex has worked at the nexus of non-profit, business, and gov. for her entire career. She is currently at REDF, a philanthropy that funds employment social enterprise, and provides hands-on technical assistance to grantees. She is passionate about advancing equity and justice through grant-making.

Cawo Yassin Ali

Cawo is a Water and Sanitation Specialist with MSF, working in global humanitarian contexts. Currently a PhD student at Tufts her interests lie in improving global access to safe water and sanitation. An avid traveller, Cawo enjoys overland travel and collecting stories from around the world.

Catharine Young

Dr. Catharine Young holds a doctorate degree in Biomedical Sciences and serves as the Chief Foundation Officer and Executive Director for the Shepherd Foundation, an organization seeking to revolutionize treatment, care and education for rare cancer patients and their families.

Lungile Zakwe

Allishia is an engaged community steward leading with love & joy to bring about radical social change. In her day job, she serves as the Chief of Staff for City Year, an organization that believes in the potential of all young people. Fun fact: Allishia loves TEDTalks and has actually given one!

Amanda leads a network of innovators and inclusive business enthusiasts at MIT D-Lab's Practical Impact Alliance. She has spent the last 11 years working across corporate, startup, and international NGO ecosystems on how to build inclusive businesses and technology in emerging markets.

Briana Evans

Briana plans and manages public health interventions in San Mateo County's Office of Diversity and Equity. There she works with community leaders to amplify the voices of marginalized folks and ensure better health for all. Her passion is helping people connect through difficult conversations.

Zeina Fayyaz Kim

Zeina is an Associate Partner at NewSchools Venture Fund where she invests in entrepreneurs who are diversifying the education workforce. She lives in Berkeley, CA when she isn't traveling to see family or take in new places and experiences. She has her MBA from UC Berkeley and BA from Harvard.

Jo Flatt

Jo works with people to make their cities better. From residents to Mayors, Jo believes that everyone has a role to play in building their city. Jo builds national networks, applies learning to change mindsets, and collaborates across sectors to inspire local action.

Beth Foster

Beth is a Portfolio Associate with EWB Ventures, an early stage impact investing fund. She began her career as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Rwanda and since then has worked to support entrepreneurs creating solutions to systemic challenges faced by marginalized groups. She holds an MBA from Berkeley.

Mai-Ling Garcia

Molly is a global health practitioner focused on implementation and dissemination research. She brings with her a long-held commitment to research that focuses on implementation science approaches to bridge gaps between scientific evidence and the implementation of effective programs in West Africa.

Cath Lawson

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Cath is a Regional Manager at WWF, the world's leading independent conservation organisation, supporting work in Africa and Asia. With an MA in Biological Anthropology and an MSc in Primate Conservation, she is passionately committed to finding conservation solutions that work for people and nature.

Siobhan 'Chevy' Lazenby

Chevy is intrigued by the intersection of global health equity, social innovation and data science. She has worked with NGOs and governments to implement digital health projects in 11 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa. She will be boosting her skills to up her impact through grad school in 2019.

Anastasiya Litvinova

Anastasiya leads initiatives in financial innovation for impact investors and supports social enterprises as a virtual CFO - facilitating the flow of capital to impact-focused businesses in developing markets and enabling them to scale while creating lasting positive changes in the world.

Kristina Lunz

Kristina is a human rights activist, co-founder and Germany Director of the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy, and advisor to the German Federal Foreign Office. She was also recently named on the Forbes 30 under 30 list. Growing up working-class she earned two master's, from UCL and Oxford Uni.

Catherine Macdonald

Catherine received her PhD from the Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy at the University of Miami in 2017. Her dissertation studied interactions between humans and wildlife. She is a summa cum laude and phi beta kappa graduate of Amherst College, and was a 2007-2008 Thomas J. Watson Fello

Becca is passionate about helping non-profits run better through lean, data-driven approaches to operations. She leads growth, systems, and people operations at IDinsight, a fast-growing non-profit whose mission is to use data and evidence to combat poverty worldwide.

Kamardip Singh

Kamardip is passionate about connecting local grassroots activists globally, exchanging strategies and tactics for sustainable social change. She focuses on feminist, anti-racist organizing, as well as sustainable healing practices to combat gender-based violence.

Kathryn is a philanthropic advisor and consultant. She has expertise in partnering with individuals and families to develop giving strategies and source opportunities for social impact investments. She is passionate about environmental health, sustainability, and corporate social responsibility.

Tiffany Tong

Tiffany is co-founder and CEO of Aeloi, a fintech social enterprise creating digital token powered finance for microenterprises. She has worked in statistics, tech, and development in Africa and Asia for the last decade; building bridges between World Bank offices and farmer field schools.

