A small, impact-driven, and people-centered team working towards a shared vision of a regenerative and just future

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    Ann envisions a future where everyone is empowered and treated equally, with their voices heard and their dreams supported—a world where individuals work together to take care of nature, teaching our children the importance of being responsible stewards of the planet.

    Ann believes that, by learning and guiding others, we can all become nature’s helpers. As Mahatma Gandhi famously said, “We must be the change we wish to see in the world.” This powerful quote resonates deeply with Ann and serves as a daily reminder that change starts with each one of us.

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    Cindy has spent her career across the full spectrum of capital — from investment banking to microfinance, venture capital to impact investing. Or so she thought. With time and a little more life experience, she came to see that there are many other forms of capital, often more important than the financial. She is slowly but surely working to close that early gap in understanding, practicing a more relational way of being and working, and cultivating ways of knowing beyond the intellectual. Cindy credits her father as her teacher and lifelong inspiration for seeking a more compassionate and values-aligned life.

    Cindy is deeply curious about systems change and regenerative design. Through Imaginal Seeds, she is exploring what it means to invest for a more regenerative future — attending not only to what is being invested in, but to how decisions are made and how power is distributed.

    In her spare time, Cindy enjoys yoga, tennis, and practicing Non-Violent Communication with her husband and daughter (not always successfully). In an alternate life, she would be the female David Attenborough: intrepid explorer, dedicated environmentalist, and charismatic interlocutor between nature and humanity.

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    Cristina is based in the Philippines.

    Striving for a more sustainable, just world is not always an easy task, but Cristina finds peace and confidence in her faith as a Christian. One of her favorite lines is from Proverbs 19:21: “Many are the plans of the human heart, but it is the decision of the Lord that endures.” With God’s wisdom guiding her, Cristina embraces each day with a positive outlook, knowing that no matter what challenges come her way, they are part of a greater plan.

    Cristina is to the right in the picture above.

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    "I am committed to transmitting unheard voices, for the sake of a world that nurtures all beings. I practice Whanaungatanga - Building relationships to deepen connections."

    Elisa was one of the pioneer advisors in Southeast Asia to move client capital towards impact investing at the Swiss bank where she’d worked for 13 years. She also served three terms on the Board of the Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE), a leading organization for gender equality advocacy in Singapore.

    When she met Unsu in 2012, they bonded over shared values and aspirations for a less inequitable world, among many other things. Elisa was inspired by Unsu to see beyond what is broken in the now and look for ways of seeding and keeping little flames of adjacent possibilities alive. Through Imaginal Seeds, Elisa now brings her drive, boundless energy, curiosity, and love to the fruitful work of developing deeper relationships and connections with other post-capitalist thinkers and practitioners.

    Elisa has committed to a life-long personal journey of slowly unlearning the assumptions held within our current economic systems, by asking: What are the narratives we need to let go of, and how do we reimagine our societies to be in service to life? How do we recognize nature’s inherent rights and create incentives for regeneration? How do we shift our culture from commodification and extraction, to relationality and reciprocity? How do we root the stewardship and benefit of land guardianship in local communities?

    Outside her role as a trustee of Imaginal Seeds, you can find Elisa practicing permaculture with her children in their home in Aotearoa (NZ). She finds great joy in teaching her children about inter-being through the head, heart, and hands work in her garden and in her childrens’ school community.

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    Dan was born in the Philippines and moved to Singapore as a child. His desire to create a positive environmental impact is deeply rooted in his Christian faith, guided by the principle of creation care. He believes in the responsibility of humans to be faithful stewards of both the environment and the communities around them—and is committed to putting this belief into meaningful action.

    Outside of work, Dan finds joy in activities like rock climbing and pickleball, while also cherishing quieter moments through reading and coffee brewing as a way to slow down and reflect.

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    Patti is an experienced cross-disciplinary professional with a background rooted in economics and finance and a strong interest in contributing towards building an economic system in balance with people and nature.

    Live life with no regrets is a philosophy that she strongly believes in and defines who she is from the way that she works, the way that she engages with people, and the way that she aspires to contribute to society.

