our TEAM
STAFF
HANA ELSAFOURY
Director of Programs
HANA ELSAFOURY
Director of programs
Hana is the Director of Programs. She brings over six years of experience working within funder networks, alongside a background in multispecies anthropology and environmental research. Through her work in the nonprofit sector, Hana witnessed firsthand how unjust and harmful philanthropic systems can be. She takes funder organizing seriously and is committed to challenging philanthropy to shift power and resources toward grassroots movements. She believes in building toward a world beyond philanthropic dependency, where movements are sovereign and thriving. Beyond EDGE, Hana stewards land with her family through a regenerative agriculture project dedicated to biodiversity and ecological care (@dakatrafarm). In her free time, she enjoys spending time with animals and in the dirt..
KINGA WISNIEWSKA
Director of Philanthropic Partnerships
KINGA WISNIEWSKA
Director of Philanthropic Partnerships
Kinga joins us as the Director of Philanthropic Partnerships. Kinga has nearly ten years experience working in fundraising and resource mobilization for social justice organizations, most recently from FRIDA | The Young Feminist Fund where she served as the Chief of Resource Mobilization. Kinga’s fundraising practice is rooted in transforming traditional forms of philanthropy by challenging the complex and intertwined notions of wealth and privilege, tied to redistributing money and resources from those who have, to those who have not. In her free time, Kinga loves being in nature, cooking, and reading in the sun.
MARTINA STEFANI
Membership and Operations Coordinator
Martina joined EDGE nearly a year ago as an Operations and Communications Trainee and has recently transitioned into the role of Membership and Operations Coordinator. She brings a solid academic foundation, holding a Master’s degree in Policies and Governance in Europe from LUISS University in Rome. With a strong passion for discovery, diversity, and social justice, she previously earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics of Tourism and was actively involved in volunteer work supporting vulnerable communities. Her lifelong connection to nature inspires her dedication to environmental protection. Energetic and driven by strong values, Martina is fully aligned with EDGE’s mission to harness positive energy for building a better world.
Sara Abou Ghazal
Director of Memberships
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Islas
Director of Memberships
Andrea is a Mexican ecofeminist and finance & operations professional who believes that how we move resources is as political as where they go. Since 2021, she has been part of the international philanthropic ecosystem, working at the intersection of grassroots activism and institutional practice — making financial systems more transparent, accountable, and accessible to movements, with collective care and mutual support at the core. She’s endlessly learning to hold both discipline and tenderness. When not behind a spreadsheet, she’s cuddling her cat and becoming part of the mycelium.
Andrea Cortés Islas
Finance and Operations Coordinator
Andrea Cortés Islas
Finance and Operations Coodinator
Andrea is a Mexican ecofeminist and finance & operations professional who believes that how we move resources is as political as where they go. Since 2021, she has been part of the international philanthropic ecosystem, working at the intersection of grassroots activism and institutional practice — making financial systems more transparent, accountable, and accessible to movements, with collective care and mutual support at the core. She’s endlessly learning to hold both discipline and tenderness. When not behind a spreadsheet, she’s cuddling her cat and becoming part of the mycelium.
BoaRD MEMBERs
CHARLES LONG
Co-Chair
Charles Long
Co-chair
Carles is a Chicago based multi-disciplinary artist, organizer and space holder. He is currently the Deputy Director of Fund Strategy for the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL). charles has worked in communities across the United States and globally with poor, working class, disabled, young, LGBT, currently/formerly active drug users and formerly homeless folks. He has worked in all realms of the social justice arena doing everything from direct service provision, lobbying, development, communications and direct action. charles uses that background to inform both his artistic and movement work with a particular lens on Black, Queer, Feminist perspectives that naturally create space for growth rooted in true freedom.
HILDA VEGA
Co-Chair
Helda Vega
Co-chair
Hilda drives the design and implementation of donor services, knowledge management, inclusive grantmaking practices, and future-centering strategies that seek to reimagine philanthropy. Prior to HIP, Hilda worked as an advisor to philanthropists and philanthropic organizations addressing issues ranging from racial justice, human rights, and criminal justice reform to climate change and early childhood education. Hilda has a bachelor’s degree in international studies from Brown University and a master’s degree in international administration from the University of Miami. She serves on the board of Drug Policy Alliance, and enjoys baking, reading historical fiction about witchcraft, and writing cranky blog posts from her home in Northern Illinois.
