Projects

2023

New Hope Academy

Consultant:
– Beverly Sakauye

Tennessee Art Education Association

Consultant:
– Lee Grinspan

Emerald Theatre

non-profit status

Consultant:
– Sarah Prosser

Alcy Ball Development

Board Development
Consultants:
– Allen Blair
– Mike Frick

Purrfect Cat Rescue

Social Media Campaign
Consultant:
– Benjamin Fuller

2022

Memphis Inner City Rugby

Consultants:
– Diane Weickenand
– Dan Springfield

River Arts Festival

Consultants:
– Jef Feibelman
– Rick Masson

First Unitarian Church

human resources

Consultants:
– Mark Jones
– Cathy VanLeit

Shelby Literacy Center

board development, strategic plan

Consultant:
– Barbara King

Once Daily

thought partner

Consultant:
– Katy Spurlock

Coaching for Literacy

strategic plan

Consultant:
– Phil Converse

Memphis Teachers Residency

marketing, strategic plan

Consultants:
– Steve Ross
– Barbara Sysak

Samaritan Counseling Center

website design and development

Consultants:
– Anton Nguyen
– Mark White

Bevo Boys Fitness Academy

board governance, strategic plan

Consultants:
– Calvin Anderson
– Gary Sysak

Community Legal Center

Consultants:
– Shirley Clark
– Susanne Landau
– Rachel Shankman

Samaritan Counseling Center

Consultants:
– Gary Sysak
– Barbara Sysak

CasaLuz

strategic planning

Consultants:
– Leonard Kaye
– Barbara Newman

Volunteer Odyssey

board development, staff structure, thought partner

Consultants:
– Allen Blair
– Barbara Prescott
– Cathy VanLeit

901 Parkinsons Fighters

board governance, financial analysis

Consultants:
– John McQuiston
-Trish Pontius

WeNspire Association

organizational assessment, board governance

Consultants:
-Michelle Fowlkes
-Brenda Younger Hoolihan

2021

Tilth

organizational review

Consultants:
– Allen Blair
– Leonard Kaye

Memphis Teacher Residency

marketing, communication

Consultants:
– Susanne Landau
– Marvin Stockwell
– Barbara Sysak

Samaritan Counseling Center

board development, administration, strategic planning

Consultants:
– Bill Vaughan
– The Rev. Sandy Webb

LifeDoc

financial management

Consultant:
– Les Edwards

All Memphis

legal

Consultant:
– Doug Halijan

Kindred Place

board development, governance

Consultants:
– Sarah Prosser
– Athena Palmer

Lamplighter Montessori School

planning, governance

Consultants:
– Allen Blair
– Steve Ross
– Gib Vestal

Iris Orchestra

business assessment

Consultant:
– Phil Converse

Overton Park Conservancy

financial

Consultant:
– Terry Saunders

Germantown Education Foundation

marketing, strategy

Consultants:
– Lee Grinspan
– Gary Sysak

I Am My Sisters Keeper

thought partner, strategy

Consultant:
– Yvonne Matlock

Memphis Area Legal Services

organizational assessment

Consultants:
– Jim Robinson
– Chip Westbrook

Apple Seed

board governance, board development

Consultants:
– Michelle Fowlkes
– Barbara Lapides

STARS (Students Tackling Autism-Related Syndromes)

fundraising strategy

Consultants:
– Elaine Kaufman
– Jessica Webb
– Pam Scarborough

Casa Luz

board development, strategic plan

Consultants:
– Ray Brown
– Juanita Ortiz

Restore Corps

board development, strategic plan

Consultants:
– Dan Springfield
– Gib Vestal

SCORE CDC

mentor/thought partner

Consultant:
– Steve Lockwood

Community Legal Center

marketing, development, thought partner

Consultants:
– Shirlee Clark
– Susanne Landau
– Rachel Shankman

2020

Midtown Memphis Development Corporation

marketing, communication

Consultant:
– Marvin Stockwell

STARS (Students Tackling Autism-Related Syndromes)

strategic planning

Consultants:
– Barbara Lapides
– Barbara Prescott

Carpenter Art Garden

mentoring, program analysis, strategic planning

Consultant:
– Rachel Shankman
– Juanita Ortiz

National Civil Rights Museum

board governance

Consultant:
– Jim Jalenak

Memphis Youth Symphony

mission, vision

Consultant:
– Gary Sysak

Total Arts Coalition

board development, financial analysis, funding

Consultants:
– Michelle Fowlkes
– Terry Saunders
– Cynthia Haley

Comfort Care Coalition

communication, marketing

Consultants:
– Lee Grinspan
– Mary Layton

Thistle and Bee

finance analysis, fundraising

Consultants:
– Paula Jacobson
– Trish Pontius

Memphis Leadership Foundation

program analysis, strategic planning

Consultant:
– Gib Vestal

Community Legal Center

human resources, mentoring

Consultants:
– Jef Feibelman
– Athena Palmer

Love Doesn’t Hurt

board development, grant writing

Consultant:
– Barbara King

A Way Out Ministries

operational and organizational assessment

Consultant:
– Gib Vestal

Memphis Black Arts Alliance

identify role and landscape network with other organizations in community

Consultants:
– Calvin Anderson
– Michelle Fowlkes

Constance Abbey

financial analysis and development

Consultants:
– Trish Pontius
– Jennifer Hagerman

National Ornamental Metal Museum

mentor and thought partner

Consultant:
– Paula Jacobson

Arrow Creative

governance and board development

Consultants:
– Andrea Bienstock
– Alan Blair

2019

Community Alliance for the Homeless (CAFTH)

