Leadership Council
Our Leadership Council is responsible for managing ECHo's daily operations and our long-term organizational planning
Alan Dones
Chairman
Alan has an extensive repertoire of experience, leading groundbreaking work in the built environment, energy, and the arts – across the world. He focuses on the development of equitable solutions that create opportunities for communities to thrive.
Prishani Satyapal
Executive Director
Prishani has led the implementation of interventions to improve quality of life and the thriving of the natural environment around the world. Working across industry and with diverse stakeholders, she has created new models for impact and curated space for engagement and trust building.
Samuel Zan Akalogo
Western Africa Team Lead
As a former director of Caritas in Ghana, Zan has a track record of dedicated service to the faith based missions of service. Zan has worked with the ECHo team on an artisanal and small scale mining project to address the health of these miners, starting in Ghana. Zan focuses his efforts on engagements with the ECHo network in West Africa.
Shakti Satyapal
Southern Africa Team Lead
Shakti leads the design and implementation of model responses to food security. He has embarked on a journey of transition farming to regenerative agriculture as a model for ECHo to replicate – empowering communities to respond to the impact of climate change. Shakti focuses his efforts on engagements with the ECHo network in Southern Africa.
Dr. Reginald Nalugala
Eastern Africa Team Lead
Dr Reginald Nalugala focuses his efforts on engagements with the ECHo network in East Africa. Reginald has intensive experience in thinking through the practical applications of the teachings of faith, with a particular focus on Catholic social teaching. He brings this vast knowledge and experience to the ECHo team – to enable engagements across faith groups, communities and investors.
Advisory Council
Our Advisory Council is made up of leaders who bring a wealth of experience from across disciplines to help actualize ECHo's ambitious vision and mission.
Regina Davis
Partner SUDA
University of San Francisco School of Management Gellert Family Business Resource Center
SPUR member.
Grammy-nominated bassist and founding member of contemporary jazz supergroup Fourplay. Trustee UC San Diego Foundation
Nathan East
Grammy Nominated Musician, Board of Trustees- UC San Diego
Grammy-nominated bassist and founding member of contemporary jazz supergroup Fourplay. Trustee UC San Diego Foundation
Michael McPhie
Founding Partner of Falkirk Environmental, Vice President, Sustainability and External Affairs Talisker Resource Ltd., Board of Advisors of Resolve
Founding Partner of Falkirk Environmental
Board of Advisors of Resolve, a prominent US based non-governmental organization focused on sustainability.
Harry Schoening
Managing Director JLL San Francisco, Advisor to Alonzo King Lines Ballet
Managing Director JLL; Member: San Francisco America’s Cup Organizing Committee;
Development Advisor: Alonzo King LINES Ballet
Edward McFarlan
Principal at JRDV Architects, Inc, The Real Estate Investment and Sustainability - HAAS Business School, UC Berkeley
Principal at JRDV Architects; The Real Estate Investment and Sustainability HAAS Business School, UC Berkeley
James Collier
CEO Oboren Systems,
Founder of Bike Against the Odds
Specialist in commercial real estate development; EVP of Manager Technology; Co-founder of “Bike Against the Odds”; Board of Managers of the Oakland Downtown YMCA