DARRAH HASSELL
Board Treasurer
DARRAH HASSELL
Carles is a Chicago based multi-disciplinary artist, organizer and space holder. He is currently the Deputy Director of Fund Strategy for the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL). charles has worked in communities across the United States and globally with poor, working class, disabled, young, LGBT, currently/formerly active drug users and formerly homeless folks. He has worked in all realms of the social justice arena doing everything from direct service provision, lobbying, development, communications and direct action. charles uses that background to inform both his artistic and movement work with a particular lens on Black, Queer, Feminist perspectives that naturally create space for growth rooted in true freedom.
DAVINA ROJAS MURGA
Board Secretary
DAVINA ROJAS MURGA
Board treasurer
Davina is a Senior Program Officer at FRIDA|The Young Feminist Fund. For the past six years, she has worked to foster the sustainability of young feminist movements, advocating for interconnected funding models and support systems that strengthen interdependence among various intersectional social justice movements. She is a Guatemalan-Mexican trans woman passionate about migration and territorial autonomy, as well as transition and bodily autonomy as interwoven cornerstones of social, gender, and climate justice. Davina is finalizing her master’s degree in Gender and Public Policy and is based in Mexico City, where she also volunteers with a local organization focused on transfeminine memory and art.is a Chicago based multi-disciplinary artist, organizer and space holder. He is currently the Deputy Director of Fund Strategy for the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL). charles has worked in communities across the United States and globally with poor, working class, disabled, young, LGBT, currently/formerly active drug users and formerly homeless folks. He has worked in all realms of the social justice arena doing everything from direct service provision, lobbying, development, communications and direct action. charles uses that background to inform both his artistic and movement work with a particular lens on Black, Queer, Feminist perspectives that naturally create space for growth rooted in true freedom.
ANGELA MARTINEZ
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Angela is the director of the Amazon Defenders Fund at Amazon Watch. With over three decades of social justice activism and international fieldwork, she has walked alongside Indigenous, Afro-descendant, LGBTQ+, women-, and youth-led movements throughout Abya Yala (Latin America and the Caribbean). Her work spans rights of nature, environmental justice, civil and political rights, and sexual health and rights, using strategies such as solidarity mobilization, ethnographic and qualitative research as accompaniment, advocacy, and capacity building. Angela’s roots trace back to the Hñähñu Indigenous people of Hidalgo, Mexico, where both her grandmother and mother were from.
JOVANNA GARCIA SOTO
Board Secretary
JOVANNA GARCIA SOTO
Board Member
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MAGDALENA POCHEC
MAGDALENA POCHEC
Board Member
Magda is a feminist and resource justice activist committed to systemic transformation, and an Ashoka Fellow since 2025. She originated and co-founded the Feminist Fund in Poland, which is a power-shifting, community-led, trust-based, and a participatory grantmaker supporting grassroots and frontline organizing since 2018. Magda’s background spans transformative philanthropy, women’s human rights, regenerative activism and intersectional organizing. In the past, she’s been involved with FRIDA The Young Feminist Fund, FundAction and Fenomenal Funds. A cross-cultural psychologist by training, she co-authored and co-edited alternative reports on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women in Poland.
OLGA TARASOV
OLGA TARASOV
Board Member
As Vice President of Inquiry & Insights, Olga leads Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ thought
leadership efforts, developing original research, programs and tools to accelerate philanthropy in
pursuit of a just world. In this capacity, Olga has led hallmark programs, including the Theory of the
Foundation and Strategic Time Horizons initiatives catalyzing knowledge, collaboration, and impact.
She currently leads the Foresight & Futures Initiative to help philanthropy innovate, envision and co-create an equitable future for the people and the planet. Olga is a frequent speaker at conferences and workshops.Previously, Olga held positions at the National Endowment for Democracy and the Open Society Foundations. Olga holds a masters of international affairs from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s in international affairs from The George Washington University. She also holds a certificate from INSEAD’s International Leaders Program. Olga currently lives in Munich, Germany, where she cheers loudly with her husband, son and dog for the Bayern München Football Club.