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John Koehr provides interim executive leadership to nonprofit, mission-driven, membership-based professional societies and trade associations serving science, engineering, and allied professions and industries. A trusted partner to boards, volunteer leaders, and staff, he brings steady, accountable leadership during periods of organizational transition, stabilizing operations, strengthening governance, creating structural clarity, and setting strategic direction while [...]

Dr. Norman L. Fortenberry is an executive leader with 30 years’ extensive experience in the public, nonprofit, and academic sectors addressing such issues as program design, development, implementation, and evaluation. Norman is a creative coalition builder able to bring together diverse constituencies to achieve common goals, and is an innovative and pro-active problem [...]

Robin Jenkins is an advocate and leader within the non-profit sector as an Interim Executive Director. She has been handpicked by multiple non-profit organizations to streamline communication and cross-functional collaboration efforts. She has skillfully identified the gaps in non-profit operations specifically focusing on people development, team leadership, and performance management. Robin has showcased [...]

Ian Benjamin has extensive experience guiding and advising nonprofits in transition, most recently as Interim Executive Director at Community Capital New York, Greater Newark Conservancy, Volunteers of Legal Service and Riverdale Neighborhood House. A CPA based in New York City, Ian retired in 2019 as a partner at RSM where he led the northeast [...]

Julie brings over 20 years of experience as a nonprofit executive director and board chair to her roles as an interim executive director. As board chair of the French International School of Oregon during the COVID epidemic, she helped guide the community with a steady hand and helped bring clarity to the board’s role [...]

Alison Davis Curry has served in three interim executive roles. As Interim CEO of Storefront Academy Charter Schools, Alison recovered enrollment, cost-savings and beneficial financial structures that improved the organizations finances $4M, (from $10M historically, to a dip of $7M when she entered, to $11M) created financial protocols, a performance management system, and relocated [...]

Since 2017, Allen Smart has served as a national spokesperson and advocate for improving non-profit and philanthropic practice under his group –PhilanthropywoRx. Under the PhilanthropywoRx umbrella, he has worked with individual funders, Philanthropy Support Organizations, regional and national rural organizations and national non-profits on a wide range of strategy, writing/researching, interim and staff [...]

Carlos Carrazana is an accomplished executive with extensive experience leading organizations through periods of change, growth, and transformation. He has served as interim CEO or COO for organizations with budgets ranging from $30 million, such as Fos Feminista (formerly International Planned Parenthood Federation/WHR), to $950 million, as with Save the Children. His strength in [...]

Kelly Chopus is a social responsibility and philanthropy executive with extensive experience in leadership development, organizational development and philanthropy. She has multi-sector executive management experience in the corporate, foundation and nonprofit arenas, with targeted accomplishments in strategic external relations, corporate giving and community building. She serves partners and clients across the country. Kelly is [...]

Rachel Figurasmith is an award-winning nonprofit leader and educator. She is an expert in nonprofit interim leadership, dynamic group facilitation, and disability inclusion support. Rachel has trained hundreds of educators, supported over a dozen organizations in their inclusion journeys, and coached many supervisors as they grow into strong leaders that she is proud [...]