The BEST Consultant Roster is a list of vetted consultants and technical assistance providers. Individuals come throughout the region including western
In order to join the BEST Consultant Roster, providers must submit a complete application including details about their nonprofit experience and expertise; a consulting philosophy statement; a minimum of five recent references; and, a written statement of a recent client engagement. For more information on how to apply to become a BEST consultant go to Consultant Application (see Note below) or contact BEST.
Note: BEST is currently NOT accepting new consultant applications. However, the Consultant Application will be available again in April/May 2008. If you would like to receive a copy once it becomes available, please contact jmacree@bestprojectonline.org.
Consultant profiles are updated regularly. However, if you do not find a consultant that meets your selection criteria upon review of the current list, please contact BEST Program staff for further information.
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Ted Amsden Email: amsdener@yahoo.com |
The Leadership Group | 313-885-0500 | Board Governance/Development, Organizational Development/Change, Organizational Management, Program Planning and Evaluation, Training, Diversity and Inclusion, Conflict Management and Resolution, Team Building, Executive Development |
30822 Hickory Ln Franklin, MI 48025 |
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Christine Andrysiak Email: christine.andrysiak@plantemoran.com |
Plante & Moran, PLLC | 248-223-3330 | Information Technology, Organizational Development/Change, Financial Management |
27400 Northwestern Highway Southfield, MI 48037 |
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Sarah Bannon Email: Bannon_S@msn.com |
Lakeview Consultants, LLC | 517-669-5532 | Financial Management, Fundraising/ Development, Organizational Development/Change, Organizational Management, Program Planning and Evaluation and Training |
12951 Chartreuse Dr DeWitt, MI 48820 |
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Gerry Barrons Email: gerbarrons2@att.net |
313-345-6992 | Board Governance/Development, Organizational Development/Change, Organizational Management, Training |
19545 Roslyn Detroit, MI 48221 |
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Meg Blinkiewicz Email: blinkiewicz@earthlink.net |
Quad Quality Evaluation, LLC | 269-353-4120 | Organizational Development/Change, Program Planning and Evaluation |
2258 South 4th Street Kalamazoo, MI 49009 |
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Al Blixt Email: alblixt@@aol.com |
Dannemiller Tyson Associates | 734-662-0282 | Board Governance/Development, Organizational Development/Change |
905 W. Eisenhower Circle, Suite 105 Ann Arbor, MI 48103 |
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Carol Breen Email: carolbreen@sedonapartners.com |
Sedona Partners | 800-875-4839 | Human Resources Organizational Development/Change |
1542 Southfield Road Birmingham, MI 86336 |
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Cassandra Brooks Email: cassidyconsulting@yahoo.com |
Cassidy Professional Consulting Services, Inc. | 810-252-6044 | Advertising, Event Planning, PR/Media Relations, Decision Making/Communication, Leadership Training, Team Building, |
PO Box 4334 Flint , MI 48504 |
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Maria Coolican Email: infor@transforumconsulting.com |
TransForum Consulting, Inc. | 734-417-6806 | Board Governance/Development, Organizational Development/Change, Organizational Management, Program Planning and Evaluation, Training |
1130 W. Washington St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 |
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Marge Cramton Email: mcramton@comcast.net |
Clarivant | 734-665-2902 | Communications/Marketing |
2269 Westaire Court Ann Arbor, MI 48103 |
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Lolita Cummings Hendrix Email: lhendrix@emich.edu |
Cummings Communications | 810-694-4389 | Communication/Marketing and Fundraising/Development |
8460 Cranbrook Drive Grand Blanc, MI 48439 |
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Greg Eason Email: macman1956@mac.com |
Visions Unlimited Consulting | 810-232-8573 | Financial Management; Organizational Development; Interim Director and Transition Management; Diversity and Race Relations |
1534 S. Franklin Street Flint, MI 48503 |
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Shannon Easter Email: seaster@tha-flint.com |
THA Architects Engineers | 810-767-5600 | Program Planning and Evaluation |
817 East Kearsley St Flint, Michigan 48503 |
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John Foster Email: mthomas@ctpartners.net |
Convergent Technology Partners, LLC | 810-720-3820 ext.113 |
801 S. Saginaw Suite 505 Flint, MI 48502 |
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Jean Golden Email: jean.golden@yahoo.com |
