Dannemiller Tyson Associates

Non-Profit Experience	Children/Youth Services, Education K-12, Health, Housing/Homelessness, Nonprofit Sector Issues, Senior Services, Information and Referral Services, Mergers/Consolidation of Services
Skills Profile	Board Governance/Development, Strategic Planning, Meeting Facilitation, Organizational Development, Organizational Change Management, Leadership Development and Coaching, also Communication.
IT Expertise
Affiliations	Association for Psychological Type-qualified MBTI administrator; American Society for Training and Development; Organization Development (OD Network); Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce-Leadership Ann Arbor participant
Consulting Summary	Beverly Seiford has over 25 years of professional experience as an organization development consultant, project director, and educator. She has facilitated strategic planning, process improvement, and team building initiatives with Fortune 100 corporations, federal and state agencies, educational institutions, and not-for-profit enterprises. Bev is a partner in Dannemiller Tyson Associates, the pioneers of a system transformation methodology known as Whole-Scale. The focus of her work is to facilitate conversations that help client systems tap the wisdom of the people in their organizations to create comprehensive approaches for adapting constructively to a constantly changing environment.
Professional Summary	CHILDREN/YOUTH SERVICES - As a parent and a former teacher, I have first-hand experience in both supporting and accessing services for children with a varienty of special needs including after school programs, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and foreign student exchange programs. EDUCATION - I taught third grade and children with learning disabilities for seven years and directed a Title I program for eight years. I have consulted on educational issues in numerous capacities including: training 5 to 500 teachers on team-building; facilitating committee reviews of teacher certification testing materials; coaching administrators; working with boards. NONPROFIT SECTOR ISSUES - I have experience as a board member, interim director, volunteer, and consultant. I understand the pressures that nonprofits face including reduced funding, increased demands, staff turnover, mission expansion, board building, and board relations. I have also facilitated several strategic planning and team-building initiatives for nonprofits. INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES - I served as interim director of an I&R service agency for 6 months. My accomplishments included redesigning processes for serving clients, reorganizing the agency structure, bringing the agency into fiscal compliance, and overseeing a merger with an umbrella organization.
Admin Experience	Meeting/Retreat Facilitator, Trainer in area(s) of expertise
Our References	University of Michigan Depression Center-Ann Arbor Dexter Public Schools-Board of Education, Dexter Community Prevention Partners, Jackson Washtenaw County Bar Association, Ann Arbor First Call for Help Information & Referral Agency, Amherst, MA BEST Agencies: Jewish Community Services, Metro Housing & Urban League of Flint

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Is there funding available for the replication of BEST in communities outside Genesee County?
The Flint Funders’ Collaborative focuses its resources on the communities it serves in Flint and Genesee County. Although the How does BEST match consultants to agencies?
The Director of Programs in consultation with the Lead Consultant creates a short list of recommended consultants (usually 3-4) for What is BEST?
BEST stands for: Building Excellence, Sustainability and Trust. The BEST Pilot Project was based on a year of research that included a