The Art of Humanizing
Complex Systems
One question has driven every chapter of my career: How do we make the complex accessible?
From environmental advocacy to biomedical research, I've learned that data only moves people when paired with a story they recognize. As founder of Aly Creative, The TBD Project, and creator of The Bayou Bounce, I bridge the gap between clinical science and the kitchen table — building the tools, from gamified literacy platforms to $2.5M funded research initiatives, that make health access a lived reality.
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What This Site Is
TBDILLON is the digital home for Tyaisha Blount-Dillon's work in brain health literacy and community storytelling. It brings together The Bayou Bounce, an illustrated children's book for ages 6–12 and the adults who read with them; the Neuroseeds brain health curriculum for classrooms, clinics, and care partners; immersive empowerment retreats; and a growing library of free guides, research posters, and community stories.
It is built for families navigating a diagnosis, educators and clinicians looking for gentle ways to start hard conversations, and organizations advancing health equity in their communities. The work is created and maintained by Tyaisha Blount-Dillon, founder of Aly Creative and The TBD Project, whose career spans environmental advocacy, biomedical research, and culturally grounded public health programming.
A Steady Climb in Influence
Not a career pivot — a continuous translation of complex environments for the people who live in them. Each chapter built the tools and trust required for the next.
The Foundation of Advocacy
Built strategic infrastructure in federal service — diagnosing root causes, aligning stakeholders, and delivering measurable results without contractor cost.
- First Regional Microgrant Program — 15 projects/year
- 14-forest MVUM turnaround to 100% publication
- Draft EIS in 90 days — no contractor needed
- Carolina Bay Project stabilized after abrupt staff loss
- Wrote proposals funding environmental education
- USFS Letter of Appreciation — Green Teams/Special Projects Coordinator, OSCC (2015)
- Sounding board & trusted voice for Green Team advocacy across the nation
- Co-hosted nation-wide Climate Change Scorecard – Element 10 v2.0 listening webinars
- Mapped Forest Service 2015–2020 Strategic Plan pillars to field-level Green Team goals
Bridging Science & Story
Moved into public health and biomedical partnerships — founding Aly Creative to bridge clinical science and community.
- 24-partner coalition secured via in-kind strategy
- Public health & biomedical partnerships
- Peer learning webinars — 15% participation increase
- Aly Creative, LLC founded
National Scale & Innovation
Co-authored a $2.5M CIRM grant, drove a 3.49B-impression national Parkinson's campaign, and turned community feedback into measurable brain health infrastructure.
- $2.5M CIRM biomedical grant co-authored
- 3.49B impressions — Parkinson's national campaign
- Element 10 program improved via structured listening sessions
- The TBD Project Inc. founded
The Bayou Bounce Era
A scalable dual-platform ecosystem — connecting story, movement, and measurable outcomes for schools, clinics, and communities. Built for replication, designed for lasting impact.
- Brain-health literacy platform — schools, clinics & communities
- Bayou Bounce™ national book distribution
- Dual-platform model: story + data + measurable outcomes
- Recognized: strategic nonprofit executive & federal program leader
Rooted in science. Growing through community. Reaching toward equity.
What Drives the Work
Translate Complexity
The throughline of every initiative: turning clinical science, policy, and systems into stories and tools families can actually use.
Build for Scale
From grassroots grants to $2.5M federal funding — designing programs with the architecture to grow nationally.
Center the Community
Culturally grounded from day one. Because health access isn't a talking point — it's the design brief.
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