Redefining what is possible

Priya Chordia is Propper Daley’s Co-Head of Social Impact Practice and EVP of Operations & Growth. Prior to joining Propper Daley, Priya was a Broad Resident focusing on strategy in the Superintendent’s Office at the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). At LAUSD, Priya was the Project Manager of the Common Core Technology Initiative; the largest single purchase in U.S. education history. At New Profit, a venture philanthropy fund, Priya helped identify organizations for investment, provided growth support, and managed the impact measurement of the portfolio. Prior to New Profit, she conducted research and evaluation in the Social and Economic Policy department of Abt Associates. In this role, Priya analyzed the efficacy of education and child and family welfare support programs in educational institutions and the U.S. Government. She holds an M.B.A from the UCLA Anderson School of Business, an M.A. in Educational Leadership from the Broad Center, and a B.A. in Political Science from Wellesley College.

Before joining ARC, Aly was previously a Criminal Justice Reform Program Manager at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), where he partnered with organizations and leaders at the forefront of the criminal justice reform movement. Having spent over a decade of his life incarcerated, Aly brings both firsthand experience with the criminal justice system and his strong technical skills to help advance critical reforms in the space. Much of Aly’s career has been dedicated to partnering with a rapidly growing national coalition of formerly incarcerated leaders that are expanding and accelerating the reform movement. Aly has also supported efforts to build national and state-based coalitions that are challenging the harsh laws that contribute to mass incarceration, working to pass critical legislation, and giving those who are closest to the problems associated with mass incarceration the agency to reimagine and fundamentally reshape our criminal legal system. Tamboura has spoken extensively—including to leaders of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce—about the systemic barriers that keep the 70-100 million people with criminal records in the U.S. from achieving their full potential, including access to quality jobs and housing. Prior to his roles at The Just Trust and CZI, Aly spent twenty years working in the utility industry, including twelve years as the founder and CEO of a Bay Area geotechnical company, where he managed and completed large and complex utility analytics for government and private entities. What Inspires You: “I am inspired by the people who have dedicated their lives to reform the criminal legal system”

I consider myself an avid lifelong learner and a passionate student. I have experience in both public and private organizations, working with both startups and Fortune 100 companies. Most recently, I helped build Slack Technologies from 150+ employees to DPO and to the sale to Salesforce, the second largest SaaS acquisition in SV history. Now I'm catching my breath. I earned my undergraduate degree from the University of Utah, an MBA from St. Mary's, a coaching certification from The Hudson Institute and a  pilot's license from the FAA. I live in the East Bay with my husband and 3 cats. My 3 life maxims: 1) Self-Awareness is the key to everything. 2) Personal Growth is a b*tch. 3) Have courage and be kind.

David Schellhase leads the teams responsible for legal, privacy, corporate development, business development and public affairs as well as the Slack Fund and Slack for Good. He has more than 25 years of experience in the software industry. He has been general counsel at five other companies, including Salesforce and Groupon at the time of their IPOs.

Kenyatta Leal is a speaker and founding member, former Business Development Specialist, and former Board Member of The Last Mile program at San Quentin State Prison. Kenyatta held management and sales positions at the San Francisco-based technology community, RocketSpace, before transitioning into the social impact space full time. Kenyatta served as Next Chapter’s Re-entry Manager, then Re-entry Director, before becoming Executive Director in 2021.

Cynthia Muller is the Director of Mission Investing at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation based out of Battle Creek, Michigan. In this role, she is responsible for driving the strategy and performance of the foundation’s $100 million mission driven investments portfolio. She also oversees the foundation’s $30 million program-related investment portfolio and managing strategic impact investment activities that address systemic barriers that create vulnerable conditions for historically marginalized communities and children. Cynthia came to the foundation in September 2016 as the program and portfolio officer where she was responsible for developing and managing strategic market rate impact investment activities; sourcing and deploying market rate investments to increase social change impact; analyzing solutions and trends; and developing relationships in the field. Prior to joining the foundation, Muller developed and managed Arabella Advisors impact investing practice where she helped foundations and individuals understand the field of impact investing; develop strategies and structure investments to accomplish their social and environmental goals. During her tenure she oversaw deal sourcing and structuring of investments in health, education, microfinance, housing, and green technology—both domestically and internationally. Muller also led several evaluations of impact investment portfolios, and she regularly presented and blogged about trends and practices within the field. Muller holds a Master of Business Administration from the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Stanford University.

Daniel Wheeler is an experienced software engineer and teacher who works with Next Chapter’s apprentices and engineering staff at partner companies to provide in-depth proficiency and relevant post-prison technical training as Next Chapter’s Engineering Director. In addition to building in-prison curricula for math, physics, and software engineering with The Last Mile and Prison University Project, Dan also worked as an engineer and engineering manager at Dropbox, helping the company scale from 20 to 1500 employees from 2010-2016. Dan holds a B.S. in Computer Science, B.S. in Physics, and M.Eng in Computer Science from MIT.