Focused on elevating people and the planet, and with 20+ years as a leadership coach, founder, teacher and consultant, Nita founded b*free in 2013. Through a holistic approach, mind-body-spirit@work focused on awakening the potential for every person to embody Healing Leadership, b*free transforms Workplaces to HealingSpaces so new cultures of work can take root and equitably add to-not detract from- the freedom, sustainability & wellbeing of all people and our planet. She’s Founding Board President of Solar Responders which puts solar + storage on first responder stations in Puerto Rico, she’s a native New Yorker from Queens, a yogi who plays the harmonium, and has a BA from Columbia University and MBA from George Washington University.

Kelli is a talent specialist executive coach with a special focus on equity, diversity, inclusion, helping nonprofit/education leaders of color to refine and develop their leadership competencies and management practices. Kelli draws on over 25 years of experience focused on serving youth, communities, and urban education systems in Minneapolis, Washington, D.C., and New York City. She received her undergraduate degree from Howard University and her J.D. from Tulane Law School. Kelli worked as a law clerk in Minneapolis, tackling critical community issues. She has an extensive career in the non-profit sector, including the Children's Defense Fund, where she developed and managed youth programs for the National Black Child Institute and the Harlem Community Justice Center. Kelli has led recruitment and selection, human resources, and partnership development at New Leaders for New Schools and the NYC Department of Education. She was Managing Director and Vice President, Human Assets of Education Pioneers(NY/NJ). Kelli is the former Chief Talent and Equity Officer at iMentor, and currently serves as Chief Talent and Equity Officer at Reading Partners.

With 15+ years in talent development and employee engagement roles, Diana’s career has spanned both nonprofit and private sectors, and she is passionate about building workplaces that can attract, develop, and retain Talent at any point in their career and life stage. As a consultant and coach, she brings these experiences to bear to support organizations and individuals on the brink of growth and transformation, helping them to lead through uncertainty, across difference, and for inclusion. Diana is a certified coach, Hogan and MBTI practitioner, and trains on the human experience of change in organizations.

Abigail has spent her career focused on improving quality, equity, and access in public education. As an independent consultant, she supports mission-driven organizations through equity-focused leadership coaching, strategic planning, organizational development, and program design. Her clients span the non-profit, public, and philanthropic sectors. Abigail co-founded and co-leads the Seeding Disruption Fellowship, which brings together senior leaders in the District of Columbia, to build knowledge, skills, and community across racial difference and professional fields, with a focus on disrupting systems of racial inequity that impact children and youth. She is also the founding designer and facilitator of DC's Early Educator Fellowship. Abigail previously served as Deputy Mayor for Education in the District of Columbia, as the Chief of Transformation Management for the District of Columbia Public Schools, and in several roles with Teach For America, including Executive Director of the Washington, DC office and as Vice President of Research and Public Policy for the national organization. She began her career as a first grade teacher in Weldon, North Carolina. Abigail is a Pahara-Aspen Fellow and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University and a Master’s degree in Education from Harvard University.