Meet the Innovators!
Our Network
Meet the innovators.
These are the people. They saw something wrong and did something about it. They bring practical wisdom, lived expertise, and models that actually work — and we are thrilled to introduce them to you.
Denicia Carlay
Co-Founder & CEO, Village Is Possible Child & Family · Mental HealthHealing Centered Engagement facilitator. Trauma-informed care expert. Stages of Change model for youth who have experienced sexual exploitation.
Learn more →Takkeem Morgan
Founder & CEO, LEAD Child & FamilyMBA. Lived expertise as a foster youth. Creator of the Mosaic Parent Hub, connecting foster parents with each other.
Learn more →Sonya Soni
Co-Founder, Our Lived Experience Child & Family · Youth JusticeYouth justice policy specialist. Community organizer. Anti-racist community-centered approaches in child welfare.
Learn more →Bobbi Taylor
CEO, Proximate Solution Consulting Child & Family · SystemsAdvancing partnerships with individuals who have acquired experience through their involvement with systems.
Learn more →Hernán Carvente-Martinez
Executive Director, Alianza for Youth Justice Incarceration & Re-entryLeader in the fight to end youth incarceration. Movement builder and marketing for social good.
Learn more →Don Williams
Co-Founder, JUMPSTART Incarceration & Re-entrySeasoned entrepreneur. Re-entry specialist. Creator of the JUMPSTART USA model.
Learn more →Antoin Quarles
Founder, Hope in Baltimore Incarceration & Re-entryCommunity leader. Re-entry specialist. Community organizing and healing community creation.
Learn more →Ta'Isha Gist
Founder, Embrace Your Hand Incarceration · Gun ViolenceExecutive coach and consultant. Model: Gun Violence Prevention and Workforce Re-Entry.
Learn more →ReImagine Omaha
Housing & Homelessness Housing · HomelessnessPioneering equitable standards in homelessness care and advocacy. Trainings to engage with those experiencing homelessness.
Learn more →Samphire Savage
CEO, Nerd Somatics Wellbeing · Mental HealthDelight practitioner. Holding space for those who hold space for others. Supporting artists and makers to thrive in complexity.
Learn more →Shalita O'Neale
CEO, GroCharity & Ancestors' Dream Apothecary Wellbeing · SpiritualNonprofit coach helping BIPOC visionaries succeed. Spiritual herbalist rebuilding and uplifting communities.
Learn more →Janae Schallert, LCSW
Crisis Mental Health Professional Mental Health · Co-ResponderEarly pioneer in police/mental health co-responder models. FBI hostage negotiator.
Learn more →Dr. Shade' Reid
Healthcare Innovation Health EquityHealth care innovation where equity and opportunity intersect.
Learn more →Bryanna Marshall
Health Innovation Wellbeing · Human ConnectionHealth innovation and healing with human connection.
Learn more →Dr. Sharva Hampton-Campbell
Community Health Whole Person CareEmpowering communities by addressing the whole person — mind, body, and environment.
Learn more →Healing Ninjas
Community Platform Wellbeing · CommunityBuilding tools, resources, and connections for people on healing journeys.
Learn more →Shannon Scott
Co-Founder, Our Lived Experience Equitable WorkplacesDeveloper of the Adverse Professional Experiences framework. Cares about the people who care about people.
Learn more →Astra Titus
Founder, Collective Evolution Consulting Equitable Spaces · EDIAttorney and social worker. Master EDI facilitator. Co-creating spaces and places of belonging.
Learn more →Ellen Schultz
Founder, Ellen Schultz Consulting Equity · MeasurementAdvancing equity through measurement. Using data to tell stories grounded in lived experience.
Learn more →Victoria Sale
Co-Founder, Our Lived Experience Community EcosystemsNurse. Led nonprofit and for-profit start-ups focused on whole person care. Presence & Trust model.
Learn more →Lynn Handy
Talent Ecosystems Talent · EcosystemsFacilitated a national community of practice — Talent for Good — dedicated to social impact sector effectiveness. Creator of the AAD Talent Model.
Learn more →Asad Bandeali
Founder, A Spark Consulting Human-Centered DesignEquitable human-centered design. First HCD advisor for Community Solutions.
Learn more →Dr. Jason Turi
Collaborative Care Community EcosystemsCollaborative care systems that break down barriers.
Learn more →Dr. Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy
Health Equity Equity · InnovationEquity in innovation transforms medicine into a tool for all, not just a few.
Learn more →Whitney Buchmann
Systems Change Community EcosystemsSustainable solutions with bold ideas and shared responsibility.
Learn more →Network collaborations
When our network connects, things happen.
Takkeem Morgan interviews Sonya Soni on his Foster Parent Cafe podcast.
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The OLE Startup Series — network members sharing what they've built and learned.
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