Our Team
The Systems Alignment Innovation Hub is powered by a dynamic team of Co-Conspiritors, Visionaries, Builders, Weavers, Guides, Storytellers, Caregivers, and Researchers—each bringing a wealth of professional expertise and ancestral wisdom to our work. We are more than practitioners; we are movement-builders, systems-aligners, and bold innovators. In our hands, theory meets action, and academic knowledge transforms into community-driven solutions. At our core, community is not just a stakeholder—it is the heartbeat of everything we do.
Co-Director of SAIH
Dr. Melissa Espinoza is a passionate Pracademic (Practice/Academic). She leads our Tools, Resources, and Guides initiative. Dr. Espinoza believes in making information relevant and easy to digest. She is happiest breaking down barriers and creating new ways of learning, sharing, and collaborating.
Founder & Co-Director of SAIH
Dr. Green is a visionary who inspires teams with his actions and words. He is known for his innovative piloting of programs and initiatives that have historically uplifted people with lived experience and created a road map for systems to learn to work with communities.
Associate Director of Communications and Narrative Change
Nastacia' is dedicated to building community through innovative solutions and collaborative efforts. She is known for her incredible facilitation skills and her ability to weave many stories together.
Associate Director of CQI and Learning
Maseta is dedicated to strengthening communities by providing detailed CQI interventions and consultation in organizational development. She is talented in strategy co-development and design. She is known for her ability to see the big picture and ask all the thought-provoking questions that lead people to their goals.
Associate Director of Equity Capacity Building Grants
Rachel is dedicated to expanding access to grant opportunities and eliminating unnecessary barriers for community based organizations working to enhance community health. Her passion lies in ensuring that funding processes are equitable, transparent, and supportive of organizations striving to create meaningful change to create meaningful change that undermines systemic racism..
Associate Director of Community Impact & Movement Building
Monique Price, M.S., is a gentle yet fierce practitioner and a talented facilitator extraordinaire, always making room for others to be heard and valued.
Chief Strategy Advisor
Regina is a known movement builder! She provides thoughtful and tangible insight to SAIH's overall strategy development and implementation. Learn more about Regina and Arc4Justice!
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