human resources and staffing

Consultants:
– Mark Jones
– Richard Reinhardt

For The Kingdom (FTK)

strategic planning and financial analysis

Consultant:
– Gib Vestal

Voices of the South

strategic planning, marketing

Consultants:
– Michelle Fowlkes
– Lisa Kranc
– Barbara Lapides

Junior League of Memphis

facility assessment with financial analysis

Consultants:
– Trish Pontius
– David Ciscel

Heights (CDC)

strategic planning and financial analysis

Consultants:
– Les Edwards
– Jeff Sanford

Memphis Area Legal Services (MALS)

strategic planning for technology systems

Consultants:
– Jessica Hackett
– Tom Slagle

Mid-South Coalition for Comfort Care

strategic planning

Consultants:
– Alan Blair
– Lee Grinspan

Community LIFT

governance, board development

Consultants:
– Phil Converse
– Jef Feibelman

Families Matter

strategic planning, human resources, fundraising, program evaluation

Consultants:
– Gib Vestal
– Steve Ross

PRIZM Ensemble

marketing and board development

Consultants:
– Blanchard Tual
– Lori Guyton

The Lisieux Community

board development and financial analysis

Consultants:
– Barbara Sysak
– Cathy VanLeit
– Terry Saunders

The Big Heart Fund

organization assessment

Consultants:
– Barbara King
– Holley McGehee
– Gary Shorb

901 Girls with Goals

governance and business planning

Consultants:
– John McQuiston
– Leonard Kaye

STARS (Students Tackling Autism-Related Syndromes)

governance and board development

Consultants:
– Barbara Lapides
– Barbara Prescott

Midtown Memphis Development Corporation

strategic planning, communication

Consultant:
– Jeff Sanford

2018

P.U.R.E.

board development, financial analysis, fundraising

Consultants:
– Michelle Fowkles
– Susanne Landau
– Gib Vestal

Merge Memphis

legal assistance, financial analysis

Consultants:
– Allen Malone
– Doug Smith
– Greg Spillyards

One Step Initiative

strategic planning, financial analysis, marketing

Consultants:
– Barbara Prescott
– David Ciscel
– Beverly Robertson
– Ralph Yaffe

Thistle and Bee

strategic planning, human resources, governance, production review

Consultants:
– Barbara Lapides
– Cathy Van Leit
– Mark Jones
– Tom Slagle

Community Legal Center (CLC)

governance and board development

Consultants:
– Jeff Sanford
– Blanchard Tual

Shelby County Veterans Court Foundation (SCVCF)

board development, fundraising

Consultants:
– Allen Blair
– Barbara King

Tennessee Art Education Association (TAEA)

governance, HR

Consultants:
– Cindy Ettingoff
– James Jalenak
– Mark Jones

The Lynching Sites of Memphis

strategic planning, board development, fundraising

Consultants:
– Dorothy Johnson
– Susanne Landau

Memphis Library Foundation

strategic review

Consultants:
– Jef Feibelman
– Holley McGehee

2016-17

Indie Memphis

governance, strategic planning, fundraising

Consultants:
– Phil Converse
– Jane Fulmer
– Lisa Kranc
– Holley McGehee
– Barbara Prescott

Carpenter Art Garden

strategic planning, human resources, program analysis, finance

Consultants:
– Michelle Fowlkes
– Lee Grinspan
– Mark Jones
– John McQuiston
– Trish Pontius

The Community Alliance For The Homeless (CAFTH)

strategic planning, governance

Consultants:
– Yvonne Madlock
– Holley McGehee
– Jeff Sanford
– Gary Shorb

Let’s Innovate Through Education (LITE)

mentoring

Consultants:
– Jim Jalenak
– Jessica Johnson Webb

Community Legal Center (CLC)

fundraising

Consultants:
– Phil Converse
– Elaine Kaufman
– Janie McCrary

National Ornamental Metal Museum

governance and financial analysis

Consultants:
– Michelle Fowlkes
– Terry Saunders
– Cynthia Haley

Alliance Healthcare Services (AHS)

marketing

Consultants:
– Lee Grinspan
– Russ Williams (Archer Malmo)

All Memphis

governance

Consultants:
– Jef Feibelman
– Andy Jones
– Laurel Williams

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