Our Team

Globally recognized as ambassadors for food security and efforts to combat climate change, The Elbas have now taken their advocacy to another level by creating the Elba Hope Foundation to further their work on agriculture, conservation, food security, and youth advocacy.

Co-Founders

Elba Hope Foundation Board of Trustees

  • Khary Lazarre-White

    Board Chair

  • Joel Cohen

    Board Secretary

  • Susan Benjamin

    Trustee

  • Roger Charteris

    Trustee

  • Maryam Egal

    Trustee

Elba Hope Foundation Team

  • Marsha Reid

    Executive Director

  • Christina Licata

    Operations & Development

  • Khaled Gad

    General Manager

  • Katra Sambili

    Head of Africa & Diaspora Affairs

  • Abdul Jadee Dumbuya

    Program Lead, Sierra Leone