Full Members
Full Members have demonstrated exceptional depth and quality of consultant work by providing at least five grantmaker clients as references.
Institutions & Firms
Advocacy & Communication Solutions, LLC – Cleveland, OH
Scarlett Bouder, Vice President
Cassie Gaffney, Senior Strategist
Lori McClung, President
Nikki Reiss, Senior Strategist
Lauren Sogor, Senior Strategist
Arabella Advisors – San Francisco, CA
Lydia Guterman, Senior Director of Consulting Services
Julie Slay, Senior Director of Evaluation
Melanie Torres, Senior Director of Consulting Services
Gwen Walden 
, Senior Managing Director
Shelley Whelpton, Managing Director
Blue Garnet – Los Angeles, CA
Way-Ting Chen, Sr. Partner & Co-Founder
Shannon Johnson, Partner
Jennifer Shen, Partner & Co-Founder
Sofia Van Cleve*, Analyst
Jessica Wong*, Senior Associate
Cause Communications – Los Angeles, CA
R.Christine Hershey, Founder
Vanessa Schnaidt, Group Account Director
Jessica Truex, Project Manager
Community Science – Gaithersburg, MD
David Chavis, Ph.D., President/CEO
Oscar Espinosa, Senior Associate
Kien Lee, Ph.D., Vice President & Principal Associate
Amy Minzner 
, Senior Associate
Engage R+D – Pasadena, CA
Giannina Fehler-Cabral
Pilar Mendoza, Senior Consultant
Clare Nolan, Co-Founder
Anna Saltzman, Senior Consultant
Sonia Taddy-Sandino, Co-Founder
FMA – New York, NY
Tony Bowen, Senior Consultant
Rodney Christopher, Lead Consultant
Dipty Jain, Principal
Andrea Mills, Principal
Jennifer Pedroni, Senior Consultant
Hilda Polanco, Founder & CEO
Foundation Management Services, Inc. – Cleveland, OH
Kathy Bakhshi, Manager, Grants & Operations
Sherri Clancy, Associate
Jeanine Gergel, Associate
Cristin Slesh , President
Karen Thompson-Shaheen , Associate
GMA Foundations – Boston, MA
Phil Hall, Principal
Chaletta Huertas, Associate
Mary Phillips , President
Amy Segal Shorey , Principal
Prentice Zinn , Principal
Grantbook – Toronto, CA
James Law, Director, Relationship Development
Mohamed Huque, Philanthropy Technology Consultant
Kenny Li, Implementation Specialist
Tierney Smith, Philanthropy Technology Consultant
Jennifer Toh, Philanthropy Technology Consultant
Harder + Company Community Research – San Francisco, CA
Eva Maria Chavez, Research Associate
Kristina Gelardi, Research Consultant
Jennifer James, Partner
Sophia Lee, Senior Research Consultant
Cristina Magaña, Partner
Hirsch & Associates – San Francisco, CA
Adrienne Bousian, Senior Associate
Susan Hirsch, CEO
Betsy Merzernich, Senior Associate
Emily Cohen Raskin, Senior Associate
Learning for Action (LFA) – San Francisco, CA
Emily Boer Drake, Senior Consultant
Alex Hildebrand, Director of Strategy Consulting
Steven LaFrance , President & CEO
Nancy Latham , Chief Learning Officer
Rachel Cuevas Rouda, Senior Consultant
Marga Inc. – New York, NY
Faith Bynoe, Senior Associate
David Maurrasse, President/Founder/CEO
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors – New York, NY
Melissa A. Berman , President & CEO
Mae Hong , Vice President
Walter Sweet , Vice President
Olga Tarasov, Director
RTI International – Research Triangle Park, NC
Barri Burrus, Senior Director
Phillip Graham, Senior Director
Rachel Nugent, Vice President
David Silver, Director
Katherine Treiman, Senior Manager
Strategic Philanthropy, Ltd. – Chicago, IL
Betsy Brill, Founder & President
Mollie Bunis, Director of Philanthropic Services
TCC Group – New York, NY
Melinda Fine, Dir. of Philanthropy & Strategic Partnerships
Maritza Guzman, Sr. Consultant
Angela Kahres , Program Manager
Richard Mittenthal, President & CEO
The Giving Practice – Seattle, WA
Jan Jaffe, Senior Partner
Sindhu Knotz, Managing Partner
Ted Lord, Senior Partner
Mark Sedway, Senior Partner
Leslie Silverman, Partner
The Philanthropic Group – New York, NY
Barbara R. Greenberg, MSW , President
Jan Schwarz , Philanthropic Consultant
