Consultants

Alexis Goggans, PCC is an equitable decarbonization and organizational development consultant, a trusted instructor, and an accredited life, leadership, and executive coach. She’s the mind behind Be Bold Services, a…

DEIB Consultant, Circle Convenor, Community Weaver, Certified Professional Coach, Workshop Leader, Writer, Changemaker, International Speaker, Systems Thinking Researcher and mom, Nnaumrata is the Founder of Enactive Systems (earlier Life Beyond Motherhood) and Zemyna Foundation,…

Laura Kaestele is a network weaver, designer, facilitator, project coordinator, and grower focusing on integrative design, ecological regeneration, community and network development, permaculture, and holistic living with 10+ years of…

Jane Wei-Skillern is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Social Sector Leadership at the Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley. Previously, she has served on the faculty…

Froswa’ Booker-Drew, Ph.D. is a Network Weaver who believes relationships are the key to our personal, professional, and organizational growth. She has been quoted/featured in Forbes, Ozy, Bustle, Huffington Post, Modern…

Nou Yang, Sindy Morales Garcia and Kirsten Johnson are Courageous Change Collective, a Minnesota based organization committed to growing communities of love and justice through transformative facilitation. Through the work…

Clemens Binder is part of Unity Effect as the lead for Networks & Communities. His mission is to hold spaces, build bridges and inspire people to realise what makes them…

Jannik Kaiser is co-founder of Unity Effect, where he is leading the area of Systemic Impact. His desire to co-create systemic social change led him down the rabbit holes of…

Sadia Hassan is an award winning writer, equity consultant and network weaver who enjoys using a human-centered approach to crafting inclusive, equitable, and participatory processes for capacity building. Her skills…

Evan Welkin is a network ecosystem designer, focusing especially on high context community, social and ecological justice.  As a child of the intentional community movement, he has lived and supported…

Naava L. Frank, Ed.D. is a nationally recognized, published expert, with 20 years of experience in the use of communities of practice (CoPs) and networks for non-profits. Naava consults to foundations…

Kevin Hiebert, Principal of Resonate Consulting, is a facilitator, trainer, leadership coach and strategy consultant who supports collaboration to create social and organizational change.  Kevin is passionate about collaboration, participatory…

By identifying story threads and patterns we weave the world around us. Not only do our stories connect us – they define our perceptions and shape our behavior. Stories frame…

MaryAnn Martinez is a non-profit director and interdisciplinary food systems scholar, currently a PhD candidate at Antioch Graduate School of Leadership and Change. MaryAnn’s current academic research is focused on…

Kimberley Jutze is the founder of Shifting Patterns Consulting, a Certified B Corporation that helps changemaker leaders get their colleagues on the same page and put collaborative processes in place…

Bianca Campbell (they/she) is the Movement Building Senior Manager at Forward Together. She has worked in reproductive justice work since 2011 with organizations like SPARK Reproductive Justice Now! and the…

Sahana Chattopadhyay is a global Speaker, Writer, Master Facilitator, Organization Development Consultant, and Coach. She works at the intersection of Complexity, Human Potential, Organizational Transformation, Systems Thinking, and Emergence. Her…

I am a systemic change agent and a process artist.  Since March 2009, when I began leading a local weekly “Discussion Salon,” I have been convening and hosting both in-person…

My most satisfying consulting moments happen when I am facilitating a group of people to bring a vision of social change to reality.   Every engagement is unique because every…

Ammie Kae, co-founder of Fluff, a digital marketing startup, is a licensed Social Worker and Clinical Therapist in the Chicagoland area. She currently sees clients both one-on-one and in group…

Dolores Chandler (they/them) is a radical community based social worker with over 10 years of experience as a facilitator, trainer, performer, writer, and angelic trouble maker. They entered into this…

Tamara Shapiro was a lead strategist and facilitator of the InterOccupy network which facilitated democratic, interactive conference calls that led to regional and national actions, conferences and multi-city events.  She…

Katy’s practice focuses primarily on network and social system mapping, multi-stakeholder collaboration, and systems-informed strategy as key avenues for transformative systems change that strengthens social justice and ecological health. As…

Dr. Lisa Trocchia is Associate Faculty in the Sustainable Food Systems graduate program at Prescott College. She is also a network facilitator and consultant offering support in network communication and design, self-organizing,…

Shakira Hall Louimarre is a chaplain, higher education administrator and facilitator, committed to developing and cultivating relationships. She connects people, communities and ideas around issues of justice and equity. Shakira…

Dr. Emily Carroll is the President and Managing Partner of Janus Analytics, LLC. She earned her Ph.D. in Political Science with an emphasis in Public Policy from Southern Illinois University…

Sami’s practice focuses on developing and implementing learning strategies within networks, collaborative initiatives, government agencies, and non-profit organizations that are striving to make a positive difference in their communities. Since…

My work is dedicated to building adaptive capacity in individuals, organizations and communities. My approach is rooted in organizational change, network science, strategy development, evaluation & learning methodologies.I have a…

