The Standards for Excellence Institute continues to build a national network of qualified consultants licensed to provide training, consulting, and support on the Standards for Excellence: An Ethics and Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector. The Licensed Consultant Training is an exclusive, professional development initiative that gives independent consultants the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to work with nonprofit organizations across the country interested in learning about, conducting self assessments, implementing change, and becoming accredited in the Standards for Excellence Program.¹

Program Benefits

• Three day License Certification seminar in Fall 2012, including
• Background on the importance of self-regulation for the nonprofit sector
• Overview of the Standards for Excellence program and the specific content contained within the 55 guidelines
• Facilitation and training skills development to support program utilization in your practice
• Take-home tools to help assess organizations against the code
• Access to training tools and knowledge base including:
• Educational tools for all Standards for Excellence trainings including PowerPoint slides, curricula notes, and resource handouts.
• Educational Resource Packets (72 individual copies included free – additional copies available for purchase as a reduced rate)
• 20 Copies of the Standards for Excellence Codebook (additional copies available for purchase as a reduced rate)
• Two year membership to the Standards for Excellence Institute
• Two year license to provide Standards for Excellence consultation including the ability to mentor an organization through the process of incorporating the Standards for Excellence to improve internal management and/or applying for certification to be awarded the Seal of Excellence
• Consultant profile Listing on the Standards for Excellence Institute’s website, promoting your certification as a National Licensed Consultant in all facets of Standards for Excellence code
• Opportunity to serve as an additional professional resource for the Standards for Excellence Institute on a contractual basis

Expectations of Licensed Consultants

To be eligible for and maintain your status as a Licensed Consultant, individuals must:

• Serve in a capacity that supports educating and working with nonprofits to implement and demonstrate organizational improvement and self-regulation
• Complete application and submit for review
• Attend an initial Standards for Excellence Institute authorized multi-day Licensed Consultant seminar
• Commit to program reporting and evaluation requirements
• Submit periodic reports on Standards for Excellence related training and consulting engagements you conduct, including client contact information for consulting engagements
• Maintain acceptable program evaluation ratings
• Maintain membership in the Standards for Excellence Institute (annual membership fee - 2 year membership included in Licensed Consultant Training tuition)
• Maintain active Licensed Consultant status (annual licensing fee - 2 year license included in Licensed Consultant Training tuition) 
• Abide by all copyright, intellectual property, and derivative work restrictions of the Standards for Excellence Institute

 

To Apply

Request an application for the 2012 Licensed Consultant Training (applications available spring 2012 and due via email Summer 2011 Date TBA). A screening process, including review of professional experience will also be conducted by Standards for Excellence Institute staff, based upon the completed application. Once accepted into the program, enter into a written agreement with the Standards for Excellence Institute setting forth obligations and commitments as mentioned above.  And, participate in all facets of the three-day training seminar.

Full Bios

Shannon Ammons
Blackfish Strategies
2531 Rocky Ridge Road, Suite 125,
Birmingham, AL 35243
Phone: (205) 824-4445
Email: shannon@blackfishstrategies.com


Felicia Benjamin
GLOBAL Strategies, LLC
14440 Cherry Lane Ct. Suite 114
Laurel, MD 20707
Phone: 240-786-7130
Fax: 210-579-1999
Email: felicia@globalstrategiesllc.net
www.globalstrategiesllc.net


Terry Berg
Terry Berg Solutions, Inc.
311 Spruce Avenue
Edgewater, MD 21037
Phone/Fax: 410.974.9695 Cell: 410.507.2811
Website: www.tbergsolutions.net


Mark C-B Brunswick
1108 Beech Street
Wilmington, DE 19805
Phone: 302-482-9059
Email: markc-bbrunswick@comcast.net


Allison Black Cornelius
Blackfish Strategies
2531 Rocky Ridge Road, Suite 125
Birmingham, AL 35243
Phone: (205) 824-4445
Email: allison@blackfishstrategies.com


Demetrius Crane
Soldout2Christ Inc. d/b/a Accounting & Consulting
for Nonprofits
P.O. Box 536872, Orlando, FL 32853
Phone: 407.892.3439 Toll-free: 1.866.276.2700
Cell: 407.552.9717
Email: info@soldout2christ.com
Website: www.soldout2christ.com


Lisa DeGori
Associates for Non Profit Success, LLC
72 East Holly Ave, Suite 112
Pitman, NJ 08071
Phone: 856-617-1788
Email: lisa@afnps.com
www.afnps.com


Susan Detwiler
2405 Rambler Road
Wilmington, DE 19810
Phone: 302-463-0327
Email: sdetwiler@detwiler.com
www.detwiler.com


Susan Eriksen-Meier
Susan Eriksen-Meier Consulting, LLC
US Mail: P.O. Box 7936
Jackson, WY 83002
Shipping: UPS or FedEx:
2003 Hidden Ranch Loop
Jackson, WY 83001
Phone: 307-690-7781
Email: susan@susaneriksen-meier.com
www.susaneriksen-meier.com


