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Meet the Board: Our Social Innovation Lab Architects
Jimi Ige MPA, PMP — Board Chair, Executive Director, and Founder
Jimi brings a dynamic social impact architect and strategist with over a decade of experience guiding complex transformations across Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. He drives Nest and Rise's strategy, where he architects trauma-informed, tech-enabled systems that drive impact at scale. His expertise in AI, Cloud, and Cybersecurity ensures Nest and Rise is positioned at the intersection of innovation, equity, and execution.
Uchenna Emeche, M.D. — Vice Chair
As Vice Chair, Dr. Emeche brings a deep understanding of the social determinants of health, with over a decade of experience as a family physician and medical director at MedStar Health. A physician-turned-developer building community-rooted housing solutions that integrate clinical insight with place-based design. She holds degrees from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University. Her work integrates community development, healthcare delivery, and housing innovation,guided by the belief that true health begins in the neighborhood, not the clinic.
Assa Bama, Ph.D. — Secretary
Dr. Bama is a public policy expert and senior researcher whose work bridges legislative strategy, equity, and systems transformation. With a Ph.D. in Public Administration and experience at the Maryland General Assembly, Johns Hopkins University, and Accenture, Dr. Bama brings a rare combination of grassroots insight and policy acumen. Her research and policy efforts focus on poverty alleviation, housing instability, and racial equity, ensuring that the voices of underserved communities inform and shape effective policy and program design. Dr. Bama shapes our policy impact agenda—translating lab results into legislative models that address poverty, housing instability, and racial equity.
Ji'reh Kore, MBA — Treasurer
Ji’reh Kore, MBA, is a seasoned finance executive with over 15 years of experience in commercial real estate banking. As a senior banking executive with over two decades of experience in commercial real estate finance, Ji’reh provides capital markets insight and financial structuring expertise to pilot housing-finance policy innovations with institutional viability. His career includes leadership roles at TD Bank and JPMorgan Chase, where he managed multimillion-dollar portfolios supporting housing and development projects. Ji’reh brings strategic insight in credit analysis, community development, and capital structuring, providing critical financial guidance to help scale Nest and Rise’s housing and infrastructure initiatives.
Ashley Seales, J.D., MSW — General Board Member and Counsel
Ashley is a civil rights attorney and social impact strategist with over a decade of experience in litigation, public education, and nonprofit governance. She has held leadership roles in legal affairs with Chicago Public Schools and the U.S. Court of Appeals. A graduate of Indiana University Maurer School of Law and a current MSW candidate at Columbia University, Ashley brings a rare blend of legal expertise and trauma-informed social policy insight, ensuring Nest and Rise operate with integrity, equity, and strategic foresight. Ashley ensures our lab models center justice and legal compliance. Her work at the intersection of law and social work positions her as a key translator between regulatory systems and lived experience.