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Our Team
Founding Practitioners
Megan Joseph
Megan Joseph, MA, is the founding director of Impact Launch, a collective of social impact professionals supporting leaders, teams, and collaboratives to advance equitable and sustainable change across organizations, systems, and communities. With over two decades of experience, Megan has designed and facilitated processes and initiatives in leadership development, strategic planning, culture change, organizational capacity building, and collaborative project design. Through Impact Launch, she has supported over 25 community based organizations, multi-stakeholder initiatives and coalitions to accomplish measurable results. Previously, as Executive Director of Rise Together, she led a 250-member regional coalition advancing policy and systems change on poverty, housing, and education. At United Way of Santa Cruz County, she founded multiple lasting initiatives, including the Youth Violence Prevention Task Force. A 2015 National Community Indicators Consortium Emerging Leader awardee, Megan has trained over 1,600 leaders through programs she co-created—including Leadership for Community Transformation and Leadership for Equity & Opportunity. She has practiced Radical Transformational Leadership for 15 years with Monica Sharma and holds MAs in Consciousness Studies (JFK University) and Criminology, Law & Society (UC Irvine). Megan also served as adjunct faculty at JFK University for 3 years. Learn more here
Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson
Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson, MSW, brings over two decades of experience dedicated to public health, and policy development through equity-centered systems change. As Co-Founder of Impact Launch, she partners with public agencies and nonprofits across California to design strategic plans, manage complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives, and implement organizational growth and change. Shebreh has led cross-sector efforts addressing childhood obesity, youth substance use, youth and young adult homelessness, juvenile justice reform, and immigration. As a practitioner of Dr. Monica Sharma’s Radical Transformational Leadership, Shebreh has implemented the framework for over a decade and has supported the leadership training of hundreds of individuals. An experienced grant writer, she has secured $100M+ for health, education, and social service programs. Elected to the Santa Cruz City Council in 2020, Shebreh has advanced policy initiatives that institutionalize supports for children and families-including Children & Youth Bill of Rights, Santa Cruz Children’s Fund, and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage. Shebreh is a NewDeal Leader and a Rodel Institute Fellow. Shebreh holds a B.A. in Psychology and French/Francophonie Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and an Masters in Social Work from San Jose State University. Learn more here.
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Robyn McKeen
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Robyn McKeen is a founding practitioner of Impact Launch with over fifteen years of experience leading social service programs and multi-sector initiatives in the areas of children and family wellbeing, behavioral health, and homelessness. Rooted in compassion and a belief in everyone’s full potential, Robyn supports individuals and teams with coaching, strategic planning, project management, and organizational systems that turn vision into results for communities. In her role as Coordinated Entry Director, she led the strategic planning and implementation process of Santa Cruz County’s homeless coordinated entry system. Robyn currently supports the expansion of integrated behavioral health and social emotional learning within the Santa Cruz County education system, and serves on the Board at Family Services Agency of the Central Coast. Robyn has practiced the Radical Transformational Leadership framework since 2013, and has trained over 1,500 changemakers through values-based leadership development and capacity building programs. Robyn earned her BA in Cultural Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Learn more here.
Strategic Advisor
Dr. Monica Sharma
Founder of Radical Transformational Leadership, Advisor
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Monica Sharma, trained as a physician and epidemiologist, worked for the United Nations more than twenty years. Currently, she engages worldwide as an international expert and practitioner on leadership development for sustainable and equitable change. She works with United Nations, universities, management institutions, governments, businesses, media, and civil society organizations. She is the Tata Chair Professor at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai. She has published and presented over 250 articles in journals and international forums. Monica Sharma created and uses a unique response model based on extensive application—a conscious full-spectrum model—which is for simultaneously solving problems, shifting systems, and creating new patterns sourced from individual inner capacity and transformational leadership. This model has generated sustainable results worldwide. Monica is the author of Radical Transformational Leadership.
Senior Practitioners
Annabelle Berríos
Senior Practitioner
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Annabelle Berríos, JD, MA, is a Leadership Consultant, Facilitator and Coach who accompanies social impact leaders and collectives that are navigating complexity. In recognition of kinship and interdependence with all species, Annabelle is committed to social and environmental regeneration. A practitioner of Dr. Monica Sharma’s Radical Transformational Leadership (RTL) model for over a decade, Annabelle is deeply invested in transformational project and program design, and in supporting leaders of all backgrounds to embrace and deepen their system thinking capacities. She co-presented the first Spanish Language cohort for Leadership of Equity and Opportunity in 2025, and leads Spanish language alumni events. As a restorative practitioner for over a decade, she brings the perspective of a relational strategist. Bilingual and bicultural, one of her areas of focus is on cross-cultural bridge building. As a leadership coach, she supports high capacity, committed people trying to lead through complexity with old maps that don’t account for deep uncertainty or rapid change. As a facilitator, she supports groups to translate shared purpose into generative action, weaving strategy and relationality into a coherent whole. Learn more here.
