Meet the Team
Rodrigo Pulido
Project Director
Rodrigo joined the Nonprofit Solutions team during the merger with Mission Edge. He has over 20 years experience in Human Resources, having served as an HR Business Partner for Mission Edge since June 2024. Rodrigo holds an MBA in Leadership & Managing Organizational Change and is also an Adjunct Instructor at UCLA Extension. Rodrigo is a highly driven and entrepreneurial HR leader with a proven track record of conceptualizing and scaling innovative organizational development and turnaround strategies in start-up, midsize to large companies and businesses across the US.
Helen Black
Operations & Technology Manager
Helen joined the Nonprofit Solutions team in January of 2023. She recently graduated from Union College with a B.S. in Physics. During her four years at Union, she worked at the Kenney Community Center, assisting the community outreach office with programming and campus events. Helen oversees business, financial, and technical operations at Nonprofit Solutions. Additionally, she serves as Lead Producer to our training programs, including provides support for our new hybrid classrooms. She is excited to break into the nonprofit sphere and continue to gain experience.
Andrea Sargent
Learning Consultant
Andrea is an experienced corporate HR & talent dvelopment professional with a background in program design, training, and development. She holds a Master’s in Positive Organizational Psychology and Evaluation, which focuses on employee thriving and program impact. Andrea has worked at Blue Shield of California and Intuit where she led leadership development programs, facilitated executive training, and lead performance management and promotion initiatives. A key part of this work included creating and facilitating various training formats to build employee capability and performance. Andrea is currently serving as the Nonprofit Solutions Learning Consultant, facilitating training, developing curriculum, coordinating the Training Institute schedule, and assisting members with their training needs.