Who We Are
We are two women with over 15 years of experience designing evidence-based solutions to help historically underserved groups.
We believe empowerment should be inclusive and innovative. Side of Change Consulting helps bridge the gap between research and practice by finding ways to make existing programs more effective.
We thrive outside the politics of academia, where we can get hands-on with organizations in the field. People who are passionate about helping historically underserved groups cannot always make a difference on the scale they envisioned - this is where we come in! We use our experience to help you design, evaluate, and grow your impact.
Meet Brittnie
Brittnie’s passion is people; her loved ones would tell you she has “never met a stranger” and thrives in social environments. During her years of schooling and professional development, Brittnie focused on incorporating a “nothing about us, without us” approach, a public health and activist saying which reminds us that we cannot come up with workable or long-lasting change or solutions to our communities’ needs without working alongside them and highlighting their voices. Brittnie has expertise in program management and evaluation, working primarily with historically underserved students, and has nearly a decade of experience in sexual violence and sexual harassment prevention. On the weekends you can find her singing karaoke or cuddling up with her rescue dog, Lucky.
Meet Marissa
Marissa’s passion is education; her loved ones would tell you that she is never afraid to speak up for herself or others, especially in situations of injustice. During her years of schooling and professional development, Marissa focused on how to improve the lives and health outcomes of women and girls in the US and abroad. Marissa has expertise in program planning and higher education. As an educator, Marissa believes in meeting students where they are and utilizing an equity lens for all her lessons and programming. On the weekends, you can find Marissa grabbing a coffee at one of her favorite local coffee shops, likely accompanied by her #1 sidekick, Charlie the Corgi.
Our Partners
What We Do
We help our partners identify best practices in order to tailor programs that directly address challenges faced by historically underserved groups.
Our mission is to empower organizations, program leads, and educators to broaden their impact through program design, evaluation, and growth.
They may not know it, but we think our partners already have the tools they need to make the impact they want.
We can show them how to get the most use out of their existing toolbox, as well as add new strategies to help them in all phases of design, evaluation and growth. As two women who have worked with historically underserved groups, we are well-versed in the challenges that may arise when building equity-centered programs and solutions. We see a unique opportunity to help these organizations thrive. Their success is our success.
