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Lolita Sereleas is a consultant providing targeted services to mission driven organizations. These services include needs assessment, program evaluation, market analysis, fundraising and capitalization planning, board development, strategic planning, and organizational development. She holds a M.S. degree in Public Service Management and a Graduate Certificate in Metropolitan Planning from DePaul University. Ms. Sereleas has 10 years experience in the not-for-profit sector through her work at Chicago area non-profit organizations. For four years, Ms. Sereleas directed the delivery of community development consulting services to organizations nationwide at a not-for- profit research and consulting firm. Most recently, she established a consulting firm, F.U.N.D. Consulting. Ms. Sereleas currently serves as part-time faculty at DePaul University’s Public Service Graduate program.
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Ruth Barber is a skilled writer, researcher, and project manager with a wide array of experience. Over the past 12 years in various capacities, she has been involved in the community and economic development arena that began at the grass roots level as a Peace Corps volunteer and a Greenpeace employee. Her experience includes several years of grant-writing and project management at a Chicago-based non-profit organization as well as one year as a Technical Project Manager at a Chicago dotcom. As a partner at FUND Consulting, LLC, each year she directs more than 30 ongoing and one-time projects with mission-driven clients all around the United States. Her areas of expertise include research design, survey design and implementation, secondary data collection, program evaluation, database development, site selection, and grant-writing. She is the co-author of Best Practices of College Business and Industry Centers. She holds a BA degree in International Relations from Pomona College and a MA degree in Political Science from Northwestern University. Ms. Barber is the founder and serves on the Board of the Barber Family Foundation. |
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As Managing Consultant, Susan is responsible for coordinating FUND Consulting's client service delivery, managing projects for over 20 clients, in addition to providing strategic input on select projects and to the company as a whole. Susan also directly assists clients with market analyses, strategic marketing and business planning, needs assessments, program and impact analyses, feasibility studies and fundraising. Susan brings more than 15 years of community development, economic development and non-profit management experience, including the last six in various leadership roles at a Chicago-based CDFI. In addition to her professional experience, she brings an MPS from DePaul University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
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As a consultant, Manjima is responsible for managing four to five client projects including facilitation of client communication, preparation and implementation of project plans, development of research tools, and production and presentation of customized reports. Her project work includes market studies, funding applications and marketing assistance. Manjima brings four years of direct experience at a local CDFI where she managed marketing and development for the organization while also providing market planning assistance to small business clients. A former AmeriCorps*VISTA volunteer, Manjima possesses a strong commitment to building community assets, complemented by an undergraduate degree in English from DePaul University. |