The Philanthropic Initiative, Inc. – Boston, MA
Maggi Alexander, Partner
Joseph Lee, Philanthropic Advisor
Leslie Pine , Senior Partner
Ellen Remmer , Senior Partner
VIVA Social Impact Partners – San Mateo, CA
Laura Bowen, Communications Manager
Christina Bath Collosi, Managing Partner
Iris Elent, Consultant
Nicole Tanner, Ph.D., Managing Partner
Christine Tringale, Director of Data & Analytics
Whittier Trust Company – South Pasadena, CA
Pegine Grayson, Senior V.P. of Philanthropic Services
Julie Lytle Nesbit, E.V.P. & Director of Philanthropic Services
Brian Van Weele, V.P. of Philanthropic Services
Individuals
Athena Adkins, President, Better World Partners – St. Paul, MN
Thomas E. Backer, Ph.D. , Senior Research Fellow,
California State University – Northridge, CA
Jessica Bearman, Principal, Bearman Consulting, LLC – Viola, ID
Suzanne Callahan, CFRE , Founder, Callahan Consulting for the Arts – Washington, DC
Nicole Campbell, CEO, Build Up Advisory Group – Newtown, CT
Stephanie Clohesy , CEO, Clohesy Consulting – Cedar Falls, IA
Jara Dean-Coffey, M.P.H , Founder & Principal, Luminare Group – San Rafael, CA
Lee Draper, Ph.D, Draper Consulting Group – Santa Monica, CA
Erica Ekwurzel, CivicAIM – Austin, TX
Leah Ersoylu, President, Ersoylu Consulting – Costa Mesa, CA
Deborah Flood, Principal, Purpose Advisors – Irvington, NY
Dawn Franks, President, Your Philanthropy – Tyler, TX
Lynda Frost, Principal, Lynfro Consulting – Austin, TX
Jeffrey M. Glebocki, CEO, Strategy + Action/Philanthropy – Tucson, AZ
Justin Goldbach, Founder & Managing Director, Social Strategy Associates LLC – Long Island City, NY
Gita Gulati-Partee, Founder & Chief Strategist,
Open Source Leadership Strategies, Inc. – Durham, NC
Molly Schultz Hafid, Independent Consultant – New York, NY
Ellen Irie, Principal, Informing Change – Berkeley, CA
Valerie Jacobs , Valerie Jacobs Consulting – San Diego, CA
Sheila Kappeler-Finn, Duende Consulting, LLC – Lafayette, CA
Brittany Kienker, Kienker Consulting LLC – Canton, MI
Lisa Korwin, Principal, Korwin Consulting – Oakland, CA
Pat Krackov, Principal, Lighthouse Philanthropy Advisors -San Jose, CA
Belinda Lyons-Newman, Founder & Principal, Lyons-Newman Consulting – Berkeley, CA
Tony Macklin, At-Large Pro, Tony Macklin Consulting – Broomfield, CO
Dara Major, Principal, Dara Major Philanthropy Consulting – New York, NY
Kristina L. Mayer , President, KLMayer Consulting Group, LLC – Port Townsend, WA
Lisa McGill, Principal, LM Strategies Consulting, LLC – Homewood, IL
Donnell Snite Mersereau, Owner, Donnell LLC – Grand Haven, MI
Amy Main Morgenstern , President, Main Stream Enterprises, Inc. – Cleveland, OH
Karen Murrell, Principal, Higher Heights Consulting and Training, Inc. – Silver Springs, MD
Mark E. Neithercut , Principal, Neithercut Philanthropy Advisors LLC – Detroit, MI
Corey Newhouse, Founder &Principal, Public Profit – Eugene, OR
Kristen Putnam-Walkerly, MSW , President, Putnam Consulting Group – Cleveland, OH
Mary Elizabeth Rider, Principal, Rider Consulting – Anchorage, AK
Holli Rivera, Principal, Intentional Philanthropy, LLC – Bethesda, MD
Tuti Scott, President, Changemaker Strategies – Glolucester,MA
Seema Shah, Principal/Founder, Commveda Consulting, LLC – Brooklyn, NY
Mistinguette Smith, Principal Consultant, M Smith Consulting LLC, – Northhampton, MA
Suzanne Smith, CEO/Founder, Social Impact Architects, Inc – Dallas, TX
Valerie Threlfall, Principal, Ekoute Consulting – Oakland, CA
Rebecca Van Sickle, 1892 Consulting – Portland, OR
Christine Zachai, Philanthropic Advisor, Forward Philanthropy – Montpelier, VT
Associate Members
Associate Members are qualified consultants actively serving grantmakers who choose to work with a smaller client base, are newer to the field, or otherwise have not yet participated in NNCG’s vetting process.
