Meet Noella
For the past 12 years, I’ve had the privilege of working at the intersection of big ideas and real impact.
My path has been wonderfully winding: from pipetting samples in a Tuberculosis vaccine lab in Cape Town to designing a public health intervention against malaria in Mozambique, from helping build learning experiences for a university in Mauritius to scaling a workforce development program in Nigeria.
I’ve called eight countries home and collected a Masters in Clinical Science & Immunology along the way. What energizes me is this shift I keep spotting: The moment when smart, caring people decide to build the world they want to see.
Whether I’m designing a pilot to change America’s safety net policies, helping a New York-based family foundation think ten years ahead, or coaching social enterprises through growth spurts, I love that I get to help visionaries move from “wouldn’t it be nice if…” to “here’s exactly how we’re going to make it happen.”
I speak English and Swahili, serve on a few boards I care deeply about, and write fiction in my spare time.
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"Noella leapt into action, immersed herself in the project with remarkable speed, and was pivotal to making it all happen."
Hannah Reuter
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"Working with Noella was a game changer...Noella drives real results."
Misan Rewane
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"Noella listens with a strategic ear. She is able to bridge organizations and perspectives and get things done!"
Carla Poulos
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"Her consistent communication and attention to detail made our collaboration both productive and enjoyable."
Dr. Susan Crandall
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"Noella has a way of cutting through the noise and zeroing in on what really matters. She’s sharp, strategic, and knows how to move things forward.
Lee Drewitz
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"Noella’s positivity, enthusiasm, strategic orientation and thoughtful contributions have brought tremendous value to Tech Foundry."
Tricia Canavan
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Most organizations don't have a strategy problem; they have a legibility problem. Somewhere between what the organization knows about itself and what everyone else can see, something gets lost — and that gap is expensive.
ONE Advisory works with mission-driven organizations to close it. Whether you're building something new, growing something that's working, rethinking something that isn't, or getting on stages to say something that matters — the question underneath all of it is the same: does the world on the outside see what you see on the inside?
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