Founder & CEO

Trisha is the founder and principal consultant of Capacity. With 20 years of leadership experience in the social sector, she brings a wealth of knowledge, skills and relationships to every engagement.

Trisha started her career in 2006 as a bilingual fourth grade math teacher in Houston Independent School District through Teach For America. Over the course of her career she has led teams in large traditional public school districts, charter management organizations, and most recently, she served as the CEO of EMERGE, a Houston-based college access non-profit that scaled from start-up to 6MM+ under her leadership.

Trisha has deep expertise in non-profit management, program design, fundraising, marketing, strategic planning, and talent operations.

Since launching in 2022, the Capacity team has worked with more than 30+ organizations across the country from New York City to San Francisco.

Trisha holds a BA in Education Policy and Advertising from Syracuse University, and an MBA from Rice University. She was named 40 under 40 by the Houston Business Journal, and a Rising Star by Texas Executive Women.

In her free time, Trisha enjoys traveling, photography and spending time with her daughter, Noa.

Senior Consultant, Program Strategy

Whitney joins the Capacity team as a Senior Consultant focused on clients in the non-profit space.

She formally served as the Vice President of Program at EMERGE, a college access and success organization in Houston, Texas where she managed a team of 30+ employees, 5 school district partnerships, and a $3 million dollar operating budget.

She is highly skilled at program evaluation and design, data strategy, technology implementation, strategic planning and building team culture.

Whitney hold a BA from UCLA and a Masters from the University of Pennsylvania.

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, visiting new restaurants, and traveling the world. In 2023, she spent time in France, Switzerland & Bali.