Explore Local Consultants
Our directory of Central New York (CNY) based consultants includes a wide array of specializations, expertise, and experience. Please keep in mind that inclusion in this list does not necessary reflect an endorsement from The Gifford Foundation; the list is meant to help organizations who are doing their own research find a consultant that best fits their needs.
To download the full directory in spreadsheet form, please click here.
*An asterisk indicates that the consultant has worked on a Gifford capacity building program and therefore has training in the Nonprofit Lifecycles model.
If you are a local consultant that would like to be added to our directory, please contact Lindsay McClung at lindsay@giffordfoundation.org.
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Lisa Newcomb
Company: Thrive in Healing
Phone: (315) 313 – 4024
Areas of Expertise: Organizational development, organizational wellness consulting, and capacity-building within non-profit and community-based organizations.
Email: Click to view
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Melissa Marrone
Company: Marrone Consulting, LLC
Phone: (315) 491 – 5328
Areas of Expertise: Fundraising/Financial Planning, Leadership/Board Development, Impact Assessment, grant writing, social media, systems change, program development/evaluation
Email: Click to view
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Demitrius & Arlaina McNeil
Company: Our Glass Consulting, LLC
Phone: (240) 421 – 2605
Areas of Expertise: Leadership/Board Development, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion, Leadership Assessment, Employee Fulfillment, Workshop Facilitation, Organizational Change Management, Workplace Culture Development, Speaking Engagements
Email: Click to view
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Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken
Company: Five Oaks Consulting
Phone: (315) 720 – 2135
Areas of Expertise: Leadership/Board Development, Impact Assessment, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion, Change Management; Team Coaching; Facilitation, organizational culture change; and virtual and hybrid team leadership.
Email: Click to view
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Ebony Pengel
Company: Unique Consults
Areas of Expertise: Leadership/Board Development, Facilitation, Team building, Fractional COO
Email: Click to view
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Terri Colone
Company: Colone Consulting, LLC
Phone: (315) 243-1057
Areas of Expertise: Grantsmanship Consulting, Project Management, Funding Strategies, Grant Writing and Reporting
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Rachel Johnson
Company: Half Hood Half Holistic
Phone: (716) 541 – 4739
Areas of Expertise: Leadership/Board Development, Impact Assessment, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion, Middle Management Coaching
Email: Click to view
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Kelly Ocampo
Company: Salt City Grants
Areas of Expertise: Grant Writing
Email: Click to view
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Natalie Scavone
Phone: (315) 440 – 7017
Areas of Expertise: Communications/Web Development, Leadership/Board Development, Curriculum
Email: Click to view
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Kristin Sheehan
Company: Sheehan Communications
Phone: (646) 421 – 0291
Areas of Expertise: Marketing strategy, digital marketing, media and event production, public relations, multi-media campaigns, design
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Kavon Chatman
Company: PHU Concepts Inc
Phone: (585) 806 – 6082
Areas of Expertise: Communications/Web Development, Leadership/Board Development, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion, Digital Marketing
Email: Click to view
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Virginia Biesiada
Areas of Expertise: Human Resources
Email: Click to view
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Adrianne Morton *
Phone: (315) 877 – 7465
Areas of Expertise: Leadership/Board Development, Impact Assessment, Grant Proposal Writing
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Andrew Clark
Company: Andrew Clark & Associates
Phone: (315) 412 – 6710
Areas of Expertise: Technology Systems, Leadership/Board Development, Impact Assessment, Organizational/cultural transformation.
