YOUR RADICAL PARTNERS
OUR TEAM
Joan Godoy (She/her), CEO
Joan is our visionary leader. She is a powerful connector who is very passionate about equity, getting the best out of people, and combining forces to accelerate change. She is a Clinical Psychologist with a Master of Arts in International Non-Governmental Organizations and a very proud Guatemalan. She brings her high-quality and high-speed energy, idealism, and 10+ years of experience in social change all over 5 countries to help strengthen the social impact sector, as a collective, in our beloved and diverse South Florida.
She wears her heart on her sleeve and promotes vulnerability as the co-founder of the Miami chapter of F*up Nights, a global movement to share failure stories. To top it all off, she is a dancer, a runner, an avid yogi, a frequent traveler, and the choco-holic of the rad crew.
Alia Mahmoud (She/her), Senior Director - Growth & Innovation
Alia leads our Growth and Innovation work including engaging investors and designing innovative strategies for our future growth as an organization. She also leads our coaching work with local change-makers. She's a powerful advisor, all about helping leaders achieve their greatest potential. Before joining Radical Partners, Alia led Microsoft's corporate citizenship work in 7 countries across the Middle East and North Africa.
She is also co-founder and CEO of Fouta Harissa - a social enterprise that designs and manufactures high-quality, hand-loomed textiles that preserve artisanal weaving in Tunisia. She has a M.S. in International Business and Economic Development from New York University and speaks 3 languages.
Andreina Weichselbaumer (She/her), Senior Director - Culture & Strategy
Andreina makes sure we bring our values and rad culture everywhere we go! Aside from managing our consulting arm, she manages and promotes our organizational culture, ensuring Radical Partners and our community at-large build inclusive, enabling, and supportive spaces for everyone. She is a multilingual and intercultural leader with experience in cultural science research, human-centered design, and project management in local and global collaborations. She is passionate about conflict resolution and creating equal opportunities for all communities.
Before working with Radical Partners, Andreina lived in Germany to earn her Master of Arts in Intercultural Communication and European Studies and coordinated international social work projects for refugees in Germany and in Greece. She’s a jigsaw puzzle junkie, loves adventures and gardening, and is pretty great at crafting.
Victoria “Toia” Santamarina (She/her), Director of Coalitions
Toia was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Currently, she is the Director of Coalitions at Radical Partners. Previously, she was the Managing Director of GET Cities Miami – a national initiative designed to accelerate the representation and leadership of women, trans, and non-binary people in tech by developing inclusive tech hubs across the United States. In her role, she specializes in aligning local actors through her expertise in system mapping and ecosystem dynamic analysis. She is currently leading the first local initiative of GET Champions, designed to increase and retain women, trans, and non-binary employees in selected cohort companies in 2023.
Before GET Cities, she served as the Executive Director of Cadena Foundation, a nonprofit with nine international offices dedicated to responding to humanitarian crises and natural disasters worldwide. Toia also spent two years at a nonprofit dedicated to empowering low-income women and promoting labor inclusion in multinational companies. This followed her research in social innovation, economic development, and sustainability strategies throughout her academic career at three top universities: Oxford, Duke University, and Universidad Católica of Argentina.
Luisana Zambrano Diaz (She/her), Senior Programs Manager
Luisana is a social innovator and logistical mastermind managing several of our initiatives including Leadership Lab and 10 Days of Connection. Born and raised in Venezuela, she moved to the United States in 2015 to earn her Bachelor's Degree in International Relations from Florida International University. She is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Human-Centered Interaction Design at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology.
She is passionate about community development and engagement which has allowed her to be part of the Global Shapers Miami Hub and be 2021-2022 Curator. Luisana’s love and drive to learn about social entrepreneurship and social responsibility have led her to working with StartUP FIU on social entrepreneurship programs, the Hult Prize @FIU, and the Ford Fund through the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute.
In her free time, you can find her reading different books and watching interior design videos.
Itzá Rojas (She/her), Operations Manager
Itzá is a psychology professional with an MBA in Social Management from the University of Latin America of Science and Technology in Costa Rica. She is focused on team building processes, volunteering, youth, intercultural education, and community social development. She has more than seven years of experience working in leadership roles with 5 different international and national organizations in the humanitarian sector, community development, education, employability, environment and volunteering.
She started her journey when she was studying at the university, volunteering for different activities until she developed as a professional who is always looking to grow and learn.
Itzá is passionate about building teams where the well-being of people and the delight of what is being done is always present.
OUR FOUNDER
Rebecca founded Radical Partners to accelerate social impact innovation in South Florida. A social innovator and former policymaker, Rebecca currently serves as the President and CEO of the The Miami Foundation, a $350MM community foundation focused on building a stronger, more equitable Greater Miami. Since her recent appointment, she has mobilized philanthropists, businesses and local leaders to invest in collaborative, cross-sector efforts to respond to the impacts of the COVID–19 pandemic and support the long-term recovery of our region.
An advocate for educational equity, Rebecca has served a 4-year term on the Florida Board of Education, and is the former Executive Director of Teach For America in Miami. She has a Masters in Education, serves as a personal assistant to two young boys, and has admittedly horrible taste in movies.
We are proud to be following her thoughtful leadership footsteps and honored to now call her a partner, a mentor, and a friend.
CONSULTING TEAM
RAD Coaches, facilitators, and ADVISORS
