“Mark is easy to talk with on employee issues and helps you sort out the trivial from the critical and the fixable from the “stop beating your head against the wall.” He has a calm style, as well as concrete and helpful suggestions for the next steps that need to be taken. I really appreciate the work he has done with our organization.”
Caroline Davis
Executive Director
Family Law CASA of
“Mark spent time with our staff, helping us better understand our individual and collective strengths and weaknesses. We also translated that into a very productive exercise to better clarify roles and responsibilities for our whole team. He was great to work with.”
Paul Shoemaker
Executive Director
Social Venture Partners
"Mark has provided terrific assistance helping me grow my team and my management skills. He's a quick study, and was able to grasp all of the various moving elements of our work (nonprofit, technology, websites and databases in particular) and help me plan to grow my team and meet our targets."
Patrick Shaw
Manager, Web and Database Services
NPower Seattle
“Mark was engaged and caring, willing to share his own insights and/or vulnerabilities, and slowly built trust with my staff over the course of the project. When I work with a consultant, I want someone who will both support and critique me so that I can grow…I also want someone who doesn’t claim to have all the answers but is energetic and willing to ‘pull up their sleeves’ to participate in finding some solutions. Mark did all of these things.”
Jennifer Brandon
Executive Director
Community Voice Mail
“Mark’s dedication, professionalism, knowledge, and encouragement were a constant source of positive reinforcement which always managed to keep us focused on the objective. His logical approach to Information Technology Services challenges and his friendly, professional coaching enabled us to establish a solid foundation of incremental successes on which to build. Mark’s methods were effective and served as the motivating force for our department. I highly recommend Mark for coaching and leadership training to Information Technology departments. Mark is definitely very knowledgeable in this ever changing field.”
Behzad Shirinzadeh
Network/Systems and Telecommunications Manager
King County Library System
