Erin Bresnahan
Erin Bresnahan is a bilingual (English/French) strategic advisor and facilitator whose work bridges evidence, action, and human dynamics. Over 15+ years, she has partnered with foundations, multilateral institutions, civil society organizations,and companies in more than 90 countries. Today, as Co-Founder and COO of AvoMotion Advisory, Erin co-leads a firm serving nonprofits, foundations, multilateral organizations, and private sector clients of all sizes, facilitating strategic planning workshops, board retreats, and multistakeholder convenings. What sets her approach apart is the pairing of rigorous, data-grounded strategy work with genuine facilitation craft: she builds the KPI dashboards and measurement systems a room will need after the workshop ends. Erin holds an MA in International Affairs from Carleton University with a specialization in international development and conflict studies, and a Bachelor of Business Administration.
Harouna Saley Abdoulaye
Harouna Saley Abdoulaye. Dynamic, and committed leader and manager with 21+ year of experience in organizational management, strategic planning, and business development focusing on social cohesion and peace consolidation, on countering stigmatization and reducing the filling of marginalization of community at risk, on community mobilization and on countering violence extremism with community based resilience approach. Exceptional interpersonal talents, able to bring together community leaders, local organizations, and government agencies to consolidate strategies of dialogue, and stability. Excellent project management skills, capable of building effective and enthusiastic teams to complete projects on time, within budget, and with tangible impact. Harouna Abdoulaye participated as a panelist at the United Nations General Assembly on the Rehabilitation and Reintegration process of former violent extremists in September 2017. He is also a facilitator and leadership advisor and experienced in Art of Living and personal development. He is seeking opportunities to share his experiences and to learn and adapt from others experiences in order to foster his sense of creativity and innovation.
Tarek Maassarani
Tarek Maassarani is a mission-driven attorney, program strategist, university professor, and project director with 20+ years leading federally funded initiatives across justice, equity, and climate resilience. He has litigated human rights cases, managed multi-agency partnerships, developed countless programs, published books and articles, and trained civil society and government agencies. As CEO of Sustainable Construction Solutions, he applies his legal and programmatic expertise to sustainable infrastructure, advancing fireproof, non-toxic, and low-carbon materials and methods aligned with resilience and decarbonization goals. Under his leadership, the company has delivered successful pilot projects and expanded public-private partnerships. Maassarani began his career providing civil legal services law at the federally-funded Neighborhood Legal Services Program, where he served as a Covington & Burling Westwood Fellow and later as a senior staff attorney. At NLSP’s Nani Helen Burroughs office, he represented underserved residents across housing, employment, public benefits, consumer protection, and discrimination cases, while also managing law student interns and supporting D.C. Bar legal clinics and Spanish-speaking workers’ rights seminars. He then served for over a decade as a consultant and trainer for the U.S. Institute of Peace and director of the Salam Institute, in which capacities he managed five-to-six figure USAID and State Department-funded civic engagement and peacebuilding programs across Africa, Afghanistan, and domestic military bases. He facilitated training for educators, nonprofits, African peacekeeping forces, U.S. Army units, and foreign service officers, and co-authored curricula on religious peacebuilding, conflict resolution, trauma resilience, and nonviolent action. As co-founder and technical lead of Restorative DC, Maassarani designed and scaled a citywide restorative justice initiative across Washington, D.C., delivering technical assistance to over 40 schools, coordinating a diversion program for the Department of Human Services, and advising the Office of the Attorney General on the creation of a nationally recognized in-house restorative justice unit. He later co-directed Central Virginia Community Justice, where he launched a restorative diversion program in partnership with local prosecutors, expanded referral networks, and formalized regional implementation. More recently, he served as lead trainer for the U.S. State Department–funded #Influencers4Peace initiative, which engaged 150 social media leaders across Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, and Niger to promote social cohesion and counter violent extremism.
