Facilitators in Residence
Pair an expert with your program
These facilitators know Kolab inside and out. Whether you want a thought partner to design a cohort session or a steady hand to run a live convening, we'll match you with the right person.
Kristen Hecht
Helping organizations design, deliver, and scale high-impact fellowship programs
Kristen Hecht is a facilitator and leadership development consultant with a specialty in fellowship programs and cohort-based learning. Over the past 20+ years, she has designed, facilitated, and evaluated leadership experiences that have supported 5,000+ leaders across 20+ fellowship programs in 50+ countries. A natural connector, her work includes partnerships with Columbia University, Harvard University, Georgetown University, UC Berkeley, Habitat for Humanity, Vital Voices, and the United Nations Association.
Notable program on Kolab: Impact Fellowships Summit (IREX) — a multi-day hybrid convening attended by 100+ fellowship practitioners from around the world.
Fellowship cohortsAlumni engagementSocial impact
Rach Davis
Collaboration co-pilot helping teams bring playful thinking to serious challenges
Rach has spent 20+ years sneaking playful thinking into agencies, corporate teams, and nonprofits that didn't always know they needed it yet. A collaboration co-pilot with a zig-zaggy background across brand strategy, design thinking, facilitation, and user experience, she helps teams let their brains breathe and think sideways to break out of their own echo chambers. A certified LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® facilitator and maker who even 3D prints her own facilitation tools, she'll have you walking away a total convert to the idea that serious problems need playful thinking.
Brand + Innovation StrategyDiscovery SessionsCollaborationCreative Problem SolvingOffsites + Team Retreats
Craig Zelizer, PhD
Helping impact professionals and organizations navigate AI and future work
Craig Zelizer helps social impact professionals and organizations worldwide upskill on AI for impact, navigate the future of work, and convene with purpose. Founder of PCDN Global, he taught for 10 years at Georgetown, brings 20+ years of trisectoral experience across higher education, nonprofits, and startups, and has worked across more than 20 countries as a consultant, educator, and trainer.
AI for impactCareer developmentConvening for impact