“Radical simply means ‘grasping things at the root.”

— ANGELA DAVIS

Our Team

Our team brings together decades of experience leading racial justice, equity and inclusion work across non-profits, for-profits, schools, membership organizations and government agencies. We have worked across sectors including housing & homelessness, education and parent organizations, public and mental health, criminal legal system, the design industry and technology companies, helping organizations advance racial equity.

Our expert team includes our Co-Founders and REP Associates (independent consultants) with skills in facilitation, planning, conflict resolution, trauma-informed practices and incorporating lived experience. Read below for more details on our team’s experience.


Our Co-Founders

Donald
Whitehead

donald@racialequitypartners.com

Donald (he/him) is one of the country’s leading advocates for racial equity, recovery, and ending homelessness, with over 25 years’ experience. In addition to his leadership work with REP, Donald serves as the first African American Executive Director of the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH).

Jeff
Olivet

jeff@racialequitypartners.com

Jeff (he/him) has more than 30 years experience in non-profit and for-profit organizational transformation work. Jeff’s career included the launch of initiatives that have shaped public policy across sectors. From 2022 to 2024, he served as Executive Director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness.

Kavita Singh
Gilchrist

kavita@racialequitypartners.com

Kavita (she/her) has 25+ years experience leading organizations in the nonprofit and education sectors, working to build culturally inclusive environments. She has spent many years designing training, events and plans that help people engage, learn and do better. Kavita also founded and runs Made for Me Books,.

Our REP Associates

“I was so impressed with the training that REP did with our staff that I engaged them to do the same training with our board… The professional trainers at REP are the best I have ever worked with on any subject. They are dedicated to ensuring that the training they provide is tailored to the group they are working with. Their expertise was delivered under an umbrella of compassion and generosity, ensuring that everyone felt included and safe to say whatever was on their mind.”

- CLIENT TESTIMONIAL