Danette Wilkins Marte
Danette Wilkins Marte (they/them, elle, elu) is an expansive strategist, intuitive facilitator, and liberatory changemaker with over 20 years of experience providing strategic, technical, programmatic, and operational support to diverse organizations and groups and implementing research, programming, and training across the globe (primarily Central America, North America, South America, and Southern Africa). Prior to consulting, Danette worked with U.S. government agencies (U.S Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Peace Corps), consulting firms (Cultural Practice, Tetra Tech), international non-governmental organizations (Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs), and academic institutions (Emory University, Johns Hopkins University) addressing a wide range of health and development areas including agriculture and economic growth, democracy and governance, education, environment and natural resources, and health (e.g., animal disease preparedness and response, gender-based violence, mental health and psychosocial support, sexual and reproductive health). They also have demonstrated experience in gender mainstreaming and integration (e.g., men’s and boys’ engagement, women’s and girls’ empowerment), social and behavior change (e.g., entertainment education, gender transformative approaches, provider behavior change), and diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (e.g., gender equality, disability, and social inclusion, gender and sexuality diversity, and LGBTQI+ inclusion). Danette holds a bachelor of arts degree in Hispanic Studies and Government from the College of William and Mary, a graduate diploma in Gender and Development from the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) in Ecuador, and a master of public health degree in Behavioral Sciences and Health Education from Emory University. Outside of formal schooling and training, they pursue informal learning through popular education and self-directed learning. As an Afrodiasporic child of immigrants and working-class people, Danette’s approach to facilitation values the wisdom of lived experience and centers humility, curiosity, empathy, authenticity, and respect.
Louise A. Traore Guindo
As a certified professional coach, trainer, and HR consultant, Louise A. Traore Guindo has 24 years of experience working for multinationals. Thanks to her varied background, she is able to help managers get to know their teams better, ensuring that everyone is focused on excellence. This helps align the company, drive sales growth, and encourage employee retention.
Aru Daswani
Aru Daswani is an ICF PCC accredited leadership coach and facilitator working one to one with leaders, teams and organizations in the deep inner transformation needed for a positive impact in society and the planet. She creates safe spaces to allow for the shift of consciousness and the inner development needed for the evolution of humanity, using the Inner Development Goals framework as a catalyser for transformative change.
Nicolas Demeilliers
Nicolas Demeilliers is a certified professional leadership coach and strategic advisor who helps visionary founders and CEOs align their teams around bold missions, scale their organizations with clarity, and lead with purpose. With a background in investment banking and social entrepreneurship (having co-founded four companies), Nicolas partners with high-growth, mission-driven companies and organizations to unlock leadership potential, strengthen culture, and translate complexity into actionable momentum. Fluent in English, Spanish, and French, he brings a global perspective and a grounded, human-centered approach to leadership development. As a partner at &you, Nicolas combines strategic thinking with deep coaching expertise (with over 1,500 hours of coaching) to support leaders navigating fast-paced growth and change. He thrives at the intersection of vision, impact, and execution—working side by side with entrepreneurs and their teams to build organizations that not only grow but also endure.
