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
Rebecca Cohen, Senior Director
Lori McClung, President
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
Draper Consulting Group – Santa Monica, CA
Lee Draper, Ph.D. , President
Colburn (Cole) Wilbur , Senior Associate
Engage R+D – Pasadena, CA
Giannina Fehler-Cabral
Michael Matsunaga, Senior Consultant
Pilar Mendoza, Senior Consultant
Clare Nolan, Co-Founder
Sonia Taddy-Sandino, Co-Founder
Engage Strategies – Mt. Pleasant, SC
George Abar, Principal
Alyssondra Campaigne, Principal
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
Chaletta Huertas, Associate
Alfonso Perillo, Director of Financial Services
Mary Phillips , President
Amy Segal Shorey , Principal
Prentice Zinn , Principal
Harder + Company Community Research – San Francisco, CA
Aimèe Fribourg, Senior Research Associate
Jennifer James, Senior Vice President
Kristen Itani Koue, Research Consultant
Cristina Magaña, Director
Richard Vezina, V.P., Strategy & Business Development
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
The Philanthropic Group – New York, NY
Barbara R. Greenberg, MSW , President
Jan Schwarz , Philanthropic Consultant
The Philanthropic Initiative, Inc. – Boston, MA
Maggi Alexander, Partner
Katherine Linder, Director
Leslie Pine , Senior Partner
Ellen Remmer , Senior Partner
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors – New York, NY
Melissa A. Berman , President & CEO
Mae Hong , Vice President
Chris Page , Senior Vice President
Walter Sweet , Vice President
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
Molly Schultz Hafid, Associate Director
Richard Mittenthal, President & CEO
VIVA Strategy + Communications – San Mateo, CA
Laura Bowen, Communications Manager
Christina Bath Collosi, Managing Partner
Nicole Tanner, Ph.D., Managing Partner
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
Saphira Baker, Principal, Communitas Consulting –
Charlottesville, VA
Jessica Bearman, Principal, Bearman Consulting, LLC – Viola, ID
Suzanne Callahan, CFRE , Founder, Callahan Consulting for the Arts – Washington, DC
Stephanie Clohesy , CEO, Clohesy Consulting – Cedar Falls, IA
Jara Dean-Coffey, M.P.H , Founder & Principal, Luminare Group – San Rafael, CA
Kristen Donovan, President/Principal, EVALCORP – Irvine, CA
Erica Ekwurzel, CivicAIM – Austin, TX
Leah Ersoylu, President, Ersoylu Consulting – Costa Mesa, CA
Deborah Flood, Principal, Purpose – Irvington, NY
Dawn Franks, President, Your Philanthropy – Tyler , TX
Cristina Gallegos, Founder & CEO, Skylark Strategies LLC – Los Angeles, CA
Jeffrey M. Glebocki, CEO, Strategy + Action/Philanthropy – Tucson, AZ
Justin Goldbach, Founder & Managing Director, Social Strategy Associates LLC – Long Island City, NY
David Greco, President & CEO, Social Sector Partners – Sherman Oaks, CA
Gita Gulati-Partee, Founder & Chief Strategist,
Open Source Leadership Strategies, Inc. – Durham, NC
Ellen Irie, Principal, Informing Change, Berkeley, CA
Valerie Jacobs , Valerie Jacobs Consulting – San Diego, CA
Jan Jaffe, Senior Partner, The Giving Practice – New York, NY
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
Lindalee A. Lawrence, President, Lawrence Associates – Wellesley, MA
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
Donnell Snite Mersereau, Owner, Donnell LLC – Grand Haven, MI
Amy Main Morgenstern , President, Main Stream Enterprises, Inc. – Cleveland, OH
Mark E. Neithercut , Principal, Neithercut Philanthropy Advisors LLC – Detroit, MI
Luke Newton, Independent Consultant – Oakland, CA
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
AnnJanette Rosga, Director, Informing Change, Berkeley, CA
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
Pamela Stevens, Owner, PS Consulting NOLA, LLC – New Orleans, LA
Valerie Threlfall, Principal, Ekoute Consulting – Oakland, CA
Rebecca Van Sickle, 1892 Consulting – Portland, OR
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
GrantBook Inc. – Toronto, CA
James Law, Director, Relationship Development
Kenny Li, Implementation Specialist
Tierney Smith, Philanthropy Solutions Advisor
Haifa Staiti, Philanthropy Solutions Advisor
Jennifer Toh, Philanthropy Solutions Advisor
Individuals
Suzanne E. Busta , President, Philanthropic Impact – Edina, MN
Nicole Campbell, CEO, Build Up Advisory Group – Newtown, CT
Marcia Coné, President, Marcia Coné Consulting – East Greenwich, RI
Michael Courville, Founder, Open Mind Consulting – Sonoma, CA
Anne Dewitt Cowie, Consultant – Roslindale, MA
Max Freund, Partner, LF Leadership – Claremont, CA
Henry (Hank) Goldstein, CEO, Family Foundation Management Counsel, LLC – New York, NY
Leslie Gross-Davis, Partner, Advantage Insights Group – Montclair, NJ
Jessica Hembree, Principal, Platform Civic Strategies – Overland Park, KS
Belinda Lyons-Newman, Founder & Principal, Lyons-Newman Consulting – Berkeley, CA
Linda Marshall, Founding Partner, MissionBridge Philanthropy, LLC – New Canaan, CT
Kay Marquet, President, Kay Marquet Associates – Santa Rosa, CA
Ruth Masterson, Lead Advisor, Practical Insight Consulting – Takoma Park, MD
James P. McCrary, Principal Consultant/Owner,James P. McCrary Philanthropic Counsel, LLC – Birmingham, AL
Marci McLendon, Principal, Independent Consultant – Brooklyn, NY
Yvonne Moore, Principal Advisor, Moore Philanthropy – Brooklyn, NY
Laurie Neighbors, Primary, Laurie Jones Neighbors Consulting – San Francisco, CA
Carolyn O’Brien, Founding Partner, MissionBridge Philanthropy, LLC – New Canaan, CT
Thomas Scanlon, Benchmarks Inc. – Washington, DC
Ellen Schneider, Founding Director, Active Voice Lab – San Francisco, CA
Kate Shirah, Founder and Principal, Alignmeant Consulting – Durham, NC 27717
Sharmila Rao Thakkar, Principal, SRT Advising & Consulting, LLC – Staten Island, NY
Affiliate Members
Affiliate Members are grantmakers and professionals in allied fields who support the mission of NNCG.
Firms
Tides Foundation– San Francisco, CA
Kimberly Middleton, Advisor
Ly Nguyen, Advisor
Individuals
Elizabeth Bremner , former President, The Foundation Incubator – Santa Fe, NM
Deborah Aubert Thomas, VP, Programs & Learning, Philanthropy Ohio – Columbus, OH
Foundation Members
The California Wellness Foundation – Woodland Hills, CA
The Colorado Health Foundation – Denver, CO
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation – Oakland, CA
NNCG Charter Member
indicates Associate Member at a Full Member Firm