At this pivotal moment for our world, a time of reckoning and reimagining — we are called to create a new way forward, together.
Aurora is a collective of leading women consultants who are dedicated to environmental and social impact. We combine our breadth of experience to help coalitions, conveners and communities act together.
WHO WE ARE
WHAT WE DO
We design and facilitate collaborations for system change. Our strength lies in guiding diverse groups into action, where the real work happens and trust is built in the process.
WHERE WE FOCUS
We work to transform systems where we see the most promise. We focus where collaboration is essential for change but often obstructed or underresourced.
WHO WE ARE
Aurora is a collective of leading women consultants who are dedicated to environmental and social impact.
We combine our breadth of experience to help coalitions, conveners and communities act together.
Amina Razvi is the former CEO of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition. She has over 20 years of experience leading sustainability strategy and innovation with Fortune Global 500 companies in the apparel industry. She is known for her ability to coalesce support to drive large-scale systemic change with diverse stakeholders. Amina serves as a Director on both nonprofit and corporate boards. She has expertise in strategic planning, partnerships, governance, climate, ESG, and supply chain.
Anna Adlard is President and Co-Founder of Workshop. She is an experienced strategist and facilitator with 20+ years of experience. Anna works with Fortune 500 companies and global NGOs to build high-functioning coalitions in pursuit of climate action. Anna has expertise in design thinking and system change. She has worked on carbon, circularity, supply chain and sustainable finance initiatives across multiple industries.
Ashley Muse is a curious and insightful systems thinker. She helps purpose-driven organizations and coalitions set ambitions, track impact, and ensure rigor. She combines technical depth with a keen understanding of how to enable effective collaboration and innovation within large complex organizations and diverse networks of practitioners and funders/investors. Ashley’s career includes leadership roles in philanthropic, corporate, and NGO settings.
O’Shannon Burns is a researcher, writer, and consultant with 15+ years of experience shaping mission-driven businesses and embedding regenerative principles into operations with a focus on climate action, conservation, environmental justice, and sustainable travel and tourism. Through her consulting practice, Ochre, she develops engaging experiences, educational programs, and storytelling that deepens social and environmental impact work. O’Shannon is part of Cornell University’s Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise.
Shannon Salentine is a leadership coach, facilitator and consultant with 20+ years of experience. Shannon partners with purpose-driven leaders and organizations to design, facilitate, and evaluate training programs. She offers individual and group coaching programs and also designs experiences to build team connection and culture. Shannon founded Lead for Good to support changemakers at each scale: individuals, teams and organizations.
where we focus
We work to transform systems where we see the most promise.
We focus where collaboration is essential for change but often obstructed or underresourced.
Advancing Women-Led Solutions
When women lead, everyone benefits. Evidence shows that environmental, social, and economic outcomes improve when women are resourced and represented in leadership. That’s why Aurora develops initiatives that convene, resource, and activate women leaders, advancing transformative solutions that benefit people, place, and planet.
Recent work includes:
Building networks of women leaders in sectors that are women-powered but not women-led like health, fashion and travel, so that impact strategy is informed by, supports, and funds women’s essential perspectives.
Supporting convenings of women philanthropists to inspire leadership and activate collective impact—directing resources toward greater equality and improved outcomes for women and girls.
Investing in community-led impact
Lasting systems change happens at the local level. Aurora builds place-based networks led by community leaders, local institutions, and land stewards—people who are deeply rooted in their regions and best-positioned to create change. By supporting and connecting this local leadership, we facilitate solutions that are practical, collaborative and built to last.
Recent work includes:
Supporting convenings to build partnerships across NYC-based leaders on regional climate resilience activities.
Supporting pilots in California to activate and model a regenerative economy in practice, with a first focus on attainable housing.
what we do
We believe collaboration is the way forward – but it requires leadership and skill to traverse the complexities of coming together. Aurora’s approach is built on a deep understanding of the mechanics and magic of collaboration.
Women Leaders X Apparel Value Chain
An initiative to increase women leaders across the apparel value chain, from the factory floor to the boardroom.
We are actively building constellations of new activity at the intersection of the private sector, NGOs and philanthropies. We are currently fundraising and recruiting partners to support development.
Public Health X Climate Action
An initiative to align action at the intersection of public health and climate action, with a particular focus on women.
We are currently conducting interviews with subject matter experts to map the landscape. We are identifying opportunities to activate new partnerships between leading organizations.
Innovative Finance X Conservation
An initiative to unlock innovative financing solutions to fund groundbreaking collaborations for land stewardship and conservation.
We are currently identifying constellations of funders and practitioners looking for new ways to resource collaboration at the intersection of conservation, agriculture, and tourism. We are seeking anchor partners to incubate this initiative.
