Jesse Bernstein    [E-mail Me]

At the core, Jesse Bernstein is one who serves. He received his M.S.W. in Social Work, from the University of Michigan in 1970 and worked in community mental health for several years. But Jesse is also keenly aware of the need to manage with effectiveness. With his entrepreneurial and managerial expertise, Jesse founded and managed two successful human service companies. Plus he has consulted with and assisted hundreds of supervisors, managers and executives on issues related to performance and policy development. He has served and continues to serve on many nonprofit Boards.

Steven Posen received his B.A. in Judaic Studies from the University of Michigan and returned for his Master's Degree in Social Work. Steven's primary focus has always been assisting individuals, groups, and organizations continuously improve their personal and interpersonal skills and performance. As a social worker working with children, adults, and families in secular and faith-based organizations for the past 20 years, Steven has provided training, facilitating, and consultation to organizations and volunteers, front-line workers, executive leadership, and Boards to create an organizational culture that allows every individual to maximize his or her contribution. Steven nonprofit experience includes employment in the health and human service sector, leadership roles on national and local Boards in professional and faith-based organizations, and consultation to many non-profits.

Stephen J. Gill conducts organizational analyses and evaluates programs and services for the purpose of organizational learning and performance improvement. He has been consulting with nonprofits and foundations for over 20 years.

Steve has a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Northwestern University. He taught at The University of Michigan School of Education before joining Formative Evaluation Research Associates (FERA) in Ann Arbor where he became a part-owner of this nonprofit consulting group in 1987. He also managed FERA's human resource development program. He formed an independent consulting business in 1993.

Steve has written over 40 articles and book chapters and developed manuals and handbooks on needs analysis, program evaluation, and human resource development. He is co-author of The Learning Alliance: Systems Thinking in Human Resource Development, published by Jossey-Bass in 1994, and author of The Manager's Pocket Guide to Organizational Learning, published by HRD Press in 2000.

Scott Olson has served in advisory and board capacities with nonprofit organizations since 1991 and has seventeen years of business leadership experience. Since 1997, he has advised consulting clients in finance and market strategy. His clients have included small and mid-sized companies in pharmaceutical, medical device, chemicals, energy, automotive and information technology sectors. Prior to consulting, Scott spent nine years with a $20 billion specialty finance company, most recently as a regional vice president. Scott began his career in merger and acquisition transactions in Washington DC. He holds a BA from Purdue University and an MBA from the University of Michigan Business School.