Email: Click to view
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Karin Franklin-King *
Company: KFK Consulting
Phone: (315) 676-4424, (315) 420-5563
Areas of Expertise: Leadership/Board Development, Retreat/Group Meetings Facilitator; Marketing & PR
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Carrie Luber
Phone: (315) 624 – 2230
Areas of Expertise: Leadership/Board Development, Impact Assessment, Career Coaching, Training, Career Transition, Enhanced Career support, Placement
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Judy Wolf *
Phone: (315) 525 – 5165
Areas of Expertise: Communications/Web Development, Leadership/Board Development, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion, Leadership & Team Coaching; Conflict Resolution; Transitions/Change Management
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Steven Schack *
Company: Clear Blue Associates LLC
Phone: (917) 836 – 8045
Areas of Expertise: Leadership/Board Development, Capacity Building and Strategic Planning
Email: Click to view
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Katie Doucette *
Phone: (315) 382 – 2286
Areas of Expertise: Leadership/Board Development, Leadership Coaching
Email: Click to view
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Maria Fibiger *
Phone: (315) 885 – 6690
Areas of Expertise: Fundraising/Financial Planning, Leadership/Board Development, Impact Assessment, Transition/Succession Planning, Organizational Turnaround/Crisis Management, Organization Mergers & Dissolution
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Jeff Grimshaw *
Phone: (315) 591 – 5515
Areas of Expertise: Leadership/Board Development, Impact Assessment, Certified Nonprofit Lifecycles Consultant
Email: Click to view
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Mary Carney
Phone: 315-308-1149
Areas of Expertise: Communications/Web Development, Research, Data Analysis and Visualization, Writing, Training and Technical Assistance, Project Planning, Project Management, Evaluation
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Marissa Saunders *
Phone: (347) 541-3207
Areas of Expertise: Leadership/Board Development, Impact Assessment, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion, Program Development
Email: Click to view
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Marsha Tait
Phone: (315) 345 – 8041
Areas of Expertise: Fundraising/Financial Planning, Leadership/Board Development, Impact Assessment, Strategic Planning, Conflict Resolution
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Nancy Smith
Phone: (315) 952 – 1166
Areas of Expertise: Strategic positioning, funding, grant development
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Sara Bollinger
Phone: (315) 447 – 7937
Areas of Expertise: Fundraising/Financial Planning, Leadership/Board Development, Impact Assessment
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Kim Smolen
Company: Social Impact Strategies, LLC
Phone: (315) 350-0197
Areas of Expertise: Leadership/Board Development, Program and Fund Development, Culture/Change Management, Communities of Practice, Cross-Sector Design and Impact Models, Team Coaching/Performance Management.
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Gary Livent
Phone: (315) 952 – 2264
Areas of Expertise: Fundraising
Email: Click to view
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Heidi Holtz *
Company: Stillwork Consulting Group LLC
Phone: (315) 559 – 2636
Areas of Expertise: Capacity assessments and capacity building (certified Nonprofit Lifecycles,) Strategic Pathways, Leadership and Board development, including coaching.
Email: heidi@stillworkconsulting.com
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Patty Weisse *
Phone: (315) 935 – 6003
Areas of Expertise: Fundraising/Financial Planning, Leadership/Board Development, Impact Assessment, Optimizing earned revenues
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Jon Zella
Areas of Expertise: Communications/Web Development, Digital Marketing, Fundraising
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Jeff Bastable
Phone: (315) 263 – 8554
Areas of Expertise: Fundraising
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Cynthia O'Connor *
Phone: (315) 427 – 5747
Areas of Expertise: Leadership/Board Development, Capacity Building, Needs Assessments, Evaluation and Impact Assessments.
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Mark Britz *
Phone: (315) 552 – 0538
Areas of Expertise: Technology Systems, Communications/Web Development, Impact Assessment, Knowledge Management, Training and Development.
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Connie Whitton
Company: Whitton Consulting Group, LLC
Phone: (315) 882 – 8497
Areas of Expertise: Leadership/Board Development, executive coaching and career development.
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Shaneika Ford
Phone: (315) 382-4538
Areas of Expertise: Workplace Crisis Management, Organizational Transformation/Change Management, Interim Executive Leadership, Human Resource Management, Systems and Processes Enhancement, Executive/Leadership Coaching, Professional Photography
Email: Click to view
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Lara Sepanski Pimentel
Phone: (315) 404-7388
Areas of Expertise: Fundraising
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