LEADERSHIP

Our Team

Cross-sector leaders united by a shared commitment to education, dignity, health, and long-term opportunity for girls and young women.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sefanit Tadesse

Sefanit Tadesse is a multifaceted leader with 15 years in talent development, workforce readiness, and civic innovation. At Apple, she hired software, AI, and machine learning engineers for teams like Siri and Safari, collaborating with MIT, Stanford, UCLA, and Carnegie Mellon. Now, as Chief of Staff in East Cleveland, she leads smart city initiatives and major grants, partnering with NOACA and JobsOhio.
Inspired by housing refugees through Airbnb, she launched a nonprofit for at-risk girls, offering trauma-informed care and skill development. Sefanit remains dedicated to empowering communities, driving innovation, and shaping brighter, opportunity-rich futures.

Anwarii Musa

Anwarii Musa is a Curator, founder of ArtMatic Advisory, and sits on the Queens Museum board of trustees. With exceptional and diverse skills in the arts, he brings over a decade of experience in the contemporary art market advising private collections and acquisitions from across the country.

Musa started in the art industry by interning at Sotheby's in 2008. His ambition, drive to learn, and hard work landed him a full-time position where he worked for the contemporary department until 2013, gaining hands-on knowledge about historical pieces across a variety of categories. The experience and knowledge he retained from Sotheby's continues to follow him to this day.

Megan Green

Megan Green is a cultural innovator whose work bridges psychology, communication, and art. With a bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a concentration in Organizational Communication from Villanova University, and a master’s degree in Communication Management from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School, Megan brings an academic lens and interdisciplinary focus to every project she leads.

Through Crownworkshop, Megan uses hair art and storytelling as powerful vehicles for dialogue around identity, confidence, mental health, and wellness. She has designed and facilitated transformative experiences for universities, corporations, and schools across the U.S. and internationally, from Los Angeles to Brooklyn, Ghana, and Cape Town.

Her work spans multiple industries. She has created cultural and service-oriented programming with nonprofits and educational institutions, styled hair for global brands, film productions, and video games, and contributed to celebrity events, awards, and red carpet moments.

With more than 15 years of experience in communication, facilitation, diversity and inclusion, and leadership training, alongside nearly a decade in aerospace, Megan combines rigorous academic insight with lived creativity. She has led diversity and inclusion dialogues in universities, co-led Dale Carnegie professional development trainings, and worked across corporate, creative, and academic sectors. This experience is now woven into the very fabric of Crownworkshop and its ability to create change, growth, and transformation.

Megan’s personal journey is central to the credibility and impact of Crownworkshop. She has walked through her own seasons of identity, resilience, and restoration, and that lived experience is woven into every workshop. This story is not just about her work, but about the mandate she carries to cultivate confidence, wholeness, and leadership in the next generation.

PROGRAM LEADERSHIP

Leading What Will She Become — our flagship storytelling and mentorship project.

Program Director

Oluwapelumi Abdulsalam

PROGRAM DIRECTOR — WHAT WILL SHE BECOME

Oluwapelumi is an award-winning Nigerian film director and storyteller whose work centers the lived experiences of young women navigating safety, education, and opportunity. As Program Director of What Will She Become, he leads the on-the-ground creative and educational programming that brings Gift to Dream into schools — directing film screenings, facilitating safe-space conversations, and coordinating mentorship pairings across Lagos and, soon, beyond.
His leadership has anchored our Phase 1 pilot, reaching 3,000+ students across 20 Lagos schools, and will guide the national expansion launching April 20, 2026.

FOUNDER

Hiyab Tadesse

Founder of Gift to Dream — a decade of social impact, civic engagement, and youth-centered program leadership.