I have more than 40 years of experience in executive leadership of mission-driven, nonprofit services ranging from higher education to service to people with developmental disabilities. I have also served on and chaired numerous local, regional and national boards of directors. After seeing both sides of the table, I understand what works and what doesn’t – both in executive leadership and in board governance.

I also have faced personal challenges that threatened my leadership and have often wished that I had had an anonymous, compassionate resource I could have turned to for advice and support.

In my experience, the one consistent need in all nonprofit organizations is for high quality, visionary and effective leadership supported by qualified boards of directors and sustained by committed stakeholders.