Aly is a planning and strategy consultant and facilitator who has worked with community, government, and academic stakeholders to develop and learn from collaborative development initiatives in the US and Latin America. Her work focuses on supporting organizations to develop strategies driven or informed by community priorities, with an emphasis on economic and racial justice.

Before turning to consulting, Aly held leadership roles at MIT's Community Innovators Lab (CoLab) from 2011-2018, where she developed and oversaw capacity building and research projects and, as Deputy Director, consolidated program strategy focused on democracy and shared wealth creation throughout the Americas. From 2007-2010, Aly worked with the UN Development Fund for Women in Ecuador and Colombia on women's economic and civic participation.

Aly holds a Masters in City Planning from MIT, and BA in Political Science and International Studies from Northwestern University.

Taonga is an attorney and strategy consultant specializing in racial justice and civil rights. He has managed strategy projects for leaders of nonprofits and organizations across the country, including organizations focused on criminal legal reform, faith organizing, and higher education. He currently directs the Racial Justice Project at the American Constitution Society. 

Taonga's professional experiences include investigating corporate misconduct as an attorney at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, supporting criminal legal reform efforts at Impact Justice, and representing asylum seekers and police accountability groups pro bono. His writings on law and social justice have appeared in the Orlando Sentinel, Common Dreams, Reparations Daily and the Northwestern Journal of Law and Social Policy.

Outside of work, Taonga enjoys travel, writing poetry and playing guitar. He holds a B.A. in Sociology from Harvard University, and a J.D. from Yale Law School.