Equity, Inclusion, and Justice

Felicity has a wealth of experience promoting equity, gender justice, sustainability, and innovation in agricultural value chains.

Felicity works with companies to drive social justice at an individual and systemic level and align their efforts with the needs and expectations of their employees, communities, and vital stakeholders. Her experiences prior to joining BSR includes setting up the UK's first women-only Fair Trade coffee brand, supporting Brazil nut cooperatives in the Amazon negotiate for better prices with UK supermarkets, researching women’s unpaid work for her collaborative PhD with The Body Shop, and addressing gender-based violence in agriculture and market systems development for USAID Feed the Future Advancing Women’s Empowerment programme.

She holds a PhD in Human Geography and an MSc in Practising Sustainable Development, both from Royal Holloway, University of London, and a BA in English Literature in the School of African and Asian Studies from the University of Sussex.

Laura supports BSR’s work on equity, inclusion and justice topics.

Prior to joining BSR full-time, Laura interned and was a contractor for BSR and RISE, on the topics of Human Rights and Women’s Leadership & Advancement. Laura also worked as a consultant for the Danish Institute for Human Rights on Baseline Assessments practices leading to National Action Plans on Business & Human Rights. She conducted research with the University of Geneva on the integration of children’s rights in Swiss-based companies. Laura also has experience with policy work, including on Gender and Corruption for the G20. She extensively engaged on youth participation in democracy, including at the Council of Europe, in grassroot organizations or through self-led projects.

Laura holds a MA in International Development from Sciences Po Paris, and a first-class honors BA in Business and Latin American Studies from EDHEC Business School. Laura is fluent in English, French and Spanish.

Mona supports BSR member companies across consumer products companies in respecting human rights across their organizations and value chains. Her primary area of expertise include human rights and promoting gender justice within global value chains.​

Prior to joining BSR as a full-time staff member, Mona interned and worked as a student assistant at BSR, supporting collaborative initiatives as well as BSR’s general consulting services, focusing on human rights and equity, inclusion, and justice. Mona also interned at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Munich, Germany, and she worked with CenTouris, an institute focusing on market and economic research, where she participated in research and consulting projects across topics and industries.​

Mona holds a MSc in Business and Development Studies, focusing on Gender Studies, from Copenhagen Business School and a BA in International Cultural and Business Studies from the University of Passau. Her master thesis was a feminist critique from a critical development studies perspective of workplace-based women’s empowerment programs. Mona speaks German, English, French, and is currently learning Danish.

Jarrid is the lead of BSR’s Equity, Inclusion and Justice (EIJ) team.

As EIJ Director, Jarrid leads the development and management of BSR’s overall EIJ practice and serves as the Co-Director of the Center for Business and Social Justice. This includes the co-development of research, thought leadership, frameworks, and capacity-building opportunities related to corporate social impact strategies. Jarrid also provides collaborative oversight and direction for the center’s organizational and administrative functions, facilitates the execution of the Center’s ongoing corporate, civil society stakeholder, and donor activities including BSR member and external client consulting engagements.

Prior to joining BSR, Jarrid worked at Freedman Consulting, where he developed and managed strategic philanthropic initiatives, including donor coalitions and nonprofit initiatives focused on racial and civic justice issues, climate/sustainability impacts, and public health. Jarrid has also served in senior research and project management capacities at The Democracy Collaborative and The Center for Social Inclusion, where he led, supported, and published policy research and case studies focused on opportunities to dismantle structural racial inequities within community and economic development fields and practices.

Jarrid received his MBA in Sustainability from Bard College where he served as an inaugural member of the program’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Advisory Board and provided advisory support and instruction to first- and second-year MBA students in his role as a part-time faculty member for the college’s experiential-learning, sustainability consulting course, NYCLab.

Jarrid holds a BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Maryland. He is also an alum of the Council of Urban Professional Fellowship Institute.

Kurell is the Associate Director for the EIJ AOE, responsible for co-developing the EIJ Team capacity and frameworks, to advance organizational change centering racial equity, accessibility, and social justice at BSR member companies. 

