3 CONTINENTS
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A GLOBAL TEAM.
Our diverse and global team of experts, with people on 3 continents and in 10 time zones, leverages AI, innovative fundraising strategies, and proven strategic planning to unlock your fullest potential.
We've worked in widely diverse environments from international agencies and embassies to animal shelters and classrooms. We come from varied educational backgrounds that span elite liberal arts colleges, international universities, world renowned Ivy League universities, and decades of good old-fashioned, on-the-ground experience.
Above anything else, we're all genuinely good, caring human beings and each of us is passionate about helping non-profits and cause-focused businesses change the world, faster.
ANNA BETHUNE
SPARK Head of Operations
Splitting time between Jamaica, Nigeria, and the US, Dr. Anna Bethune, PhD is a dynamic strategist, educator, and social impact leader.
She has more than a decade of experience guiding non-profits, social enterprises, and purpose-driven businesses toward values-aligned growth.
Her work lives at the intersection of strategy, equity, education, and systems change and is rooted in a belief that every action moves the mission forward.
ANNA BETHUNE
SPARK Head of Operations
Lee is the Founder and Chief Strategist of PhoenixFire and brings almost 3 decades of expertise in nonprofit development, strategic planning, business, and program operations. Known for respectful candor, he tells people what they need to know, not what they want to hear.
Lee has a reputation for integrity, innovation, and visionary thinking, and a commitment to helping
mission-driven organizations thrive. With a proven record of achieving transformative growth, Lee specializes in building innovative, sustainable systems and development infrastructures.
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Throughout his career, Lee has successfully led initiatives that have raised over $120 million. Lee’s approach blends data-driven insights with a certain artistic creativity that gets both immediate results and long-term sustainability. He was also an early adopter of technologies like blockchain, cryptocurrency, and AI platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, MidJourney, Flux
LoRa, and more. As an AI power user, he helps clients gain back entire weeks of time back.
Splitting time between Jamaica, Nigeria, and the US, Dr. Anna Bethune, PhD is a dynamic strategist, educator, and social impact leader.
She has more than a decade of experience guiding non-profits, social enterprises, and purpose-driven businesses toward values-aligned growth.
Her work lives at the intersection of strategy, equity, education, and systems change and is rooted in a belief that every action moves the mission forward.
ANNA BETHUNE
SPARK Head of Operations
WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT OUR TEAM?
We've worked in widely diverse environments from international agencies and embassies to animal shelters and classrooms. We come from varied educational backgrounds that span elite liberal arts colleges, international universities, world renowned Ivy League universities, and decades of good old-fashioned, on-the-ground experience.
We're animal welfare professionals, diplomatic and international logistics project leads, award winning quantitative research specialist, artists, a number of team members who assist with digital marketing, copywriting, and editing, 2 small-business owners, and a 2-time teacher of the year.
PhoenixFire is proud to support an environment where each team member is respected, appreciated, and empowered. At our core, we seek our own professional development and a thirst for knowledge.
Every team member is involved in our own strategic planning and what projects we take on or clients we partner with.
