trubel&co is powered by diverse individuals informed by identity, committed to equity.

Team

  • Nick Okafor

    (he/him)

    How I contribute: strategy, GIS, instruction

    What trubel excites me: abolition

    What’s on my playlist: Fellowship by serpentwithfeet

  • Alani Douglas

    (she/her)

    How I contribute: scaling, platform building

    What trubel excites me: informed dissent and healthy debate

    What's on my playlist: Chronicles of Narnia, Powerful

  • Natalie Araujo Melo

    (any pronouns)

    How I contribute: curricula and instruction

    What trubel excites me: Queer Black Disabled liberatory fantasies

    What’s on my playlist: Black Joy

  • Dylan Turmeque

    (he/they)

    Instructional Design and Pedagogy Fellow

    How I contribute: Instructional design, pedagogy and questions.

    What trubel excites me: Joy, love, and curiosity in all settings.

    What's on your playlist right now: Shakira, Kali Uchis, and Lo-Fi House

  • Asenette Ruiz

    (she/ella)

    How I contribute: program development, capacity building, & all things environmental justice!

    What trubel excites me: reimagined liberation, healing, and joy

    What's on my playlist: sofia reyes, rema, lofi mexa

  • Laken Sylvander

    (she/her)

    How I contribute: development strategy, marketing & branding

    What trubel excites me: communal liberation

    What’s on my playlist: Ethel Cain

  • Kisha Bwenge

    (she/her)

    How I contribute: community building, communications, internal process design

    What trubel excites me: participatory government reforms

    What’s on my playlist: The original score to If Beale Street Could Talk

  • Alberto Rivera

    (he/him/él)

    How I contribute: Curriculum/Workshop GIS Development and Implementation

    What trubel excites me: Inner city youth empowerment

    What's on my playlist: Reggaeton, Alternative Rock; (In English and Spanish) - Rap/Hip Hop, Reggae, Trap Music

  • Danielle Katz

    (she/her)

    How I contribute: instruction, GIS curriculum development, GIS management/creation/research/writing (coming soon)

    What trubel excites me: empowering youth to incorporate intentional subjectivity in data science and valuing lived and tech experience equally

    What's on my playlist: Samia

  • Donovan Dixson

    Associate

  • Alija Blackwell

    (they/them)

    How I contribute: community-centric design, edtech ethics, learning impact evaluation, listening

    What trubel excites me: public imagination

    What's on my playlist: Digital Movements, Climate Movements

Board

  • David Hardy, Jr.

    (he/him)

    Former CEO of Lorain City Schools

  • Carrie D. Jackson

    (she/her)

    VP Innovation at Jamestown LP

    What trubel excites me: Getting trubel launched and providing tools and agency for more people to shape their cities!

  • Nick Okafor

    (he/him)

    trubel&co co-founder