THE COLLECTIVE
As artists, educators, administrators, researchers, storytellers, and activists, we collaborate with young creatives and those who cultivate their creativity to take local actions towards global change.
In alignment with our organizational values and commitments, we co-create projects that build capacity within individuals and organizations and support field-wide learning in pursuit of a more just world.
As a collective, we each bring unique skills and perspectives, integrating them to maximize impact.
Our Team
Caryn Cooper
(she/her)
Manager, Leadership Programs
New York, NY, USA
Camea L. Davis
(she/her)
Director, Knowledge
Atlanta, GA, USA
Valerie HD Killebrew
(she/her)
Director, Leadership
Amherst, MA, USA
Ali Pavlich
(she/her)
Manager, Operation
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Jeff M. Poulin
(he/him)
Managing Director
Portland, ME, USA
Katie (M.K.) Rainey
(she/her)
Director, Communications
Little Rock, AR, USA
André Solomon
(he/him)
Manager, Community Knowledge
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Bridget Woodbury
(she/her)
Director, Engagement
Columbia, MD, USA
Campaign Correspondents
Heleya de Barros
(she/her)
Co-host, Disrupt
Seattle, WA, USA
Ashraf Hasham
(he/him)
Co-host, Why Change?
Seattle, WA, USA
Rachael Jacobs
(she/her)
Co-host, Why Change?
Sydney, Australia
Madeleine McGirk
(she/her)
Co-host, Why Change?
Edinburgh, Scotland
James Miles
(he/him)
Co-host, Disrupt
Seattle, WA, USA
Karla Estela Rivera
(she/her)
Co-host, Why Change?
Chicago, IL, USA
Alumni of our Collective
Dennis Barrett
(he/him)
Former Capacity Building Specialist
Washington, D.C., USA
Jordan Campbell
(he/him)
Former Director, Research & Knowledge
Lexington, KY, USA
Lexi Cummings
(she/her)
Former Content Creation & Community Outreach Resident
Melville, NY, USA
Carl Akoula Hakim
(he/him)
Former Research & Documentation Specialist
Cairo, Egypt & St. Petersburg, Russia
Corey G. Hill
(he/him)
Former Database Administrator
Washington, D.C., USA
Kathleen Hill
(she/her)
Former Research & Policy Specialist
Boston, MA, USA
Eriel Huang
(she/her)
Former Leadership Programs Manager
Cape Town, South Africa
Erica Joos
(she/her)
Former Manager, Educational Experiences
New York, NY, USA
Destiny King
(she/her)
Summer Resident
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Cobi Krieger
(he/him)
Former Sr. Associate & Manager, Research & Knowledge
Tel Aviv, Israel & New York, NY, USA
Thomas Kurtz
(he/him)
Former Manager, Research & Documentation
Austin, TX, USA
Emma Lamberti
(she/her)
Former Resident, Learning & Community Knowledge
Stewartsville, NJ, USA
Danny Maggs
(they/them)
Summer Resident
Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Vida Manalang
(they/she)
Former Associate, Community Learning
Philadelphia, PA & New York, NY, USA
Audrey Maxner
(she/her)
Former Resident, Research Analysis & Documentation
Washington, D.C., USA
E. Mazal Mones
(they/them)
Former Resident, Learning & Community Engagement
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Parker Stephen Nolan
(he/they)
Former Associate, Operations & Management
Washington, D.C., USA
Rachael Osgood
(she/her)
Former Research & Documentation Specialist
Edinburgh, Scotland & Austin, TX, USA
Rachell Peña
(she/her)
Former Research & Documentation Resident
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Maddie Pivonka
(she/her)
Former Associate, Communications & Engagement
Gilbert, AZ & Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Patrick Scafidi
(he/him)
Former Specialist, Knowledge Production
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Laurie T. Schell
(she/her)
Former Sr. Specialist, Content & Training
Nashville, TN, USA
Daniel Stanley
(he/him)
Former Digital Media Producer
New York, NY, USA
Tricia Tunstall
(she/her)
Former Sr. Specialist, Knowledge Production
Maplewood, NJ, USA