About.
OPSIDIA is a management consulting firm specializing in providing capacity building, program design, fractional operations support and technical assistance. Our clients are foundations, nonprofits and high growth startups across the country.
Racheal Thompson
CEO | Principal Consultant
Dr. Stacie Hunter
Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer
Founder and Principal Consultant of OPSIDIA, a strategic operations consultancy serving mission-driven nonprofits and entrepreneurial ecosystems. With more than 20 years of executive leadership across nonprofit, education, and community development — including her tenure as Founding COO of Marygrove Conservancy — Racheal partners with leaders to build the operational infrastructure their missions require. She is also the founder of OSchool, an entrepreneurship education platform, and the Riverlight ecosystem at Camp Cavell in Lexington, Michigan. Her work bridges strategic clarity, systems design, and people-centered execution..
Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Racheal Allen Inc. and its subsidiaries, where she leads internal operations and oversees execution across the firm's nonprofit and entrepreneurial portfolio. A servant leader, certified Christian counselor, and financial coach, Dr. Hunter brings a rare blend of operational precision and pastoral care to her work. Her mission is to help individuals and families maximize their full potential by closing the gap on illiteracy, housing instability, unemployment, and unsafe environments for children. She holds advanced credentials from Liberty University and grounds every engagement in service, stewardship, and integrity.
Dr. Danielle Cato
Managing Director & Project Management Consultant
Kerry Buffington
Human Resource Executive
Founder and CEO of InnerExec, a fractional executive consulting and career advancement platform that blends leadership development with AI innovation. Dr. Cato holds doctoral-level credentials in counseling and brings clinical and administrative expertise across healthcare and nonprofit systems. She is also the visionary behind The HealHer Collective and HealHer Virtual Spa — a brick-and-mortar wellness venue and digital mental wellness platform for women. A Michigan Chronicle 40 Under 40 honoree and two-time Spirit of Detroit Award recipient, she helps executives, entrepreneurs, and organizations bridge the gap between human potential and modern technology.
Human resources executive and Founder of People Partner HR, an HR consultancy supporting nonprofits and mission-driven employers on hiring, compliance, and culture. With more than 15 years of senior HR experience across automotive, manufacturing, and STEM workforce development — including leadership roles at Federal-Mogul Motorparts and Airboss Flexible Products — she brings rigorous people strategy to every engagement. She holds a Master's in Human Resources Administration from Central Michigan University and is a 2018 Michigan Chronicle Woman of Excellence honoree.
Tekiendria Batts
Project Management Consultant
LeTory Brooks
Project Management Consultant
Founder and CEO of Batts Consulting Group, a Detroit-based firm specializing in business operations management, process optimization, people strategy, and program and project management. With more than 20 years of cross-sector experience, Tekiendria has held leadership roles across healthcare, higher education, and community development — including Director in the Wayne State University School of Medicine Office of Diversity & Inclusion and Executive Director of the Michigan Area Health Education Center's Southeast Regional Center. A self-described Solutionist and People Developer, she brings sharp operational discipline and a deep commitment to mission-driven impact to every engagement.
Founder of Creating Reality with LeTory, a transformational education and systems design practice. LeTory is an educator and systems creator who develops innovative frameworks — drawing on Human Design, Quantum Hypnosis, and conscious curriculum design — to help individuals and organizations align purpose with practical strategy. She has founded a mystery school and a comic classroom academy, redesigned operational systems within the mortgage industry, and built original training manuals and methodologies from the ground up. Her work is grounded in process innovation, deep observation, and conscious system design.
Lindsie Boykin, Ed.S.
Project Management Consultant
Founder of Leaders Need Systems, a leadership development practice that helps executives move from firefighting to freedom. A leadership strategist, speaker, and educator, Lindsie partners with leaders and teams to design the clear, consistent systems that improve performance, reduce burnout, and sustain long-term growth. She holds an Education Specialist degree and brings deep expertise in instructional design, organizational learning, and team development. A natural organizer, leader, and driver, Lindsie translates complex leadership challenges into practical, repeatable structures clients can actually run.
Our Clients.
OPSIDIA is honored to have supported impact driven organizations of all sizes.
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