    Patti is a philomath and thoroughly enjoys learning new languages, new cultures, exploring new places and meeting new people. In her spare time Patti likes to do arts and crafts with her kids, solve puzzles, watch mystery and detective movies, bike, and bathe in the forest.  

    Patti is from Argentina, completed her university and graduate school in the US, and has been living in Asia for over a decade.

    One of her favorite quotes is from Dwayne Johnson: “Be humble, be hungry, and always be the hardest worker in the room.”

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    Soeren Petersen has been with Mana Impact since 2021 and feels very fortunate to be working with the Imaginal Seeds team and being part of solutions that aim to leave the planet in a better state than when we first found it. 

    He has been keenly interested in the environment since the mid-naughties when he first started working in the renewables sector (primarily wind). This took him to work and explore a variety of countries in Asia and Europe.

    He loves to travel, enjoys nature and animals - especially birds, has daily pastoral dreams, and aspires to always improve himself and learn new things.

    Soeren lives with his wife and two kids in Singapore, which he has called home since 2012.

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    Unsu likes to describe himself as a community philosopher, someone who tries to see things from different perspectives without getting confused and who uses this ability to guide communities towards collective prosocial thinking.

    He is interested in exploring pathways towards nonviolent, participatory and postcapitalist futures. He has been in deep inquiry and practice with meditation, de-accumulation, degrowth, metamodernism, sociocracy, nonviolent communication, and animist ways of being.

    Unsu loves reading, and is always open to discussions about books and ideas. He enjoys exercising his thinking mind while on walks. He is scared of heights and wishes he was a better cook.

    One of his favourite quotes is from Oliver Wendell Holmes: “I would not give a fig for the simplicity on this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity.”

    His favourite animal is the sloth.

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    Born and raised in the Philippines, he moved to Singapore in 2022 in pursuit of further studies.

    Outside the hustle and bustle of work, he likes to enjoy his weekends by staying active - hiking along nature trails, running, and biking around Singapore. He also enjoys reading (non-fiction books mostly), café-hopping, and cooking.

    Optimistic and curious are two words that would describe him best. He approaches life with a positive outlook, balanced by an inquisitive mind because he believes every challenge is an opportunity to learn and improve.

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    Julian is an experienced investment professional who started in consulting and private equity. He has driven critical changes by leading various rounds of business restructuring for value creation. Since moving onto the impact space in 2019, he has been focusing on investments into innovative companies and sustainable financing initiatives across supply chain, energy transition, natural capital, and biodiversity.

    Julian finds both nature and humans wonderful, thus he tries his best to influence a positive synergy between the two. In his spare time, he enjoys movies, travels, and food.

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    Rachel is an interdisciplinary impact  professional with a background in biology, finance, and communications. She is passionate about supporting and strengthening local communities.

    Over her career, her responsibilities have encompassed startup due diligence, portfolio management, and venture building, including through the development and operations of the Biodiversity Accelerator+.

    Beyond her current role with Mana Impact, she now also supports climate and nature tech companies through communications, fundraising and commercial strategy support, including through a role at the advisory practice First Matter.

    In her free time, Rachel is pursuing a yoga teacher certification and also enjoys cooking and learning about food.

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    Will comes from a blood lineage of generosity, family, and unconditional love. His grandma would go on hunger strikes to ensure none of her grandchildren were caned, no matter how mischievous they were.

    He comes from the spiritual lineage of wisdom and compassion. He is deeply blessed to have received living transmissions of heart and spirit from many teachers, from Thich Nhat Hanh to David Steindl Rast to Ajahn Amaro; and from spiritual farmers like Pierre Loisel and Ernst Gostch to angels like Auntie Kamala, the owner of a tiny South Indian restaurant where he gets breakfast often, who wakes up at 330am every day to pray for an hour before bringing all that peace and joy into the food she prepares.

    He comes from the land lineage of the tropics, feeling most at home as an Earthling in the endless sun and rain, the mind-boggling biodiversity, and the warm-hearted people.

    His favorite quote is from Mary Oliver:

    "Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,

    the world offers itself to your imagination,

    calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting - over and over announcing your place

    in the family of things."

    Will is in the middle in the picture above.