2026— 

LeadLab Showcase

Lu Thain serves as the Full Time Co-Executive Director of Land and Environmental Initiatives. Lu’s life's work is rooted in healing the relationship between people and the natural world, bringing a holistic vision to her roles as a natural builder, solar energy designer, licensed real estate agent, and urban food production advocate. She has contributed to the creation of education centers, greenhouses, cob ovens, and tiny homes both locally and across the nation teaching workshops on sustainable building methods and training in energy-efficient homes. Lu has a degree in Photography from The University of the Arts and has a  long-standing focus on space and placemaking, home, hearth, and community power.
With more than 22 years of executive leadership—including founding and growing two nonprofit organizations—and extensive consulting across arts and culture, education, health, housing, and social justice sectors, Chaya brings both breadth and depth of expertise. She applies best practices, evidence-based strategies, and data-informed approaches to support strategic planning, organizational development, capacity building, and leadership training.
Her equity-centered, resilience-focused methodology empowers leaders to make informed decisions and cultivate cultures that are deeply human.

Chaya recently joined the Chester County Community Foundation as Chief Program Officer & Philanthropy Planning Officer. In this role, she leads programs, initiatives, research, and community engagement efforts that advance the Foundation’s mission of addressing community needs, growing philanthropy, and strengthening the nonprofit sector.
Working in close partnership with the staff and board, Chaya helps guide the Foundation’s strategic vision—engaging donors, supporting nonprofits, and fostering collaboration across sectors to build a stronger, more resilient philanthropic ecosystem. Her leadership ensures that the Community Foundation continues to inspire generosity and create lasting impact in Chester County, Now & Forever.

Previously, Chaya served as Vice President of Consulting at the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF). Ms. Scott was responsible for advancing a $6.8MM, national, consulting practice providing financial and strategic management for social sector leaders. There, she led a team of twenty-five (25), serving as a thought-partner to nearly 200 social sector leaders and philanthropy, offering advice, insight, and recommendations to capitalize on organizational strengths andfuture aspirations.

In additional to her consulting work and executive eladership, Chaya has taught as an Adjunct Professor in the Master of Public Administration department at West Chester University, where she designed courses in Nonprofit Management, Grant Writing, and Fundraising. She has also served as an Adjunct Instructor at Temple University’s Strategic Management Department, guiding MBA students through strategic management and applied business planning for nonprofit and for-profit clients.

Chaya holds a Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership from Immaculata University, has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations from Temple University, Certifications in Nonprofit Management and Fundraising, alongside numerous leadership credentials.

Brittany Holiday serves as Co-Executive Director of The Village, where she bridges residents, government, and local and national arts and culture organizations to build lasting community power. Prior to joining The Village, Brittany served as a middle school administrator, bringing a wealth of experience in youth development, trauma-informed practices, and creative disciplines. She holds degrees in Black American Studies and Political Science from the University of Delaware and is the founder of Joyful Soul Designs, a creative practice rooted in Black joy through which she works as a calligrapher, visual facilitator, voice actor, and engraver.

Jason founded withmission.tech, a product and design consultancy for nonprofits, after more than fifteen years leading product, design, and UX inside companies. He is also building MissionAligned, a platform that turns everyday nonprofit engagement into evidence of impact, and he writes Designing Intelligence, a Substack on mission technology and probabilistic strategy. He serves on Fleisher Art Memorial's board and is a Black Nonprofit Chief Executives of Philadelphia member.