Olivia Trabysh

Strategic communicator, activist, editorial creative, and facilitator, Olivia harnesses the resources of multiple stakeholders to advance women's rights globally for progressive social justice organizations. Conflict resolution + her rural West TX roots are always on her mind.

In the 3 years since ``boomerang-ing`` back to her hometown of Akron, OH, Audrey's mission has been to encourage the success of families and small businesses through strategic investment, economic inclusion, and civic participation. Audrey is a locavore, dog person, and Olympic-style weightlifter.

Lucy Zhang

Lucy is the Co-Founder and CEO of SetSail, an online education company that promotes cross-cultural exchange by teaching critical thinking and communication skills to prospective international students, particularly those from China. Lucy received her BA from Harvard and MBA from Wharton.

Coaching Fellows — 2018 Cohort 2

Safiyyah Abdul-Khabir

Safiyyah leads digital campaign strategy for national and local nonprofits. Prior to her current position at Media Cause, Safiyyah's work focused on sustainability and empowering entrepreneurs in the cleantech sector. She holds a degree in Earth Systems from Stanford University.

Liz Alarcon

Liz Alarcón is a communicator, social entrepreneur and latinamericanist. She manages Pulso, a digital venture aimed at engaging 1 million Latinx voters by 2020. She also comments, writes and keynotes on culture and politics in Latin America, Latinos in the U.S. and U.S.-Latin American relations.

Tassya Andini

Tassya is a big-believer that financial literacy is the key to advanced society & prosperous life, especially for women. She has worked in financial industry for some time and currently commited to an organization which goals is financial inclusion - to give easier access to affordable loans.

Courtney Avery

Courtney is a yoga teacher and birth doula with a masters of public health and experience in global health research. She created Intimate Health Yoga, combining evidence-based sex ed, yoga, and integrative medicine to empower people to take control of their sexual health and pleasure.

Jacqueline is a nurse practitioner and founding member of the Chaco Fund, a non-profit scholarship fund that provides young rural Bolivia women with access to tertiary education. Her passion for serving those in greatest need is rooted in her experience training female beekeepers in Bolivia.

Oyana works for Fenix International, a renewable energy and financial services company serving rural customers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Oyana focuses on Country Expansion, leading Fenix into new markets including Zambia, Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire and others.

Suk-Ann is a senior biologist with Coast Ridge Ecology, where she works to protect endangered species and implements local conservation efforts in San Francisco, CA. She is headed to the Ecuadorian Amazon to support Pachamama Alliance's Sacred Headwaters Initiative in December 2018.

Coaching Fellows — 2018 Cohort 1

After closing her company Agruppa, Verena is a social entrepreneur without an enterprise, exploring new avenues to generate impact . She is passionate about food systems, business model innovation and using markets to create a more inclusive future.

Jocelyn Light

Jocelyn cares deeply about equitable access to opportunity and is passionate about creating diverse and safe teams within which individuals can thrive and contribute fully. She is currently leading a multinational team of Project Managers who design and implement M4D interventions globally.

Sara Llansa

Sara is passionate about increasing access to educational opportunities. Presently, she is the Director of EMERGE, which is a program that empowers and prepares high performing students from underserved communities to attend and graduate from selective colleges and universities across the nation.

Dorcas Masatia

Am the Operations Director at Maisha Meds. I have extensive experience leading complex field operations in Kenya, Uganda and Malawi; with a background in carbon financing, audits and survey administration at Evidence Action and operational research and development at Innovations for Poverty Action.

Erin Mattingly

Ms. Mattingly is a speech-language pathologist (SLP), strategic consultant, and the Chief Programs Officer of the Traumatic Brain Injury Warrior Foundation (TBIWF). She has over twelve years of experience treating survivors of brain injury and, with her co-founders, recently launched TBIWF.

Lais Miachon

Lais is a World Bank Health Specialist from Brazil. She works globally with ministries of health in the development and implementation of health policies and programs, focusing on sexual and reproductive health and nutrition. She's interested in the transgenerational transfer of healthy habits.

Jennifer Moeller Gulland

Jennifer M̦ller-Gulland, a water economist, is an independent advisor to UNDP, the World Bank and other clients, on questions related to water management. She works with governments, private sector and civil society in developing countries to catalyze change, which enables sustainable development.

Irene is passionate about education equity and providing access to quality education to all students. She currently works at Khan Academy, where she oversees Asia markets to spread the mission to provide a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere.

Donna Sinar

Donna works at the intersection of gender justice + philanthropy. She works with partners on both sides of the resource mobilization aisle - grantseekers and grantmakers - to move meaningful change for women, girls and trans folks forward. Channeling critical resources to activists is her activism.

Christina is co-founder of Global Agents, which invests in early stage social enterprises globally. Today, she is the Community Manager for the European Venture Philanthropy Association, a network of social investors, which aims to strengthen co-investment/collaboration across its members.

Jane Yang