Our Team

Ben Garrett

Director

Ben Garrett is the Director of The Hatchery, Emory University's Center for Innovation. Ben's passion and experiences have centered on the creation and sustainability of nonprofits and social enterprises. He has been a first hire, facilitator, consultant and coach for hundreds of social entrepreneurs. These roles have afforded him the opportunity to do everything from lead strategic planning retreats, raise funds from individuals and institutional grantmakers, invent a cryptocurrency, and explore experimental pedagogies.

Prior to The Hatchery, Ben worked with Acumen as a facilitator for their social enterprise accelerator and as a community animator for their global, online Community of Social Innovators. He also worked with The Civic Accelerator (founded as a Points of Light program and acquired by Acumen), an early player in the social enterprise accelerator and investment industry. Prior to his time in the social impact space, Ben worked with multiple community development nonprofits and churches in both Atlanta and Chicago. He also founded his own consulting firm, Fractal Consulting where he works with changemakers across industries at various stages of their journey.

Ben holds a BA in Philosophy and Religion from Samford University and a Master of Divinity from the University of Chicago.

Christina Steiner

Marketing & Communications Manager

Christina Steiner is the Marketing & Communications Manager of The Hatchery, where she strives to amplify awareness surrounding The Hatchery within various stakeholder groups. Her role extends to engaging students across all disciplines within Emory schools and colleges, as well as Emory faculty and staff devoted to fostering innovation. Additionally, she spearheads efforts to reach out to the broader Atlanta ecosystem, encompassing members of the business and non-profit sectors, local government, innovators, and entrepreneurs.

Prior to her tenure at The Hatchery, Christina’s marketing career included developing, directing, and executing marketing, advertising, branding, creative and communication strategies to elevate brand awareness and increase market share across a variety of industries and organizations. Her experience in the pharmaceutical, entertainment, telecommunications, and advertising industries, many of them in the early phases of startup or distribution, allows her to bring a unique and diverse perspective to her role.

Christina holds a B.A. in Spanish from Dickinson College and a Master of International Business from the University of South Carolina. She currently serves on the Innovation Marketing Special Interest Group of the American Marketing Association, Atlanta Chapter, helping marketers discover the emerging trends, tools and ideas that today’s visionary brands are using.

Rizky Etika

Innovation Program Coordinator

Rizky Etika is a Program Coordinator at The Hatchery, Emory Center for Innovation. Around campus, Rizky is known for her dedication to fostering creativity and artistic expression within the Emory University community. With a background of both academic and professional accomplishments, Rizky has consistently demonstrated a passion for the arts and a commitment to enriching the lives of students through her initiatives.

As the former Rosemary Magee Arts Fellow at Emory Arts, she founded ArtsLab, an initiative dedicated to providing support for students' artistic expression. ArtsLab offers free art supplies and studio space, ensuring that all students at Emory, regardless of their major or background, have the support and resources to unleash their creative potential. The studio, located in the Computing Center at Cox Hall, is a result of a partnership with Student Digital Life and TechLab.

Prior to joining The Hatchery, Rizky gained experience as a client success professional in the tech startup environment, optimizing user experiences with SaaS products. Driven by a passion for people-focused roles, fostering a positive company culture, and building lasting relationships, Rizky's dedication to the arts and technology continues to make a positive impact on the Emory community.

Rizky holds a BA, majoring in Art History and a minor in Arabic, from Emory University.

Saya Guscott

Operations Coordinator

Saya Guscott is Operations Coordinator at The Hatchery where she manages all facility-related matters. She joined The Hatchery Team in March of 2022 as the Administrative Assistant and prior to that was a Emory University COVID 19 Test Site Coordinator. During the pandemic, she helped Faculty, staff and students comfortably transition back to campus which was a very rewarding in itself. She is the mother of 2 teenagers and over a hundred houseplants. When she's not keeping busy with the kids she enjoys traveling, hiking and everything to do with nature.