Nadene Canning
Nadene Canning‘s career is a testament to the power of vision, leadership, and the relentless pursuit of meaningful change. With over 20 years of experience managing large-scale projects across 45 countries in Europe, Africa, and the Americas, Nadene has mastered the art of navigating complex challenges in industry, sustainable development, and technology. Her global perspective and passion for transformative impact led her to establish a boutique consulting agency dedicated to fostering learning, leadership, and collaboration. Nadene’s recent work showcases her ability to shape and guide high-stakes initiatives. She played a pivotal role in crafting the learning journey for 50 global experts at CERN’s inaugural Sparks! Serendipity Forum, focusing on Artificial Intelligence, and again at the second forum centred on Health and Technology. Her leadership extended to orchestrating a team of 10 facilitators, ensuring a seamless and impactful experience for participants. Her influence also reaches the front lines of global peacekeeping efforts. Nadene designed and facilitated a 10-day immersive program in Morocco for UN Military Gender Advisors and Global Peacekeepers, equipping them with the critical skills needed to lead change in conflict-ridden environments. Nadene’s commitment to cultivating courage and resilience in leaders is further exemplified by her selection from over 10,000 applicants to train with Dr. Brené Brown. As one of just 400 facilitators, she has spent the last five years empowering hundreds of business professionals through the Dare to Lead™ program, instilling the four skill sets essential for courageous leadership. In Oman, Nadene spearheaded the creation of a Digital Fluency course and mentoring program for the Omani Institute of Capability Development. Working alongside a team of 12 facilitators, she guided 200 digital champions from the National Youth Program for Skills Development, ensuring they were equipped to drive innovation in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. Nadene’s personal leadership journey has been deeply transformative, leading her to the realization that true change requires integration into every aspect of our being. This insight has fuelled her involvement with the Inner Development Goals (IDG) initiative, where since 2022, she has been designing and co-hosting monthly IDG Global Practitioner Network gatherings. These sessions serve as a vital space for the 900-member community to share inspiration, tackle challenges, and activate collective energy. In addition to her consulting and teaching, Nadene is a published author. Her book, La force de l’Équilibre: Vie familiale, vie professionnelle, draws on her decade of experience working on talent retention, diversity, and inclusion in Switzerland. The publication has solidified her reputation as an expert in leadership, systems thinking, inclusion, change, and negotiation, making her a sought-after speaker and consultant. Nadene Canning’s journey is one of relentless dedication to empowering others, driving innovation, and making a lasting impact on a global scale. Her work continues to inspire and shape the future of leadership and collaboration in an ever-changing world.
Ciku Kimeria
Ciku Kimeria is an author, journalist, communication and strategy specialist, adventurer and travel writer. She writes both fiction and non-fiction focusing on African stories that need telling. She is the current Quartz Africa Editor and a longtime contributor to Quartz, having authored almost 60 articles for the site, on topics as wide-ranging as the perils of traveling with an African passport to the optimism inspired by Africa’s first non-fungible token (NFT) art collections. She is the author of two mystery novels (Dance of the Monkeys and Of goats and poisoned oranges), and has written for a variety of outlets, including African Arguments, OkayAfrica, and The Africa Report. Ciku has a wealth of communication and project management experience, having worked for and served as a communication advisor to Dalberg Advisors, Open Society Initiative of West Africa, and The Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund. She has traveled to 56 countries, 23 of them in Africa. She has a bachelor of science degree in management from MIT and speaks English, Swahili, and French.
Katy Mamen
Katy Mamen is a creative and collaborative systems change consultant and facilitator helping leaders, organizations and networks find strategic clarity and build collaborative leadership. Recognized as a highly effective and culturally competent facilitator, systems change capacity builder, and nonprofit & philanthropic strategist with a track record of success working with diverse stakeholders to design aligned strategies for an equitable and regenerative future. Katy is principal and founder of Water Bear Collaborative, a consultancy that supports leaders in the climate change, food and agriculture, and water sectors to envision and implement system-informed strategies in service of social justice and ecological health. Katy is particularly skilled at cultivating the wisdom of the whole, whether that’s an organizational team or leaders spanning a field, creating the conditions for all voices be heard and honored while tending to power dynamics, group culture, and results. Her clients in the philanthropic sector have included Water Foundation, the Energy Foundation, UNFI Foundation, Garfield Foundation, and Lumpkin Family Foundation. Katy is a Fellow of the Academy for Systems Change and previously managed multi-stakeholder policy roundtables and led the California Food System Alliance Network as Director of Programs at Ag Innovations. Before turning to process work, Katy studied emergence in complex systems and the role of traditional knowledge in sustainable agriculture while pursuing her MSc in the UK. She also worked with an international think tank researching the impacts of the international mining sector on indigenous communities and supported traditional agrarian communities in Central and South America, Asia, Europe and North America. Katy currently lives in a rural, consensus-based intentional community in northern California, where she honed her group process skills over the past 20 years.