Board of Directors

Maria Badali

Maria Badali is an accomplished management consultant with 15+ years’ experience across sectors, industries and geographies. As the Principal and Lead Consultant at Arkle Consulting Group, she specializes in change management, strategic planning, human capital development, and team effectiveness for corporate, non-profit, government, and academic organizations.

Maria’s multidisciplinary and multicultural skills provide her with a unique perspective when developing strategies for individual and organizational success. She is able to effectively integrate business, operational and people related dynamics in working towards desired outcomes.

As a facilitator, consultant and executive coach, Maria has consulted to a wide range of organizations, including ASPCA, Columbia University School of Public Health, Covenant House International, Credit Suisse, Dramatist Guild Fund, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Park Service, Novartis, NYC Administration for Children Services, Pfizer, Policy Committee on NYC Hunger Resources, Settlement Health, and Roche.

Maria holds an MBA in Strategic Management and Finance from the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College and a Master’s degree in Linguistics and Pedagogic from the University of Pertrozavodsk, Russia.

Joseph J. Barretto

Joseph J. Barretto is a management strategist with 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. His expertise includes organizational and fundraising strategy and leadership development.

Joseph’s focus on providing nonprofit boards and leaders with the management tools and strategies necessary to strengthen their organizations was honed by his experiences in various management roles, including Deputy Director at the New York City Anti-Violence Project, Deputy Executive Director at Hudson Guild, and Executive Director at The DOME Project, an education-focused nonprofit serving at-risk youth. In addition to consulting assignments in organizational assessments, business and strategic planning initiatives, fundraising campaigns, and board development, Joseph facilitates leadership and fundraising workshops and trainings to nonprofit managers and board members.

Joseph is an Affiliate Consultant at Community Resource Exchange and sits on the Selection Committee for The New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards. He is Chair of the Board of Directors of the Filipino American Human Services, Inc., and Co-Chair of the National Advisory Board for Public Service at Harvard College. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of Trestle Gallery.

Joseph holds degrees from Harvard College and Columbia University’s School of International & Public Affairs.

For additional information, visit www.barretto.nyc.

Melissa D. Elliott

Melissa D. Elliott is a non-profit practitioner with over 12 years of experience. She specializes in Life and Leadership Executive Coaching, Consulting and Training. She provides Anti-Racist, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging and Accessibility trainings and affinity groups nationally to organizations, boards, staff and communities through her agency MDL Coaching and Consulting, LLC. Her other agency AGAPE Family Therapy and Coaching, LLC is a group private practice in the state of New York that provides clinical supervision, mental health services and wellness training to children, adolescents, adults, and organizations through the modes of individual, family, and group sessions. They specialize in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, trauma, depression, anxiety and career and life goal achievement. They also provide specialized Employment Assistance Programs to organizations.

She holds a New York State License of Clinical Social Work with R privilege, certified professional coach. She holds a MSW from New York University and a BA in Psychology from Bernard M. Baruch College. She currently is an adjunct professor at New York University.

For fun she enjoys traveling, serving in ministry and being with family.

Jason Hutchins

Jason Hutchins, President (Managing Principal) founded Nonprofit Solutions Network in 1998 to help nonprofits increase capacity, lower costs, and improve their overall operation through the use of technology.  Jason prides himself on providing technology solutions customized to meet the unique needs and financial challenges of nonprofits.  With his broad IT background and distinctive approach, Jason has worked with many large NYC nonprofits, including Community Service Society, New York Cares, United Way of New York City and Vera Institute of Justice.  Jason writes and presents on a variety of IT related topics.  Jason is a graduate of the 10,000 Small Businesses initiative, funded by Goldman Sachs.

Jessica Jackson

Jessica Jackson, the CEO and Senior Consultant of J Jackson Consulting is an accomplished leadership development expert and certified change management professional. With 15+ years of experience in the nonprofit, education, and government sectors, Jessica understands the skills and competencies necessary to be successful in dynamic, demanding environments. She has extensive knowledge of trauma-informed practice, program development and evaluation, and organizational strategy.  Jessica utilizes her facilitation and problem-solving skills to support nonprofit agencies in identifying and applying inclusive, effective solutions.

