Lawrence Forte leads DEEPDIIG with a focus on one central challenge: making valuable knowledge and Resources easier for people to discover, access, and use. Drawing from his experience across technology, nonprofits, education, and entrepreneurship, he understands both the organizations working to serve people and the barriers that can make their knowledge difficult to reach.

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As CEO, Lawrence focuses on simplifying the DEEPDIIG experience, helping organizations turn what they know into accessible Resources, building meaningful partnerships, and shaping a platform that can grow without creating more work for already stretched teams.

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A two-time award-winning web designer and former nonprofit executive and educator, Lawrence has won more than 10 startup pitch competitions and helped guide two startups to acquisition. He brings those experiences together at DEEPDIIG to build technology around a simple idea: people shouldn’t have to understand a complicated system just to find the knowledge and help they need.

Dr. Rachel McGuire serves as Chief Operating Officer of DEEPDIIG, helping translate its vision into the community architecture, systems, and strategies that allow knowledge to move more effectively between organizations and the people who need it. Her work focuses on breaking down silos, strengthening collaboration, and creating practical ways for organizations to organize and share what they know.

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Rachel’s career spans nonprofit leadership, education, faith communities, technology, and organizational learning. She has served as a nonprofit Executive Director and academic Program Director developing new approaches to education, led local church and interfaith ministries as an ordained American Baptist minister, and helped develop early Internet companies and online learning solutions for Fortune 500 organizations.

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As COO and co-founder, Rachel brings these experiences together to help ensure DEEPDIIG grows as a connected and sustainable knowledge network—one where valuable expertise and Resources don't remain isolated within organizations or individuals, but become easier to discover, access, share, and put into action.

Toby McGuire serves as Chief Technology Officer of DEEPDIIG, leading the technology and infrastructure that turns organizational knowledge into structured, discoverable, and shareable Resources. His work focuses on building a platform that can organize large amounts of knowledge while remaining simple and accessible for the organizations and people who use it.

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Toby brings deep expertise in software development, database architecture, UI/UX, and server infrastructure. Before developing the DEEPDIIG platform, he spent more than 20 years developing the CEOExpress Company platform, a multi-tiered system designed to curate and share knowledge through connected portals across silos within business ecosystems.

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As CTO and co-founder, Toby brings that experience directly into DEEPDIIG—building the technical foundation that allows Hubs, Topics, Resources, organizations, and people to connect as part of a growing knowledge network.

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His role is ultimately about making something complex feel simple: building the technology that helps valuable knowledge get from the people and organizations that have it to the people who need it.

Dr. Christopher J. Richardson, DO, MBA, FACOS, FACS, serves as an Advisor to DEEPDIIG, bringing decades of experience across medicine, leadership, business, and organizational decision-making.

He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Wesleyan University, his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, and his MBA from Saint Joseph’s University, where he is currently a Doctoral Candidate in Business Administration.

A Board-Certified General Surgeon with fellowship training in Hand Surgery, Dr. Richardson currently serves with the Acute Care Trauma Service at Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall in Newburgh, New York.

His combination of clinical leadership, business strategy, and experience navigating complex organizations provides DEEPDIIG with valuable guidance as we grow a platform built to help businesses, brands, and organizations better organize their knowledge, share their expertise, build meaningful partnerships, and expand their impact.

Chris Proulx is an accomplished executive and innovator with more than two decades of experience in organizational transformation, digital learning, and social impact. As CEO of Humentum, he leads strategy and innovation across a global network serving the social good sector, building on a career marked by significant organizational growth and transformative digital initiatives.

Previously, Chris helped scale LINGOs and played a pivotal role in the merger that formed Humentum, and at eCornell, he helped transform the organization into a leading online education platform, growing revenue nine-fold to more than $18 million and significantly expanding its digital learning portfolio.

His deep expertise in scaling organizations, building innovative learning models, and using technology to expand access to knowledge brings valuable strategic insight to his role as an advisor to DEEPDIIG.

Dina Johnson brings a deep understanding of the connection between mental health, medical conditions, substance use, and the complex challenges facing individuals and families in underserved communities. Her experience in research and human services has strengthened her commitment to helping people navigate life’s challenges and connect with meaningful support.

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As an Advisor to DEEPDIIG, Dina brings an important social work and community-centered perspective to how we organize and make Resources accessible. Her insight helps DEEPDIIG better understand what social workers, care professionals, and the people they serve actually need when searching for trusted information, community Resources, and the next step forward.

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She is particularly passionate about improving support for people impacted by the criminal justice system, strengthening approaches to rehabilitation and substance use recovery, and helping ensure that valuable Resources reach people who may otherwise struggle to find them.

Dr. Margery Saunders brings decades of experience as a social worker, community organizer, counselor, educator, and public policy advocate to DEEPDIIG. She earned both her master’s and doctorate in social work from the University at Albany, where she was a Fellow on Women and Public Policy and later became Director of the fellowship program.

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Her career has included nonprofit service, policy development with the New York State Department of Social Services, national advocacy, and teaching social work and public policy at the College at Brockport. Throughout her work, she has focused on helping people navigate complex systems, access critical information, and advocate for themselves and their communities.

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As DEEPDIIG expands its focus on supporting social workers, care coordinators, and other frontline helpers, Dr. Saunders brings an invaluable perspective to our team. Her deep understanding of social work practice, policy, and community needs will help guide how DEEPDIIG organizes and delivers trusted knowledge and resources. As an advisor, she is focused on helping us make DEEPDIIG an increasingly impactful tool for social workers and other helpers serving people and communities across the world.