Andrea E. Davis 11/8/25 Andrea E. Davis 11/8/25

The Resiliency Initiative President & CEO Andrea Davis Selected for Gusto Small Business Advisory Council

“I’m incredibly honored to join Gusto’s Small Business Advisory Council,” Andrea shared. “As a small business owner, I’ve seen firsthand the challenges and rewards of building something with purpose. I’m excited to collaborate with other business leaders to strengthen the ecosystem that helps entrepreneurs succeed.”

Andrea E. Davis 10/27/25 Andrea E. Davis 10/27/25

A New Chapter in Our Journey: Introducing The Resiliency Institute

This month marks a milestone moment for all of us at The Resiliency Initiative — the official launch of our nonprofit organization, The Resiliency Institute.

What began as a dream to expand the reach of our work has now become a reality — a dedicated 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to building a more resilient world through learning, innovation, and storytelling.

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TRI Opens New Office in Redding, California

Last Friday marked an exciting milestone for The Resiliency Initiative (TRI): we officially opened our third office—right in our President & CEO Andrea Davis’s hometown of Redding, California.

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Hurricane Katrina, Frisco Red, and the Power of Collaboration

📌 Lesson From the Field

I’ll never forget my first community meeting in rural Louisiana. I walked in with a thick binder of talking points, ready to “inform” people about FEMA’s recovery programs. I didn’t get more than five minutes in before a resident raised their hand and asked: “Why aren’t you asking us what we need?”

That moment stopped me in my tracks. It was the beginning of a shift—from telling to asking, from knowing to listening. I carry this lesson into every project today: true recovery begins when the people most affected are heard first.