Consultants
Joe Chellman – Web / Tech Support and Design
Joe Chellman, Principal Shoofly Design, has been a web designer since 1996 and a drummer since 1989. He received his master’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University, focusing on usability design, in 1999. When he's not whacking hollow objects with sticks or building web sites, Joe can be found walking the dog, baking cakes, and grooming his Wookiees. Joe favors clean, simple design, both visually and functionally. He is an avid supporter of web standards and accessibility guidelines and laws, and he builds sites to comply with both. Joe’s technical repertoire includes HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, XML, Lasso, JavaScript, Shockwave, and Flash.
Peter Deitz – Online Networking Design
As a blogger, social media consultant, and founder of Social Actions, Peter Dietz's work is based on the idea that peer-to-peer citizen initiatives are the best incubator for broad social change. Initially a technical consultant on several human rights and global governance projects in New York City, Peter decided to launch his own project, moving to Montreal and founding Social Actions. With a stated mission of helping would-be philanthropists make a difference, Social Actions helps individuals and organizations use social media to plan, implement, and support peer-to-peer social change campaigns so that grassroots solutions to local and global problems can flourish. In addition to highlighting leaders in the social sector in his own blog, About Micro-Philanthropy, Peter is a guest blogger on Social Edge, the Stanford Social Innovation Review, and Pop Tech. Peter frequently gives talks on person-to-person fundraising, micro-philanthropy, and the philanthropic web, and he has contributed articles to The Case Foundation, Personal Democracy Forum, Giving 2.0, TechSoup, and NTEN. Peter earned his BA in History at McGill University and his MA in History from the University of Toronto.
Cynthia M. Gibson, Ph.D. – National Evaluation Planning
Cynthia M. Gibson has more than 25 years of experience in the nonprofit sector as a consultant and senior staff person for national nonprofits and philanthropic institutions. Currently, she is principal of Cynthesis Consulting™, which specializes in public policy research and analysis, program development, strategic planning, evaluation, and marketing and communications for nonprofits and philanthropic institutions. Clients include(d): The Case Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Tufts University, Campus Compact, New York Cares, Mobilize.org, Goldman Sachs Foundation, Academy for Educational Development, National Conference on Citizenship, Center for Community Change, Kettering Foundation, and others. Relatedly, Gibson began her college career as a piano major at Duquesne University’s music conservatory, has sung in a wide variety of choral groups and ensembles, and continues to play and compose music in her spare time.
Corey Newhouse – Bay Area Evaluation
Corey Newhouse is the Founder and Principal of Public Profit. Corey has a wide range of experience in evaluating programs that serve children and families. Prior to founding Public Profit, she headed the evaluation division of Hatchuel Tabernik and Associates (HTA) where she was responsible for managing and performing dozens of youth service organization evaluation contracts totaling more than $1 million annually. Subsequent to her work at HTA, she was a Senior Policy Associate at Children Now where she was responsible for the development and publication of several widely-released research reports, including the California Children’s Report Card, California County Data Book, and Children in Immigrant Families: A California Data Brief. Corey earned her BA from Columbia College and MPP from the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, with specializations in urban education and evaluation.
August Zajonc – Finance and Accounting
August Zajonc worked as a Program Finance Officer for four years at RSF Social Finance, ultimately supporting a portfolio of roughly $38 million dollars in financing to 50+ nonprofits. A member of the Institute of Management Accountants, he is passionate about developing the accounting functionality of nonprofits to support them as they grow from early stage to national presence. August has worked with upwards of 60+ clients, with a focus on nonprofits and socially responsible for-profits. When he’s not accounting, he can be found sailing on the San Francisco Bay or playing his violin. August is a graduate of Pomona College in Claremont, CA.
Legal Services – William J. Needle, Deborah Davis Han at Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin; Mary Hansbury, Janelle Sahouria at Morrison Foerster, LLP
Advisors
Elizabeth Amery – Senior Managing Director, Changing Our World, Inc.
Gigi Antoni – Executive Director, Big Thought Collaborative
Brad Armstrong – General Counsel's Office, SalesForce.com. Brad is Music National Service's Board Secretary.
Heather Beckel – Managing Director, I & O Communications
Robin Burgess – President, Burgess Management
Terence Blanchard – GRAMMY winner, Jazz Master
Barbara A Else - MPA, LCAT, MT-BC, Board Certified Music Therapist
Moy Eng – Director of Arts, Hewlett Foundation
Randy Fertel, Ph.D. – President, Fertel Etc; co-founder, Ridenhour Prizes for Courageous Truth-telling
Donn Harris – Principal and Executive Director, Oakland School for the Arts
Hollis Headrick – Consultant, Arts, Education & Philanthropy; Former Executive Director, Center for Arts Education, NY
Karen A. Johnson – Senior VP, Valente & Associates, Former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Education
Deborah Jospin – Consultant, Former AmeriCorps Director, Corporation for National Service
Max Klau, Ph.D. – Senior Manager for Leadership Development, Boston City Year
Mardie Oakes – Executive Director, Hallmark Community Solutions
David O’Fallon – CEO, MacPhail Center for Music
Jennifer Pickering – Social artist entrepreneur; Founder & CEO “The Leaf”
Robert Pilon Jr. – VP Strategic Partnerships, Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz
Shirley Sagawa – Fellow, Center for American Progress; former Music Director, Corporation for National Service
Kari Saratovsky – Director of Social Investment, Case Foundation
Lisa Spinali – Executive Director, San Francisco School Volunteers
Jill Vialet – Founder & President, Sports4Kids; Founder, Museum of Children’s Art, Ashoka Fellow
Megan Voorhees – Assistant Dean of Students; Director, Cal Corps Public Service Center, Berkeley
April Watkins – Senior Director Business Operations, Dolby Laboratories
Joyce Williams – Artist management, Director of Music Development, Zazzle.com
