Quisquella Addison (she,her,ella) brings over 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector supporting organizations and managing projects working toward race equity, legal empowerment and housing justice. She brings a passion for understanding identity and performs her work through a lens of equity, inclusion and belonging. She received her BA from Mount Holyoke College where she designed her own major in Ethnicity and Identity Formation and she holds a JD from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Currently, she is an Assistant Teaching Professor at Northeastern University School of Law. Quisquella worked in the legal services sector for ten years in New York as a trainer, tenant rights advocate and program director. Returning to Massachusetts in 2020, she served as the COVID Eviction Legal Help Project Project Manager, at the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute and Director of Consulting at Just-Tech. As she began her career working in the nonprofit sector in Boston this felt like a homecoming. Quisquella worked in collaboration with legal aid providers, community organizers and medical professionals to serve tenants facing eviction or poor housing conditions. 

Five-time Emmy award winner Zamawa (she/her/hers) is a marketing strategist and entrepreneur intent on making a difference. She is the Founder and CEO ofFlowetik, a marketing consultancy that helps leaders of nonprofits to increase impact. The firm partners with clients advancing equity and driving change in health care, education, and economic development. 

Over her 25+ year career, Zamawa has led communication and research programs that impact people’s lives and help clients achieve their goals. Some clients include Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, CareQuest Oral Institute for Oral Health, Institute for Nonprofit Practice, Latinos for Education, Massachusetts Coalition for Serious Illness Care, Nectar Community Investments and RIZE Massachusetts Foundation. 

Active in Greater Boston’s business and nonprofit community, she currently serves on the boards of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, Boston Foundation, Boston Chamber of Commerce, and Eastern Bank. Zamawa is Co-Chair and a founding member of the Latino Equity Fund at the Boston Foundation and cofounder of Unidos in Power. She was recently appointed by Governor Maura Healy to serve on the Latino Empowerment Council. Previously, Zamawa served as a Trustee of the Boston Public Library for 16 years. 

Zamawa is the recipient of the Pinnacle Award from the Boston Chamber of Commerce and was inducted into the YWCA Academy of Women Achievers. She was also named by the Boston Business Journal as a Latina on the Move. 

Zamawa earned a Master’s in Broadcast Administration from Boston University. Originally from Venezuela, Zamawa is fluent in Spanish.

Luba Falk Feigenberg (she/her/hers) is an educator and psychologist whose work focuses on individual and organizational growth and change. She is passionate about facilitating learning processes that promote reflective practice and a culture of inquiry. At the core of her work is a commitment to equity, accessibility, and social justice.

Luba brings twenty years of experience in leadership, research, and program management roles across the nonprofit sector. A licensed school counselor, she has taught courses in child development, research methods, and program evaluation at Boston College, Tufts University, and Harvard University. She is currently faculty at the William James College Center for Behavioral Health, Equity, and Leadership in Schools.

Luba earned her undergraduate degree from Haverford College and holds a master’s degree and doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Additionally, she has a certificate in nonprofit management and leadership from the Institute for Nonprofit Practice and is a graduate of the TSNE/INP DEIB Training for Consultants program.

Luba serves her community through board membership at the Cambridge Community Center, participation in the Greater Boston Evaluation Network DEI Committee, and parent advocacy work in her local district.

Margaret Leipsitz (she/her/hers) has been a Social Innovator Consultant since 2016. She has over thirty years of experience partnering with community, nonprofit, corporate, and foundation leaders to set goals, measure results, and create stronger organizations. Recognized for helping teams work more collaboratively, her primary focus has been in the area of youth development, education, age-friendly planning, and workforce development. Prior to establishing ML Consulting, Margaret worked at Root Cause Consulting, Putnam Investments, BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life), The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, The Boston Foundation, and The Boston Children’s Museum. A graduate of the University of Michigan, she studied urban education.

Alyson Molloy Hussey (she/her/hers) is thrilled to join the Social Innovation Forum as a Consultant this year.  She was first introduced to SIF when she was the Director of Development for Silver Lining Mentoring when they were selected as Innovators in 2013.  

Since founding her consulting business in 2017, Alyson has worked with more than 30 nonprofit organizations across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from New Bedford to Lowell including numerous SIF Innovators.  She has also supported the SIF Alumni Network by facilitating fundraising trainings. 

Alyson earned her J.D. from California Western School of Law and a B.A. in English from Providence College. Alyson is a Certified Professional Coach, (iPEC 2021) and recently completed the Boardsource Certificate of Nonprofit Board Consulting.   

Alyson is a lifelong learner who is constantly reading, writing, and engaging in training opportunities including VISIONS PACE PROGRAM (2023)  TSNE/INP DEIB Training For Consultants (2022)

Monique Morimoto, MS, CPCC (she/her/hers) has been a Social Innovator Consultant since 2021. She brings over 25 years’ experience as a facilitator, trainer, consultant and coach. She is a dedicated champion of nonprofit teams and individuals seeking strategic, practical, and spiritual support to actualize their deepest potential.

Recent roles have included the Cultural Inclusion Coach and presenter for Community InRoads’ Cultural Inclusion Program which supports the diversification of nonprofit boards in Haverhill and Lawrence, MA; facilitator of the DEIB (diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging) team at Lazarus House Ministries in Lawrence, MA; lead training facilitator for Self Esteem Boston and presenter and consultant for ONE Worcester.

Monique also provides rhythm-based events for team building, communities and for people with Alzheimer’s and Parkinsons disease. She has an MS in Quality Management, is a certified coach through the Coaches Training Institute and is an ordained Teacher-Minister of the Diamond Approach®, a contemporary spiritual path that supports people around the world to realize their true humanity.

Connor Schoen (he/him/his) is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Breaktime, a Boston-based nonprofit breaking the cycle of young adult homelessness through transitional employment and financial empowerment. With over three years of experience working with the Social Innovation Forum as an innovator, alum, and now consultant, Connor is passionate about empowering young people with the opportunities needed to achieve their full potential. As a graduate of Harvard University with an honors degree in Applied Mathematics and Economics, Connor combines a data-informed approach with a deep commitment to social equity. Connor focuses on developing impactful programs, building collaborative partnerships, and advocating for systemic solutions to address homelessness. Recognized as Forbes 30 Under 30 for Social Impact and Boston Inno’s 25 Under 25, Connor has gained national recognition for his contributions to youth development, with features in CBS, In The Know, and Classy. In addition to his work at Breaktime, Connor advises several other organizations and is very engaged in local politics. Connor is also a graduate of the Lead Boston program and the Institute for Nonprofit Practice Core Certificate Program.

Wendy Swart Grossman (she/her/hers) is the co-founder of Creative Re/Frame, a consulting firm that infuses and uses arts and creativity as a launchpad for innovation focusing on higher education innovation centers, social impact companies, and international development organizations.

With a background in presidential politics in the US and South Africa, Wendy is an educator and faculty member at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business where she received the Henry Morgan Award in 2023 for her contribution in the innovation and entrepreneurship field.  In addition to BU, Wendy has taught at Tufts University’s Derby Entrepreneurship Center, MIT, and Harvard’s iLab.

A creative practitioner herself she is the author of Behind the Wheel: A Mother’s Journal of a Year on the Road chronicling her family's year living in an RV traveling 34,000 miles while homeschooling their children using the nations national parks and public libraries as their classrooms. She has been to Nepal three times, most recently summiting Everest Base Camp (18,500’) and dreams of returning to write her next book.

Wendy holds a BA in Economics and Political Science from St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN and a MA in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning from Tufts University.