John Sarvay

FOUNDER & LEAD CONSULTANT

In his role as business owner and principal consultant, John encourages both Floricane’s team and its clients to make big ideas better and good ideas bigger. He displays a unique ability to weave together seemingly disparate ideas to help groups of people see their challenges in new ways.

John has deep experience in leadership and team development, facilitation, strategic planning, and communications. He has worked in academia and for Fortune 500 corporations. He founded Floricane in 2008 after a decade of leadership development, facilitation and strategic communication work for Richmond-based Luck Companies.

He is a profound storyteller and likes to work with clients to draw out their unique narratives. John and his wife spend their spare time driving their two children around their Northside neighborhood – and the rest of Richmond.

Debra Saneda

FINANCE & HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER

In her role as Finance and Human Resources Manager, Debra keeps her finger on Floricane’s pulse. She brings deep business experience from her Human Resources and operations careers at Circuit City Stores and Luck Companies, and an intimate knowledge of our business — she’s been part of the Floricane team since 2010 as a consultant, a leadership coach, and in her current role.

Our team and our business partners describe Debra as detail oriented, relational and focused, and say that she takes the time to understand what the business needs to grow and be successful. Debra’s coaching experience leads her to ask questions that help her better diagnose problems and opportunities, and helps the Floricane team think through critical business decisions.

Debra and her husband live in Richmond’s Fan District. Her youngest son is studying engineering at VCU, and her oldest is gainfully employed in the world of political and public policy in Washington, DC. She enjoys weekends at their rivah place, when home projects and Steeler football are not on the agenda.

Julia D'Agostino

PROJECT COORDINATOR

Building on her training as an artist, and a career spent wrangling major projects from the arts world to the world of finance, Julia brings a no-nonsense sensibility -- and a sense of fun -- to the Floricane team in her role as project coordinator. Whether she's coordinating client projects or helping our team rebuild internal business processes, Julia has a keen eye for specifics, and a desire to hold the team accountable to deliver its best work.

Ebony Walden

A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Virginia, Ebony Walden has over a decade of experience working with diverse practitioners and residents to transform communities. She leverages her experience as an urban planner and community builder to design and facilitate strategic planning processes, workshops, trainings and engagement processes that create more just and inclusive communities.

Shelli Jost Brady

Shelli Jost Brady is a 2016 Community Trustbuilding Fellow. She brings 25+ years in entrepreneurial and servant leadership, strategic development, and education with extensive experience in change management, social enterprise, innovation, conflict transformation, community engagement and public outreach. With advanced degrees and certificates in design, planning, leadership, business and conflict/trauma, Shelli brings a passion for engaging our communities with meaningful, purposeful experiences giving a strong voice and sensitivity to aspiration, culture and physical space. (Photo: greaterrva.org)

Erin Correa

Erin Correa has spent the past 15 years in roles helping people grow and develop. She has been the Executive Director of a leadership development company, authored leadership development curriculum, facilitated development programs across the United States and led the executive development efforts of a Fortune 300 company.  She has a master’s degree in Education and a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from James Madison University and is currently pursuing a professional coaching certification through the Coaches Training Institute (CTI).