Our Team
Partners for
the entire journey
We bring a passion for social change, a zest for teamwork, structure, data, and expert facilitation to help you get further, faster.
Our team members have diverse sets of experience and knowledge, and if our team doesn’t have everything you’re looking for, we bring in partners to ensure you get the comprehensive, integrated services you need.
Staff

CEO
Amy Celep

Senior Director
Amy Farley

Vice President
Carla Taylor

Senior Consultant
Carolina Ramirez

Senior Consultant
Jahera Otieno

Senior Consultant
Kaylyn Williams

Associate Vice President
Lori Bartczak

Executive Assistant
Nicole Stoker

Director
Rachel Hutt

Senior Consultant
Raffie Parke

Senior Director
Sandra Moore

Communications and Business Development Manager
Simone Swanson

Senior Consultant
Tanya Smith-Evans

Associate Director
Walter Howell

Senior Manager
Wes Gifford
AFFILIATE CONSULTANTS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Private Investor and Consultant
Tom Vander Schaff

SVP for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Share Our Strength
Nefertiri Sickout

President & CEO, Heifer Foundation
Kim Dempsey

Executive Director – Higher Education and Nonprofit Commercial Banking, JPMorgan Bank
JoEllyn Powell

President & CEO, GEO
Marcus Walton

Founder & Executive Chairman, Share Our Strength
Bill Shore

Managing Director – Environment Program, The Kresge Foundation