Natasha Johnson (she/her/unicorn) is a proud Brooklynite who considers many spots across the globe her extended home. She is an activist, educator, lawyer, and artist motivated by creating innovative access methods for communities historically peripheral to justice. Natasha is a board member of the NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault and the NYC Cyber Abuse Task Force. Her passion for storytelling and human rights is evidenced in her TEDx Talk reframing female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) as a human rights violation in the US and in her efforts co-drafting legislation creating a municipal FGM/C Advisory Committee, the first of its kind in the country. Before joining VOW, she worked as the executive director of a coalition against family violence, as an anti-trafficking legal specialist in the Solomon Islands, as a director of education supporting homeless LGBTQ youth, and as a professor at multiple universities. When not collaborating with the VOW team, Natasha is also a trauma-informed yoga teacher, the creator of dotzz, an app to support gender-based violence survivors, and the founder of PROFIT + JULY, an inclusive-sized yoga mat line.

Venture | dotzz

dotzz is more than just a platform, it's a lifeline. It's a safe and secure space for survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Gender Based Violence (GBV) to find the support they need, while empowering allies and providers to become active participants in their journey.

Kaveto Tjatjara, the CEO and founder of Flushh, believes that business can be a force for good in society. In 2014, during a visit to his home village, he recognized the harsh realities of underserved communities as he watched his grandmother walk to find some privacy and a bush to defecate behind. This was a huge call to action for him. In 2020, at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, his social enterprise was awarded the most impactful startup by SEED SPOT Impact Accelerator. The same year, he was awarded a Global Good Fund fellowship for his leadership abilities. In 2018, he was selected for the prestigious Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders.

Kaveto works hard to form cross-sector partnerships to challenge the status quo by using alternative technologies in the sanitation sector as suitable alternatives for building more resilient communities. He has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and auditing from the University of Namibia.

Venture | Flushh

Flushh is a social enterprise that builds innovative waterless toilets from locally sourced and recycled materials for people in underserved communities.

Mary Zhu is the Founder and Executive Director of Develop for Good, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports teams of underserved, underrepresented, and diverse college students as they work on tech projects under professional mentors for other nonprofits.

While studying Computer Science as an undergrad at Stanford University during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mary spotted two critical needs: first, tens of thousands of nonprofits were projected to shut down without technical support to digitize their services. At the same time, millions of college students were sent home, with internship plans and student activities canceled and few opportunities to gain professional experience. Mary saw an opportunity to address both problems with one solution. Uniting her technical skills and passion for supporting vulnerable communities, she founded the tech nonprofit Develop for Good.

In 2017, Mary began studying at Stanford University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) and a Master of Science in Computer Science (Human-Computer Interaction) in 2021.

Venture | Develop For Good

Develop for Good designs and develops affordable websites, web and mobile apps, and data projects for nonprofits through teams of talented college tech students and industry professional mentors.

Daryl Holman Jr. is, first and foremost, a fanatic older brother who always comes armed with a story about his latest adventure. Affectionately described by others as "someone you want on your team when sh** hits the fan," Daryl brings that same intensity to the strategy and vision of Revival as he is always insistent on putting deals in front of consumers that feel like a home run. Before his time in Student Debt advocacy, Daryl led design efforts for everything from small business support and Cannabis Legalization to grassroots efforts to stop broken windows policing.

Outside of work, Daryl is a marathoner and a novice sailor. Daryl received his Bachelor of Science in Communication and Media Studies and Nonprofit Administration and Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) in Nonprofit Organization Management and Urban Affairs from Eastern Michigan University.

Venture | Revival Inc.

Revival is an online platform that helps borrowers reduce or eliminate debt by packaging and selling their debt on the open market for pennies on the dollar.