Iluminar Insights is an evaluation & consulting company based in Toledo, Ohio specializing in community‑centered research, data innovation, training, & capacity‑building for non‑profits, local governments, and other small businesses.
We help organizations illuminate what’s working, understand community needs, and translate insights into strategic decision-making and action.
Mission
To illuminate insights that strengthen communities by partnering with organizations to conduct and co-create rigorous evaluation and activate data for meaningful change.
Vision
A world where organizations and communities co‑create knowledge, share power, and use data to build more just, healthy, and thriving futures.
Core Values
Integrity
Curiosity
Accountability
Community partnership
Actionable learning
OUR TEAM
Ramona Olvera, PhD
President & Lead Consultant
Dr. Ramona & her labradoodle, Ziggy
Dr. Ramona earned her PhD in Social Policy and her master’s in Women and Gender Studies. She has over 25 years experience in evaluation and social science/health research. She also is a trainer and educator. She spends free time volunteering with organizations doing good in Toledo and internationally and socializing with friends from around the globe.
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Brent Archer, PhD
Co-Founder & Consultant
Dr. Brent Archer at the Plant Word Museum
Dr. Brent Archer has a PhD in Communication Disorders & is a certified Speech Language Pathologist (SLP). He has worked as a SLP in South Africa, Louisiana, New York, and Ohio. He specializes in work with people who experience communication difficulty after a stroke, a disorder called aphasia.
Dr. Archer is an educator, mentor, and qualitative research methods expert who centers the lived-experiences of patients and community members in his work. He lives in Ohio.
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