Meet the Team
Nate
Englar
Founder
Meet Nate, the driving force behind the origin of cohesive.
An impact-focused real estate developer, local small business owner, community investor, and small city resident, he brings an unparalleled passion for cultivating the heart and soul that thrives within small cities and towns.
Nate has a proven track record raising millions in debt, equity, and grant capital for catalytic projects and businesses in neighborhoods throughout the Northeast - creating stronger communities, ecosystems, and economies along the way.
Elaine
Luu
Consultant
Meet Elaine, our small business finance, accounting, and tax expert.
An MBA-grad, senior small business accountant, and experienced tax preparer, she brings comprehensive knowledge of the essential functions of accounting and finance, dedicating her work to improving the financial position of small businesses.
Elaine has an extensive history of working with clients across scale and industry. Marrying our founder Nate, Elaine quickly became a small city resident and has developed a shared enthusiasm for quality small cities and towns.
Viviana
Vizcaino
Consultant
Meet Viviana, our resident planning and economic policy expert.
An economic development champion, policy researcher, and Bloomberg Fellow, she brings a deeply rooted understanding of how improvements to public policy can become a vehicle for positive change in small cities and towns.
Viviana has broad experience working with city governments, economic development corporations, real estate developers, and non-profit organizations. Her passion for small cities and towns stems from her family’s roots in the Dominican Republic.
Kenny
Seagren
Consultant
Meet Kenny, our development project manager.
An entrepreneurial spirit, thoughtful real estate developer, and construction manager, he has experience in for and non-profit real estate development organizations and leads client-focused projects by building relationships and procuring big-thinking vendor partners.
Kenny has a drive to bring people together to build more sustainable real estate and to create communities that are affordable and that will provide opportunities for families to grow and prosper
Céline
Apollon
Consultant
Meet Céline, a researcher, urban planner, and designer by trade - plus a self-taught filmmaker.
All of Céline's work is driven by her passion to use her creativity to lift up the voices of marginalized communities around the world to stimulate change - including her underdogs small city hometown of Suwanee, Georgia.
Celine has a track record for implementing multifaceted and “out-of-the-box” methods for challenging traditional urban planning practices to ensure that future planning is made sustainably and equitably with communities.