Madrid, Spain

Kelley supports Possibility Labs as a Senior Advisor for the DAF program design, focusing on creating a transparent, values-aligned program that offers integrated capital deployment. Kelley brings 15+ years of expertise working with integrated capital, DAFs, philanthropy, and participatory grantmaking. Previously, she worked for RSF, where she implemented trust-based practices and community-led decision making, ran the DAF program and supported organizational culture. She is a 2020-2021Fellow for the Just Economy Institute and a founding member of the Participatory Grantmaking Community.

Kelley holds a B.A. in Anthropology from San Diego State University – California State University.

Lucas Turner-Owens is a Senior Advisor in the Office of the President and the founder of The Sankofa Group (TSG), a consulting practice that he manages with several independent contractors, which counts among its clients a host of integrated capital funds: the fintech unicorn Stripe and the coalition of lenders and investors known as SPARCC. Lucas brings to TSG skills in fund management, impact investing, and strategic advisory work having worked as a consultant at Next Street and The Bridgespan Group prior to founding TSG. Most recently, Lucas was a Principal at the venture capital firm TMV where he led four of the firm’s investments in categories ranging from fintech to supply chain and sustainability. Prior to founding TSG, Lucas managed The Ujima Fund, an integrated capital fund based in Boston, where he helped to launch and raise the fund, as well as underwrite its initial investments.

Lucas received his BA from Wesleyan University and his MBA along with a Certificate of Sustainable Business from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.

As treasurer of Possibility Labs and member of the Office of the President, Jeff works with the PL Board and staff to ensure smooth finance and accounting operations and to provide refinement on its business plan to maximize customer service while providing stability and longevity to PL itself. 

Before joining PL, Jeff was most recently the Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer of the Heising-Simons Foundation and its related Action Fund. Prior to that, he was Director of Finance and Administration for the James Irvine Foundation, General Manager of American Conservatory Theater, and a Senior Auditor with Price Waterhouse. He also serves on the Boards of the Foundation Financial Officers Group and National Arts Strategies. 

Jeff holds a B.S. in Accounting from Rider University and is a Certified Public Accountant. 

As Senior Advisor, Jackie works with Possibility Labs’ CEO, team, and partners on operations and strategic finance as well as on designing impact-first capital programs and initiatives that move capital and opportunities into historically under-invested communities. Jackie also utilizes 30+ years of her experience in impact investing, philanthropy, and investment banking to contribute towards PL’s evolution into an impactful, agile platform for funding, structuring, and outcomes-tracking for the growing community-driven, integrated capital ecosystem.

Before joining PL, Jackie was most recently a Vice President of Impact Investing at Social Finance. Prior to that, she was Vice President for Programs for College Futures Foundation, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Imprint Capital Advisors, Associate Director at the Rockefeller Foundation, and Vice President in the public finance investment banking department of Lehman Brothers. She also serves as an Investment Advisor to the California Wellness Foundation’s Investment Committee and Strategy Consultant to the MacArthur Foundation.

Jackie holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and a Master’s in Public and Private Management from the Yale School of Management.

Cindhy supports the Partner Services team as the Operations Coordinator by helping collect and analyze user experience data and identifying areas of improvement to better support partners. She brings a decade of successful experience in cross-organizational roles focusing on culture development, process improvement, and project management.

Cindhy is delighted to use her skills to collaborate with incredible human beings whose mission is to support BIPOC entrepreneurs and under-resourced communities. Previously, she worked as the Business Transformation Manager at a language services organization that bridged the communication gap between cultures, organizations, and non-profits.

Anika works closely with Keiko Murase, co-CEO of Possibility Labs, to implement strategic business initiatives. She serves as a thought partner by offering data analysis and perspectives, identifies improvement opportunities and formulates solutions, and provides communication, research, and administrative support. Anika brings five years of expertise in evidence-based program development, implementation, and evaluation, grant writing, strategic planning, contract management, and project management to this role. A passion for advancing equity for BIPOC through systems change underlies her career trajectory.

