Nicholas Torres, M.Ed, has over 25 years of experience in executive management, Nicholas works at the cross section between the private sector, government, and not-for-profits to align them toward collective social impact and change public policy. Nicholas is CEO and Co-Founder of Social Innovations Partners which publishes the Social Innovations Journal and provides consulting services to Government and Social Impact Investors. Nicholas has led and founded multiple for-profit and not-for-profit social ventures that are driven both by social impact and financial sustainability measures. Some of his launched social ventures include charter schools, an early literacy technology platform; school-based health centers; and community-based satellite college sites. He teaches Nonprofit Leadership, Social Policy, and Social Entrepreneurship at University of Pennsylvania.

nick@socialinnovationspartners.org

Michael (Mike) Clark, MPA leads the Alternative Media and Social Finance Expert is a systems entrepreneur. He has researched, published, and worked in the areas of collective impact, financial innovation, impact investing and social entrepreneurship. Mike is the lead researcher and policy analysist regarding the social impacts of paying direct service workers low wages forcing them to be dependents upon society through public benefits and reducing the quality of care due to high staff attrition and increased stress levels. Mike also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Bulgaria. He holds a Bachelors degree from the University of Scranton, and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Pennsylvania’s Fels Institute of Government.

mike@socialinnovationspartners.org

Ragini Anand serves in the capacity of editor for the Social Innovations Journal. She is an experienced editor from working with and for Scroll.in, Juggernaut Publishing, India Today TV, and the Central Square Foundation, She is a native speaker of Hindi and English, with a beginner’s understanding of Urdu. Ragini studied at a Ashoka University, an academically rigorous university, which expanded her writing and editing styles to academia, research, fiction, non-fiction, and prose. Ragini has a deep interest in Feminism, Environment, and Ethical and sustainable business and fashion.

raginianand.work@gmail.com

Nikolaj Hansen-Turton serves as the Marketing and Social Innovation Awards Manager. Nikolaj has a MSc in Digital Marketing from Queen Mary, University of London and a BA in Politics and International Relations from the University of East London. Nikolaj has extensive operations and marketing knowledge which he uses in his full time role of Operations Manager at The Network: Towards Unity for Health. Nikolaj has a deep knowledge and understanding for media addressing the growth of media and the advantages of its use in the modern day.

nikolaj@socialinnovationspartners.org

Ridhi Dar serves as the lead for membership and micro philanthropy. She possesses interdisciplinary experience in philanthropy, education and social impact consulting for about 10 years. Holding a Master of Science from the School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania, Ridhi has demonstrated proficiency in developing and implementing successful fundraising strategies, managing grants, and evaluating projects for social impact. She has worked with organizations like National Philanthropic Trust,  Room to Read, and Beat the Streets National. With a background in Sociology and Education, Ridhi's career has been marked by her commitment to empowering underserved communities, particularly youth and girls, through initiatives focused on education and employment.

ridhi@socialinnovationspartners.org

Maya Taylor-Cook serves as a Social Innovations Awards Manager who organizes and facilitates the awards ceremonies to honor those who are making impactful, positive and vital social justice changes in the Greater Philadelphia and New Jersey Region. Maya has a BSc in International Relations and a BA in Politics and International Relations from the University of East London. Maya has a background in Policy Research and pairs this with her studies in Gender Equality. Maya also currently works as the Retention and Employee Engagement Policy Strategist for Aurora Staffing, a staffing agency, with a passion to fill the labor shortage within the Direct Care industry.

maya@socialinnovationspartners.org

Ruchi Kashyap serves in the capacity of Journal Curator for the Social Innovations Journal. Ruchi manages the SIJ curation partners leading to edition publications, coordinates and manages editorial board meetings, and curates a special edition of SIJ framed within human rights advocacy. To do something meaningful and impact for communities, Ruchi left the corporate world to follow her passion and devote her time and skills toward community upliftment. She used all the cutting-edge strategies she had imbibed in her early management avatar in scaling up a profit-making venture. Atmashakti Trust reach has expanded to over one million families in the state of Odisha, across 17 districts. Ruchi believes and lives the philosophy that it is all about the people first, empowered people.

ruchikashyapast@gmail.com

Ema Navas is a high school senior and serving as an intern for the Social Innovations Awards. Her life has been dedicated to the arts, environment, culture, and public policy. She is deeply involved in her community and creative arts. She has conducted a series of independent studies in the wildlife field and volunteered in Costa Rica through AMIGOS. She is the President of the student club ACLAMO and is a member of the student United Nations. She is an honor and advance placement student at Radnor High School and will be attending college for wildlife biology.

ema@socialinnovationspartners.org

Tine Hansen-Turton, MGA, JD, FCPP, FAAN is Co-Founder of the Social Innovations Journal. Tine serves in the capacity of President and Chief Executive Officer of Woods. Ms. Hansen-Turton is an Executive with more than 20 years of experience in health and human services senior management, executive leadership and consulting. A proven results-oriented strategic leader, Ms. Hansen-Turton is known for being an effective organizational change agent and policy and health and human services systems reform advocate.

Ms. Hansen-Turton formerly served as the Chief Operating Officer at Public Health Management Corporation, where she oversaw and led corporate strategy, operations, business development and M&A. Additionally, Ms. Hansen-Turton served as CEO of the National Nurse-led Care Consortium, a non-profit organization supporting the growth and development of over 500 nurse-managed and school health clinics, serving more than 5 million vulnerable people across the country in urban and rural locations.

She received her BA from Slippery Rock University, her Master of Government/Public Administration from University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute and her Juris Doctor from Temple University Beasley School of Law.