FOUNDER and MANAGING PRINCIPAL

Adviser, advocate, connector, and coach to practicing social change leaders. Facilitated collaboration in a $35M, multi-state land protection and watershed restoration initiative; mentored food system executives; developed experiential university courses on social entrepreneurship, supervised peer-advised deployment of $3m for equitable local economy efforts. Amy has raised over $72m and focuses on regenerative farming and economic development.

ADVISORY SERVICES PRINCIPAL

Social entrepreneur, enterprise developer, food business advisor, and professional chef. Co-Founder of The Gleanery, Former Board President of Boston Area Gleaners, founding culinary director of Daily Table, and Common Future Fellow. At CommonWealth Kitchen, Ismail assisted early and growth stage BIPOC and women-owned enterprises and led farmer value-added and contract manufacturing. A native of East Cleveland, Ismail is building Loiter, an ecosystem of enterprises centered on economic, environmental and spatial justice.

LEADERSHIP COACH

Fundraising and DEI trainer, facilitator, organizational leader, and PCC-certified executive coach. Jose has led nonprofits in the roles of CEO, COO, Major Gifts Officer, and Board Chair. He coaches leaders, at all levels, for excellence, results, self-acceptance, and noble purpose. Jose holds an MFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and worked for five years as a professional actor. He helps leaders tap into their instincts, voice, gesture, and body as tools for their self-realization.

POLICY and COMMUNITY SPECIALIST

Policy specialist in community-based interventions, opportunities, and programming. Her focus is on assessing and improving equitable community food access, systematic infrastructure, and capacity building. Marissa is a natural convener of nonprofit, public sector, and philanthropic partners. She is a Bloomberg American Health Initiative Fellow at Johns Hopkins University, where she received her MA in Public Health. She additionally holds an MA in Bioethics, a BA in Psychology & Environmental Studies from New York University, and Certificates in Food Systems, Environment, Finance, and Health Management.

ADVISORY SERVICES PRINCIPAL

Writer, researcher, fundraiser, and organizer of community gardeners and farmers based in Baltimore, Maryland. She has over 20 years of experience in advocacy & labor journalism and in grassroots organizing work. An advocate for justice throughout the food system and supply chain, she co-directs the Farm Alliance of Baltimore alongside her writing and consulting work. Strauss offers nonprofits and startups the tools, resources, scaffolding/facilitation, and experience-based wisdom to transition their strategic plans, leadership, board governance, fundraising profiles, and missions to center on movement-building with an anti-oppression lens.

LEADERSHIP COACH

Organizational strategy and culture specialist, and National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach. Peter led the Institute for Conservation Leadership’s year-long leadership development program and has coached hundreds of leaders including nonprofit executives, university administrators, and professionals in transition. His skill in process design and facilitation leads to transformative outcomes. Peter serves on the board of the REVE Kandale Foundation which supports education and reforestation projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

LEADERSHIP COACH

Maternal and child health physician, human rights lawyer, and advocate for health equity. Vineeta brings over 20 years of experience leading health equity programs, international organizing and advocacy, and philanthropy focused on the health and well-being of women and girls in more than 25 countries. Recognized as a leading expert and speaker, she has presented in over 60 universities in the United States and Europe. Her work has been widely covered in print and online media. Vineeta conducts workshops on diversity, inclusion, and health disparities and works with social change executives to clarify strategy and personal branding.