Our Team
We are a woman-owned business and our team and advisors span regions, nationalities, race, ethnicity, disability, socioeconomic status, immigrant background and other areas of diversity. The core team encompasses 40+ years of expertise in nonprofits, data and statistical analysis, organizational culture, DEIBA, and project management.
Jessica Lambrecht
Founder & CEO
she/her
Jes Osrow, SHRM-SCP
Co-Founder & COO
she/her
Paul B. Tucker
Lead Advisor
he/him
Jhamile Scott
Co-Founder
she/her
Jennifer Njuguna, Esq.
Lead Advisor
she/her
Mila Singh
Lead Advisor
she/her
Mona Eshaiker
Senior Advisor, Inclusion and Wellness
she/her
Jaymie Cross
Senior Manager of Learning & Development
she/her
Elyse Eisenberg
Growth & Relationships
she/her
Sabrina Burner
Head of Marketing
she/her
Morgan Mereday
Social Media & Marketing
she/her
Alana Korol
Senior Design Associate
she/they
Jennifer Mayormita
SEO Specialist
she/her
Esraa Ali
Administrative Assistant
she/her
Courtney Wu
Virtual Events Coordinator
she/her
Jasmine Ogunjimi
Virtual Events Coordinator
she/her
Dagney
Moral Support
Advisors & Speakers
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Aaron Fung
Diversity & Inclusion Advisor
He/Him
Amber Williams
DEIBA & Mental Health Speaker
She/Her
Angel Canada Granoff
Change Management Coach & Speaker
She/Her
Ash Ramirez
DEI Speaker
They/Elle/Papi
Aurora Higgs
Social Justice & Gender Speaker
She/They
Azadeh Malekan
Speaker
She/Her
Bernice Chao
Speaker
She/Her
Bhavik R. Shah
Workplace Mental Health & DEIB Speaker
He/Him
Brooke Shapiro
Working Parents Speaker
She/Her
Charlie Ocean
LGBTQIA+ Advisor & Speaker
They/Them
Daelynn Moyer
LGBTQ+ in the Workplace Speaker
She/Her
Dani Terry
Mental Health Speaker
She/Her
Deborah Porter
Parenting Speaker
She/Her
Dmitri LaCour
DEIB & Disability Speaker
He/Him
Fatima M. Smith, MSW
Racial Injustice Speaker
She/Her
Guishard Revan
DEI Speaker
He/Him
Janet M. Taylor
Speaker
She/Her
Jessalin Lam
DEI & Learning & Development Speaker
She/Her
Jessica Dawson
Executive and Leadership Coach and Speaker
She/Her
Jess Quarello
Disability & Parenting Speaker
She/Her
Joshua Anderson
DEI Speaker
He/Him
Kacheena Naytowhow
Indigenous Culture Speaker
She/Her
Kamella Emmanuel
DEI Speaker
She/Her
Kamilah A'vant
DEI & Black Culture Speaker
She/Her
Karen Maida Heckman
Change Management Speaker
She/Her
Kathryn Landis
Executive and Organizational Coach
She/Her
Lenise Mazyck
Mental Health Speaker
She/Her
Maricela Alvarez
Life Coach & Speaker
She/Her
Marisa Lonic
Working Parents Speaker
She/Her
Marsha Badger
LGBTQ+ Advisor
She/Her
Melvina Davis
Speaker
She/Her
Mimi Gonzalez
Speaker
She/Her
Monica Gangwar
DEIBA Speaker
She/Her
Monica Rivera
Employee Experience Speaker
She/Her
Natalia (Nat) Lyckowski
Neurodiversity Speaker
She/Her
Neelu Kaur
Wellness & Burnout Speaker
She/Her
Nikki Cannon
DEI Learning & Development Advisor
She/Her
Pamela Smith
Health & Wellness Speaker
She/Her
Puneet Singh Singhal
Speaker
He/Him
Ramond Walker
Speaker
He/Him
Sara Aharon
Culture-Sensitive Communication & Career Growth Speaker
She/Her
Sarah Williams
Diversity & Inclusion Speaker
She/Her
Sarah-Valin Bloom
Mental Health Speaker
She/Her
Senna Bayasgalan
Speaker
She/Her
Sharon Gai
Speaker
She/Her
Shweta Tembe
DEI, Mental Health & Leadership Development
She/Her
Suzie Bao
Identity & AAPI Speaker
She/Her
Taina Brown
Non-Profits & Anti-Racism in the Workplace Advisor & Speaker
She/Her
Taryn Lagonigro
Disability & Parenting Speaker
She/Her
Thor Uram
Disability Normalization Speaker
He/Him
Tiffany Yu
Disability Advisor
She/Her
Tucker Keatley
Therapist & Consultant, Speaker
He/Him
Willow Hill
Indigenous Culture Speaker
She/Her
Zack Shapiro
Employment Law & Compliance Speaker
He/Him
Spoken Word Artists
Amanda Shea
Poet
Bread Thomas
Poet
CMNDR VAS
Poet
Dara Kalima
Poet
Die Young
Poet
Eric Love
Poet
Evan C. Loving
Poet
Greisy Genao
Poet
They/She
Hattress Barbour III
Poet
JRose
Poet
Justin Gratta
Poet
KahnScience
Poet
Lady Kay
Poet
Leah V.
Poet
Michael Haley
Poet
Navpreet Singh
Poet
Nia Mora
Poet
Nora Oz
Poet
Paul LaTorre
Poet
Poetic Boy D
Poet
Sav-B
Poet
Stained Napkins
Poet
SublimeLuv
Poet
YTCL
Poet
Zach Katz
Poet
Zen Mateo
Poet