HISTORY

Transtria, LLC was created in September 2005 under the leadership of Dr. Laura Brennan and her colleagues, Julie Claus (nee Bender) and Tonie Covelli. Before Transtria was formed, these colleagues worked together providing quality services through their former company, Inneval, LLC. Dr. Brennan followed her vision of utilizing the skills and expertise gained in her graduate work at Saint Louis University School of Public Health to develop a company that provides quality public health research services to the broader community, and from this, founded Transtria, a unique and innovative company with few of its kind in existence today.

The company is led by a Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer with support from a team of Project Managers, who manage more than twelve active projects as well as the daily activities of a diverse support team of Project Assistants and Interns. Transtria works with Affiliates who represent academic experts in a variety of disciplines in which Transtria is engaged. Additionally, Contractors in graphic design, information technology, human resources, finance and law round out the team with their respective areas of expertise. All members of the management team have obtained graduate degrees in public health. The company has grown from 6 employees in 2005 to 23 employees in 2008. Due to the significant increase in company size, Transtria purchased its own commercial space in October 2007 in south St. Louis City, where it currently resides.

As a team, this consulting firm has over 60 years of experience conducting research and practice-based initiatives. Collectively, Transtria has published over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles, prepared 15 practice-based reports, developed 4 public health websites, conducted 10 trainings and has given over 30 presentations at the local, state and national level. The Transtria team has proficiency in designing, implementing and evaluating both large- and small-scale community-based initiatives; conducting community-based participatory research; communicating health messages; conducting literature reviews; translating evidence-based intervention strategies; developing comprehensive evaluation plans, including quantitative and qualitative data collection tools; conducting qualitative and quantitative data analysis; disseminating findings through reports, manuscripts, presentations and websites and publications; generating new research initiatives and collaborations through grant writing; and building skills and capacity through training and technical assistance. Transtria has the opportunity to serve a diverse client base of federal and state government agencies, foundations, universities and community-based organizations.