Hannah Dubin
Principal + Founder
The Group Forward was founded by Hannah Dubin. Hannah is described as the “swiss army knife of facilitation”—no matter what the situation, she’s got the perfect activity ready to help move a group forward. Read More
Ashley Smallwood
Principal Consultant
Ashley is a design thinker, facilitator, brand strategist, and educator. Ashley supports mission-driven organizations to bring human-centered strategy, messaging, and processes to their work. Read More
Erin Blanding
Consultant + Facilitator
Erins’s areas of subject matter expertise include organizational development + design, strategic facilitation, equity focused human resource operations, learning and development strategies, performance management programs, conflict mediation, workplace mental-health and wellness and community organizing for social change. Read More
Cornelius Lee
Consultant + Facilitator
Cornelius is a staunch advocate of equitable and inclusive workplaces. As a Black queer man from a religious working-class Louisiana family, his background informs his unique perspective and approach to his work. He believes that balancing equity and excellence can unlock an organization's fullest potential.. Read More
Melissa Jones
Consultant + Facilitator
Melissa is a seasoned facilitator with over 20 years experience helping teams get stuff done. In her career, she’s built a strong skill set that brings immediate value to the organizations she works with in the tech industry, with learning and development and as a skilled facilitator with a background in justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI). Read More
Sam Kuttner Consultant + Trainer
Sam’s passion for creating passionate, thoughtful and equity-focused leaders brought him to the work of The Group Forward. Sam has spent his career focused on Learning & Development and High Performance Management Culture, in a variety of different settings. Read More
Jared Robinson
Consultant + Facilitator
Jared Robinson has ability to push groups towards consensus and team alignment in a way that seems effortless. In reality, its his years of experience as a skilled facilitator, trainer and speaker across the USA and the world that helps explain his multi-faceted talents. Read More
Becca Youngerman
Consultant + Facilitator
Becca Youngerman has spent her career focused on community building, leadership development and issue advocacy work in New York City, Washington, DC, Chicago, Cleveland and San Francisco. Read More
