Kara Neel

I'm an organizational development consultant, which means I spend most of my time guiding organizations through how they can improve their efficiency, their structure, and their values and mission at their organization. I often work with executive directors and C-level people in C-level positions to talk more about what's happening at their organization and how they can operate more effectively to make an impact in the community. I've been in the nonprofit sector for nearly 15 years, so the organizational development piece is what I do currently, but I've been in the public sector space for about 15 years. Before I was a consultant, I worked with charities in multiple different positions. I was a director running programs, I worked with funders like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Citibank Foundation to run programs at nonprofit organizations all across the country. I worked with Habitat for Humanity International, and I also served at the beginning of my career as an AmeriCorps member, which is a federally funded program that helps engage people in civic engagement projects and service learning projects.