Jean Golden Consulting | 517 449 2476 | Board Governance/Development, Communications/Marketing, Financial Management, Fundraising/Development, Human Resources, Organizational Development/Change, Organizational Management, Program Planning and Evaluation |
418 Rosewood Avenue East Lansing, Michigan 48823 |
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Joan Hanpeter Email: hanpeter@aol.com |
Leadership Group | 248-960-1737 | Board Governance/Development, Organizational Development/Change, Organizational Management, Conflict Resolution, Assessment/Coaching, Team Building, Group Facilitation |
41150 Fox Run Drive Ste. 522 Novi, MI 48377 |
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Alice Hart Email: alicehart@comcast.net |
Alice Hart, Consultant | 734-429-4142 | Board Governance/Development, Organizational Development/Change, Organizational Management, Program Planning and Evaluation, Training |
5412 Pinnacle Ct. Ann Arbor, MI 48108 |
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Amy Hovey Email: amyhovey@protogenia.com |
Protogenia Group, LLC | 517-668-0099 | Board Governance/Development, Communications/Marketing, Fundraising/Development |
11673 Hidden Springs Trail DeWitt, MI 48820 |
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Mathwon Howard Email: Mathwon@hotmail.com |
Mathwon Howard | 734.330.7667 | Fundraising/Development, Organizational Development/Change |
611 A Country Club Road Vestal, NY 13850 |
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Melanie Hwalek Email: mhwalek@specassociates.org |
SPEC Associates | 313-964-0500 ext 202 | Feasibility Studies, Logic Modules, Needs Assessment, Outcomes Measurement, Program Analysis, Training Implementation, Train-the-Trainer |
615 Griswold Suite 1505 Detroit, MI 48226-3992 |
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John Ibbotson Email: john@tedge.com |
Technical Edge, Inc. | 810-230-0300 | Financial Management, Program Planning and Evaluation, Training |
G-3237 Beecher Road Flint, MI 48507 |
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Debbie Jackson Email: jacksondebl@aol.com |
Jackson Consulting | 248-255-2713 | Board Governance/Development, Communications, Organizational Development, Management Teams, Program Planning and Evaluation, Training, Executive transition and Succession Planning, Advocacy Development |
6057 Carpenter Road Ypsilanti, MI 48197 |
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Jeannette Jackson Email: infor@transforumconsulting.com |
TransForum Consulting, Inc. | 734-417-6429 | Board Governance/Development, Organizational Development/Change, Organizational Management, Program Planning and Evaluation, Training |
1130 W. Washington St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 |
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Lynda Jeffries Email: ljeffries2@prodigy.net |
Leadership Group | 313-872-6339 | Board Governance/Development, Human Resources, Organizational Development/Change, Organizational Management, Program Planning and Evaluation, Training and Performance Improvement |
30822 Hickory Lane Franklin, MI 48025 |
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Lorri Johnson Email: lorrijohn@aol.com |
Dannemiller Tyson Associates | 734-434-1304 | Board and Leadership Development, Human Resources, Organizational and Process Redesign, collaboartions and Mergers, Communication, Consensus-Building, Culture Change, Strategic Planning and Implementation |
905 W. Eisenhower Circle, Suite 105 Ann Arbor, MI 48103 |
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Wendy Johnson Email: wndywendyj@aol.com |
WSJ Consulting | 810-238-4858 | Executive Transition Management, Coaching, and Special Projects |
210 Welch Blvd Flint, MI 48503 |
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Lu Kalaj Email: vtaber@nhmichigan.com |
New Horizons Computer Learning Center of Michigan | 517-318-4030 | Organizational Development/Change Program Planning and Evaluation |
2947 Eyde Parkway Suite 210 East Lansing, MI 48823 |
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Dale Keipert Email: dalek@creativewebspinner.com |
Creative Web Spinner, Inc | 810-750-8658 | Communications/Marketing, Fundraising/Development, Training, Other, e-Business and e-Donations Expertise along with strong Intenet usability resulting in superior website ROI |
P.O. Box 927-A Fenton, MI 48430 |
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Dean Keipert Email: deank@Creativewebspinner.com |
Creative Web Spinner, Inc | 810-750-8658 | Communications/Marketing, Fundraising/Development, Training, Other, e-Business and e-Donations Expertise along with strong Intenet usability resulting in superior website ROI |
P.O. Box 927 Fenton, MI 48430 |
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Jenean Klienedler Email: jenean@tedge.com |
Technical Edge, Inc | 810-230-0300 | Program Planning and Evaluation, Training, Dan has been working with networks (LanTastic, Netware, Windows and Linux) and virtually every version of Microsoft Windows since 1991. Dan is currently working with MS Visual FoxPro, Microsoft Office (specializing in Access), SQL Server, Paradox, Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/2003 Servers and Workstations as well as Linux. He is also the team lead of our web hosting group responsible for maintaining the web server and mail server. |
