Economy Builders
Meet the Team

Executive Director
Nia K. Evans
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Chief of Staff, Community & Culture
James Vamboi
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Dir. of Communications, Culture & Enfranchisement
Cierra Peters
She/They

Dir. of Coalitions, Policy, and Grassroots Organizing
Ryan "Rei" Fielder
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Co-Director of Cultural Programs & Galleries
Kamaria Weemz
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Community Engagement Manager
Mari Gashaw
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Community Engagement Manager
Georgios Costomiris
He/Him/His

Editorial Manager
Alula Hunsen
He/Him/His

Ujima Fund Administrator
JaNoah Daley
He/Him/His

Communications Associate
Mona Layne
She/Her/Hers

Communications Associate
Natasha Shiku
She/Her/Hers

Business Alliance Associate
Yusuf Alamutu
He/Him/His

Notetaker
Arifa Awadallah
She/Her/Hers

Community Real Estate Fellow
Dave Madan
He/Him/His

Resource Organizing Fellow
Ciarra McPhail
She/Her/Hers

Publications Fellow
Mark Hernandez Motaghy
He/Him/His

Fund Management Fellow
Joshua Croom
He/Him/His

Restaurant Fellow
Biplaw Rai
He/Him/His

Managing Director of the Ujima Fund
Julia Parker
She/Her/Hers

Black Feminist Economics Fellow
Dr. Caroline Shenaz Hossein
She/Her/Hers

Co-Founder
Aaron Tanaka
He/Him/His