Who We Are
“Our goal is to create a beloved community and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives.” -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
About Our Founder
Sundal Ali (she/her) is an organizational strategist and equity-focused leader with over a decade of experience in program development, systems change, and workforce engagement across the education and nonprofit sectors. She currently serves as the Executive Director of Human Resources for a K–12 Texas school district, where she leads initiatives to build inclusive, people-centered systems that promote staff wellness, leadership development, and sustainable transformation.
Previously, Sundal served as Director of Organizational Transformation at Austin ISD, overseeing district-wide strategies in recruitment, retention, and professional learning for over 1,200 staff across 35 campuses. Her work is rooted in creating trauma-informed, culturally responsive programs that support historically underserved communities.
Before transitioning to the education sector, Sundal spent eight years in the nonprofit field, designing direct service programs for survivors of sexual violence and strengthening cross-sector partnerships to improve wraparound support for youth and families. She has led organization-wide efforts to enhance cultural responsiveness, build trauma-informed practices, and increase staff and leadership capacity to create safe, inclusive environments.
She brings deep expertise in facilitation, coaching, and strategic planning, and has advised senior leaders on equity-driven practices at both organizational and systems levels. Sundal is President-Elect of the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault Board and holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from The George Washington University.
