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We’re a 100% BIPOC worker-owned cooperative

As we sought to build community-owned models for real estate, it was equally important for us to live into those democratic values within our company.

When each worker (member) shares in the ownership, where there is democratic participation in decision-making, and when we move in solidarity as workers in navigating the highs and lows of operating the business, there is a greater sense of unity, ownership and commitment. Investing the time and energy to achieve consensus on critical or urgent decisions, adapting the way we communicate and practice accountability as a collective, and overcoming our reflexes from traditional, hierarchical workplace structures are just a few of the ways we continue to grow and evolve.

What propels us forward are our collective values. We understand that to partner well with and support communities in their journey to shared ownership and collective governance of local assets, it’s important for us to live into those same values at an organizational level too

Nikishka Iyengar
(she/her)

Founder & CEO (Chief Ecosystem Officer)

Nikishka Iyengar
(she/her)

Founder & CEO (Chief Ecosystem Officer)

Nikishka has over a decade of experience in building the solidarity economy as an entrepreneur, consultant, organizer and writer. She uses a ‘systems thinking’ and emergent strategy approach across her work in finance, racial justice, urban development, and climate action. Nikishka believes “another world [beyond capitalism] is not only possible, she is on her way” (word to Arundhati Roy). She is a co-host and producer of the podcast Road to Repair and a Community Advisory Board member at the Olamina Fund. Nikishka has completed fellowships from UC Berkeley’s Terner Housing Lab, Aspen Institute, Common Future, Just Economy Institute, and was a 2016 “30 Under 30” Greenbiz leader in sustainability. As mama to two toddlers, spare time is a foreign concept, but Nikishka is passionate about weaving the same questions around our collective liberation that she applies across her work to her parenting.

Dani Brockington
(she/her)

Director of Storytelling & Engagement

Dani Brockington
(she/her)

Director of Storytelling & Engagement

Dani is a cultural worker with a focus on making space — literal and metaphorical — for Black love, joy, and leisure. She joined the team after first being a resident at The Guild. As Director of Storytelling & Engagement, she is focused on making the work of building alternative economic development models accessible and compelling so that everyone feels excited to join the movement.

Antariksh Tandon
(he/him)

Director of Development & Design

Antariksh Tandon
(he/him)

Director of Development & Design

Antariksh is an architect with over a decade of experience. He has a Master’s degree in Real Estate Development from Georgia Tech, and joined the team after doing his master’s capstone project on The Guild. As Development Director at The Guild, he is most interested in the design and development of cooperative and shared-equity forms of housing. Antariksh’s disciplinary interests in Finance, Policy, Architecture, and Urbanism, are undergirded by post-structuralist anarchist theory. In his spare time, Antariksh is an avid rock climber.

Avery Ebron
(he/him)

Director of Community Stewardship

Avery Ebron
(he/him)

Director of Community Stewardship

Avery loves opportunities to collaborate with under-appreciated communities to develop places that facilitate agency, equity, and mutualistic relationships. He joined the team after first being a resident at The Guild. Avery is also co-founder of the Dismantle Collective and the Healing Justice Collective, creating and curating spaces for healing for people of color. In his spare time, Avery enjoys teaching kids how to play chess and occasionally losing to them.

Mary Jane McCain (she/her)

Community Development Organizer

Mary Jane McCain (she/her)

Community Development Organizer

Mary Jane is a graduate of Georgia Tech, with a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning with emphasis on Housing and Community Development. She is originally from Durham, North Carolina, where she studied African American Studies and Sociology. Her research focuses on the growing housing wealth inequality as well as gentrification and eviction-related displacement in rural and urban Black and Brown communities.

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Amy Lattimore (she/her)

Operations Manager

Amy Lattimore (she/her)

Operations Manager

Amy is a visionary operations professional and sustainability designer with over a decade of experience. Her journey from Cirque du Soleil soloist to entrepreneur showcases her adaptability and innovative spirit. Driven by values of belonging, sustainability, and beauty, Amy has co-founded ventures like WITH Wellness and Marble Design Studio, creating equitable systems that foster community resilience.
As a seasoned operator, Amy excels in streamlining processes, managing large-scale projects, and leading diverse teams. Her unique blend of creativity and business acumen is dedicated to building vibrant, sustainable communities. Amy’s work embodies the belief that thoughtful design and inclusive operations can create spaces where people truly belong and thrive.
Sundiata Soon-Jahta and Shani Goodson

Grow Dialogue

Shani Goodson (she/her) & Sundiata Soon-Jahta (he/him)

Grow Dialogue

Shani Goodson (she/her) & Sundiata Soon-Jahta (he/him)

Grow Dialogue is our facilitation and leadership partner in creating a company culture rooted in an anti-oppression framework. 

Adjoa Danso (she/her)

Digital Storytelling Specialist

Adjoa Danso (she/her)

Digital Storytelling Specialist

Adjoa is a writer and editor born and raised in the 404. After years of admiring The Guild’s innovative work, she joined the team as Digital Storytelling & Communication Manager. Adjoa feels most at home documenting and sharing the stories of disenfranchised Black and Brown communities. She got her start in storytelling at Creative Loafing Atlanta while completing her Masters in Communication at Georgia State University. Adjoa was the founding community engagement editor at Capital B Atlanta and is currently a contributor for Canopy Atlanta. In addition to her journalism roles, Adjoa worked at CARE, an Atlanta-based global humanitarian organization, and co-produced the About South podcast.

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David Ferris (they)

CST Curriculum Designer

David Ferris (they)

CST Curriculum Designer

David Ferris is an experienced facilitator and movement strategist who has designed and led social justice education programs for 15+ years with groups like The Guild, PeoplesHub, Highlander Center, Southern Movement Assembly, and the US Solidarity Economy Network. They have developed curriculum for and facilitated hundreds of workshops and gatherings focused on solidarity economy and collective liberation. Their magic shines when convening experiential learning and synthesizing collective wisdom into tangible action steps. David currently serves on the board of the New Economy Coalition. In their free time, they enjoy gardening, handiwork, and making music.

Alicia DeLia (she/her)

Groundcover – Fundraising Lead

Alicia DeLia (she/her)

Groundcover – Fundraising Lead

Alicia has been a leader in the global microenterprise and impact investing space for over 15 years. As an economist, impact advisor and fundraiser, she helps dynamic social enterprises grow by securing the resources and partnerships that entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders and impact fund managers need to thrive. Alicia also supports capital allocators in placing capital more strategically within underserved and historically marginalized ecosystems. As an advocate, speaker and thought leader, Alicia frequently hosts global convenings around themes of trust based philanthropy, restorative investing, racial equity investing, international economic development and gender lens investing. She resides between tropical San Salvador, El Salvadar and rural Greenpond, NJ, with her husband, her two children and her rescue dog, Nelly.