Social Innovation Associate Producer and Editor

Alexandra is a filmmaker and honors student at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, compelled to make a difference through storytelling.

Community Engagement and Research Associate

Alessandra Seiter is the Knowledge Services Librarian at Harvard Kennedy School Library & Knowledge Services, where she specializes in community engagement and data/digital/spatial/media resources.

Business Operations Specialist - Implementation Specialist

"In every challenge, I see an opportunity for growth and innovation. My grandmother and mother taught me that with a smile, resilience, and a collaborative spirit, we can transform obstacles into stepping stones for positive change. It's not just about overcoming barriers; it's about building bridges that connect diverse perspectives and lead us to unexpected solutions."

Strategic Program Manager

Laaiba Mahmood is an award-winning journalist, nonprofit communicator, and a 2023 graduate of the University of Illinois, Chicago where she studied Political Science and Communications.

Nicholas Siambekos is a global citizen and 2024 graduate of Indiana University, where he earned degrees in International Studies and Russian Language and Culture.

Fellow and Social Impact Producer

Patrick is an American attorney, filmmaker and environmental advocate. As an advocate, he has worked for more than a decade with coalitions to effect social change in the U.S. and Latin America.

Treasurer

Youth Council, filmmaker

Rajaiah Jones, is an award-winning filmmaker from Lynn, Massachusetts. While attending Raw Art Works during her high school years, she found her interest in filmmaking and during her junior year she discovered a love in telling stories through the visual format of film.

Advisor, pedagogy

After many successful years as an intrapreneur developing and leading innovative social impact programs in education and within local communities, Dr. Annice E. Fisher took an entrepreneurial leap of faith to create a multisector, multigenerational, intersectional movement for freedom.

Amanda got her start as a filmmaker shooting horror flicks on MiniDV. She began working in the industry while attending Emerson College where she earned a B.A. in Visual Media Arts.

Advisor

Advisor, crowd-sourced multimedia events and projects

Brandon is the Co-founder and Executive Producer of One Day on Earth. This is an inclusive community of media creators who are interested in collaborating at a truly global level.

Music producer and composer

Bryan is a dynamic music professional with career experience across multiple areas in the music industry. As a guitarist and stage manager, Bryan toured throughout much of the world with multiple bands (Tree, Gang Green, Clutch,311).

Advisor

Evan Anthony has over two decades of experience working on a wide variety of genres. His work has been featured regularly at the Sundance Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Cannes, SXSW, DOC NYC, FullFrame, and Hot Docs. Several projects have been nominated for or won Emmys and Academy Awards.

Advisor, community organizing and educational support

Helen Whitcher has worked with YouthBuild Programs for the past twenty-one years. She is presently the Senior Director for Field Services at YouthBuild USA, the national intermediary, coordinating technical assistance to a field of nearly 275 domestic programs.

Jared is a production sound mixer based in the Boston area with a decade of experience working on film and television productions.

Advisor in start-ups

Julia is a seasoned institutional PE/VC investor, with $1B of capital deployed and a demonstrated track record in healthcare. Daughter of entrepreneurs, Julia is passionate about building successful businesses solving critical issues in healthcare.

Julie Bridgham is a recipient of both a Sundance and IFP Documentary Fellowship.

Morgan DeFranco was born and raised in Miami in the 1980s.  She is an experienced artist, computer technician, art therapist and entrepreneur. Morgan studied art and art history at the Academia Italiana in Florence, Italy and completed her BA with honors in 2003

Advisor

Michael A. Franklin, PhD, ATR-BC, is professor and past chair of the graduate Transpersonal Art Therapy program at Naropa University. Prior to this appointment, he chaired the art therapy programs at the College of St. Teresa and Bowling Green State University.

Yevgeniya (Yev) Solodovnikova is the video production professional with 25 years of experience. Yev is serving as the Production Manager at The Production Group, a Charlotte, North Carolina based company.

Advisor, strategy & startup brilliance

Alyson Gounden Rock is a gender policy researcher and writer focusing on workplace gender inequality. She is passionate about finding and implementing solutions to the maternal penalty that shuts out so much talent from the workplace.

Advisor, press outreach, campaign strategy and online platforms

Constantine’s background combines strategic and operational experience with a strong product focus. Currently Constantine serves as the Co-founder and Director of Product at NeighborhoodX.

Advisor, branding

Celeste is an elementary school teacher with a background in digital marketing and branding. With over a decade of teaching and volunteering in nine countries, she has a sixth sense at navigating diverse environments.

Production supervisor, cinematographer and audio mixer

Dan Isola is a Boston based Production supervisor, cinematographer and audio mixer. He has worked for the last sixteen years across the globe for networks that include National Geographic, Travel Channel, TLC, Bravo, HGTV, DIY, Telemundo, ESPN, SPEED.

Advisor, copy editing

Sociolinguist, instructor and student: Deborah Waughtal is a budding sociolinguist presently finishing a Master’s in Applied Linguistics at Boston University.

Intern, funding research assistant

Elizabeth Mattson is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University, where she majored in English and Writing Seminars. She is a great lover of books and film and has experience in writing, editing, and critical evaluation.

Youth Council, marketing and research assistant and Docutribe blogger

Grace Hua is an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in political science and philosophy. As an aspiring human rights lawyer, she has always had a passion for the field of social impact.

Filmmaker and consultant

Isabel is a producer, editor and cinematographer with a focus on documentary storytelling for radical good. Most recently she worked as Senior Video Producer for Elizabeth Warren’s presidential and Senate re-election campaigns.Advisor, strategy & startup brilliance

Advisor, globally-scaled data analysis of youths and project outcomes

Currently attending Harvard Kennedy School, Master in Public Administration in International Development, Katie, is a Frank Knox Memorial Fellow.

Advisor, resources, data access, project conceptualization and fundraising.

Kelly has an extensive background in marketing and is a trustee on the board of the Surdna Family Foundation. Kelly has 25 years of experience as a media and communications professional having held various marketing positions in the Boston area.