Firms
SEED Collaborative – Inglewood, CA
Evan Holland, Senior Consultant
Paul Hudson, Managing Partner
Tara Taylor, Managing Director
Individuals
Suzanne E. Busta , President, Philanthropic Impact – Edina, MN
Sanford Cardin, Senior Consultant, Cresset Capital – Queenstown, MD
Marcia Coné, President, Marcia Coné Consulting – East Greenwich, RI
Michael Courville, Founder, Open Mind Consulting – Sonoma, CA
Anne Dewitt Cowie, Consultant – Roslindale, MA
Laura Lewis Duty, Principal, Laura Duty & Associates, LLC – Dallas, TX
Stephanie Ellis-Smith, Principal/Owner – Phila Engaged Giving – Seattle, WA
Eileen Egan, Partner, Melvin Consulting PLLC – Flagstaff, AZ
Gariela Fitz, Principal, Think Twice LLC – Chicago, IL
Max Freund, Partner, LF Leadership – Claremont, CA
Hunter Gatewood, Owner, Signal Key Consulting – San Diego, CA
Rose Haynes, Principal, Rose Haynes Consulting – Oakland, CA
Emily Harris, Principal, Harris Strategies, LLC, Chicago, IL
Jessica Hembree, Principal, Platform Civic Strategies – Overland Park, KS
Heather J. Larson, Founder, LiveGive – South Barrington, IL
Becky Lentz, Faculty Fellow, RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service – Austin, TX
David Manuel, Principal, University Donor Advisors – Ft. Worth, TX
Richard Marker, Founder/Co-principal, Institute for Wise Philanthropy – Bethesda, MD
Linda Marshall, Founding Partner, MissionBridge Philanthropy – New Canaan, CT
Kay Marquet, President, Kay Marquet Associates – Santa Rosa, CA
Marie Massaro, Principal, Massaro Consulting – Middletown, CT
Ruth Masterson, Lead Advisor, Practical Insight Consulting – Takoma Park, MD
Yvonne Moore, Principal Advisor, Moore Philanthropy – Brooklyn, NY
Carolyn O’Brien, Founding Partner, MissionBridge Philanthropy, LLC – New Canaan, CT
Bridget Y. Samuel, VESTEDin Consulting Group, LLC – Houston, TX
Thomas Scanlon, Benchmarks Inc. – Washington, DC
Kirsten Scobie, Persimmon Consulting – Lancaster, NH
Kathy Sessions, Leaven Partners, LLC. – Chevy Chase, MD
Kate Shirah, Founder and Principal, Alignmeant Consulting – Durham, NC
Dara Weinerman Steinberg, Principal, Steinberg Consulting – Twinsburg, OH
Tammy Tai, Principal, Tai Consulting – Boston, MA
Sharmila Rao Thakkar, Principal, SRT Advising & Consulting, LLC – Staten Island, NY
Coby C. Williams, Principal Consultant, New Reach Community Consulting – Canal Winchester, OH
Lauren Wolkov, President, Lauren Wolkov Strategic Advisors – Sacramento, CA
Affiliate Members
Affiliate Members are grantmakers and professionals in allied fields who support the mission of NNCG.
Firms
Tides Foundation– San Francisco, CA
Ly Nguyen, Advisor
Individuals
Elizabeth Bremner , former President, The Foundation Incubator – Santa Fe, NM
Laura Smith, Senior Director, Programs & Learning, Philanthropy Ohio – Columbus, OH
Foundation Members
The California Wellness Foundation – Woodland Hills, CA
The Colorado Health Foundation – Denver, CO
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation – Los Altos, CA
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation – Oakland, CA
NNCG Charter Member indicates Associate Member at a Full Member Firm
