Meet Our Team
A dynamic team of innovative minds lead Kasama Media, LLC. Our team draws from a wide range of professional, educational, and community organizing experience to ensure that our solutions and products effectively meet diverse sets of goals.
Kaywan Shiraz, Managing Partner
Kaywan has applied years of extensive project and program management experience in the Raytheon Company to a wide range of applications, from large-scale business operations programs, multi-million dollar information systems implementation, to online community/social network development. Recently, he developed FIJI Water’s social media strategy and presence. Kaywan holds a Master’s in Communication Management from the University of Southern California. In 2009, Kaywan also co-founded the street fashion online community, urbansalt.com. |
Rae Wagoner, Managing Partner
Rachel Wagoner holds a Master’s in Communication Management from the University of Southern California, specializing in Online Communities. She also holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering and Minor in Digital Arts from the University of California, Irvine. Rachel has over seven years of experience in product support, design and development, most notably for the Top 100 technology provider, MeridianLink, and The Institute for Triple Helix Innovation’s NSF Grant. Her final thesis project, Stroome, an online technology platform, is a Knight Foundation Grant recipient and placed at the 2009 USC New Venture Competition. Her interests include technology, new media, nonprofits and social entrepreneurships, and online communities. |