Co-Founders
Stacy Whittle
Stacy is an actor, producer, entrepreneur, filmmaker, and the proud mom of two sons. She is focused on integrating emerging technologies to make this, and the digital world, a better place.
Stacy has lived and worked in more than a dozen countries and is most proud of her work producing two highly lauded short docs about the joint NASA | USAID program, SERVIR.
Stacy has also appeared in award-winning plays in DC, Ireland, Bahrain, and California including Pankrac45, The Dead, Submission, Helen Hayes winner 448 Psychosis, Black Comedy, Blythe Spirit, No Sex Please, We're British, and Benefactors to name a few. She won Broadway World’s Best Actress Award for her work in Molotov Theater’s Nightfall.
Eyes of the Roshi, the independent film she co-produced and acted in playing Eric Roberts' girlfriend, is now available on Amazon. Stacy also appeared in Haunted History on the History Channel and in dozens of short films in Washington, D.C.
She also executive produced a first look at a new play, Hamnet, which will go into full production in 2024.
Stacy also co-founded Culture Vultures, in Manama Bahrain, the Persian Gulf’s premier performing arts organization. She organized hundreds of productions including opera, arts, theatre, and classical music. She was also a member of the Manama Singers, a classical music group.
She serves on multiple boards including the Virtual World Society and the Conrad Foundation.
Stacy holds a Master's in Public Administration from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey and a Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology from the George Washington University. She speaks Spanish and Arabic.
Felipe Benítez
Felipe Benítez is an award-winning social entrepreneur, proud immigrant, and dad.
Felipe is also the Founder and Executive Director of Corazón Latino, an international non-profit that seeks to reconnect communities of color with nature, arts, and civic engagement through love, compassion, and hope.
His visionary work includes, during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, leveraging social media and digital tools to immerse communities around the world in artistic performances while showcasing the importance of connecting with our planet’s natural treasures.
One of his proudest moments was the production of the signature event for the 2020 National Public Lands Day Celebration (in partnership with Toyota) which featured a virtual road trip through iconic parks and forests in the United States. The online event included performances by leading Latino-artists such as Lila Downs, Ozomantli, Nicho Hinojosa, and Ana Free. This event series reached more than a million users on average per month, earning the organization industry awards and recognition for innovation, equity, justice, and inclusion efforts.
Through work with leading organizations like United Way Worldwide, Fenton Communications, and Ogilvy Public Relations, Felipe designed and implemented communications and outreach strategies for advocacy campaigns worldwide, from protecting the fundamental rights of indigenous groups in the Amazon to fighting climate change to helping protect the rights of immigrants in the United States.
During his late teenage years and early college, Felipe trained in bel canto and musical theatre.