Employee ownership in the Greater Washington region

Donna Sky

Senior Manager, Business Engagement & Partnerships

Donna is a long time social entrepreneur and San Francisco business owner. She is the founder of Love & Hummus Co., a mission-driven food start up she operated starting in 2009 and grew from inception into a national brand. Love & Hummus is nationally recognized for its innovation, social and environmental impact and was named twice by B Corp as a “Best for the World Company.” Donna began her career in higher education and later founded the non-profit World Trotters, an early online multicultural education program. Donna’s work with Project Equity is led by her expertise as a business owner, her passion for using business as a force for good, developing a more inclusive economy and the creation of more employee-owned businesses. Donna has an MA from Kean University’s Professional Counseling Program and a BA in Psychology from Montclair State University. When not working Donna enjoys spending time with her family and traveling.

Jennifer Bryant

Senior Manager, Ecosystem Development

For more than a decade, Jennifer has worked at the local, regional, and national level to advance employee ownership as a wealth-building strategy for low and moderate income workers. Prior to joining the Project Equity team, she led the development and launch of the Greater Washington Center for Employee Ownership.

As the Program Manager for Ecosystem Development at Project Equity, Jennifer maps local stakeholders, does direct outreach to raise awareness of employee ownership, and organizes regional convenings.

Jennifer holds a BA from Howard University and an MA from St. John’s University. She is a 2016 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Leader as well as a 2019 fellow of the Democracy at Work Institute and National League of Cities Shared Equity in Economic Development (SEED) Fellowship. In her free time, Jennifer enjoys live music, indie films and playing Wordle.