Previously, she worked as a Performance Management Analyst, Project Manager, and Manager of Special Projects for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA). During this time, she played a key role in the active contract management of a $44 million portfolio of homeless service programs in Los Angeles County. Prior to this role, she worked as a Health Equity Fellow for the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), during which she developed recommendations for organizational leadership on how they can improve their research and evaluation approach to issues affecting tribal communities. Anika holds a B.A. in Public Health Policy from UC Irvine and an M.P.H. in Community Health Sciences from UCLA and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

Anna N’Jie-Konte, MBA, CFP® is a proud Puerto Rican, Gambian-American entrepreneur who is committed to shifting the inequitable wealth distribution in our society. Anna spent eight years working in wealth management advising ultra-high net worth families and institutions how to grow and secure their wealth for longevity and impact. She currently serves as a financial advisor and investment consultant to individuals and institutions who wish to build wealth in an intentional and values-aligned fashion.

Anna is among a small, but impactful group of BIPOC CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER certificants who are trained to give comprehensive, holistic financial advice. She has won Investment News’ “Top 100 Influential Financial Advisors” twice and has been featured in well-known publications such as Bloomberg, CNBC, VICE News, The New York Times, Telemundo, Financial Planning, RIA Intel, Think Advisor, and Next Advisor. She currently is Partner and President for GRID 202 Partners.

Keith Beverly is the Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer for GRID 202 Partners, an independent Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) firm. GRID focuses on achieving attractive financial returns in a manner fully aligned with the personal or organizational mission of its clients.

Keith brings over 15 years of investment management and financial planning experience to the firm. His responsibilities include building customized investment portfolios to implementing sophisticated financial planning strategies – primarily for medical professionals, attorneys, and professional athletes. Keith is passionate about financial education, particularly in underestimated communities. He has delivered numerous seminars and workshops to groups ranging from elementary school students to retirees.

Keith graduated from Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business with University and College Honors and obtained his MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler’s Business School where he was a Dean’s Fellow. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Financial Planner designations, the most respected credentials for investment management and financial planning, respectively.

Shel Senai is the founder and principal of flypaper PR, a full-service public relations consultancy. Formed in 2014, flypaper PR offers strategic communications counsel and fresh, highly-creative PR guidance and campaign execution for clients that innovate against the status quo and aim to enact resonating change.

Shel brings more than 15 years of comms and PR experience to their work at PL. With an agency background that lends itself well to collaboration, Shel’s goal is to become an extension of the team in order to discover, develop, and deliver the most impactful stories from inside an organization. They hold a B.S. in communications with a minor in English from Boston University and an MFA in creative writing from the Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. Their award-winning fiction writing has received financial support from the St. Botolph Club Foundation and the Mass Cultural Council.

Daniel supports Possibility Labs as an Operations Research Analyst, helping with business intelligence, system integration, process automation, operations research and planning, sourcing vendors for the Possibility Labs’ portal, and helping drive the platform’s back-end services. He brings 6+ years of expertise working as a data analyst within operations, engineering, finance, process automation, and research experience. Previously, Daniel worked with ABM Industries. He supported strategic and operational planning for the corporate finance teams, developed an automation ecosystem using custom Python scripts and automated new customer creation processes. Daniel also has experience in financial reporting and process engineering. He holds an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Iowa State University and a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Purdue University.

Raymond leads Possibility Labs through philanthropic partnership building and fund development, shifting funders to make decisions in relationship with communities and to resource transformative work at scale. He brings 14+ years of experience working in philanthropic innovation, fund development, social justice strategy, grant writing, project development, and research. Previously, Raymond worked as Fund Officer at Movement Strategy Center, Director of Development for Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, and as consultant for the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team. Raymond holds a B.A. in Anthropology from CUNY Hunter College and a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from the CUNY Graduate Center.

Jaimee leads Possibility Labs’ marketing and communications, serving as an integrated brand planner, tactical executor, and creative storyteller through the lens of culture and empathy. She brings to the team valuable skill-sets from cross-functional roles such as: community manager, copywriter, researcher, and integrated strategist. Their approach is simplifying the complex by focusing on both the big picture while executing in the micro, a combination of strengths from her 11 years in restaurant operations and consumer marketing. Previously, Jaimee was a Director of Strategy at VaynerMedia for 8 years, leading the development of brand, content, and go-to-market strategies for Fortune 500 brands and start-ups. Jaimee holds a B.A. from Cornell University in Hospitality Administration.