Our Founders

HASAN was established by Dr. Kelley Fanto Deetz and Justin Fornal in 2018. Our co-founders met while working with National Geographic on a documentary on Nat Turner, during which Fornal successfully located and repatriated the presumed skull of Nat Turner to his descendants. Fornal, an award-winning filmmaker, world explorer, and host of Unexplained and Unexplored (Discovery/Science Channel), and Dr. Deetz, a renowned scholar, archaeologist, and historian of the African diaspora, established HASAN to partner with community stakeholders to bring restorative justice to culturally sensitive projects.

Our Team

  • Antionette Harrell

    Research & Project Director

  • Emiliano Ruprah

    Chief of International Production

  • Keith Christianson

    Chief Officer of Operations

  • Diana Li

    Chief Officer of Marketing

  • Raymond I. Pagnucco

    Director of Domestic Production

  • Neil Brandvold

    Frontline & Crisis Zone Outreach

  • Nicole Moore

    Project Harmony Director

  • Lex Musta

    Project Harmony Outreach Coordinator

  • Ramata Sy

    Operations Manager Mali
    FGM Taskforce

  • Kaif Jama

    Operations Manager Somalia