Who We Are - Principle Allies

Who We Are and What We Stand For

Principle Allies

Milena Stott

Tasha Irvine

Elizabeth Perry

Anne Shields

Milena Stott founded Principle Allies in 2019 with the goal of bringing driven consultants together who want to use their talent to tackle tough social problems. After working as a clinician and later leader, she observed all the things that must come together to ensure good health outcomes. She wanted to use her passion for community organizing and skill set in administration to scale potential beyond one organization.

With a passion for social work and an interest in business practices, she sought education and training in the business world and became certified as an Executive Leader in Social Impact. Soon after she partnered with business colleagues to develop a portfolio of clients leading her to start her own practice. That’s how she met Anne, Tasha, and Elizabeth. With their shared interests, they were off to a running start.

Nonprofit work is hard. In the social sciences field, our work is not driven by profit. As such, education is centered around the concepts we need to work with people. Put simply, the skills of an MSW clinician are different from those with an MBA. Yet, as organizations, nonprofits compete in the same market as for-profits. Aligning public and private interests can be a challenge.

We team up as consultants with complementary experience – Tasha in business, Elizabeth in health care and Anne in nursing. As four female leaders fiercely driven by social mission, Milena’s daughter nicknamed us “Mighty Girls” so sometimes you’ll hear us use that as well!

YOUR allies

Milena Stott, LICSW, SUDP

A healthcare systems expert, Milena has held numerous titles within the industry, including Chief of Strategy, Chief of Transformation and Innovation, and Director of Healthcare Integration. She currently serves as an Adjunct Faculty at the University of Washington’s School of Social Work where she teaches advanced practices regarding policy and reform. She is also an integrated care consultant and supports work at regional accountable communities of health, all of which promise to serve her well as an Outreach and Engagement Specialist for the new Fletcher Group Recovery Center of Excellence.

Elizabeth Perry, LICSW, HEC-C

Elizabeth is a leader with a strong focus on creatively and strategically solving social problems. She brings nearly two decades of experience as a leader and care provider in non-profits, NGOs, social enterprises and healthcare in the US and internationally. Prior to joining Principle Allies, she worked in director-level leadership in the healthcare setting. She studied social work and ethics at the University of Washington, where she received a robust education in equity, diversity and inclusion, which continues to strongly inform her professional values and the perspective she brings to her work.

Tasha Irvine, MBA

A leader and strategist with 15 years nonprofit and 17 years corporate experience, Tasha has a long track record of successfully analyzing problems, building solutions and helping the community with data, ideas and partnerships. After years in tech, she shifted to community leadership to apply her business expertise to the social impact space. Her expertise encompasses human services, consumer products, real estate, health care, international affairs, education, and program management across corporate, consulting, agency, start-up and nonprofit settings.

Anne Shields, MHA, RN

Anne Shields has more than 20 years of diverse experience in public health, behavioral health integration, primary care operations, Medicaid benefits design and program implementation. She has held executive and senior leadership positions in public health, community health centers and an academic center. Anne joins Principle Allies most recently from the Advancing Integrated Mental Health Solutions (AIMS) Center at the University of Washington, where she led an interdisciplinary team in providing technical assistance in sustainable models of integrated care.