Dr. Tasha Parker is a community psychologist and licensed clinical social worker with
over 14 years of experience in clinical practice, organizational development, and
systems-level evaluation. She is the founder and Community Partnership Guide of the
Institute of Development (IOD), a boutique consulting firm that partners with nonprofits,
public agencies, and philanthropic organizations to support strategy development,
research and evaluation, and organizational development.
Dr. Parker blends academic rigor with human-centered storytelling to help organizations
strengthen evaluation capacity, reimagine strategy, and achieve sustainable impact.
She specializes in trauma- and resiliency-informed evaluation, collaborative systems
design, and equity-focused capacity building across various sectors, including public
health, social impact, education, and prevention.
Dr. Parker also leads The Center for Collective Impact, the technical assistance and
learning arm of IOD. The Center serves as a hub for applied innovation, capacity building,
and long-term collaborative impact, offering tailored organizational support and opportunities
for partners to join broader constellations of practice and networks of change.
A sought-after strategist, evaluator, and facilitator, Dr. Parker has guided multi-sector
coalitions, designed youth-centered research models, and advised philanthropic initiatives
on equitable futures. She is a Culturally Responsive Equitable Evaluation Scholar
Alumni and a Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women: Black in Business Alum. She is
committed to redistributing power through evaluation and fostering spaces where healing,
innovation, and accountability intersect. She believes the true currency for sustainable
system change is rooted in equity, cultural and intellectual humility, and harm reduction.