Rose Mary Fry
RMF Consulting
San Antonio, TX 78248
Phone: (210) 508-5028
rmfconsulting@att.net


Jeane Gaiennie
P3Consulting, LLC
801 Latchmere Court, Suite 202
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Phone: 410.266.9278
Fax: 410.266.6131
Email: jeane@gop3consulting.com
gop3consulting.com


Celeste Garcia
Name: Vision Consulting
1200 Juniper Street, NW
Washington, DC 20012
Phone: 202.250.5166


Sandy Goff, CFRE
Hill Country Memorial Hospital Foundation
PO Box 1339
Fredericksburg, Texas 78624
Phone: 830.990.6628
Website: www.hcmhs.org


Philip Hahn
West Seneca, NY 14224
Phone: 716.480.8883


Donna Handley
Lampstead Solutions
5184 Caldwell Mill Rd.
Suite 204-182
Birmingham, AL 35244
Phone: (205) 610- 9560
Email: donna@lampsteadsolutions.com
www.lampsteadsolutions.com


Zelda Holcomb, Ph.D.
Holcomb Associates, LLC
9540 Longlook Lane
Columbia, MD 21045
Phone: 410-884-0540
Fax: 410-884-0940
Email: zholcomb@holcombassociates.com
www.holcombassociates.com


Thomas K. Hyatt
SNR Denton US LLP
1301 K Street, N.W. Suite 600 East Tower
Washington, DC 20005
Work: (202) 408-3947
Fax: 202.336.5239
Website: www.snrdenton.com


Tatia W. “Tay” Knight, CPA
Wilson, Price, Barranco, Blankenship & Billingsley,
P.C.
3815 Interstate Court
Montgomery, Alabama 36109
Phone: 334-260-2384
Fax: 334-274-1584
Email: tknight@wilsonprice.com
www.wilsonprice.com


Sharon Walker McCall
Resource & Fund Development, LLC
11550 Newcastle Ave.
Suite 202
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Phone: (225) 293-4799
Fax: (225) 293-4796
Email: rafdllc@yahoo.com
www.rafdllc.com


Ana-Astrid Molina
Phone: 240-426-0128
Email: aamolina@comcast.net


Bill Musick
1050 Bishop St. #542
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808.942.0405 Fax: 888.942.0409


Joy O’Neal
The O'Neal Foundation
2500 Mountain Brook Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35223
Phone: 205-223-1362
Fax: 208-575-1707
Email: joyoneal@aol.com
Joy O’Neal earned her MPA from UAB (nonprofit


Yvonne Petersen
Name: Beyond Visions Foundation
PO Box 6518
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00804
Phone: 340.771.5556
Website: www.beyondvisions.org


Catherine Quinn
3213 East Sierra Avenue
Fresno, CA 93710-5918
Phone: 559.298.2162
Email: Catherine@catherinequinn.net


Dr. Sylvia Ritzel
Name: Independent Consultant; Change Readiness
Ambassador
2074 Hannah Dr., Wentzville, MO 63385


Brigette Rouson
1521 Otis Street NE
Washington, DC 20017
Phone: 202.460.2025
Email: rousonassociates@gmail.com


Beth Blanchard Schaffer
3720 Ingomar Street, NW
Washington, DC 20015-1820
Phone: (202) 686-1415
Email: bethbschaffer@gmail.com
www.SuccessfulOrgs.com


Dr. Lise Ann Slatten
Name: Right Place Management Consulting
#10 Courtyard Circle
Lafayette, LA 70508


Maria Smith
9407 Amber Ridge Court
Louisville, Kentucky 40272
Phone: 502.719.0072
Email: msmith@hhlou.org


Kendall Sorenson-Clark
PO Box 128
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Port Tobacco, MD 20677-0128
Phone: 301.589.2303


Glen Stubbulo
Delaware State Parks
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: 302-739-9181
Fax: 302-736-7698
Email: Glen.Stubbolo@state.de.us
www.destateparks.com/volunteers


Naomi Takeuchi
Name: 1000 Cranes Business Consulting
2530 Meridian Parkway, Suite 200
Durham, NC 27713
Work: 919.806.4932 Fax: 919.806.4301
Website: www.1000cranes.com


Robin Talbert, J.D.
9402 Woodland Drive
Silver Spring MD 20910
Phone: 301-565-3823
Email: talbertrj@verizon.net
www.robintalbertconsulting.com


John R. Valliant
Responsible Philanthropy Group, LLC
8120 North Fork Boulevard
Easton, MD 21601
Phone: 410.829.3572 Fax: 410.822.4546
Email: jvalliant@goeaston.net


John Verrill
Practical Matters for Small Museums
P.O. Box 325
402 South Main Street
Hebron, MD. 21830
Phone: 410-742-0691


Amanda Zinn
President and CEO
eCubed
10628 Park Heights Avenue
Owings Mills, Maryland 21117
Phone: 443.865.0704
Fax: 410.486.1184
E-mail: ecubed@comcast.net