Our Team

We are driven to help talented professionals connect to community leadership opportunities at the center of their passions.

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United in Service

We’re doing our part to create a more just, vibrant, and equitable world by uniting corporations, talented professionals, and nonprofits in purpose.

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Rob ActonFounder and Chief Executive OfficerPrimary Cause: Nonprofit Capacity Building and the Performing Arts
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Whitley RichardsChief Operating OfficerPrimary Cause: Ending Intimate Partner Violence
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Erin M. ConnellChief Program OfficerPrimary Cause: Human Rights, especially Food Equity and Affordable Housing
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Erin PiersonChief Growth OfficerPrimary Causes: Wilderness Preservation and Community Arts
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Conor DoyleDirector of TechnologyPrimary Cause: Youth Sports and Fitness
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Gaby BianchiDirector of BoardLeadPrimary Cause: Empowering Youth and Education Access
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Nate HincheySenior Program Manager, ExpansionPrimary Cause: Economic and Educational Equity, Campaign Finance Reform
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Ashley BratrudProgram Manager, BoardLeadPrimary Cause: Education and Health Equity
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Lisa WittigProgram ManagerPrimary Cause: Welcoming and Empowering Immigrants and Refugees
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Morenikeji OmotosoSenior Associate, Strategic GrowthPrimary Causes: Education and Advancement for Women and Girls
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Jono WarrenSenior Program Associate, Concierge & Special ProjectsPrimary Cause: Supporting People with Disabilities
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Temitope OlotinSoftware DeveloperPrimary Cause: Poverty and Hunger
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Anakaren CervantesEnterprise Advancement AssociatePrimary Causes: Equity in Access to the Outdoors
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Samuel ColónProgram AssociatePrimary Cause: LGBTQ Rights and Equity
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Paulina de SèveProgram AssociatePrimary Causes: Educational Equity and Women's and Girls' Rights
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James HannonProgram Associate, Concierge & Special ProjectsPrimary Cause: Sustainability and Nature Conservation
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Amelia SullivanProgram AssociatePrimary Cause: Education Equity
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Cambri WrightLearning Experience CoordinatorPrimary Cause: Global Water Security and Sanitation
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Chelsey LoweProgram SpecialistMental Health and the Creative Arts
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Brenda AsareGovernance Trainer and ConsultantPrimary Cause: Partnering With the Social Impact Sector to Change the World Through Equity-Centered Philanthropy
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Brian SaberGovernance Trainer and ConsultantPrimary Cause: Teaching Everyone How to Be Comfortable and Effective Asking for Gifts
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Jamie GardnerGovernance Trainer and ConsultantPrimary Cause: Cross Sector Leadership
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Laura ZumdahlGovernance Trainer and ConsultantPrimary Cause: Nonprofit Leadership and Innovation
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Gary BagleyGovernance Trainer and Board CoachPrimary Cause: Strengthening Communities
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Parrish McLaughlinExecutive AssistantPrimary Cause: Pancreatic Cancer Research
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Alexandra HallockIn MemoriamPrimary Cause: Human Rights

Boards We Serve On

Our dedication to social good goes beyond our day job. Our team members serve on the boards of nonprofits that align with the causes they care about.

Served by:Rob ActonPosition:Board Co-Chair
Broadway Inspirational Voices

Broadway Inspirational Voices is a diverse professional choir of Broadway artists united to change lives through the power of music and service.

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Served by:Whitley RichardsPosition:Vice Chair
Day One

Our mission is to partner with youth to end dating abuse and domestic violence through community education, supportive services, legal advocacy and leadership development.

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Served by:Erin M. ConnellPosition:Secretary
NOSH Delivers

Our mission is to improve the well-being of the North Shore community by increasing access to food, as well as basic goods and services

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Served by:Erin PiersonPosition:Secretary
Litchfield Hills Rowing Club

The Litchfield Hills Rowing Club was founded in 1978 to promote the sport of crew for residents of the Litchfield area. Through it's sponsorship of both high school and masters programs, the club is dedicated to making the great sport of rowing available to all individuals who have the desire to participate.

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Served by:Lisa WittigPosition:Board Member
International Spanish Language Academy

International Spanish Language Academy (ISLA), a public elementary school, immerses students K-6 in the Spanish language. This method of instruction, along with a rigorous academic program, provides students with a high level of proficiency in both Spanish and English.

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Served by:Gaby BianchiPosition:Young Professionals Board Member
Fiver Children's Foundation

Through character-building summer and year-round out-of-school time programs, Fiver empowers children to make ethical and healthy decisions, to become engaged citizens, and to succeed in school, careers, and life.

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Graduate Intern Alumni

We have been privileged to work with outstanding professionals who have left their mark on Cause Strategy Partners and are honored to acknowledge their meaningful contributions.

Anakaren Cervantes
MSc Candidate, University of Oxford
Chaoyi Xiong
Equity Analyst, Healthcare Sector, Shenwan Hongyuan Securities
Nasiba Chowdhury
Student, Columbia University
Anika Wright
MBA Candidate, University of Rochester Simon Business School
Connie Meltzer
MBA Candidate, NYU Stern; Student Consultant, Center for Public Research and Leadership
Royce Nitta
MPA, Provider Success Manager, Covera Health
Genesis Nunez
MPA Candidate, NYU Wagner
Jessica Riegel
MPA, Co-Founder, Motivote
Runmeng Wang
Analyst, Yunfeng Financial Group
Queenie Tam
MPA Candidate, NYU Wagner
Joyce Chiao
Strategy Associate, Office of the Executive VP, New York City Transit
Sheba Rivera
Senior Associate, Third Sector Capital Partners, Inc.
Emma Kyono
Consultant, Gartner
Kristen Forster
MBA, HR and Operations, NFL
Yunong Zheng
MPA, NYU Wagner
Kat Malek-Hood
EPF Climate Fellow at New York Road Runners
Megan E. Jackson
Digital Strategist, Center for Popular Democracy
Patrick Koslecki
MPA Candidate, Colin Powell School for Civic and Social Leadership
Alex Black
MPA, Associate Intern 2019
Meryl Friedman
MPA, Senior Program Manager, OneJustice
Chiweta Rozaline Uzoka
MPA, NYU Wagner

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