Desta A. Raines

Governing Board Secretary

Desta is an entrepreneurial, innovative Executive Leader with extensive global experience in sustainability, environmental and social governance, and operations management. She is highly skilled in directing cross-functional teams through all facets of daily operations, ensuring the creation of and adherence to overarching policies, procedures, and best practices, while navigating periods of accelerated growth. She also has a proven ability in fostering positive, collaborative work culture and focusing on sustainability and designing impactful strategies to drive scalable change.