Founder & Community Partnership Guide

Tasha built IOD to bridge the gap between evidence-based research and community-centered practice. As both a therapist and strategist, she brings clinical insight to organizational challenges, helping partners understand root causes and leverage their strengths for sustainable change. Tasha leads our trauma-informed consulting approach, strategic planning work, and program development—always asking how solutions can honor community wisdom while delivering measurable results. She's direct, values-driven, and focused on creating partnerships that transform rather than just advise.

Strategic Impact Partner

Christopher brings deep thinking and historical perspective to organizational strategy and program design. He's the one helping connect current challenges to broader patterns and possibilities, ensuring solutions are built to last. Christopher excels at contextualizing problems and creating frameworks that honor both evidence and community wisdom. His insights help organizations understand not just what to do, but why it matters.

Strategic Impact Partner

Dulcinea designs research, evaluation, and strategic processes that actually serve organizations and communities. With 20+ years of experience, she's the one ensuring our methodologies make sense for how groups really operate and what they need to demonstrate impact. Whether it's program development, action planning, or measuring effectiveness, Dulcinea brings both analytical rigor and practical wisdom. She's thorough, principled, and genuinely curious about what makes organizations thrive in their unique contexts.

Contract Creative Guide

Lori helps translate our consulting work into content that reaches and moves people. Whether it's strategic plans, research findings, or program frameworks, she creates materials that make complex ideas accessible and actionable. When organizations need to communicate their impact or communities need tools to advocate for change, Lori crafts the stories and resources that bridge that gap.

Community Care & Operations Partner

Alyssa creates the infrastructure that makes transformative consulting possible. She supports project coordination, client communications, and internal systems while ensuring our operations reflect the trauma-informed, community-centered values we bring to partner organizations. Alyssa's the one making sure our processes support both team wellbeing and excellent client service. She's organized, reliable, and focused on creating sustainable work practices that model what we teach.