Devon C. Lawrence (Secretary)

Devon has been working for the past 10+ years with nonprofits of all sizes, both domestic and international, to advance their capabilities around development operations, fundraising events, project management and Board leadership. As Founder and Principal of Clark Lawrence Consulting, Inc., she focuses on building foundational tools for nonprofits to help enhance their fundraising infrastructure and to efficiently and successfully reach their goals. Her clients have praised her ability to be well attuned to the needs, opportunities, and challenges of nonprofit organizations and her reliability as a source of guidance on fundraising and organizational development.

Most recently, Devon spent two years living in Singapore and working with international non-profits. Understanding the difference between best practices in the United States and those in Southeast Asia was an invaluable lesson that allowed Devon to help organizations in Singapore discover new tools and resources, and to share her skills and expertise with a flourishing community of nonprofits.

Devon currently serves on the Board of Bowery Residents’ Committee (BRC), where she initiated and implemented the Governance Committee and is the Chair of the Development Committee.

Jessie Lee

Jessie is passionate about helping changemakers of the world. She has 20+ years of leadership experience in financial, government, higher education and nonprofit sectors. Jessie is a strategic and insightful leader who enables organizations to transform and grow as they transform lives. She employs data-driven approaches and builds collaborative and trusted relationships with boards, executive leaders, staff, strategic partners, and sector leaders.

She teaches Nonprofit Management and Enterprise Risk Management Master Programs courses at Columbia University. She serves on boards and committees of multiple nonprofit and public organizations: New York Women’s Foundation, New York City Arts in Education Roundtable, Cameron Kravitt Foundation, City Tutors, New York City Civic Engagement Commission, International Human Rights Art Festival, and International Education and Resource Network (iEARN-USA).

Lakimja Mattocks

Lakimja Mattocks currently serves as Chief People and Culture Officer at LEAP. In addition to her primary role, she owns and operates a small boutique consultancy where she partners with senior and emerging leaders as a strategic thought partner and coach, and works with organizations to assess and co-create solutions to organizational design, culture and learning and development challenges. Lakimja is a collaborative leader who has partnered with Renew and Redesign Consulting, What’s Next Now, Cause Effective and Penn Creatives Strategies. Prior to joining LEAP, Lakimja co-led Nonprofit New York’s internal racial equity work and how it was operationalized in our programs, specifically with the use of the Key Areas of Nonprofit Excellence. Additional roles in the sector include designing, managing, and facilitating cohort-based leadership programs at Support Center and leading the Programs team at Roads to Success.

Lakimja has leaned into and leveraged professional certifications to build on her MPA from Baruch College, MS in Counseling from Long Island University and BA in Psychology and Criminal Justice from Temple University. She is active in her local community, through the New York Urban League and Brooklyn chapter of the NAACP and is a regional leader at her undergraduate alma mater, Temple University. She is also an experienced coach, mentor, and facilitator.

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lmattocks/

Laurel Molloy

Laurel Molloy is Founder & Lead Consultant of Innovations Quantified (IQ), a consulting firm that has been helping organizations increase their impact since 1999. IQ provides training and ongoing support on program planning, logic models, outcome measurement, and outcome-based reporting.

IQ’s clients include local, national and international nonprofits and grantmakers serving a wide variety of missions, like Art Students League of New York, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, Girls Scouts of the USA, Riverkeeper, Toledo Community Foundation, and United Nations International Labour Organization.

Laurel is known for her practical approach and her ability to make topics relevant and engaging to her audience. She holds an MPA in Nonprofit Management from NYU and a BA in Sociology from the College of the Holy Cross, and she wrote the widely utilized instructional guidebook, Finally – Outcome Measurement Strategies Anyone Can Understand.

For more information and client testimonials, visit www.InnovationsQuantified.com.

Tonia Papke (Treasurer)

Tonia Papke has served as CFO for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations throughout the NY metro area. She has more than 30 years’ experience working with domestic and international nonprofits to create and implement strong internal controls, install accounting systems, create financial reporting systems, and create investment policy statements.

