Meet the Team

We take a community approach to work and intentionally invest in people and businesses who are from communities that have been systemically neglected.

Meet our team of leaders, strategists, designers, experts & creatives

  • Samanta Krishnapillai (she/her)

    Founder, CEO, Chief Visionary Officer & Creative Strategist

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  • Jenny Jay (she/her)

    Creative Strategist and Operations Manager

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  • Rosy Bajwa (She/Her)

    DEI Strategist & Partnerships Associate

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  • Katherine Mustachi (She/Her)

    Educator & Curriculum Designer

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  • Steph Rebello (she/her)

    Learning Design & DEI Strategist

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  • Gina Uppal (she/her)

    Partnerships & BD Strategist

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  • Aynur Shaikh (she/her)

    Editorial Team, Writer

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  • Rachel Ettinger (She/Her)

    Business Development & Fundraising Strategist

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  • Abigail Morris (She/Her)

    Visual Storyteller & Graphic Designer

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  • Rebecca Lacroix (She/Her)

    Brand Strategist & Graphic Designer

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  • Hannah Willis (She/Her)

    Editorial Team, Director

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  • Ali Ogston (She/Her)

    Brand Strategist

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  • Rajvi Mehta (She/Her)

    Graphic Designer

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Frequent Collaborators & Co-Conspirators

  • Jenny Jay (she/her)

    Inclusive Communications Expert & Creative Media Producer

    CEO & Founder, The Double Jay Collective

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  • Danielle-Jocelyne Otou (she/her)

    Equitable Innovation Design & Stakeholder Engagement Strategist

    Co-Founder, New Room

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  • Erin Willett (She/Her)

    Equitable Innovation Design & Stakeholder Engagement Strategist

    Co-Founder, New Room

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  • Justine Abigail Yu (She/Her)

    Creative Storytelling & Media Production Strategist

    Founder, Living Hyphen

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  • Sandy Hudson (she/her)

    Co-founder, Black Lives Matter Canada

    Cofounder, Above the Palace

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  • Anubha Momin (she/her)

    Writer, performer, host and producer

    Cofounder, Above the Palace

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  • Sheliza Jamal (she/her)

    CEO & Founder, Curated Leadership

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  • Wilson Lin

    Media & Event Producer

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  • Chuk Odenigbo (he/him)

    Founding Director, Future Ancestors Services

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We tap into the wisdom of our trusted network of advisors, mentors & community leaders

  • Brent Bissaillion (he/him)

    Cheif of Serpent River First Nations

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  • Naheed Dosani (he/him)

    Palliative Care Physician, Health Justice Activist

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  • Andrew MacKendrick

    Strategic Growth & Communications Advisor

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  • Kyra Stephenson-Valley (She/Her)

    National Director of Strategic Partnerships @ Climate Power

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  • Karlyn Percil-Mercieca (She/Her)

    Founder and CEO, KDPM Consulting Group

    Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Workplace Wellness Expert

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  • Modjeh Cox (she/her)

    Community Engagement & Advocacy Strategist

    Founder & CEO, Cox & Co.

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  • Saira Rao (she/her)

    Co-Founder Here4TheKids & Race2Dinner

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  • Andrew Boozary (he/him)

    Executive Director - Social Medicine and Population Health, University Health Network

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  • Michelle Rothstein (she/her)

    Leadership & Team Coach

    Founder, Work Modern

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  • Komal Minhas (she/her)

    Business Advisor & Coach

    CEO, Karseva Company

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Our media and learning experiences feature insights and expertise from community leaders

  • Tanya Hayles (she/her)

    Founder, Black Moms Connection

  • Abhay Singh Sachal (he/him)

    Co-Founder and Executive Director, Break The Divide

  • Amrita Kumar-Ratta (she/her)

    Shades of Brown Girl

  • Sarah Bazark (she/they)

    Founder, London School of Racialized Leaders

  • Jay Northcott (They/Them)

    Gender Identity and Pronoun consultant

  • Keosha Love (she/her)

    Founder, Our Women's Voices

  • Tharsihan Maha (he/him)

    Social Worker turned Videographer and Content Creator

  • Kanwar Anit Singh Saini (he/him)

  • Jennilee Austria (she/her)

    Together Project

  • Raghad El Niwairi (she/her)

    Youth Advisor, Learning Programs

    Co-Founder, London School of Racialized Leaders

  • Dr. Kingsley Hurlington (he/him)

    Educator, School Administrator, Academic

  • Leah Bae (she/her)

    Co-founderCo-founder, The Burnout Project

    Community Director, Higher Ground Labs

  • Lorraine Lam (She/Her)

    Community Health Worker

  • Madelyn Chung (she/her)

    Founder, The RepresentASIAN Project & Registered Psychotherapist

  • Malcolm Wright (he/him)

    Founder, Wrightway Education

  • Manvir Bhangu (she/her)

    Founder, Laadliyan

  • Lekan Agunbiade (he/him)

    Storyteller & Videographer

  • Evelyn Kwong (she/her)

    Journalist

    Manager, Social & Audience at VICE News

  • Marjan Afzaly (she/her)

    Refugee Community Social Worker

  • Prasanna Ranganathan (he/him)

    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Leader, Consultant and Advisor

  • Robbie Ahmed (he/him)

    Singer songwriter, Writer and Creator who writes and sings on the intersections of immigration, self love/healing, and trans rights.

  • Calvin Campos (they/them)

    Digital Media Producer and Inclusivity Public Speaker

  • Saidat T Abari (she/her)

    Community leader, children’s entertainer, artistic director, and motivational speaker

  • Kausalya Vimalachandran (she/her)

    School Social Worker & Creator (@Showkace)

  • Tina Ahn (she/her)

    People Leader & Coach

  • Neelo

    Community Advocate and Creator