Matt Birkhold is founder of Visionary Organizing Lab, an educational laboratory that supports people to experiment with building new economic practices, building beloved communities, and developing a sense of themselves as creators of…

I am passionate about Networks, as a way to help others to become leaders, as the option to create fastest initiatives in social systems, as an alternative to do things…

Purvi Shah inspires changes as a consultant on gender, racial, and economic equity. As an anti-violence advocate, trainer, grassroots researcher, and facilitator committed to opening space for transformation, she delights…

Deborah Elizabeth Finn works with mission-based organizations as a network weaver, capacity builder,  technical assistance provider, and nonprofit technology strategist. She holds degrees from Bennington College and Harvard University.Deborah is…

Deborah Fishman is an entrepreneur, network-weaver, and founder of FED (www.fedsocial.co), an inclusive Jewish community and platform for ideas and art. Deborah works at the intersection of people, food and ideas, weaving together relationships…

My life practice is supporting aspirations and dream-making.    I believe together, we can build a world where all thrive over generations.  I am seeking ways to integrate spirit, community,…

Saida Agostini is a movement builder, activist and poet. The Chief Operating Officer for FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture, she supports FORCE in sustaining and expanding its organizational capacity to foster survivor led…

Danielle M. Varda, PhD is the CEO of Visible Network Labs and an Associate Professor at the University of CO Denver in the School of Public Affairs. Dr. Varda directs VNL’s data science…

Lisa Watson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Openly, an impact strategy and research company committed to social good. Lisa is a social impact strategist with 20 years of experience designing,…

Sarah Ann Shanahan has worked for the RE-AMP Network for ten years. She currently serves as the Network’s Community Manager where she facilitates the collaboration of members through connections, collective…

Bruce Hoppe, PhD, founder and president of Connective Associates, is an experienced consultant with a passion for customer service and translating data into bottom line impact. A creative problem solver…

I grew up in the tallgrass prairies of Illinois, USA, where the lanky sandhill cranes pause on their way to and from Mexico.  Retracing one of my family’s roots, I’ve…

Pedro Portela was born and raised in Porto, Portugal where he studied mechanical engineering. After almost a decade in the aerospace sector working as COO and systems engineer, he quit…

Network Education, Development and Evaluation ServicesIs network leadership a skill set that you and your community hope to cultivate?Are you interested in better understanding or evaluating the connections between leaders…

Sara Shapiro-Plevan is all about relationships. Her essential focus: understanding the way relationships influence our ability to improve our practice, understand our work, and engage effectively with others as we…

Kiara Nagel is a creative strategist based in Los Angeles with 20 years of experience building creative and collaborative initiatives and supporting social groups, leaders, and organizations to become more…

My work with networks comes out of my experiences as a classroom teacher and working inside large educational bureaucracies. I believe that the power of networks comes from the idea…

Tracy Kunkler, MSW, is a Principal and co-founder of Circle Forward, a system of collaborative governance, providing frameworks and decision-making tools to leverage change in large-scale systems. It has been particularly…

Deitre Epps is the CEO and Founder of RACE for Equity, LLC. Deitre has worked for over twenty years to address the ill effects of poverty on low income communities….

I’ve played many roles in change efforts over the decades, and have discovered that I’m happiest when acting as a Network Guardian, supporting others with the skills & tools they…

Curtis Ogden is a Senior Associate at the Interaction Institute for Social Change (IISC). Much of his work entails consulting with multi-stakeholder networks to strengthen and transform food, education, public…

Bill has spent his entire career working in our most challenged communities – both urban and rural – and with vulnerable populations to find solutions to our most pressing social,…

Beth Tener is a leadership trainer and coach who helps social change leaders live their values as they address complex challenges, such as transitioning to a clean energy economy, disrupting…

Abby Yanow is a Facilitator and Leadership coach.  She has created and facilitated many peer learning networks for the purpose of knowledge-sharing, problem solving and collaboration.   Her colleagues consider her…

Debbie Gowensmith, M.S., is vice-president of Groundswell Services, Inc., dedicated to strengthening equity-building movements. She provides consultation in evaluation and community-based research, specializing in network facilitation and evaluation.Debbie has found…

Derrick Rhayn is the Chief Catalyst at Networks for Change, a Seattle consulting firm specializing in building the capacity of social change networks and nonprofit organizations through consulting, training, and coaching. As a ‘network weaver,’ Derrick focuses on facilitating increased connectivity within networks and nonprofits as a way of unleashing their potential, mobilizing their hidden assets, and generating innovative solutions with an orientation towards systems change.

My own work makes cities great places for the people who live there. I work so everyone has a secure home, for streets that put people first, and to stop…

My consulting practice focuses on strengthening the capacity of individuals, networks and communities to address such complex challenges as access to healthy food, equitable youth and family outcomes, health and…

June has been weaving networks, helping others weave networks and writing about networks for over 40 years. She is currently increasing her capacity to capture learning and innovations from the…