Our Commitment to Leadership and Community

Shane Feldman is the CEO of Innivee Strategies. He has over twenty years of exceptional and invigorating leadership that has impacted many national and local organizations along with their stakeholders.

As a nonprofit executive, he aligned associations to the expectations of their boards and members. These achievements came through systemic changes to policies, processes, and practices that resulted in significant increases in visibility, efficiency, revenues, accountability, and influence.

Shane received his Master’s in Management and Certificate in Nonprofit Financial Management from the University of Maryland University College and was selected to the Diversity Executive Leadership Program in the American Society of Association Executives. He is a Certified Association Executive (CAE).

Davin has over 15 years facilitating organizational development and leadership programming for community organizations and leaders, both in the United States and worldwide. His most notable accomplishments include consulting the Philippine Federation of the Deaf (PFD), which successfully passed the Filipino Sign Language Act into law. Davin has won and managed over $3.5 million in grant funding to date. He has served on a number of local, state, national, and international committees, working groups, and boards. Davin was recognized as one of the Rochester 10 in the 2017 feature by CITY News.

Sam Wulz is a full-time consultant at Innivee Strategies, where she combines her passion for partnering with the Deaf community and her knowledge of sign language interpreting systems. She advocates for community-centered initiatives and human rights for Deaf people and People with Disabilities worldwide. Sam holds a Master’s in International Development from Gallaudet University, where she received the Euphrasia Mbewe Award for Excellence in Social Advocacy Work (2023). Sam completed professional field placements at Deaf Worlds (DDW) in Washington D.C., and the Psycho-Education and Applied Research Center for the Deaf (PARD) in Vietnam. With a background in project design and implementation, Sam co-developed a literacy-focused Deaf Mentor Project in Vietnam and supported the first Interpreter Training Program (ITP) in Kurdistan, Iraq. She also works as a freelance ASL/English interpreter maintaining national, state, and educational interpreting credentials.

Melissa Elmira Yingst is a full-time consultant at Innivee Strategies working closely with community initiatives in transformational change.  She is a passionate professional dedicated to uncovering hidden narratives and advocating for social awareness. With a background in Psychology from Gallaudet University and a Master’s in Social Work from Arizona State University, she has served in diverse roles within the community, including work with nonprofit organizations, as a social worker, school counselor, and ASL teacher. Her consulting work draws from her leadership experience with organizations such as Deaf Women United, Council de Manos, and the National Counselors of the Deaf Association. Melissa’s leadership, facilitation, and contributions to the media have been recognized in various publications