About Us
Sasha Pellerin is a seasoned leader with over 15 years of experience transforming organizations, driving strategy, and advancing educational equity across government, private, and nonprofit sectors. As a former Senior Policy Advisor to the Mayor of Albuquerque, she shaped high-stakes policy decisions and led initiatives that improved outcomes for communities.
A Harvard University Education Policy and Management (EPM) graduate, Sasha combines deep expertise in governance, systems-level change, and organizational leadership with a proven track record of facilitating high-impact collaborations, guiding complex initiatives, and delivering measurable results.
Her work empowers teams to solve challenging problems, design innovative programs, and create lasting impact.
Our Expertise
These are areas where we can help you excel.
Education
Policy
We have deep expertise in education policy, out-of-school-time systems, youth development, and postsecondary pathways. Our work spans local, state, and national contexts, supporting institutions and organizations improve access and outcomes for historically underserved students by translating research and data into actionable strategies.
Organizational
Development
We support nonprofits and boards in strengthening governance, leadership, and organizational capacity. Our work includes board training, role clarity, strategic alignment, and leadership development. Our goal is to help clients move from compliance to impact through engaging coaching that balances mission, strategy, and accountability.
Authentic Community
Engagement
We specialize in designing engagement processes that elevate community voice and build authentic participation. Whether working with residents, youth, boards, or cross-sector partners, we help clients create inclusive spaces for dialogue, collaboration, and shared ownership — ensuring participation leads to meaningful outcomes.
Our Services
We are excited to partner with you & overcome challenges.
Strategic Planning
Through a structured yet flexible process, we help clients clarify priorities, define measurable goals, and translate ideas into implementable work plans. Our strategic planning work is grounded in data, stakeholder input, and a deep understanding of systems, ensuring plans are both aspirational and operational.
Facilitation & Retreats
We design and lead engaging, inclusive facilitation and training experiences that help groups move from discussion to action. Clients work with us to strengthen alignment, surface insight, and leave with clear next steps.
Change Management
Clients value our ability to listen deeply, anticipate needs, and manage complex projects across multiple stakeholders while keeping work aligned to goals, timelines, and outcomes. The result is a trusted partnership built on transparency and accountability.
Coaching & Advising
Our work supports executives, directors, and board leaders as they navigate change, manage complexity, and lead with intention. Coaching engagements are tailored, reflective, and action-oriented, meeting leaders where they are while helping them move forward with clarity.
Client Stories
Our clients love the work we do.
“The process helped us move forward by providing practical insights we could immediately apply to team communication, leadership, and collaboration. It gave us a clearer foundation for making decisions and supporting staff more intentionally.”
Dalia Medina, Executive Director, Encuentro
Our Prior Work
We have a record of getting the job done.
We managed the 2024 strategic plan through comprehensive stakeholder engagement, including meetings with Directors and managers, and hosting separate listening sessions with board members and program participants.
Encuentro New Mexico
Our Consultants
We have the experts to make your project happen.
We are problem solvers across a wide range of issue areas. Our approach is simple: we focus on “getting smart quick” to understand the problem, lean into our areas of expertise, and tap into our networks to bring in specialized subject matter knowledge—whether in education, housing and urban planning, or environmental management initiatives.
Sasha Pellerin
Sasha is a Education Policy and Management graduate from Harvard with 15 years experience transforming organizations. Sasha combines a deep expertise in driving strategy, organizational leadership, and facilitating high-impact collaborations. She loves creating lasting impact for her clients. She is owner and principal of B-Side Consultants.
Erick Díaz
Erick holds a Masters in Public Policy and Urban Planning from Harvard. As owner and principal of Studio 13, he has worked over 10 years in affordable housing development, finance, and policy. He has underwritten over $100M in debt and equity investments for CDFIs, managed the submission of LIHTC applications, and conducted statistical analysis for public agencies to optimize their housing strategy.
Dalia Medina Bustillos
Dalia, LCSW, has more than a decade of experience providing behavioral health services, clinical supervision, and community-based program leadership. Her work focuses on trauma-informed, culturally responsive care and collaboration across community systems serving youth, families, and culturally diverse communities. She is the owner and clinical director of Azomali Therapy and Growth Center.
