Wendy is an experienced leader, senior management consultant, and scholar of organizational and leadership development with a focus on strengthening social justice and philanthropy. Her background and expertise include:Philanthropy: Extensive consulting practice to the philanthropic community including: strategy development; assessment, evaluation, and feasibility studies; initiative and grants management; and technical assistance. Experienced leader of national and international foundations, as Interim CEO of the Thrive Foundation for Youth and the Firelight Foundation. Designed and conducted leadership initiatives for the Ford, Kellogg, and Qatar Foundations in Africa, Asia, and the U.S. Strategic Management and Organizational Development: Highly experienced non-profit executive and results-oriented leader and external consultant for organizational processes including strategic planning, organizational performance, resource development, strategic communications and marketing, financial systems, human resources, board development and relations, program development, community outreach, and volunteer and staff capacity-building. Leadership Development and Training: Superb training, facilitation, and public speaking skills and the ability to integrate extensive design experience with a comprehensive content knowledge of leadership and strategy development; adult, community, and youth development; management, program design, and evaluation; and ethics and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Equity, Inclusion and Women’s Rights: Consultant to community, national, and international women’s rights organizations. Past Chair, Women’s Network of the American Society for Training and Development. Experience integrating and operationalizing commitment to girls’ empowerment and gender equity in community, youth, leadership and organizational development in diverse country and cultural contexts.