Meet the Team

With ChangeMatters, you get a collective of seasoned consultants who know what it takes to grow effective impact organizations. We are creative partners who bring wisdom, energy, and resources to changemakers who may be fighting systemic barriers, funding constraints, organizational dysfunction, or their own leadership edges.

  • Amy Kincaid

    FOUNDER and MANAGING PRINCIPAL

    Chief navigator and connection maker, helping leaders solve problems with creative approaches grounded in what can work.

  • Jose Dominguez

    ADVISORY SERVICES PRINCIPAL

    Fundraising and DEI trainer, facilitator, organizational leader, experienced nonprofit executive, and certified executive coach working with leaders at all levels.

  • Mariya Strauss

    ADVISORY SERVICES PRINCIPAL

    Labor journalist, researcher, and food systems advocate with practical experience leading organizational transformation in innovative shared executive structures.

  • Marissa Baron

    ADVISORY SERVICES SPECIALIST

    Skilled convener, leader, and researcher in community-based health and food system interventions, opportunities, programming, and philanthropy.

  • Vineeta Gupta

    LEADERSHIP MENTOR

    Lifelong advocate and organizer for health equity, maternal and child health physician, and human rights lawyer with experience as an international grantmaker, program director, and advisor, working with social change executives to clarify strategy and personal branding.

  • Peter Lane

    LEADERSHIP COACH

    Organizational strategy and culture specialist, experienced process designer and facilitator, trainer and coach to hundreds of leaders in environment and conservation, and certified health and wellness coach.

  • Ismail Samad

    ADVISORY SERVICES SPECIALIST

    Social entrepreneur, chef, food business advisor + investor + consultant, and closed loop food systems expert with a focus on economic, environmental, and spatial justice.

We help organizations and community leaders develop and grow.