About — Alvenco Consulting

we love what we do.
we love why we do it, more.

We understand the disparities experienced by structurally oppressed communities and individuals. We work with great respect and understanding of our positionality, privilege, and history. We strive to ensure our work reduces and eliminates barriers, with the aim of improving equity and social justice. We are committed to embodying these values, as guided by our professional and living expertise, as well as the expertise of impacted communities we engage, collaborate, and co-create with.
We understand that meaningful co-creation is a key contributor to the successful development, implementation, operation, and evaluation of programs and policies. We also understand that meaningful co-creation improves the well-being of those engaged. We are firm in our commitment to working collaboratively with diverse and intersecting communities impacted by the work we conduct, in the work we conduct.
We understand that change that challenges the status quo requires innovative approaches that push the boundaries of possibility. We are dedicated to operating ‘outside the box,’ working with you to chart and push those boundaries.
We have an unwavering commitment to our work, our values, and our clients. To us, excellence means high-quality work, measurable impacts, engaged communities, and the implementation of sustainable, inclusive, and equitable practices, programs, and policies.

Meriem is a knowledge mobilization professional with experience transforming knowledge into practice and policy action that positively impacts the well-being of structurally oppressed communities. She is passionate about the co-creation process and has extensive experience working hand-in-hand with impacted communities to ensure their lived and living expertise drives the direction and content of solutions. Meriem has led advocacy and knowledge mobilization initiatives that have resulted in the successful implementation of policies, including those that improve the resettlement experience of newcomers and refugees. She has also co-created informational resources and campaigns, including resources that build youth's capacity to navigate mental health and substance use services. Meriem has also developed and facilitated in-person and virtual trainings, workshops, and e-modules for service providers who are seeking to improve and expand their services to meet the needs of diverse clients and patients.

Ciro is a Venezuelan cis-gay man - a Medical Laboratory Assistant that transitioned into a career in the social service sector. Alessandro has over ten years of experience working with racialized and other structurally oppressed communities, especially those that are living with or at risk of HIV. Starting as a youth support worker, Alessandro developed a passion for capacity building, community-based research, and mentorship. Alessandro’s expertise in program development and evaluation, stakeholder engagement, community education and training, and project management comes from a combination of lived experience, professional experience, and a passion for social justice and equity. Advocacy for equitable access to health services and other determinants of health are paramount in Alessandro’s work. Alessandro is experienced in translating community needs into actionable projects that are informed and led by members of the community.

Daniel Murcia Monroy is a credentialed evaluator who is specialized in evaluating mental health and substance use services that support structurally oppressed communities. He also has expertise in applying a trauma-informed, anti-racist lens to evaluations he leads in collaboration with communities. Daniel has experience leading the development of programs, as well as the evaluation of initiatives at the national and regional levels across Canada. He has led the evaluation of harm reduction services in London and Toronto, as well as supported the implementation of various data collection platforms across Ontario. Through his lived experience as a BIPOC man and professional experience working closely with people who use substances, Daniel has developed a trauma-informed lens through which he views and understands barriers to health and social services.