Sarah Emmert
Senior Practitioner
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Sarah Emmert (she/her) is a social impact consultant and facilitator dedicated to advancing community wellbeing. Guided by principles of collaboration, systems change, authentic community voice, and co-design, she partners with government agencies, philanthropic organizations, and community collaboratives to design equitable strategies, strengthen partnerships, and build leadership capacity. With two decades of experience at the intersection of social justice, public policy, and community systems, Sarah integrates Results-Based Accountability and Radical Transformational Leadership frameworks to help teams move from vision to measurable results. Prior to consulting, she served as Director of Community Impact at United Way of Santa Cruz County, where she led initiatives that advanced health equity, juvenile justice reform, and culturally responsive community engagement. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from UC Santa Cruz and an M.A. in Criminology, Law and Society from UC Irvine. Learn more here.
Support Practitioners
Kristal Caballero
Practitioner
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Kristal Caballero, MPH is a bilingual public health consultant with over a decade of experience spanning nonprofit leadership, local government, and public health programming. Dedicated to advancing health equity and fostering collaborative solutions, her expertise includes collective impact facilitation, program design, strategic planning, evaluation, and grant writing. Notable achievements include leading enhancements to the Collective of Results and Evidence-Based (CORE) Investments, a county-wide collective-impact framework improving community well-being through equitable funding and shared measurement, as well as co-leading ParkRx Santa Cruz County, which expanded access to parks as a public health intervention through innovative multi-sector partnerships. As a trained practitioner in Technology of Participation and Radical Transformational Leadership methods, Kristal integrates inclusive processes that engage diverse voices, foster collaboration, and inspire innovation. She is also a certified mindfulness and yoga instructor, incorporating these practices into her facilitation to create trauma-informed spaces that enhance focus, creativity, and alignment with shared goals. A first-generation college graduate from a multicultural immigrant family, Kristal holds a Master of Public Health from UC Berkeley. She is a proud mother of two young children and lives with her family in California’s Sierra Foothills.
Ericka Erickson
Practitioner
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Ericka Omena Erickson is a community organizer and social impact strategist deeply committed to advancing racial, economic, and gender equity through grassroots leadership development and policy advocacy. With over two decades of experience in community development and early care and education (ECE), she has led projects focused on coalition-building, stakeholder engagement, and promoting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, and Belonging (DEIJB) to drive systemic change. Most recently, Ericka worked at the Low Income Investment Fund, where she spearheaded coalition-building efforts that secured over $350 million in state investments for early care and education infrastructure in California. She has also held roles at educational and social change organizations, including San Francisco State University, the Marin County Office of Education, the Children’s Network of Solano, and the Marin Grassroots Leadership Network. She is a former Marin County Planning Commissioner and currently serves on the Board of North Marin Community Services. As a proud Brazilian-American with African, Indigenous, and Portuguese roots, Ericka views diversity as a powerful source of strength and innovation. Fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, and English, she draws inspiration from her cultural background to foster collaboration with diverse stakeholders and uplift historically marginalized communities. She holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership with a focus on Social Justice and Equity from San Francisco State University and a Master of Public Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Brazil.
Silvia Guzman
Practitioner
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Hola my name is Silvia Guzman. I stand for Love, Compassion and Joy, for myself and all others.
I live, work and play out of East Oakland CA. I am a mother of 3 beautiful beings. I came to the US at the tender age of seven. I quickly learned I was the communication link between my parents and THE system. Since then I've used my personal experiences to develop myself professionally and impact the work I do today. Becoming an Interpreter, hosting and coordinating Parent led spaces along with community education and organizing in the areas of healthy food, healthy homes, policy, and civic engagement are my focus. My stand is my core. These values have connected me to myself, my family, community and the work I do, deepening my roots and love for my city while building stronger relationships both personally and professionally.
Michelene Moayedi
Practitioner, RTL Impact Program
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Michelene has served as Executive Director of her local public school district foundation since 2016, bringing to the role her years of executive experience and community service in education. Michelene is a graduate of the Marin Leadership for Equity and Opportunity program and has been practicing the tools in her work for equity in arts education and student wellness. Michelene graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and started her career in Silicon Valley and the UK as a high-tech sales engineer. Seeking change, and greater purpose, Michelene pivoted to a career in culinary arts and teambuilding. As a small business leader, Michelene initiated and completed the B Certification process ensuring the company met the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. Since 2013, Michelene has been a mentor for cancer caregivers through the nonprofit Imerman Angels. Michelene lives in Marin County with her husband and two teenagers. Michelene is driven by her values of compassion, fairness and joy
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D'Angelo Paillet
Practitioner, Marin LEO Alumni Alliance
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D’Angelo Paillet, MBA (he,him) is a Social Services Division Director for the Public Assistance/Employment and Training branch of Social Services for Marin County’s Health and Human Services. He stands for diversity, respect, equity and awareness. D’Angelo has over two decades of experience working in the social services field. D’Angelo began his career in Marin County as a Senior Clerk and has worked his way up to Division Director of the Public Assistance/ Employment and Training branch. He currently coordinates the Marin Leadership for Equity and Opportunity Alumni Alliance in Marin County, California. D’Angelo holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Management with a minor in Social Action and Community Change, and a Master of Business Administration from Dominican University of California. He thrives on building community collaborations and discovering how to work with community partners. D’Angelo believes in being client focused, service oriented, and flexible.
