Nonprofit Technology Fellows

Sarah has 20+ years of proven results in being a business and technology change agent at scale, starting with coding IBM’s first e-commerce website to digitizing the $860 million Girl Scout Cookie Program for 2.1 million girls and adults. The launch of “Digital Cookie” garnered 4 billion media impressions with Sarah quoted in the NY Times, Forbes, and more, as well as recognitions that included a place in Fast Company’s Top 10 Most Innovative Nonprofits. Following Girl Scouts, she joined Year Up as CIO to empower young adults to reach their potential through careers and higher education and was recognized as InspireCIO of the Year for human-centered design and data-driven outcomes. Sarah is passionate about making the world a better place and was honored with a U.S. Congressional Award for her work with underserved youth. Believing that every child deserves a future, she took the next step in this journey and joined Save the Children as CIO where she is inspiring breakthroughs in the way the world treats children that achieve immediate and lasting change.

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Edwin Goutier is a nonprofit innovation facilitator and consultant. He is the Vice President of Innovation at United Way Worldwide, where he creates and executes United Way’s innovation strategy while developing a portfolio of social innovations and business model changes that reimagine how nonprofits improve lives in communities around the world. Part of Edwin’s role is acting as Executive Director for the forthcoming Barnes Family Foundation Center for Social Innovation at United Way, where he is able to explore his passions at the intersections of data, technology, community-led solutions, and equitable advancement for all.

Edwin is a proud graduate of The University of Florida with a degree in Sociology. He has training in human-centered design and product management and is deepening his learning in diversity, equity, and inclusion. Beyond work, Edwin is a husband, musician and father of two (the youngest born in March 2021). He credits all his success in life to his parents, his Haitian-American upbringing, and his incredible wife Eileen.

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Francis serves as Managing Director of Technology Services at Tech Impact, a nonprofit on a mission to use technology to better serve the world. In this role he oversees the delivery of all technology infrastructure projects and cybersecurity, compliance, and support services, and leads a team of engineers and analysts supporting the work of thousands of nonprofit staff and volunteers across hundreds of organizations nationally. Through managed IT, cybersecurity, consulting services, unbiased research, and educational resources, Tech Impact has partnered with thousands of nonprofit organizations since 2003.

Francis hails from The Gambia in West Africa, where he managed an Internet café in his youth before moving to the U.S. to study computer science at Eastern Mennonite University. With over 14 years of nonprofit experience, he is extremely passionate about helping nonprofits build their technology and operational capacity to serve more constituents and communities efficiently and securely, and is constantly seeking new ways for organizations to fully adopt cost-effective technologies that strengthen their missions.

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An “Accidental Techie”, since 2011, Aine has been working at the intersection of nonprofit management and cloud computing. She has led charity website audit research, technology audit and recommendation programs, delivered dozens of workshops and webinars, and co-hosted a highly rated podcast about issues facing small nonprofits. Aine is dedicated to showing small nonprofits - who constitute the vast majority of organizations in Canada - how they can do big things with cloud computing. Aine is a course developer and instructor at Humber College in the Fundraising Management Program. 

Aine is committed to closing the nonprofit digital skills gap by teaching people how to leverage and integrate low and no-code cloud tools to meet the expectations of 21st century stakeholders. Aine is a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community and holds a PhD from the University of Toronto with a focus on global activisms, gender and storytelling and as such, her methodology is grounded in equity and social justice.

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Khuloud Odeh is vice president for technology and data science and chief information officer (CIO) at the Urban Institute, where she leads the strategic planning and implementation of research, operations, and communications technology. Odeh is not your typical technologist: she brings a unique blend of education, IT organization leadership, change management experience, and understanding of global and local sustainability challenges. Over the course of her career, she has helped various organizations develop and implement strategic IT roadmaps that align with and support business process improvements, innovation, and organizational growth. Before joining Urban, Odeh was IT director for the Grameen Foundation, a global poverty- fighting organization. She served previously as the CIO of CHF International (now Global Communities) and as senior IT advisor to Jhpeigo’s Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program.

Odeh has a BS in computer science from the University of Jordan in Amman, Jordan; an MS in computer science from American University; and a PhD in information technology from George Mason University, where her research focused on the social, environmental, and economic sustainability of an IT organization’s practices. She also has a master’s degree in strategic leadership toward sustainability from the Blekinge Institute of Technology in Karlskrona, Sweden.

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There is never a problem that doesn’t have a solution in Information Technology and that is why I have dedicated my career to this fascinating industry. The core of my work is to build out enterprise systems that impact an organization’s innovation and growth by helping peer leaders leverage IT to drive business decisions while streamlining their processes.

Eight years of IT consulting, as well as, over two decades working in corporate environments has allowed me to have my hands on a variety of organizations, both local and international.

I have cultivated and led teams of innovative humans in technology in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors under the ethos of developing simple, high impact systems across the hemispheres. I am known for leading my team to be empowered and equipped problem solvers that ultimately drive innovation and productivity within the team, and the organization at large because of the systems my team implements.

I am a distinguished speaker and conscious leader. Currently, I am developing a Zero Trust security framework at DonorsChoose.

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In his role as Global IT Services Delivery Manager, Zerom Tesfay manages a team of regional technical advisors to ensure that all Mercy Corps team members have the skills, connectivity, infrastructure and support they need to achieve their maximum impact. His work brings him to some of the world’s most difficult places and emergencies. Zerom has nearly two decades of experience in a broad range of technical roles across the humanitarian sector and United Nations agencies. His diverse background makes him a valued member of the Mercy Corps IT leadership team, where he is instrumental in developing IT strategy and setting priorities. He serves as a mentor to younger IT workers across the globe, developing their skills and helping to find them opportunities for growth. Zerom is a native of Eritrea, and now resides in Kenya with his growing family. 

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Amy (they/she) is driven by a belief that the nonprofit technology community can be a movement-based force for positive change. Their prior experience in direct service, policy, philanthropy, and capacity building organizations has fueled Amy's work to create meaningful, inclusive, and compassionate community engagement and educational opportunities for organizations around the world.

As the CEO of NTEN, Amy inspires the NTEN team and global partners to believe in community generated change. Amy believes technology can help nonprofits reach their missions more effectively and equitably, but doing so takes intention and investment in training, access, and collaboration. Starting in elementary school, Amy has always enjoyed a deep passion for community centered action, including volunteering, organizing protests and canvas efforts, and serving on advisory committees, nonprofit boards, and as a commissioner for the Open and Accountable Elections Commission in Portland. 

Offline, Amy is hiking, biking, or exploring with the most supportive partner, most adventurous child, and very muppet-like dog, with a preference for Oregon’s coast or wine country. Amy is also known to give excellent hugs.

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