Sujatha Jesudason, PhD, Executive Director
Sujatha’s passion for connecting innovation and social justice is apparent in her experience founding and leading several organizations, including CoreAlign. She works to inspire others to be curious and generous while keeping a sharp analysis on current trends and issues facing a wide variety of movements. Her past work ranges from community organizing in Milwaukee, to violence prevention in the South Asian American community, to policy advocacy on reproductive genetics in her role as founder and executive director of Generations Ahead. Sujatha earned a doctorate in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley and is a leading voice on women’s rights, racial justice, movement building and the ethics of human genetics. When not working or traveling, she can also be found riding her bike, running, weightlifting or reading murder mysteries in her pajamas.
Sujatha’s passion for connecting innovation and social justice is apparent in her experience founding and leading several organizations, including CoreAlign. She works to inspire others to be curious and generous while keeping a sharp analysis on current trends and issues facing a wide variety of movements. Her past work ranges from community organizing in Milwaukee, to violence prevention in the South Asian American community, to policy advocacy on reproductive genetics in her role as founder and executive director of Generations Ahead. Sujatha earned a doctorate in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley and is a leading voice on women’s rights, racial justice, movement building and the ethics of human genetics. When not working or traveling, she can also be found riding her bike, running, weightlifting or reading murder mysteries in her pajamas.
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Maura Bairley, MA
Maura is a member of the CoreAlign consultant design team for the Speaking Race to Power Fellowship. Maura’s transformative leadership development practice is rooted in her 20-year commitment to anti-violence and social justice movements. As a facilitator, coach, and consultant, she helps individuals and groups develop the capacity to hold complexity and ability to work across differences of identity and authority. Maura holds a masters degree in Social-Organizational Psychology from Teacher’s College, where she is also an adjunct faculty member and advanced doctoral student. A native San Franciscan, Maura makes her home in Brooklyn with her partner, teenaged son, and chosen family.
Maura is a member of the CoreAlign consultant design team for the Speaking Race to Power Fellowship. Maura’s transformative leadership development practice is rooted in her 20-year commitment to anti-violence and social justice movements. As a facilitator, coach, and consultant, she helps individuals and groups develop the capacity to hold complexity and ability to work across differences of identity and authority. Maura holds a masters degree in Social-Organizational Psychology from Teacher’s College, where she is also an adjunct faculty member and advanced doctoral student. A native San Franciscan, Maura makes her home in Brooklyn with her partner, teenaged son, and chosen family.
Monica Dennis
Monica, co-founder of The Spirit of A Woman Leadership Development Institute, centers her work on cultivating leadership and healthy racial identity in girls and women of color. Currently, she provides training, coaching and leadership development to organizations and communities committed to racial justice and equity. In addition to serving as a core faculty member for the NoVo Foundation’s Move To End Violence initiative, Monica partners with the Drug Policy Alliance and a host of others working to infuse racial equity practices and policies into their work. She is currently the Regional Coordinator for the Black Lives Matter NYC network.
Monica, co-founder of The Spirit of A Woman Leadership Development Institute, centers her work on cultivating leadership and healthy racial identity in girls and women of color. Currently, she provides training, coaching and leadership development to organizations and communities committed to racial justice and equity. In addition to serving as a core faculty member for the NoVo Foundation’s Move To End Violence initiative, Monica partners with the Drug Policy Alliance and a host of others working to infuse racial equity practices and policies into their work. She is currently the Regional Coordinator for the Black Lives Matter NYC network.
Viveka Chen
Viveka is the lead facilitator of CoreAlign’s consultant design team and designed our popular Practice Circle program. She works with people purposefully creating transformative change in their own lives and for a socially just world. She is a facilitator, certified coach, organizational development consultant and leadership trainer with over 20 years of experience and a commitment to cultural competency and a strength-based approach. She brings a depth of experience designing and facilitating convenings that bring together leaders working on common issues seeking to build networks, movement and impact.
Viveka is the lead facilitator of CoreAlign’s consultant design team and designed our popular Practice Circle program. She works with people purposefully creating transformative change in their own lives and for a socially just world. She is a facilitator, certified coach, organizational development consultant and leadership trainer with over 20 years of experience and a commitment to cultural competency and a strength-based approach. She brings a depth of experience designing and facilitating convenings that bring together leaders working on common issues seeking to build networks, movement and impact.