Susan A. Waechter
and Deborah L. Kocsis are the Directors of Cornerstone Consulting Associates,
specializing in strategy and governance for nonprofits. See their Web
site at: www.cornerstoneconsultingassociates.com
Sue Waechter has twenty-seven years of leadership experience in the nonprofit sector.
Her particular areas of expertise include strategic planning, governance,
leadership development, customer focus and chartering teams. Her specialty
is administration of volunteer programs.
Sue presents the best options for future development to her clients in
areas such as improving board effectiveness, integrating system-wide strategic
planning, organizational effectiveness through reviewing systems and processes,
and effective communication through stakeholder analysis. She has co-authored
three books: Driving Strategic Planning: A Nonprofit Executive's Guide (BoardSource, 2003); Change: Meet It & Greet It, and Flip
Art: A Practical Guide to Graphically Improve Your Flipchart Presentations.
Sue is a member of and past Vice-President of the International Board
of Directors of the Association for Volunteer Administration (AVA) and
is a member of BoardSource and the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA).
Deborah Kocsis has twenty-six years of leadership experience in both the for-profit and
nonprofit sectors. Deb's expertise is in strategic planning, governance,
teamwork, customer focus, outcomes measurement, and process optimization.
Her specialty is problem-solving.
Deb presents the best options for future development to her clients in
areas such as integrating system-wide strategic planning, improving board
effectiveness, organizational effectiveness through reviewing systems
and processes, and survey and sampling techniques.
She has co-authored Driving Strategic Planning: A Nonprofit Executive's
Guide (BoardSource, 2003). Deb is currently serving on the Board
of Trustees for Earth Share of Ohio, and is a member of BoardSource, the
American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), the Association for
Volunteer Administration (AVA), and the Ohio Association of Nonprofit
Organizations (OANO).
