People | Marga Inc.

David Maurrasse, Ph.D.

Founder & President

Dr. David Maurrasse is the Founder and President of Marga Incorporated, a consulting firm founded in 2000 providing strategic advisory services and research to philanthropic initiatives and community partnerships. Marga coordinates the work of the Anchor Institutions …

Lisa Bacon, MIA

Consultant

Lisa Bacon has 10 years of experience in community affairs, program management and economic development with an expertise in human rights advocacy and organizational change. Previously, Lisa worked as a Consultant with The Hunger Project as well as with UNICEF conducting…

Shangchao Liu, PhD, MPA, MLitt

Research Associate

Shangchao Liu is a social scientist specializing in economics and human development. At the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Shangchao constructed and maintained the database of Urban Competitiveness in China and has published several papers and reports on housing, urbanization…

Benjamin Delbanco

Communications Associate

Todd Baker

Research Assistant

Todd Baker is from Fayetteville, GA where he received his B.A. in Education Studies from Morehouse College, and is currently finishing his M.S. in Nonprofit Management from Columbia University. Todd has interned and volunteered with organizations such as Jumpstart…

Erica Chung, MPH

Research Assistant

Erica Chung is from Minneapolis, MN and received her undergraduate degree in Biology with an emphasis in microbiology and food science from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. She has interned with the Department of Homeland Security working on public health…

Melody Mills

Research Assistant

Melody Mills is from Brooklyn, NY and currently works as an InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Campus Staff Minister at Baruch College and Macaulay Honors College. There, she coaches and empowers students to be …

Devina Srivastava

Research Assistant

Devina is currently pursuing a Master of Public Administration – Development Practice at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. Through the program, she aims to study the intersection between innovation, multi-sector collaboration and humanitarian…

PARTNERS

Cheryl Blankenship, M.S.

Partner

Cheryl brings over 35 years of work experience in the areas of higher education, financial management, and consulting to Marga Incorporated. Her work has included assessments of institutional and organizational systems and implementation of systemic changes to improve efficiency…

Jennifer Bryan, Ph.D.

Partner

Dr. Jennifer L. Bryan is a passionate and seasoned educator, facilitator, and research, evaluation, and technical assistance consultant with more than 25 years of experience working on issues of social justice, community building, and economic development. Dr. Bryan has served as Principal…

Faith Bynoe

Partner

Faith Bynoe is a faith leader and philanthropist whose life mission is supporting the development of people as they strengthen their communities. She focuses on the intersectionality of integrative health and spiritual formation through a womanist and racial equity lens…