Our Team

brittney crystal, Founder

Brittney has an BA and MA in International Relations from Lehigh University and Webster University in Geneva. She's worked at the United Nations in Switzerland and Save the Children with a focus on operational excellence and emergency response. Among the projects she was most proud to work on at Save the Children were emergency deployments to the Philippines and Japan and rolling out a Continuous Improvement Program. Brittney now devotes her time to consulting and working on the Iris Fund. She and Jose (her husband) live in Connecticut and have three children (Bruce, Iris, and Opal).

earl moran

Earl has an MBA from Vanderbilt University and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Botswana for 4 years. He worked at Save the Children in the US and overseas in various senior management roles—from accounting to strategy to program design and implementation—for 28 years. He and his wife Annie live in Connecticut and they have two daughters.

heike sommer

Heike worked at Save the Children for over 20 years. She began her career in the emergency response department, was instrumental in the organization’s uptake of continuous improvement, and later moved into financial management for the global organization. She lives in Westport with her husband and two dogs, Frank and Luca.

DANIELLE TRANZILLO

Danielle is currently the Vice President of Philanthropy and Engagement at The Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk. Prior to this role, Danielle held various positions at Save the Children across her 17-year tenure—fundraising, communications, strategy, operations and continuous improvement. Danielle earned her BA in Marketing from Fairfield University and her MBA from Western Connecticut State University. Danielle lives in  Southbury, CT with her husband and two young children.