Emilie Enciso, Director of Operations. Emilie has worked with organizations across the country supporting their fundraising and programming efforts. Working for nonprofit organizations such as United Way of Westchester, Best Buddies and the Tommie Cares Foundation, Emilie has learned how to educate and motivate event participants to become star fundraisers. She has also successfully built and cultivated sponsorship programs. A music enthusiast, in her spare time Emilie can be found attending Broadway shows, concerts, or simply plugged into her headphones.

Stephanie Levitt, Fundraising Coach. Stephanie recently completed her studies at Indiana University, earning a bachelor's degree in Nonprofit Management and Leadership, combined with Marketing. During her time at IU, she held crucial roles at a local animal shelter, within her sorority, and among multiple campus clubs, where she planned fundraisers for various causes. Stephanie is originally from Chicagoland and enjoys spending time with family and friends or listening to music.

Blake Strasser, Consultant. Blake joined Global Impact in 2003 to share her passion for cycling – and for supporting great causes. She was previously a staff member on the Northeast AIDS Ride, and has been a rider (and fundraiser) herself in over 20 AIDS rides and suicide-prevention walks, so she knows how to get past the fear of training and raising money. Her previous life in theater means she can also fake it when necessary. Blake’s claim to fame came early: At age 4, she sat on Mae West’s lap and, in her only fit of stage fright, threw up on her. Originally from Colorado, Blake knows a thing or two about the great outdoors, and will proudly share her Ironman tattoo to prove it. 

Gant Johnson, Productioneer. Gant has been part of the Global Impact family for fifteen years as a longtime BRAKING AIDS® Rider. More recently, he began volunteering to support our events as well, and since 2021 has worked with us as a Productioneer. Gant has professional experience at several bike shops. He is also a legendary New York DJ, and hosts a long-running club party in Brooklyn, as well as a weekly streaming radio show, Yes She Did.

Schawannah Wright, Productioneer. Schawannah is a community engagement strategist, utilizing cultural arts as a vehicle to generate and facilitate engagement initiatives that foster dialogue and understanding in our multicultural communities. She presented the BAM Black Comix Expo at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. As Community Involvement Manager for the Brooklyn Museum, Schawannah managed the West Indian American Day Carnival programs, and has served on the selection committee for the Reel Sisters Film Festival and a focus roundtable with the Tenement Museum on an African American Walking Tour.