News!
- July 2018
- Vanessa will speak at the 2018 University of Wisconsin Collegiate Conference on Emergency Management. She will be focusing on Impacts of Traumatic Events on Campus, Lessons Learned in the Umpqua Community College School Shooting.
- May 2018
- V Consulting finalized two major Community Health Assessments in rural Oregon. Both Curry and Coos Counties worked with V Consulting to lead a thorough, community based assessment process. The process included community engagement, primary data collection and secondary data analysis. It resulted in documents that met the needs of local public health, local hospitals, coordinated care organizations and many other vital community organizations.
- April 2018
- Vanessa will speak about the impacts of traumatic events on organizations at the National Disaster Resilient Universities Network Summit.
- February 2018
- Vanessa will speak at the Special District Association of Oregon annual conference. The topic will be Boardroom Dancing, the Key Executive Director and Board Relationship.
- January 2018
- Vanessa was appointed by Governor Kate Brown to the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC). The HECC is responsible for advising the governor, legislature and education office on statewide postsecondary education policies and funding.
- July 2017
- Vanessa, working with another esteemed consultant, finished a unique and robust curriculum for community teams wanting to learn about collaborative community health assessments. The contract was a partnership with the Oregon Transformation Center, Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems and the Oregon Public Health Division.
- May 2017
- V Consulting is finalizing two Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNA) for hospitals in rural Oregon. The processes included primary data collection, secondary data analysis and professional design services to create a professional and useful CHNA for the hospitals.
- February 2017
- Harvard University has invited Vanessa to participate in their Crisis Leadership in Higher Education session, at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Vanessa will be sharing insights on leading through traumatic events, based largely on her leadership experience with Umpqua Community College.
- January 2017
- Vanessa is booked to present an exciting workshop on volunteer engagement in Brookings, Oregon in February of 2017. The workshop and ice cream social will cover the “care and feeding” of volunteers and how to build and maintain a robust volunteer program in your rural nonprofit.
V Consulting & Associates Inc. is a boutique consulting firm focused on strengthening organizations and groups. We accept a limited number of clients annually to assure a truly remarkable, relationship-driven consulting experience. Our investment in a project includes pro-bono hours and unparalleled accessibility to professional expertise. We help you solve your problems by asking the right questions and giving you deliverables that will exceed your expectations.
Recent Work
- Community Health Assessment: Large scale population health status data collection, analysis and presentation, V Consulting facilitated and wrote CHAs for 25% of the CCOs in Oregon
- AllCare CHIP: Community based health plan that engaged community members and a health plan to prioritize health improvement activities for Medicaid enrollees
- Coos County High Level Strategies Map
Specific services include:
- Organization Change Management
- High-impact Organization Strategy
- Executive Transition & Interim Administration
- Trauma informed system/community development and response
- Health & Social Services Program Development & Evaluation
- Public Speaking and Media Relations
- Leadership Coaching
- Crisis management, individual and organization level
- Organization Culture Assessment & Improvement
- Fiscal Planning, Monitoring & Reporting: Small to Large Complex Budgets
- Policy & Procedure Development
- Rural Advocacy
- Federal, State & Local Funding/Grant Review
- Community Health Assessments & Community Health Improvement Plans
- Board Development
Initial consult meeting is no-charge.