Jennifer has dedicated her career to the arenas of accreditation and nonprofit management. Her 15+ years of accreditation experience includes serving as Director of Volunteer Services and Accreditation Commission at the Council on Accreditation (COA). Her background gives her an intimate knowledge of what Peer Reviewers look for during a site visit and what Commissioners need to make an informed accreditation decision. This, in turn, will give your agency an inside track on the road to accreditation.

Magda is a psychologist and management consultant specializing in leadership and team selection and development, transition management, and performance culture building. She is also an adjunct professor of management at Long Island University, teaching executive MBA courses on strategy implementation and organizational development.

As a Development/Marketing Consultant and Founding Principal of Howie Marketing & Consulting, Lydia has over 30 years of nonprofit and business experience as a nonprofit executive director, marketing director, grant writer, publicist and fundraiser.

Stefanie Schwartz is the owner of Nutritionally Yours, a private practice nutrition consulting and therapy business. Schwartz is a registered dietitian and has her Masters degree in clinical nutrition - diet and disease, from Hunter college. In the last 20 years she has been specializing in weight loss, cardiovascular disease, gastroenterology, autoimmune, cancer prevention, and general wellness in both adults and children.

Linda C. Hartley offers an integrated approach to planning and development that is informed by an MBA in management from NYU and more than 30 years experience in meeting fund-raising goals, working with and training volunteer leadership, directing capital campaigns, and managing development and communications programs for both large and small nonprofit organizations.