Chris’s mission is to facilitate conversations and decision making across Interaction Associates by building strong relationships, alignment of process, and overall execution of our operational plans and company values. As a member of our senior management team, Chris appreciates that IA is a dynamic and exciting place to work, not only because of the range of services and clientele, but because IA is deeply invested in the overall success of each employee.
His background includes more than twelve years in the professional services space in business operations, recruiting, business development, and complex research roles. Prior work includes strategy consulting for Fortune 500 clients.
Chris believes in finding ways to serve his neighbors and our broader world. He is especially drawn to service opportunities that honor the dignity of people and the beauty of our natural world and dedicates time helping Habitat for Humanity and the JC Raulston Arboretum.
His favorite IA practice is “Desired Outcomes.” These brief, written statements are specific, measurable, and answer the question, “What will we walk out with?” He finds that starting meetings by building agreement around desired outcomes makes for a truly collaborative conversation that leads to powerful understanding and practical, clear action.
Chris holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Brian Tarallo is a facilitator who specializes in visual methods and virtual meetings. He has 20 years of experience in facilitation, strategic planning, training, design thinking, and leadership, team, and organizational development.
Brian has an MBA focusing in development and finance from Arizona State University. He is an INIFAC Certified Master Facilitator (CMF), an IFVP-I Certified Master Visual Practitioner (CMVP), an IAF Master Certified Professional Facilitator (M|CPF), an INIFAC Certified Virtual Facilitator (CVF), a PMI Project Management Professional (PMP), a partner of the Grove Consultants International, and an MBTI® Master Practitioner.
Brian is the author of the #1 Amazon bestseller, Surviving the Horror of Online Meetings. He is a co-founder of NOVA Scribes, a community of over 1,900 visual practitioners. In 2023, Brian was awarded an IAF Facilitation Impact Award.
A visual thinker, Brian’s mantra is “Think With Ink™,” an approach he uses to bring clarity to teams working on the world’s toughest problems. Through visual tools and design thinking methods, he ensures every meeting is a collaborative experience. An early advocate for virtual facilitation, he has facilitated hundreds of successful virtual meetings and trained thousands of students.
Brian works with federal agencies, national associations, and companies in the healthcare, defense, engineering, and consulting industries.
Priti’s mission is to provide educational leaders with practical insights and collaboration tools for leading school reform and transformation initiatives.
In her work as a group process consultant, trainer and leadership coach, Priti integrates positive psychology, emotional intelligence, and mindfulness practices. She believes that authentic human connection has the power to heal divisions and leverage the natural inclination in most people to be helpful and collaborative.
Prior to joining Interaction Associates, Priti was a professional development consultant for Dallas ISD. Earlier in her career, she worked in marketing and advertising for private and not-for-profit sector clients. In that experience, Priti learned that words are important, and kind words have the most positive impact.
Priti's favorite IA practice is to balance her focus across three dimensions of success: results, process, and relationship. With a high focus on achievement and results in education, this practice reminds her to consider the process (how we work together, use resources, talent and time) and relationship (how we build trust, practice empathy and model relational values).
Priti earned a Master’s Degree in Education and Child Development from Erikson Institute, Chicago, Illinois. She is a fellow of the Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL) program and serves on the advisory board of The Educator Collective, an organization dedicated to empowering education professionals.
Rachael Grail is the Director of Consulting and Training Services at Interaction Associates, where she leads the firm’s network of consultants and trainers. An experienced facilitator and coach, she helps leaders build trust, strengthen collaboration, and achieve results through clear, actionable strategies.
With more than twenty years in leadership development and education, Rachael draws on a breadth of evidence-based frameworks and practical experience to equip leaders with tools that improve clarity, performance, and long-term success. She has partnered with organizations across industries, including Amazon, DocuSign, Digitas, General Mills, Genentech, Gevo, Parexel, ServiceNow, Sephora, Stryker, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and Torani Inc.
Rachael is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation, a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), and a practitioner of The Human Element® model for organizational effectiveness. She holds a BA with Honors from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and additional certificates in Women in Leadership and Persuasive Communication from Cornell University.