About Us
A Community for Enneagram Learning and Connection Across Texas
IEA Texas is a statewide community dedicated to expanding access to the wisdom and practice of the Enneagram. As an official chapter of the International Enneagram Association (IEA), we bring together students, practitioners, teachers, and enthusiasts from across Texas who share a passion for personal growth, meaningful dialogue, and the transformative power of the Enneagram.
Our mission is simple:
IEA Texas introduces, deepens, engages, and expands access to the Enneagram across Texas by fostering learning, community, and collaboration among practitioners, students, and the wider public.
Whether you are just discovering the Enneagram or have been studying it for years, IEA Texas exists to support your journey.
Our Board
The IEA Texas board reflects the diversity of the Enneagram community across the state. Our leadership includes coaches, educators, clergy, consultants, and organizational leaders who integrate the Enneagram into a wide range of professional contexts.
Together, we are committed to building a collaborative, ethical, and inclusive Enneagram community that supports learners, practitioners, and teachers throughout Texas.
Joanna Douglas
Joanna Douglas is a conscious leadership coach who works with accomplished professionals who look successful on paper but feel depleted behind the scenes. An International Coaching Federation certified coach at the ACC level and a certified Enneagram teacher through the Chestnut Paes Enneagram Academy, Joanna specializes in the intersection of emotional intelligence and executive performance through the customized lens of the Enneagram.
A former corporate leader, she combines practical leadership strategy with deep self-awareness work to help leaders regulate reactivity, strengthen communication, and lead with greater confidence and authenticity. Joanna is the creator of the Depletion to Fulfillment™ model and founder of Enneagram Ensight.
President
Dallas
andrew Bowles
Andrew Bowles (he/him) is a Certified Narrative Enneagram Teacher, board-certified chaplain, and founder of Paths to Presence, an Enneagram-informed coaching and teaching practice based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
Andrew was introduced to the Enneagram in 2011 and has been integrating its wisdom into his life and work ever since. Through his work in healthcare settings, faith communities, workshops, and other group learning environments, he is especially interested in using the Enneagram to help people recognize automatic patterns, deepen self-awareness, and engage life with greater presence and intention.
Find Andrew at www.pathstopresence.com
Vice President / Secretary
Dallastisha Dodge
Board Member / Legal
Ft. WorthTisha Dodge is a leader and strategist focused on mission-driven initiatives and community impact. She brings experience in organizational leadership and social innovation to the work of building a strong Enneagram community across Texas.
Carrie Lutter
Treasurer
DallasCarrie Lutter, LCSW, RDN, is a licensed psychotherapist, nutrition
therapist, and Certified Enneagram Practitioner who has been in private
practice since 2000. She specializes in helping adolescents, adults and
families with young children build healthier relationships with eating,
movement, and body image through an integrated non-diet approach to
emotional and physical well-being.
Since 2017, Carrie has incorporated the Enneagram into her personal,
clinical, and educational work. As a Type 2 (SP/SX/SO) on the growth
path, she has expanded her work as a speaker and presenter at community
events, conferences, Enneagram trainings. More recently the her
enneagram work led her to a business development role in mental health.
Find Carrie at www.carrielutter.com
Aaron Manes
Board Member / Communications
DallasAaron Manes (he/him) is a coach, a trained spiritual director, a somatically-informed Enneagram teacher and an inner work healing practitioner. Aaron is the Executive Director at The Retreat House Spiritual Center, a non-profit contemplative community. He holds Enneagram certifications with the Somatic Enneagram and Awareness To Action Enneagram. He is a contributing writer for The Enneagram Monthly, is an IEA Accredited Professional, and is an adjunct faculty member with SMU Perkins School of Theology’s Certificate in Spiritual Direction program.
Through one-on-one accompaniment, workshops, and group facilitation, Aaron creates grounded, compassionate spaces for people doing the brave work of reconnecting with themselves and learning how to live with greater presence, clarity, and integrity in an ever-changing world.
Find Aaron at www.aaronmanes.com
John Marshall
John Marshall, MS, PCC, NBC-HWC, is an executive coach, speaker, and coach educator whose work integrates the Enneagram, iEQ9, mindfulness, positive psychology, and leadership development. He is the founder of Humessence, an iEQ9 Accredited Practitioner, and a board member and Membership Director for the founding board of IEA Texas. John is also an instructor for Life Purpose Institute’s Life Coach Certification Program, a Mentor Coach for Wellcoaches, an executive coach for Skillsoft, host of The Present Professional Podcast, and a meditation and mindfulness teacher on Insight Timer. He helps people grow in self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and more intentional ways of living and leading.
Board Member / Membership
HoustonJon Singletary
Board Member / Programming
WacoJon Singletary is a professor and licensed social worker who incorporates the Enneagram into academic settings as a framework for helping students better understand themselves and others. His work bridges higher education, leadership formation, and personal development.