President & CEO, Supporting World Hope LLC

Sabrina Walker Hernandez, MPA, President & CEO of Supporting World Hope LLC, exemplifies empowerment and community service. With a robust background in nonprofit management and a passion for fostering leadership skills, Sabrina has empowered countless organizations to thrive through effective fundraising strategies like raising $12 million to construct a state-of-the-art Boys & Girls Club in Edinburg, Texas. Her workshops, including “The Top 6 Ways to Cultivate Donors,” have equipped hundreds with the tools to make meaningful impacts in their communities.
Certified in Nonprofit Management by Harvard Business School and a published author of five influential e-books and bestselling book Successonomics, Sabrina not only educates but inspires through her “Sipping Tea With Sabrina” podcast and as editor of the Here’s the Tea Nonprofit Report. Her accolades, including the 2023 Edinburg Woman of the Year and multiple prestigious awards, underscore her profound influence and dedication to social good.

Vice President of Development, The Center For Nonprofit Management

Heather Weathers is a nonprofit communicator who is afraid of public speaking. She has nearly 25 years of experience in fundraising, communications and program management roles for organizations from Texas to Taiwan. She is a strategic people person who loves creatively organizing processes almost as much as she feels driven to help nonprofit professionals move towards a mindset of abundance.
As the Vice President of Development at the Center for Nonprofit Management, Heather supports both CNM and local organizations in achieving their marketing, communications, and fundraising goals. Prior to joining CNM, Heather served as the senior executive overseeing community services and Marketing for Atlantic Housing Foundation, and as the Executive Director to build the first HopeKids chapter in North Texas. Heather earned a Master of Arts in Journalism from the University of Missouri – Columbia and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations from the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma.

Heather believes powerful magic happens in ordinary moments. When she is not organizing chaos at work, she is preventing it at home and works hard to keep life as boring as possible with her husband, two teen daughters, and their Scottish Terrier.

Executive Director, Capacity Catalyst

Saro Mohammed (she/her), PhD, fights the injustice of knowledge-hoarding by deeply and meaningfully connecting research and practice to improve lives. As a member of the communities she serves, Saro is co-creating a data-just world in which individuals and communities are the primary owners and beneficiaries of their data, including their lived experiences. In this future, each person knows and understands their experiences and the outcomes that they are most interested in, and can use this knowledge about their experience to access supports, resources, and opportunities, to achieve their desired life outcomes and their most personally meaningful potential. As Executive Director of Capacity Catalyst she leads the organization’s core programs: a high touch, mentored, social sector externship; and, in partnership with MEASURE, Huston-Tillotson University, and others, the Community-Engaged Research Course. She is Founder + Principal of Ed Research Works, a consulting firm; and a Lecturer of social justice informatics at UT-Austin’s School of Information. With over 15 years’ experience as a researcher, evaluator, and advisor, Saro conceptualized the Just Ed Research design principles in 2020. Saro holds a PhD in Educational Psychology from UT-Austin, and a Bachelor of Science in brain and cognitive sciences from MIT.

Owner & Lead Consultant, The Mission Mentor Group

WyKisha R. McKinney (she/her), MNM, is a nonprofit leader with over 20 years of experience in program management, community engagement, and strategic planning. She holds a Master of Nonprofit Management from Regis University and a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management from Ashford University. From her early days as a YMCA Camp Counselor to serving on national boards like the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, WyKisha has consistently focused on community development and social change. She is known for her strategic thinking, expertise in community outreach, and ability to foster collaboration among stakeholders. WyKisha excels at developing comprehensive strategies, facilitating large-scale events, and working with funders to set key performance indicators for grant-funded programs. Currently, as a nonprofit consultant through her company, The Mission Mentor Group, and owner of a social enterprise, The TwenTea Company, WyKisha continues to leverage her passion to create lasting, positive change in the communities she serves.