Tonia holds an MBA from Columbia University Business School, an MS in Urban Planning from the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Urban Planning, and Historic Preservation and a BA from Macalester College. She is also a Certified Financial Planner®, providing expertise in investment management and retirement plans.

She leads workshops on both strategic and financial issues including budgeting, financial statements, audit preparation, investment policy statements, scenario planning, mergers & collaborations, and strategic planning.

She is a strong business leader. Tonia serves on the Leadership Council of the Support Center and on several boards, including Morningside Retirement and Health Service and Lennie Pierro Foundation for the Arts. She served as a New York State Delegate to the White House Small Business Conference. She is a frequent speaker on financial management at conferences and workshops for nonprofit leaders and small business owners. Ms. Papke received the Dewar’s “Doer Award” for Business Excellence and Community Service Leadership and the New York Chamber of Commerce and Industry Small Business Award. She is a member of the Women’s Circle of the Columbia Graduate School of Business.

For more information, visit mdiconsult.com

Andrea J. Rogers

Andrea J. Rogers is CEO & Principal Consultant at AJR Global Consulting LLC and a Senior Consultant and DEIA Practice Lead at Community Resource Exchange (CRE) . She has 22 plus years of domestic and global experience with community based organizations, nonprofits/NGOs, and philanthropies. Andrea works with a wide spectrum of clients on aspects of organizational development including strategic planning, board development, culture change, leadership development, and executive coaching. She designs curriculum and dialogue sessions that provide individual and organizational work around diversity, equity, inclusion, and access (DEIA) practices for social justice organizations. This work involves assessments, coaching, and encouraging leaders and changemakers to reflect on their individual identities, management, and blindspots. Together we envision everyday opportunities to increase racial equity and bring to life DEIA values within their teams, institutions, and networks.

Andrea worked in the international development and philanthropy space as a Regional Program Officer for Southern Africa at the Synergos Institute providing capacity building to grantmakers and affinity groups in Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. She was also a Senior Program Officer for Africa at American Jewish World Service (AJWS) and spent several years as a freelance consultant providing support to organizations like UNAOC, the Global Center for Pluralism, and the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation – USA. Andrea has resided, studied and worked in Senegal, throughout Southern Africa, and the United States.

Andrea recently co-authored The Hidden Cost of DEI Work – And What to Do About It in the August 2021 edition of the Nonprofit Quarterly. She has a Masters of Public and International Affairs, Economic and Social Development from GSPIA at University of Pittsburgh, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University. She is an International Coaching Federation (IFC) certified healing-centered executive coach through Blooming Willow Coaching. Additionally, Andrea is certified in Clark Wilson’s Task Cycle 360 Degree Feedback.

Ben Roman

Ben Roman is the Creative Director at Float Communications, providing website design, social media, online marketing, and content development services. Ben works with a wide range of clients including nonprofit organizations and small businesses, identifying and developing the most effective tools to deliver their messages. He holds a BA from Emory University.

For more information, visit www.FloatCommunications.com.

Anne Turner (Chair)

Anne Turner is the Principal of Anne Turner Consulting, a capacity building consultancy to nonprofits. She is a strategist with twenty years’ combined experience in the social sector through nonprofit consulting and program management, and in private sector management consulting and marketing roles.

Anne specializes in strategic planning, business and financial planning, and board development. She helps guide clients in building consensus and developing actionable plans to expand capacity, increase effectiveness, and ensure financial sustainability. Anne is known for her thorough and analytical work, ability to create living, breathing plans, and her positivity.

Anne is also an Affiliate Consultant at the Support Center for Nonprofit Management. Previously, Anne co-launched the nonprofit PennPAC, a pro bono consulting service provider, and built and oversaw its consulting practice as Chief Operating Officer for eight years. Anne also served as a Manager at Price Waterhouse’s Strategic Consulting Group to Fortune 500 clients, and a Senior Marketing Manager at American Express’ Corporate Services.

Anne serves on the PennPAC Executive Board and previously served as treasurer of the board of her Upper West Side co-op. Anne holds an MBA in Strategic Management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelors degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.