About KNB Solutions Group

KNB Solutions Group is a cross-disciplinary social impact consultancy dedicated to helping mission-driven organizations lead with clarity, sustainability, and purpose. As a Women-Owned Small Business, we believe lasting change comes from aligning vision with values and building systems that allow people and communities to thrive.

Our team brings decades of experience in catalyzing social movements, transforming organizational cultures, augmenting revenue streams, and designing strategies that translate to measurable impact. We have guided nonprofits through moments of growth and transition, embedding into their teams to stabilize operations, strengthen fundraising, and unlock new possibilities for impact.

We know financial sustainability is central to every mission. Through strategic planning, fundraising capacity building, risk assessments, and innovative communication strategies, we help nonprofits grow beyond survival mode into stability and long-term influence.

At the heart of KNB Solutions Group is a commitment to values that shape how we work:

  • Community. We center the lived experiences of the communities our clients serve and build strategies that amplify their assets and address their needs.

  • Culture. We foster inclusive, values-driven environments where leaders, staff, and participants feel respected and empowered.

  • Creativity. We approach challenges with curiosity, resourcefulness, and a belief that innovation is essential for transformation.

  • Clarity. We turn complexity into actionable strategies that make leadership, fundraising, and growth achievable.

  • Courage. We encourage organizations to lead with intention, take bold steps toward impact, and build lasting legacies of change, even if that means saying no to funding along the way.

Our aim is simple: to empower leaders, strengthen organizations, and transform communities together.

  • Founder | Principal

    Katelyn N. Brewer is a founder, facilitator, strategist, and organizational consultant who guides teams through complexity with clarity, courage, and purpose. As founder of KNB Solutions Group, she partners with nonprofits, political movements, and social enterprises to strengthen culture, align strategy with mission, and build the financial sustainability needed to turn vision into lasting impact. Her practice is rooted in empathy and efficiency, ensuring resources are deployed to their highest and best use while creating space for people to lead with integrity.

    Katelyn’s approach is shaped by nearly two decades of global leadership experience. As President & CEO of Darkness to Light, she guided the organization through two strategic plans, a full rebrand, and the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under her leadership, the organization tripled revenue, launched the first national prevention conference, and rolled out high-profile national campaigns with Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman and other champions. Earlier in her career, she served as Chief Operating Officer at the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation and spent years with Africare, where she raised $90 million in new grants across 18 African countries to advance behavior change stratigies, women’s economis empowerment, and community development initiatives.

    Through both KNB Solutions Group and her leadership co-founding the national Keep Kids Safe movement, Katelyn has consistently demonstrated the power of storytelling, strategy, and systems change to transform institutions and unlock human potential. She is a frequent speaker on organizational culture, inclusive leadership, and social impact, and her insights have been featured nationally and internationally.

    Katelyn is a graduate of Wheaton College, Massachusetts, and lives in Charleston, South Carolina, with her wife and their two dachshunds.

  • Senior Manager, Communications Strategy

    Michaela Dowen is a humanitarian and nonprofit professional with extensive experience in refugee resettlement, cross-cultural engagement, and communications. She currently serves as Refugee Services Coordinator at Nations to Neighbors Montana and works as a Communications Consultant with KNB Solutions Group, supporting mission-driven organizations in amplifying their impact.

    Michaela’s career has spanned local, national, and international contexts. Most recently, she managed casework operations for the International Rescue Committee’s Resettlement Support Center in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, overseeing critical support for displaced populations. Prior to that, she coordinated community engagement efforts with Lutheran Services Carolinas in Charleston, SC, where she built partnerships, mobilized volunteers, and strengthened support systems for newly arrived families. She has also contributed to global initiatives, including leading a research trip in Greece with Pads 4 Refugees, supporting Afghan evacuation operations across multiple U.S. bases, and co-producing The Worldwide Tribe podcast to elevate refugee voices worldwide.

    Her professional foundation blends communications, quality control, and trauma-informed care. With hands-on experience in program management, community partnerships, and intercultural relations, Michaela has a proven ability to design and implement initiatives that prioritize dignity, cultural competency, and long-term resilience.

    Michaela holds a Master of Arts in Humanitarian and Disaster Leadership from Wheaton College, Illinois, and a Bachelor of Arts in Cross-Cultural Ministry from The King’s University.

    Passionate about elevating the voices of displaced people and building systems of belonging, Michaela brings creativity, compassion, and strategic skill to every project she undertakes.

  • Technical Specialist, Philanthropy

    Dr. Amalia Luxardo is a no-nonsense leader and strategist dedicated to advancing gender and racial equity through advocacy, policy, and philanthropy. Raised in Florida and Argentina by immigrant parents, Amalia brings a deeply personal understanding of how social, economic, and political systems shape opportunity. With a Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis & Resolution and a Master’s in International Relations, she has spent more than two decades driving systemic change in public policy, nonprofit leadership, and social justice.

    Before joining WREN, Amalia served as CEO of the Women’s Foundation for the State of Arizona, where she transformed the organization into a statewide force for equity. Under her leadership, the Foundation quadrupled its budget, re-distributed $7 million in COVID relief, launched the state’s first Women & Girls of Color Fund, and championed legislation supporting thousands of single mothers on the path to economic security. Earlier in her career, she worked in Washington, DC and Arizona on immigrant rights and economic justice, raising millions in response to the family separation crisis and shaping federal policy as a researcher and advisor with the U.S. Department of State.

    Since stepping into her role as CEO of WREN, Amalia has elevated the organization’s impact in South Carolina. She has mobilized powerful opposition to discriminatory legislation, strengthened WREN’s public leadership on reproductive rights and economic equity, and guided strategic growth that has secured legislative victories and expanded healthcare protections.

    Amalia’s leadership has been recognized with numerous honors, including Arizona’s Top 40 Under 40, Top 20 Women in Arizona, Capital Times Achiever of the Year, and recognition as a NextGen Leader by Hispanics in Philanthropy. She lives full-time in Columbia, South Carolina with her husband, their three children, and their dog.

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