About Us
About ILE Strategies
ILE Strategies was shaped by years of nonprofit management and higher-education program leadership. We’ve worked inside mission-driven institutions—navigating funding constraints, operational complexity, competing priorities, and the human realities of leading change.
That experience grounds how we work today.
We partner with organizations that want to strengthen internal capacity—not just implement new tools or chase the latest trends. Our focus is on helping teams think clearly, align around priorities, and build sustainable ways of working across operations, fundraising, and learning.
AI is part of the current landscape, and we engage it thoughtfully. We see emerging tools as supports for judgment, learning, and planning—not replacements for expertise, relationships, or responsibility. Our work emphasizes care, transparency, and human oversight, especially in environments where trust and equity matter.
ILE Strategies works best with organizations that value reflection alongside action, and that are willing to invest in building their own capabilities for the long term.
Our Team
Anasa Scott-Laude, Managing Partner
Anasa Scott-Laude brings experience in nonprofit management and higher-education program leadership. She works with mission-driven organizations and universities to strengthen internal capacity across operations, fundraising, and learning—especially in times of change shaped by climate risk, economic pressure, and emerging technologies.
As Managing Partner of ILE Strategies, Anasa supports organizations in applying human-centered approaches and AI thoughtfully, in service of clarity, judgment, and long-term resilience. She is the author of AI with Purpose, a practical guide to responsible AI integration grounded in mission, values, and real institutional constraints. She facilitated fund development and program design at nonprofits in the US and Africa, lead fellowship programs at the Colin Powell School, City College and lectured at Parsons School of Design Strategies.
Franky Laude, Media Director
Franky Laude brings over 15 years of experience in media education, visual communication, and public arts programming. His work centers on helping organizations communicate ideas clearly and engage communities through accessible, creative media.
Franky has taught for more than a decade within the City University of New York system and has led public arts and education initiatives in collaboration with cultural institutions and youth-focused programs. His approach emphasizes visual storytelling, learning through making, and design as a tool for engagement and understanding.
He holds a BFA from Youngstown State University and an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art.
De-Ann Abraham, MPA Senior Consultant
De-Ann Abraham is a strategist with experience spanning fundraising, innovation, project management, and organizational planning. Her work focuses on helping organizations navigate complexity, build alignment among stakeholders, and design systems that support sustainable growth.
She currently serves as Global Engagement Lead at the Stellar Development Foundation and has previously worked with organizations including L Marks and NYU’s Entrepreneurial Institute. De-Ann brings a structured yet collaborative approach to strategy, informed by both public-sector and innovation-driven environments.
She holds a Master of Public Administration from The New School and a certificate in Strategic Design and Management from Parsons School of Design.
Nandyowa Joanita, Consultant, ILE Fellow
Nandyowa Joanita is a leader in social enterprise and media-based community work. As an ILE Fellow, she has supported organizational learning, communications strategy, and project coordination for mission-driven initiatives in Uganda.
She is the co-founder of Kusima, a girls’ empowerment initiative serving rural communities, and has contributed to capacity-building efforts for community-based organizations through communications planning, professional development support, and workflow design.
Joanita holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and Management from Uganda Martyrs University and brings a grounded, community-centered perspective to her work.