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Building
net positive Businesses that
change the world.
Elevating purpose-driven leaders
and organizations to success.
Hera Associates is a social impact consulting firm specializing in government contracting, nonprofit capacity building, and strategic planning. We help organizations optimize operations, secure funding, and drive meaningful change.
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.
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Best Advice: Stay ahead of the curve and never stop learning.
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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.
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Best Advice: Believing is seeing. You must believe you can accomplish anything you want in order to make it a reality.
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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.
Jennifer Rider’s Hera Associates: Building a Net-Positive Business World
In a consulting landscape obsessed with market share and billable hours, Jennifer Rider dared to ask a deeper question: What if business success was measured by the value we return to the world — not just the value we extract?
As co-founder of Hera Associates, Rider leads a quiet revolution in business consulting — one centered around impact, equity, and purpose. Rooted in the principle of net positivity, Hera helps nonprofits, government agencies, and mission-led companies grow sustainably while leaving a meaningful imprint on society.
Consulting with Soul, Not Size
Hera Associates was never meant to be another firm chasing growth charts. From day one,....