About
YOUr Advocate Consulting (YAC), LLC was founded by Dr. Trinisia Brooks, a Healing-Centered Engagement Practitioner whose work is grounded in education and community-based initiatives. She partners with organizations to build awareness, strengthen capacity, and elevate community voice through an asset-based approach.
Dr. Brooks is a leader, researcher, and advocate specializing in healing-centered engagement, community-based leadership, and inclusive practices in education. Her work identifies and addresses root causes impacting academic institutions and communities, particularly at the intersection of culturally responsive and trauma-informed practices.
Her approach is transformative and action-oriented, grounded in a growth mindset that moves individuals and organizations from awareness to implementation. She facilitates reflection, builds practical skills, and equips teams with strategies they can immediately apply to improve culture, leadership, and outcomes.
Dr. Brooks has facilitated 400+ Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) debriefs across individuals, schools, organizations, and businesses. She delivers organizational leadership development and customized workshops that drive measurable change, strengthen systems, and support sustainable, inclusive practices.
In addition to her consulting work, Dr. Brooks serves in leadership roles across the community at both the local and state level, including Big Brothers Big Sisters, the YWCA, the Human Relations Commission (appointed by the Mayor’s Administration), the Indiana Afterschool Network, the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library, and Mental Health Matters Evansville.
Her impact has also been formally recognized through awards from the Mayor’s Administration for her commitment to inclusiveness and community leadership, further reflecting her dedication to advancing equitable and transformative practices.