G-3237 Beecher Road STE H Flint, MI 48507 |
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Cynthia Koch Email: cynthia_koch@ameritech.net |
CK Consulting, L.L.C. | 734-546-8303 | Communications/Marketing, Fundraising/Development, Organizational Development/Change, Program Planning and Evaluation, Training |
545 Sixth Street Ann Arbor, MI 48103 |
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Phyllis Lewis Email: plewis1121@smartworksinc.org |
SmartWORKS, Inc | 810-603-0000 | Dunraising/Development, Organizational Management, Program Planning and Evaluation and Training |
7550 South Saginaw Street Suite 3 Flint, MI 48439 |
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John Lindholm Email: lindholm@winegarden-law.com |
Winegarden, Haley, Lindholm & Robertson, P.L.C. | 810-767-3600 | Board Governance/Development, Fundraising/Development and Organizational Development/Change |
G-9460 S. Saginaw Street, Suite A Grand Blanc, MI 48439 |
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Julie Lubbers Hordyk Email: Julie@mindovermarketing.net |
Mind Over Marketing, LLC | 616-296-1886 | Communications/Marketing |
PO Box 191 Grand Haven, MI 49417 |
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Yolanda Lyles Johnson Email: ylylesjohnson@yahoo.com |
Yolanda Lyles Johnson | 734-546-0607 | Mission Review and Development, Strategic Planning, Fundraising Events, Annual Funds, Curriculum Design |
1836 Manchester Ypsilanti, MI 48198 |
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Joseph McCarthy Email: mccarthyhc@comcast.net |
McCarthy Healthcare Consulting, LLC | 734-662-0777 | Board Governance/Development, Organizational Development/Change, Program Planning and Evaluation |
2107 Chaucer Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48103 |
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James McHann Email: jamesmchann@msn.com |
Bloomfield Consulting Group, LLC | 248-506-3196 | Board Recruitment, event planning, managing change and growth, mission review and development, executive and management coaching, case for support, program analysis, curiculum design, executive coaching |
24 Barbour Lane Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304 |
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David Medema Email: dmedema@ponderadvisors.com |
Pondera Advisors | 616-581-3230 | Board Governance/Development, Organizational Development/Change, Organizational Management, Program Planning and Evaluation |
678 Front Street NW Suite 250 Grand Rapids, MI 49504 |
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Amy Meister Email: amymeister@hotmail.com |
Amy Meister | 810-245-5650 | Novell GroupWise, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Photoshop, FrontPage, Microsoft Publisher, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, Macromedia Dream weaver, Microsoft Works, and AS400 |
1242 Baldwin Road Lapeer, MI 48446 |
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Michael O'Donnell Email: modonnell@sorensengross.com |
Sorensen Gross Construction Co., Inc | 810-767-4821 | Program Planning and Evaluation |
3407 Torrey Rd Flint, MI 48507 |
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Keith Payne Email: KFPayne@charter.net |
DMS Solutions | 810-730-0905 | IT Needs Assessment, IT Planning, Software Support, Hardware Implementation, Database Design/Construction, IT Systems Implementation, IT Training, Software Recommendation, Hardware Inventory, Protection Security, Information Management |
9456 Country Club Lane Davison, MI 48423 |
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Carole Pence Email: cpence@aol.com |
Pence Consulting | 906-228-2972 | Board Governance/Development Fundraising/Development Organizational Management Training |
102 W Washington Suite 232 Marquette, MI 49855 |
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Paula Prisby Email: prisbygoblue@comcast.net |
The Leadership Group | 734-429-8162 | Human Resources, Organizational Management |
346 Aberdeen Court Saline, MI 48176 |
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Jose Reyes Email: jreyes@prismsolutionsllc.com |
Prism Solutions LLC | 248-351-4802 | Board Governance/Development, Communications/Marketing, Financial Management, Fundraising Development, Human Resources, Information Technology, Organizational Development/Change, Organizational Management, Program Planning and Evaluation & Training |
42243 Ann Arbor Rd Plymouth, MI 48170 |
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Lynda Ronie Email: lmr8855@aol.com |
Leadership Group | 248-647-5090 | Board Governance/Development, Communications/Marketing, Human Resources, Organizational Management, Executive Coaching |
30822 Hickory Lane Franklin, MI 48025 |
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Randall Rosebush Email: rmrosebush@aol.com |
