The Studio

Meet our team

Our Contributors

Social Resonance Lab is a nonprofit research studio grounded in care, curiosity, and ethical practice.

Contributors come together across disciplines for a limited number of paid hours each month, collaborating by utilizing distinct perspectives to contribute to a shared research agenda. This work is intentionally collaborative rather than hierarchical, and designed to fit alongside people’s existing lives and commitments.

We value thoughtful engagement, mutual respect, and clear boundaries as much as intellectual rigor. All contributors are compensated at the same hourly rate, reflecting our commitment to equity and transparency.

Keeya-Lee Ayre

Founder and Studio Lead

Ethics, storytelling & leadership
Trisha Gupta

Editoral Lead

Literary scholar, critic, and editor
Van Newman

Contributor

Screenwriter and strategist
Haseena Zaidi

Contributor

Scholar, artist, and organizer
Victory Sampson

Contributor

Multi-platform creative
Shaina Kahn

Contributor

Arts-based engagement

Past Contributors

Social Resonance Lab is designed to fit alongside people's existing lives and commitments. Because of this, participation is intentionally cyclical, with contributors joining for particular phases of the studio before making space for new voices and perspectives. Past contributors have played an important role in shaping our research, community, and direction, and we remain deeply grateful for the time, care, and expertise they shared.

Kyle Tran Myhre

Studio Resident

Poet and activist

Our Board

Our leadership is collective by design. Our Board of Directors brings together thinkers and practitioners from varied fields, all united by a commitment to ethics, empathy, and community.

Their insight shapes our research questions, strengthens our collaborations, and keeps us accountable to the values at our core.

Sarah Almahmoud

Board Chair

London, United Kingdom
KaM Schoer

Board Secretary

Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Akansha Kasera

Board Treasurer

New Delhi, India
Tara Todras-Whitehill

Board Member

Lisbon, Portugal
Sarah Foo

Board Member

Singapore

Our Advisory Circle

This is a small group of trusted thought partners who provide occasional guidance and reflection as Social Resonance Lab grows our research and public work.

Advisory Circle members participate in quarterly conversations and may optionally review select drafts or share recommendations, with a light-touch role designed to be meaningful, flexible, and clearly bounded.

Advisors receive an annual honorarium in recognition of their time and intellectual contribution.

Ann Beeson

Community + Care

Austin, Texas, USA
Laura Schwab-Reese

Youth + Emerging Tech

Indiana, USA
Eze Oluo

Collective Impact

Seattle, WA, USA
Kiran Singh Sirah

Folklore | Arts + Culture

Tennessee, USA