Allison Rivers
Practitioner
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Allison Rivers, MSW, is a community-engaged researcher committed to centering marginalized voices in the pursuit of equitable systems change. Her professional background includes youth-centered social work, high school and college-based wellness support, and collaborative research with young people on belonging and community assets. She also conducted qualitative research for the development of a new Family Justice Center, facilitating listening sessions with adult and youth survivors to inform survivor-led, trauma-conscious strategies. Allison’s human-centered, participatory research methods emphasize inclusion, relational trust, and shared decision-making. She is dedicated to producing insights that reflect lived experience, advance equity, and help communities shape the conditions they need to thrive.
Kaki Rusmore
Practitioner
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Kaki Rusmore works with leaders, organizations and communities to solve complex issues and move to the next level of impact. With over 30 years experience, Kaki provides support for nonprofit management and leadership, collaboration and change leadership, and is a pioneer in cohort-based capacity building programs. She developed and facilitated several successful leadership development programs in the US and Latin America. She led the Center for Nonprofit Excellence of the Community Foundation for Monterey County for over a decade, where she developed multiple programs to strengthen nonprofits and bring positive change to local communities.
Developing respectful partnerships, Kaki supports partners and clients to advance their dreams and goals and be prepared for future challenges. Kaki is English/Spanish bilingual and focuses on cultural humility, creativity and courage in her allyship. She is deeply committed to equity, compassion and the flowering of everyone’s full potential. Kaki works with individuals, organizations, collaborations, foundations, government and social enterprises to build a sustainable, caring and equitable future. Kaki holds a Masters of Education with a focus on non-formal adult learning/popular education and economic development, and an undergraduate degree in regional planning. She provides consulting, facilitation and coaching services.
Danita Taylor
Practitioner
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Danita Taylor has worked in the public sector of her community for over two decades. Her commitment to addressing inequities and changing systems began as an advocate in early education. She has broadened her reach in the community to address other social justice issues as the Community Outreach Lead for Solano HEALs, as a founder of the Solano County Equity Collaborative, a Commissioner on the Solano County Juvenile Justice Commission, and the founder and chair of the Solano County Employment and Eligibility Committee. In these roles Danita addresses disparities in infant and maternal mortality, reviews creates and changes policies and practices in Health & Human Services, addresses youth and the justice system and a host of community lead initiatives. Danita has facilitated health and racial equity trainings for hundreds of government employees, commissioners, community members law-enforcement and community based organizations. She utilizes tools from multiple practices including Radical Transformational Leadership , to inspires others to have courageous conversations to move into action.
Strategic Project Partners
Salvatore Manzi
Communications Coach
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Salvatore Manzi helps leaders navigate complexity, lead with authenticity, and create teams that thrive. With a background in business communication and organizational behavior, he brings decades of experience leading teams, scaling businesses, and coaching rising leaders across industries. Rooted in curiosity and strategic insight, Salvatore’s coaching draws from his lived experience owning six successful businesses, managing teams of 10 to 100, and mentoring entrepreneurs through growth and change. He offers clear perspective, personalized strategies, and practical tools to help leaders grow their impact while staying grounded in what matters most.
Whether you’re managing diverse teams, mentoring future leaders, or facing high-stakes decisions, Salvatore helps you redefine success, lead with purpose, and build a leadership legacy that lasts.
Sharon Papo
Fundraising Expert
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Sharon Papo, LCSW (she/her), Founder and CEO of Indigo Skies Consulting, specializes in supporting community-based organizations with budgets under $500K to achieve their fundraising potential. With over 20 years of fundraising experience, Sharon has helped these organizations collectively raise over $100 million. Sharon’s previous roles as Executive Director at the Diversity Center (Santa Cruz County) and 3rd Street Youth Center and Clinic (San Francisco) highlight her ability to substantially increase sustainable revenue, and start and complete successful capital campaigns. Sharon is an experienced trainer and consultant, regularly training at the LEAD Institute (in Monterey County) and speaking on national fundraising podcasts.
Sharon’s qualifications include a master’s degree from UC Berkeley’s School of Social Welfare, a Diversity and Inclusion certificate from Cornell, and recognition by Santa Cruz County (they named Jan. 12, 2021 Sharon Papo day in recognition of Sharon’s local leadership). Sharon’s also the co-founder of LGBTQ eLearning and an Amazon best-selling author.​​