RM Rosebush & Company | 248-245-3185 | Board Governance/Development, Financial Management, Fundraising/ Development, Organizational Development/ Change, Organizational Management, Program Planning and Evaluation, Training |
4201 Summer Place Shelby Township , MI 48316 |
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Ralph Rumsey Email: rrumsey@rc.net |
Magill and Rumsey, P.C. | 734-995-2500 | Board Governance/Development, Organizational Development/Change |
First National Bldg, 201 S. Main St., 7th Floor Ann Arbor, MI 48104 |
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Artina Sadler Email: atsconsult@comcast.net |
ATS Consulting | 810.610.4392 | Board Governance/Development, Human Resources, Organizational Development/Change, Program Planning and Evaluation, Training |
1054 E. Kurtz Ave. Flint, MI 48505 |
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Julie Schumaker Email: jschumak@umich.edu |
Evaluation Associates | 734-426-0175 | Strategic Planning, Organizational Assessment, Feasibility Studies, Logic Modules, Needs Assessment, Outcomes Measurement, Program Analysis |
7619 Kingfisher Court Dexter, MI 48130 |
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John Seeley Email: jaseeley@aol.com |
Formative Evaluation Research Associates (FERA) | 734-994-9060 | Program Planning and Evaluation |
1810 Cooley Ann Arbor, MI 48103 |
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Beverly Seiford Email: bseiford@mindspring.com |
Dannemiller Tyson Associates | 734-662-1330 x-204 | Board Governance/Development, Human Resources, Organizational Development/Change, Organizational Management |
905 W. Eisenhower Circle, Suite 105 Ann Arbor, MI 48103 |
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Polly Sheppard Email: sheppardconsult@aol.com |
Sheppard Consulting, LLC | 810-938-3020 | Board Governance/Development, Organizational Development/Change, Organizational Management, Program Planning and Evaluation |
117 N. River Street, Suite A Fenton, MI 48430 |
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Neil Sheridan Email: neil@neilsheridan.com |
C. Sheridan Management | 248-840-3402 | Board Governance/ Development Communitcations/Marketing Financial Management Fundraising/Development Human Resources Information Technology Organizational Development/ change Organizational Management Program Planning and Evaluation Training |
P.O. Box 1001 Ortonville, MI 48462-1001 |
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David Shevrin Email: davidshevrin@yahoo.com |
New Perspectives Group | 248-788-9511 | Organizational Development/Change, Organizational Management, Program Planning and Evaluation, Training |
7364 Oak Tree Dr. W. Bloomfield, MI 48332 |
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Lynn Smith Email: lsmith.themarketinglink@comcast.net |
The Marketing Link | 810-423-2321 | Event Planning, PR/Media Relations, Business Planning, Organizational Assessment |
8315 Sherwood Drive Grand Blanc, MI 48439 |
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Sue Southon Email: ssouthon@earthlink.net |
Strategic Planning Services | 248-851-2918 | Board Governance/Development, Communications/Marketing, Fundraising/Development, Human Resources, Organizational Development/Change, Program Planning and Evaluation, Training |
1885 Wingate Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 |
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Joanne Sullenger Email: jsulleng@umich.edu |
Sullenger Consulting | 810-695-1094 | Fundraising/Development |
4510 Hawkcrest Drive Grand Blanc, MI 48439 |
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Lisa Tepatti Email: lisatepatti@sbcglobal.net |
Tepatti Consulting Services | 313-277-5705 | Board Assessment, Board/Staff Relations, Constituency Development, Advocacy and Lobbying, Event Planning, Communications Planning |
2003 North Rosevere Dearborn , MI 48128 |
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Martin Thomas Email: mthomas@ctpartners.net |
Convergent Technology Partners, LLC | 810-720-3820 ext.113 |
801 S. Saginaw Suite 505 Flint, MI 48502 |
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Linda Wasche Email: lindaw@lwmarketworks.com |
LW Marketworks, Inc. | 248-253-0300 | Communications/Marketing |
1668 S. Telegraph Rd., Suite 100 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 |
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Terry Wisner Email: terry@p2s.us |
Partnering To Success, LLC | 810-569-5858 | Business Planning, Managing Change and Growth, Mission Review and Development, Organizational Assessment, Executive & Management Coaching, Interim Directorship, Leadership Training, Team Building, Diagnostics, Needs Assessment, Curriculum Design, Training Implementation, Train-the-Trainer, Executive Coaching, Mediation/Conflict |
PO Box 328 Grand Blanc, MI 48480-0328 |
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Susan Wood Email: swood3644@comcast.net |
Susan Wood - Consultant | 734-213-1336 | Board Governance/Development, Communications/Marketing |
3783 Santa Fe Trail Ann Arbor, MI 48108 |