Prior to BSR, Kurell worked at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in critical roles, such as the Director for the Office of Access and Disability Justice, the Equity Officer for the agency’s citywide COVID-19 vaccine operations, and as the agency LGBTIQ+ ERG Chair. In these roles, he was responsible for addressing inequities in policies, practice, structure, and culture, while fostering inclusion related to race, gender, sexuality, religion, ability, immigrant status and other demographic identities. To honor his work, Kurell received multiple distinctions for social justice advocacy and distinguished service. He brings to BSR over 17 years of experience in supply chain management and 10+ years in social justice community involvement and advocacy. 

Kurell currently attends Morehouse College pursuing his BA in Business Management, and is a recent graduate of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health (DELPH) and Institute for Nonprofit Practice (INP) Social Impact Management & Leadership fellowships. 

Ashley is dedicated to managing the Center for Business and Social Justice and provides daily calibration and support across multiple demands and workstreams.

Ashley also supports companies in equity, inclusion, and justice, and advancing women’s empowerment through consulting, strategy design, research and analysis, and collaborative initiatives. Prior to joining the Center, Ashley supported industry teams in sustainability management with a focus on food, beverage, and agriculture members.

Prior to joining BSR, Ashley worked primarily in agriculture and distribution, food service management and hospitality. It is here she discovered her passion for social impact work as she developed programs to alleviate hunger for high-risk youth and increase access to basic needs.

Ashley holds a M.P.S. and B.S. from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in association with Syracuse University, with her Master’s focus in Sustainable Development and her Bachelor’s in Environmental Law and Policy. Ashley also holds a Certificate of Advanced Studies of Sustainable Enterprise from Syracuse University.

Welela advises companies in equity, inclusion, and justice through strategic consulting services, thought leadership, and research.

Prior to joining BSR, Welela worked as a corporate social responsibility practitioner at 21st Century Fox and The Walt Disney Company. Her experience includes managing day-to-day operations and programs serving global conglomerate media companies’ social impact strategy. Additionally, Welela worked in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts serving academic institutions such as Loyola Marymount University. Her experience includes serving the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, the Office of Ethnic and Intercultural Services, and Tsehai Publishers.

Welela holds a MS in Social Entrepreneurship from the University of Southern California and received certification in Sustainability and Business at the Marshall School of Business. She also has a BA in Communication Studies from Loyola Marymount University.

Jen is the Co-Director of the Center for Business and Social Justice.

She is a strategy development and implementation expert at complex health and humanitarian organizations with 20+ years of experience. She launched the Center in 2022 alongside Jarrid Green to illuminate a path for companies to shift from performative to transformational actions with a focus on public policy engagement and influence. 

Prior to joining BSR, she directed investments at the Tara Health Foundation to advance meaningful change among private sector employers on gender and racial equity, including historic progress on paid family and medical leave, reproductive health, and other workplace protections. Before working in philanthropy, she founded the corporate relations program at Planned Parenthood Federation of America to unlock advocacy, grantmaking and employee support to preserve access to reproductive healthcare nationwide. She also managed the disaster fundraising team at the American Red Cross, coordinating large scale efforts to responsibly raise and deploy hundreds of millions of dollars. She is frequently cited in business press on flashpoint topics and is an advisor to Gauge.ai, the University of Michigan’s Erb Institute, and GoFundMe’s Compassion Leadership Network. 

Jen holds a BA in Economics and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is based in Washington, DC with her family, where she also plays cello in a community orchestra.   

Alisha works with companies across industries to strategize effective initiatives in equity, inclusion, and justice.

Prior to joining BSR, Alisha worked as a consultant at a workforce and economic development firm, where she focused on developing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives for a range of organizations, municipalities, and companies. She gained this knowledge through serving as a DEI Manager at an academic institution and a healthcare practice. In addition, she honed her skills in evaluation and data analysis while collaborating with non-profit organizations to showcase their community impact.

Alisha holds an MFA in Fiction Writing from Sarah Lawrence College and a BA in English with a Writing and Literature Concentration from Pace University. She speaks English, German, and American Sign Language.