Coordinator/Consultant

Kaki Rusmore combines her extensive knowledge of nonprofit leadership and management with strong capacity building, facilitation and coaching skills to build relevant, transformative results. She brings three decades of experience supporting hundreds of leaders and organizations creating positive change in low-income communities of color. Kaki’s work has led to stronger, more impactful organizations, improved policy and funding, community-based economic development projects and a new generation of leaders dedicated to equity-based change. With on-the-ground experience in both the US and Latin America, Kaki is fully Spanish/English bilingual. Her commitment to equity, caring, and sustainability underscores everything she does.

Consultant

Michelle Molina is the Principal of Connecting Evidence. She loves working with organizations tackling complex issues and systems change. Michelle has a decade of experience partnering with organizations and coalitions on evaluations. That is, she helps them use data to learn from what’s working to inform adaptations, improvements, and decisions. Michelle’s Master’s in Education focusing on Social Research Methodology from UCLA gave her the technical skills she needs to collect and analyze both qualitative and quantitative data. Her experience working with a variety of organizations has helped her understand the importance of considering what would be useful to stakeholders, employing participatory approaches, and being thoughtful about the broader systems in which organizations, initiatives, and projects live.

Consultant

Berniz House’s expertise in arts administration, community engagement, marketing, field research and networking has helped many art organizations fulfill their missions. Originally from Peru, Berniz has worked in the Central Coast Latinx community for more than 10 years, where she uses her Spanish language and cultural identities to support a diverse range of organizations. Some examples include the Arts Council for Monterey County, the Greenfield Triqui Community, Estampas de las Américas, and Yaocuauhtli Aztec Dancers. Her efforts resulted in greater inclusivity, accessibility, program expansion and funding sustainability. Berniz also had a key role in the successful Salinas Arts Ordinance initiative, a new funding source for public art. Berniz has held leadership roles in the Nonprofit Alliance of Monterey County and the Cannery Row Rotary.