William Luxion (he/him) is a product and technology expert, with over 15 years of experience designing, building, and managing products for consumers and businesses. He is currently a VP of product at Statespace and the company he founded, Playerbase, was recently acquired. Over his career, he's conceived and launched dozens of products for consumers and businesses, contributing millions of dollars in new revenue and substantially increasing margins. He’s founded two companies, and worked as an executive, a designer, and a software engineer.

Gretta Kissell (any pronouns) is a rising junior at Columbia University ​as well as Managing Partner at JUV Consulting, a Gen Z marketing company. When they're not writing essays or overseeing project work at JUV, Gretta spends their time working to uplift their generation and advocate for the queer community through organizations like New Sanctuary Coalition and Columbia Social Entrepreneurship Group. She also plays on her college’s ping pong team to keep herself humble.

Like most 20-year-olds, Gretta is shameless about plugging their social media whenever possible, so go follow their account @gwillyk on Instagram and connect with them on LinkedIn for more ~professional~ vibes. She’s also always down for a good conversation -- so feel free to reach out, especially if you’re interested in long conversations about all things Gen Z, queer culture in the Midwest, and which states have the best coffee shops.

Amelia (she/her) joined the development phase of OkaySo in 2016 as part of the Innovation Next Design Challenge with IDEO and Power to Decide. Since then she has been a member of the team in various capacities, currently serving as Board President. She brings professional experience spanning classroom teaching, training design and facilitation, program evaluation, learning strategy, and partnership building. She holds a Master's degree from Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health and a Bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Amelia is committed to building a world without shame, where young people can access the information and space they need to explore who they are and why that is exactly enough. Her passion for sex education was sparked in an undergraduate sexuality class and she knows that open and honest sex education will change the world.

Bryan Guffey (they/them), is a systems administrator, project manager, coach, and nonprofit leader from Columbus, OH, with over 10 years in the nonprofit technology space. Bryan has performed at all levels of the IT ladder, from retail technology sales to technical support to their current position as a Business System Administrator at Netsmart Technologies, where they support 50+ clients of various sizes in application support, server administration, and network administration. Bryan also serves as CEO for Delta Lambda Phi, the world's first and oldest queer collegiate international fraternity, and as a mentor through the podcast mentorship program, which seeks to support under-represented folx in the oft white-cis-male-centered tech adjacent podcasting world.

Elizabeth Planet (she/her) is an advisor to nonprofits and startups, specializing in developing and implementing growth strategies for mission-driven organizations, designing and executing administrative improvements, managing operations, and executive leadership coaching. As Executive Director of the Child Mind Institute, she led the growth of the organization from a single-site, 70-person, $12 million operation to a national, multi-site, 250-person, $55 million leader in clinical services, brain research, and public education. Previously, Elizabeth held senior leadership positions at the American Jewish Committee and the Center on Addiction. She began her career in the corporate transactions practice at the New York law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, advising clients on public and private mergers and acquisitions. Elizabeth specializes in developing and implementing growth strategies for mission-driven organizations. She earned her JD from Columbia University and her BA from Yale University, and is admitted to practice law in New York.

Gabe García (they/them) is a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) professional currently working on the partnerships and events team at American Express, helping to connect underrepresented minorities from all backgrounds to employment opportunities with their organization. Gabe first got involved with OkaySo during their work as a Senior Director at JUV Consulting, producing the Support Queericulum t-shirt and influencer marketing campaign during Pride Month 2022 with LA-based illustrator and small business owner Theresa Baxter. After falling in love with the mission, product, and team, they joined the board in January 2023 seeing the necessity of the work being done. Gabe brings their marketing expertise, DEI prowess, and theory-based public health, gender, and sexuality education from their interdisciplinary studies at Northeastern University to OkaySo. In their free time, Gabe can be found playing the newest Pokémon game, watching a movie they’ve probably already seen, cuddling with their cats Ash and Felix, or drinking black coffee in a not elitist way. Feel free to connect with them on LinkedIn, Instagram, or better yet, check out their Linktree.

Kate Crisalli (she/her) has more than 15 years of experience spanning nonprofit management, strategic finance, business development and fundraising, corporate social responsibility, and public-private partnerships. She most recently led strategic initiatives for Nonprofit Finance Fund, working with partners and funders to test new approaches to resourcing the social sector. Kate has previously held positions with the National Park Service, JPMorgan Chase, and Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP). She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California, and her MBA/MPA from NYU’s Stern School of Business and Wagner School of Public Service.

Kevin Shah (he/him/his) A.K.A Captain Empathy is a human growing at the intersection of being a queer immigrant building products and teams for some of the most valuable companies in their industries. He is a product leader at T-Mobile and has helped grow products and businesses in airlines, public safety, and telecommunications industries. Impacted by the murder of George Floyd, he started Jaago to help companies make empathy a daily habit. He is a coach, a community builder, and is courageously facing his fears to make things happen. He is fighting to reverse the rise of narcissism and remove shame from our world. He believes empathy is a real superpower in our world and we can all learn it to become superheroes.