Expert Partners
Our consulting partners bring unique experience to expanded project scopes.
MICHAEL BUTERA
Expertise: Board Relations | Governance
Michael is the founder of Association ActiVision, LLC a bouquet consultancy focusing on governance and program restructuring, and strategic develop. He is a former Association CEO at the state and national levels. Butera has made frequent presentations around the country. He currently serves on the Executive Board of the Howard County, Maryland NAACP and is the co-chair of the Maryland State Conference NAACP Technology Committee. He is active as a facilitator for BoomerWorks.org. An organization dedicated to helping older citizens transition from traditional W-2 work to 1099 freelancing.LinkedIn URL:
DAVID PHILLIPS
Expertise: Fundraising
David G. Phillips, founder and president and chief executive officer of Custom Development Solutions, Inc. (CDS), has 35 years of high-level nonprofit management and fundraising experience in organizations throughout the United States and Canada. He founded CDS which is in its 25th year of service. CDS has planned and managed successful campaigns in 42 US States and throughout Canada. The firm and its leaders have provided counsel to hundreds of non-profit organizations and led hundreds of successful capital campaigns. Mr. Phillips has personally directed a dozen capital campaigns raising more than $750 million dollars, and supervised hundreds more which have yielded over $2.5 billion dollars. His area of expertise is nonprofit management, major gifts fundraising and the strategic planning and tactical execution of capital campaigns.
CHERYL RONK, CAE, CMP, FASAE
Expertise: Executive search I Certification I Ethics I Governance
Cheryl is the owner of So Right LLC (So Right it’s Ronk), a consulting firm that works with groups that have Boards. Most of her work is with associations from local to international in scope and city governments. Cheryl is the former president and CEO of the Michigan Society of Association Executives. During her 30-year tenure she led the organization to international recognition for its Certified Association Executive (CAE) training, Board development programs, the development and organization of the first association executive taxonomy, and successful executive search process. She currently is helping several clients improve their systems and working with current and future CAEs. She is an ASAE Fellow.
BRUCE ROSENTHAL
Expertise: Corporate Partnerships
Bruce is a strategic advisor and consultant to associations and not-for-profit organizations. He creates successful corporate partnership programs that increase revenue and add member/constituent value. He has experience creating the framework and process; managing; and growing corporate partnership programs. He has worked with corporate partners, corporate partner prospects, and association leadership/staff/board. Bruce has held senior-level association staff positions with responsibilities for corporate partnerships, conference management, marketing, quality improvement programs, and coalition building. Drawing from these experiences, Bruce understands the “ins and outs” of association structures, governance, member services, advocacy, education, revenue streams, and conferences. He is Convener of the Partnership Professionals Network.
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GERRY FRANK
Expertise: Creative Development | Design | Branding
Gerry expresses visually what you want to say in words to make your content and communications impactful, intriguing and engaging. He has led the development and implementation of creative campaigns and product launches, named and branded startup organizations and helped turn around tired brands that no longer reflect the market. As CEO and Chief Creative Officer of his own agency for 20+ years, he has led creative teams and collaborated with associations to grow events, reach new members, evolve with the market and position foundations for greater success. A resident of Howard County, Maryland, Gerry serves as the Marketing Chair of the Howard County Police Foundation.
Gerry created the Rogue Tulips Logo.
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