Our Trainers & Consultants
Michele Baker
I love to travel, I love to fix problems, and I love training and public speaking. I’ve been in the business of creating, working with, and helping fix nonprofits since 1995, and it gets more fun every year. I hope we can work together soon!
Mary Ellen Calvert
I am an adult educator and nonprofit consultant and work with organizations in management development, leadership, strategic planning, collaboration, and many others. I developed curriculum and training modules for the Mid South Collaborative for Nonprofit Development, a three-state nonprofit collaborative training over 250 trainers to deliver training to grassroots organizations across the Mid-South.
Michael Dozier
I serve as the principal owner of Carrington, Holland & Leigh, LLC a nonprofit consulting company whose mission is to empower nonprofits and give businesses the opportunity to succeed.
Dr. Stephanie Duguid
I am a motivational speaker, educational consultant, Leadership Success coach, radio/podcast host, and author who strives to help individuals become intentional in developing goals, purposeful in reaching their full potential, and solve challenges. My primary focus is helping women develop positive leadership skills to become confident leaders, and working with individuals to develop personally and professionally, prioritize goals, and create plans, making attainable steps along the way.
Jan Eastman
I have almost 60 years of work experience including management, consulting, accounting, information technology, education, marketing, and retail sales. I am the owner of MindShare of NE MS. I received my B.S. in accounting and a M.S. in Business and Education from MUW.
Amanda Fontaine
I have over 15 years of fundraising experience as the executive director of a nonprofit. I have assisted numerous other associations and coached over 100 organizations. My most requested programs include fundraising and time management. I am very energetic and enthusiastic and also love to plan events.
Michael Goss
I have more than 25 years of experience in leading nonprofits and companies, and entrepreneurially-minded leader with proven effectiveness building strategic systems and engaged leadership teams within organizations. I enthusiastically partner with entities to bring vision into reality through navigating change and building positive momentum.
Dr. Sharon Griffin
I am a faculty member at the University of Memphis. I develop and implement long-term marketing research communication and branding vision and strategy and assist and implement new technology commercialization research communications activities. This includes overseeing advanced technologies to market and advancing start-up entrepreneurs as it relates to their research.
Christie J. Lawrence
I am passionate about training and helping organizations assess their situation and craft plans or messaging to achieve their vision. Having run a self-help and marriage seminar for 10 years, I am skilled at creating experienced-based training and workshops that garner more participant engagement and input, even from board members.
Nancy Perret
I have extensive sales, marketing, human relations, and management training through IBM. I am certified to administer and interpret the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®. I am a past board member and past President of the American Society for Training and Development (New Orleans Chapter) and a past board member of the United Way of Greater New Orleans and the Chamber of Commerce New Orleans & the River Region.
Audrey Reid
I have over 10 years of academic research experience in topics related to children and families. In 2021, I co-founded Elucidata to design and carry out data collection efforts for nonprofits and state agencies by working closely with my clients to make research and data usable for real people.
Karen Sock
I am the President and CEO of Sock Enterprises, Inc., a full-service consulting firm. I provide companies and organizations with a variety of professional services including but not limited to: strategic and business planning, leadership and staff development, project management, and Diversity Equity and Inclusion workshops.