Our Team
Mark Gomez, CEO & Founder - is a seasoned strategic consultant, systems designer, and leadership thought partner with over two decades of experience guiding organizations, leaders, and communities through transformative growth.
As the Founder and CEO of MAP Imaginations Consulting, Mark specializes in translating abstract organizational dreams into practical, actionable roadmaps. He excels in building collaborative systems, designing human-centered programs, and facilitating collective decision-making across complex stakeholder landscapes.
Over his 25-year career, Mark has developed deep-domain expertise in navigating systemic change, professional capacity building, and organizational alignment. His core areas of expertise include:
Equity, Diversity, and Social Impact Design: Designing and implementing robust frameworks for social, racial, and environmental justice, helping organizations build authentic, equitable systems.
Restorative Practices & Culture Building: Utilizing restorative justice principles to build cohesive, high-trust team cultures and effective collaborative dynamics.
Stakeholder Co-Design & Participatory Research: Leading community-driven design processes and participatory action research models that align diverse, multi-generational groups around a shared vision.
Adult Learning & Curricular Innovation: Designing interactive programs, professional development frameworks, and customized learning experiences for adult learners.
Technology & Media Integration: Crafting modern strategies for effective digital technology integration and critical media literacy to keep organizations agile and forward-thinking.
A recognized leader and academic, Mark has shared his insights as a k-12 and university educator within service learning and teacher education programs at institutions including UCLA, UC Santa Cruz, Antioch University LA, Cal State Dominguez Hills, and Cal State Monterey Bay. He has served on several boards, co-founded schools and grassroots organizations, and thrives in spaces dedicated to empowering communities to build better futures.
Through his listening-first approach, Mark empowers individuals and organizations of all sectors to unlock their collective creativity and institutional agency. Mark helps people Map their Imaginations to navigate organizational and life challenges in order to unlock strategies that build capacity, strengthen culture, and drive meaningful, sustainable change.
Parisa Gomez, Co-Founder - is a community-centered leader, facilitator, and wellness professional with more than two decades of experience helping people and organizations navigate change, strengthen systems, and build meaningful connections. Her personal and professional journey has spanned parenting, education, community organizing, restorative practices, family engagement, professional development, program design, and wellness- giving her a broad understanding of how individual experiences and organizational systems influence one another.
Parisa is currently pursuing her Master’s in Psychology with a specialization in Clinical Counseling and is on the path toward becoming a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), with the goal of serving individuals, families, and communities throughout Monterey County and beyond. Her clinical training builds on years of experience working with individuals, families, and organizations and is deepening her understanding of mental health, human development, healing, relationships, and the systems that influence well-being.
Throughout her career, Parisa has developed a talent for bringing people together, identifying what is getting in the way, and turning complex challenges into practical opportunities for growth. As a Certified California Wellness Coach and Restorative Justice Practitioner, she brings additional expertise in wellness, restorative practices, facilitation, and community-centered approaches to her work.
At MAP Imaginations Consulting, Parisa is bringing these experiences together, helping organizations strengthen their people, programs, and practices. Her work supports cultivating organizational culture, family and community engagement, program development, facilitation, restorative practices, and mental health and wellness.
Over the course of her career, Parisa has become a skilled bridge-builder, someone who can see both the human story and the larger system surrounding it. Her psychological insight helps people and organizations understand who they are and how to create meaningful, lasting change.
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