The Founders

Built with
complementary
experience.

Federal health policy. Healthcare strategy. Philanthropy. Nonprofit leadership. Community engagement. Lived experience.

Portrait of Maia Z. Laing
Co-Founder

Maia Z. Laing

Health policy strategist and sickle cell advocate with experience across federal government, healthcare and national nonprofit leadership. Maia brings a systems-level perspective focused on translating priorities into implementation and accountability.

Portrait of Kyle Arrington Smith
Co-Founder

Kyle Arrington Smith

Nonprofit executive, philanthropic strategist, and nationally recognized sickle cell advocate. Kyle brings lived experience, community leadership and expertise in philanthropy, cross-sector partnerships and ecosystem-building.

Together, they are building an independent platform focused on alignment, accountability and implementation.