Founder
Leadership grounded in equity, sustainability, and emotional intelligence.
Mikekena Richardson is an infrastructure and innovation leader whose work advances resilient development, efficient project delivery, and equitable economic growth across the Nation and globally. She brings precision in engineering, regulatory expertise, and systems-level thinking to initiatives that strengthen communities, accelerate recovery, and expand opportunity.
She is the Founder of ECO Disaster Recovery LLC, an engineering and construction management consulting firm focused on disaster resilience, infrastructure compliance, and multi-jurisdictional project execution. With a background in civil engineering and multi-state commercial project management, Mikekena works fluently across local, state, and federal regulatory frameworks to support streamlined permitting, coordinated approvals, and on-time delivery of critical infrastructure. Her work emphasizes rebuilding smarter, reducing delays, and aligning infrastructure investment with long-term economic stability.
Mikekena is also the Co-Founder of Envoy X Sports Athletics Tech Agency LLC, where she applies engineering logic and compliance-driven strategy to technology-enabled sports and talent ecosystems. This work expands access, workforce pathways, and innovation at the intersection of physical infrastructure, digital platforms, and emerging industries.
As a Co-Founder of Diosas Unidas, she integrates infrastructure thinking into cultural and community-driven development, ensuring creative initiatives are operationally sound, scalable, and aligned with economic development goals. Her leadership connects culture, compliance, and innovation to support neighborhood vitality and inclusive growth.
A published author and scientific researcher, Mikekena is also a former NCAA Division I Basketball Student-Athlete, former High School Basketball Coach, Multi-State Certified Basketball Official, and former NCAA Division I Pep Band Member and an Alto-Saxophonist. This multidisciplinary foundation reinforces her disciplined, team-centered approach to leadership and execution.
Through engineering rigor, regulatory fluency, and creative systems-building, Mikekena Richardson advances a model of development that reflects the core pillars of a more prosperous community, where resilient infrastructure, efficient governance, innovation, and culture work together to deliver measurable community impact.