BEA Staff
Libia Bianibi (she/her)
Deputy Director
Libia Bianibi is a nonprofit worker focused on building resilient organizations. Her career has been in the arts sector where she prioritized advancing racial equity, ethical cultural exchange, and economic justice to contribute to the broader transformation of the sector. She believes in using organizational design to bridge the gap between symbolic values and daily practices of nonprofit organizations as well as recognizing finances as a space of action to advance equitable practices. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Chicago United for Equity and has held appointments in the Equity Advisory Committee for the City of Chicago and in the Advisory Committee for We Will Chicago. She holds a BA in Art History from Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, a MA in Arts Administration & Policy from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and is currently working towards a MS in Accounting from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Originally from the Zapotec community of Juchitan, Oaxaca she is now based in Chicago, land of the Odawa, Ojibwe, and Potawatomi Nations. Contact: @email.
Jennifer Caster (she/her)
Operations Manager
Jennifer Caster has been engaged with the BEA as a contractor, Administrative Assistant, and today gladly serves as the organization's Operations Manager. Her work has included support throughout BEA's staff growth across departments, Steering Committee and caucus coordination, and making infrastructural improvements. In her early career, she worked in the arts as a theater stage manager and enjoys tapping into her creativity as she balances logistical needs and Environmental Justice visions.
Contact: @email
Katherine Fallon (she/her)
Development Manager
Katherine joined BEA as Development Manager in September 2023 and brings over a decade of experience in fundraising and development operations. Katherine cares deeply about creating systems that help organizations thrive in service of their missions. Prior to joining BEA, Katherine’s career spanned arts & cultural institutions as well as nonprofits focused on educational equity in the New York City area. Katherine graduated from Smith College with a BA in Psychology, focusing on culture and human development. She currently resides in Northern New Jersey, located in Munsee Lenape territory. Outside of work, Katherine enjoys playtime with her dog Olive, cooking, and gardening.
Contact: @email
Linda Saleh (she/her)
Executive Director
Linda is a black East African activist currently based in New York City by way of Toronto. For 13 years, she has organized and been active across gender, reproductive, and youth justice movements; her goal always is the leadership of those most affected by injustice, the radical reimagining of societies, and the collective liberation of her communities.
Most recently, Linda co-founded Feminist Solutions towards Global Justice, a feminist consulting practice that supports organizations’ strategy development, policy advocacy, and research efforts. She has significant experience engaging with global policy processes and has published several resources to support grassroots and national-level activism. Before this, Linda served as the Executive Director of a global youth-led human rights organization for four years. She holds degrees from Queen’s University and the London School of Economics and Political Science and has previously served on the board of the New York Abortion Access Fund. She can often be found happily getting lost in nature with her heart dog Maple.
Contact: @email