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Meet the LeadersTrust Team

Chana Fitton

Program Director

Chana dreams of a world that is loving and just. She loves connecting with people through deep listening. She is always laughing, especially at the silliest jokes and loves to swing dance.

Luigi Fu

Project Director

Luigi is a talented problem-solver and community builder who recently ran his first marathon and enjoys long road trips.

Sidney Hargro

Executive Director

Sidney firmly believes that we can make possible the seemingly impossible. That idea and his active imagination drive his endless pursuit of true liberation. If Sidney didn’t work in philanthropy, he would travel the world capturing beauty and stories through black and white photography.

Justine Ingram

Project Director

Justine utilizes her lived experiences and love of connecting people to foster hope for those who want to create intentional change in their own way. Justine’s favorite things are cooking traditional southern dishes, thrift shopping, and understanding her own historical family ties through generational storytelling.

Katelyn Montalvo

Operations Manager

Katelyn strives to push her communities for social change and continuous improvement. If Katelyn isn’t working hard at breaking social norms and fighting against injustices, she is traveling the world or finding new restaurants to explore. She is an avid food connoisseur who loves to connect with people over breaking bread. Katelyn received her BA from Tufts University in Community Health and American Studies.

Andrew Ngeseyan

Director of Finance and Operations

Andrew’s passion for equity and mission-driven work is the product of a decade spent working with, and for, educators. The lessons he learned are the foundation for the critical work done at the LeadersTrust. Supporting organizations throughout our programs motivates his desire to improve our communities.

Maria Rogers Pascual

Program Director

Maria loves to connect people through creative ways that let everyone shoot for the stars. She loves to dance, especially cumbia and is a polyglot who speaks 4 and a half languages.

Aerial Reese

Program Manager

Aerial enjoys using art and texture therapy as a grounding, healing, and liberatory practice. She recently started swim lessons to fulfill her lifelong desire to learn how to swim. Some of Aerial’s favorite things include being in/near water, cuddling with her pup, and laughing until her stomach hurts.

Etobssie Wako

Project Director

Etobssie believes in symbiosis and in radical collaboration. She finds joy in co-creating new possibilities with those at the frontlines of change work; and upholds her peoples’ traditions that understand liberation as art, and song, and dance.

Ashlee Wimberly

Program Manager

Ashlee is passionate about investing in communities to support the achievement of optimal health and wellness. She is a proud auntie who enjoys deep conversations over coffee, supporting independent bookstores and traveling to new places.

Meet our Advisory Board

Linda Wood

Advisory Board Chair

As former Program Director at the Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, Linda founded the Flexible Leadership Awards in 2004 and led the Haas Leadership Initiatives for 18 years.