Are you looking for a nonprofit consultant? CNE can help.
ConsultCorps is a group of experienced nonprofit consultants partnering with CNE to help you solve problems and grow your effectiveness.
ConsultCorps affiliate members have joined with CNE staff to create a community of practice – working collaboratively with CNE and each other when needed to help guide your organizational transformation.
ConsultCorps in Action
When you come to CNE to find a consultant, we start by helping you evaluate your scope of work, identify how best to work with a consultant, and get you connected to the support you need when you need it. We’re also there for you after your consulting engagement to help you be as effective as possible in implementing key recommendations.

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ConsultCorps team members have expertise in a wide range of practice areas. Areas of expertise include:
Board Development and Governance
Business Planning Coaching
Coaching
Collaboration
Data-driven Decision Making
Finance
Leadership Development
Marketing and Communications
Mergers and Strategic Partnerships
Organizational Development
Philanthropy
Retreat and Meeting Facilitation
Strategic Planning and Facilitation
Succession Planning and Executive Leadership Transition
Cindy Colson, Deputy Director of Strategic Partnerships
Expertise: Board Governance, Business Planning, Philanthropy
Cindy has experience leading strategic initiatives, establishing financially viable organizations, creating high-functioning teams, and building strong collaborations. Read more…
J. Michael Foreman, ConsultCorps Member
Expertise: Leadership Development, Mergers and Strategic Partnerships, Retreat and Meeting Facilitation, Strategic Planning and Facilitation
Mike brings over 30 years experience in facilitation, strategic planning, leadership and team-building to both governmental and not for profit organizations. He has conducted hundreds of facilitation and planning events during his career. Read more…
Mary Davis Hamlin, ConsultCorps Member
Expertise: Collaboration, Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, Leadership
For the past twenty years Mary Davis has worked as a mediator, facilitator, trainer, and coach for organizations in both the public and private sectors. She has extensive substantive and practical knowledge in the areas of collaborative decision making, conflict resolution, negotiation, and leadership. Read more…
Rosemary Mahoney, ConsultCorps Founder
Expertise: Business Planning, Executive Director Mentoring, Strategy
Rosemary brings 30 years of experience both as a cooperative CEO and a nonprofit executive director to her work, which includes international cooperative development projects and cooperative and nonprofit projects in the United States. Read more…
Sarah Milston, ConsultCorps Founder
Expertise: Marketing and Communications, Philanthropy, Strategy
Over the last eight years as a consultant, Sarah has worked with over 100 associations, nonprofits and businesses to help at the intersection of creativity, strategy, and action. Read more…
Cristine Nardi, Executive Director
Expertise: Board Development and Governance, Collaboration
Cristine has been CNE’s Executive Director since 2008. In this role, she directs strategy and operations for the organization and serves as a non-voting member of CNE’s board of directors. Read more…
Katherine Whitney, ConsultCorps Founder
Expertise: Board Governance, Executive Search, Merger and Strategic Partnerships, Strategy
Katherine uses the strategic direction of an organization to support board development, mergers, and succession plan and executive director/CEO searches. Read more…
Susan Wilkes, ConsultCorps Founder
Expertise: Executive Leadership, Organizational Development, Strategy, Talent Management
Susan is an organizational psychologist with extensive experience in executive coaching, leadership and team dynamics, board governance, and strategic planning. Read more…
Trina Willard, ConsultCorps Founder
Expertise: Data-driven Decision Making, Program Evaluation
Trina’s methods typically focus on the implementation and effectiveness of programs, policies, and procedures that help clients guide decisions with the power of information. Read more…