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meet the team
Hera Associates bring diverse expertise, fresh insights, collaborative spirit from more than 50 collective years' experience in areas of international development and humanitarian work, resource acquisition and mobilization, healthcare, economic development, education, children-adolescents-family services, crisis response, mental wellbeing and trauma response, public-private partnerships, nonprofit, NGO spaces.
Dennia Gayle, MPH, MSW
Dennia is an international development practitioner with expertise in the areas of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights. Her pragmatism and tranformational leadership have positively impacted the lives of women and adolescents throughout Latin America, the Caribbean, and across Africa.
Best Advice: Stay ahead of the curve and never stop learning.
Why Social Impact Work: I am grounded in the principle of "Ubuntu" - one of co-existence, solidarity, respect, interdependence, and compassion. I'm driven to create opportunities that make a positive difference in the lives of others.
Jennifer Rider, MBA, MSEd
Jennifer is a national award-winning social impact leader known for delivering results, scaling organizations for growth, and building high-performing teams. Passionate about equity, empowerment, and social entrepreneurship, Jennifer has focused her career on building opportunity and leading change.
Best Advice: Believing is seeing. You must believe you can accomplish anything you want in order to make it a reality.
Why Social Impact Work: I do this work because I believe passionately in equity and I want to use my experience, authenticity, and systems thinking to help forward-thinking leaders and organizations make lasting positive change that builds economic and social mobility for all.