Advisory Group
The Orange Peel Collaborative Advisory Group is composed of cross-industry professionals who have collaborated with Tia Christopher and her team or have provided key guidance in shaping the project. Members are recognized leaders across the AI landscape, with expertise spanning cybersecurity, healthcare systems, and policy development.
Our approach to AI adoption bridges the technical and human elements of integration, equipping leadership teams and workforces for meaningful, confident engagement with emerging tools and systems. The Advisory Group plays a critical role in ensuring our strategies remain forward-thinking, practical, and grounded in real-world experience.
Mai-Ling Garcia,
Bloomberg Centers for Government Excellence and Public Innovation
Mai-Ling Garcia, Digital Director for the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University, leverages more than 15 years of experience working in cities, digital innovation, and public service to lead the Center’s digital practice and bring innovative digital solutions to cities across the globe. The former Head of Digital Strategy and Engagement for the City and County of San Francisco and Digital Engagement Officer for the City of Oakland and architect of its first Digital Service Team, Mai-Ling’s passion for creating innovative and efficient digital solutions that drive social impact has guided her work throughout her career.
Jackie Strohmenger, MBA, Oracle EPM Financial Systems Expert, OP Guest Advisor
Jackie Strohmenger, MBA, Oracle EPM financial systems expert with over 26 years of business systems analysis, design, implementation, administration, reports development, and project management experience. Over 2 years experience with AI using Midjourney, Dall-E, and ChatGPT for ecommerce sales and marketing. Excellent analytical, interpersonal, problem solving, and communication skills. Extremely detail oriented, while also having an excellent vision and understanding of the big picture.
Priyanka Challa,
Healthcare Strategy Consultant +
Adjunct Lecturer
Priyanka Challa is a dynamic healthcare strategist and market research expert with a strong foundation in health informatics, product development, and data-driven decision-making. With a Master of Health Informatics and a double major in Neuroscience and Psychology from the University of Toronto, she brings an interdisciplinary and analytical mindset to healthcare challenges.
Currently an Insight Manager, Priyanka is leading cross-functional teams to develop go-to-market strategies, optimize pricing models, and uncover market insights that have supported successful product launches in areas like rare diseases, oncology, and vaccines.
Alex Leader, Emerging Technologhy Strategist | Cybersecurity firm
Co-Founder
Alex Leader is a strategist, advisor, and founder with deep expertise at the intersection of emerging technologies, policy, and responsible innovation. He leads New Foundry, a consultancy shaping the future of AI, cybersecurity, and tech governance, and is the founder of Spotlight Security, a venture focused on advancing internet freedom and defensive cybersecurity solutions. Alex is currently leading grant-funded research supported by Open Philanthropy to evaluate large language models' cybersecurity capabilities, in partnership with NYU and other collaborators.
Samir Goswami,
Inclusive Economics Leader | Driving Global Development & Human Rights Initiatives
A dynamic leader and strategic executive with a proven track record of driving large-scale impact across social justice, economic development, and human rights. As Deputy Assistant Administrator at USAID’s Bureau for Management, he has. played a pivotal role in overseeing $1.8 billion in global resources, expanding access to USAID contracts for small and disadvantaged businesses, and pioneering AI-driven tools to improve labor rights compliance in global supply chains.
With over two decades of experience, Mr. Goswami has successfully led multimillion-dollar initiatives, strengthened international labor standards, and forged high-impact cross-sector partnerships. His expertise spans countering human trafficking, ethical supply chain management, and governance reform. He has advised global organizations such as the
Senthujen Senkaiahliyan,
Health Services Administrator and Researcher
Senthujan Senkaiahliyan, a Tamil Canadian committed to reshaping healthcare, AI, and public health policy. With a background spanning public health, medical anthropology, and AI-driven healthcare management, Senthujan brings a systems-thinking approach to solving complex healthcare conundrums.
As a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health, a program manager of the AI team at Toronto General Hospital, and a research scholar at the Harvard Health System Innovation Lab, Senthujan’s work focuses on integrating AI into healthcare systems to drive efficiency, equity, and better patient outcomes.
Manuel Gustavo Isaac, Science Anticipation Philosopher (PhD), Senior Program Manager (GESDA), Emerging Technology Ethics Lecturer (EPFL)
A senior program manager in science anticipation at GESDA and an emerging technology ethics lecturer at the EPFL, Manuel Gustavo helps transform global challenges into future-shaping opportunities. With a PhD in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, his research has been funded by prestigious fellowships from major research agencies, published in top academic journals, presented at distinguished conferences worldwide, and translated for impact into many practitioner workshops, public science lectures, and scientific consultancies. He is a member of the International Science Council’s Global Roster of Experts and currently serves as a global expert in the Earth Institute’s AI Ethics Task Force at Columbia University and a research group member at the Center for AI and Digital Policy.
