Staff and
Partners

Thriving Futures are always primarily the work of Indigenous, Afro-descendent, and local community members who live in and steward the places we work. The team and partners below stand behind them, co-creating this process each step of the way.

Our Team

The following staff joined us in 2025:
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José Tinta
Namuli Program Manager

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Katie Bernhard, PhD
Head of Impact

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Kayleigh Mencia
Director of Development

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Raisa Mirza
Senior Director of Programs

They joined the rest of our global team in our shared work to grow Thriving Futures:

Board of Directors

In 2025, our Board of Directors welcomed Sandra Cramolini, MHA, BSN, RN. She brings over four decades of nonprofit leadership experience, and we’re excited to work with her to grow Thriving Futures.

We also said goodbye to board member Alaka Wali, who dedicated 4 years to supporting Legado with her invaluable knowledge about holistic, community-led development. She is now a valued member of our Advisory Board. Alaka, thank you for your wonderful service!

Board Chair
Pete Vorbrich, Former Chief Financial Officer for Carval Investors

Vice President
Christabell Makokha, Deputy Director, Strategy Planning And Management (Ethiopia and Nigeria), Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation

Members at large

Dan Sarles, Executive Director of Eaglemere Foundation

Eric Lundgren, Vice President of Global Operations at Blumont

Lucia Ruiz, Environmental Lawyer and Policy Specialist; Former Minister of Environment of Peru

Osman Siddiqi, Senior Director of Impact and Market Shaping, Nexleaf Analytics

Sandra Cramolini, MHA, BSN, RN, Cramolini Consulting

Tom Dente, Chief of Strategy and Growth, LG Consulting

Seid Aman, Country Director for Imagine1Day

Advisory Board

Alaka Wali, Curator Emerita of North American Anthropology |
Negaunee Integrated Research Center, The Field Museum

Gurpreet Singh, Social Impact Leader

Namrita Kapur, Environmental, Social, and Governance Leader

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Financials

Financials