Who We Are

Laura is a writer, speaker, consultant, and our Founder. She is a leading voice in the international movement of people who’ve left behind the medicalized, professionalized mental health industry to build something different.

Cooper is our Executive Director. His educational and professional background is centered on the ways leadership and relationship building enable transformation at any scale.

Leela leads our day-to-day program work, helping us in our mission to achieve bigger picture goals.

Meredith's specialist focus is helping mission-driven organizations build community, streamline operations, and enhance employee experiences—all of which she does here at ICI as our Special Projects Director.

Working closely with Daniel Owens, Curtis leads the hosting and facilitating work on Inner Compass Exchange, our online mutual-aid platform for people affected by psychiatric diagnoses and drugs.

Working closely with Curtis Murlor, Daniel hosts and facilitates work on Inner Compass Exchange, our online mutual-aid platform for people affected by psychiatric diagnoses and drugs.

Amber's focus is on our website, for which she brings decades of experience in optimizing websites through strategic user testing that informs innovative new project initiatives.