Endorsements

“Jeff Schilling has provided our non-profit organization with the tools needed to refocus energies on growth and longevity. The invaluable strategic planning and performance improvement process that Jeff facilitated helped to engage our board and members in gaining actionable insight into the potential of our organization. His ongoing commitment to our organization has resulted in healthy and sustainable change that is getting results.”

Lisa Rivard, Ph.D. Immediate Past-President of the Board, Michigan Reading Association

"I utilized Jeff to facilitate strategic planning and board development activities. Jeff demonstrated the ability to work with a diverse group, drawing out their ideas, making them feel heard, and then distilling the essence of the conversations into concise and clear concepts. He also employed a variety of well-designed tools that helped organize complex information into easy to understand formats. In addition, Jeff's personality enabled him to gain the confidence of participants and diffuse some tense situations."

William J. RietschaFormer President and CEO (Retired), Michigan Blood

“I’ve worked with Jeff Schilling on a wide variety of projects over the past 20+ years. I have deep faith and trust in his and his colleagues’ strategic and critical thinking, data collection and analysis expertise, and wise counsel.”

Bob NykampVice President and Chief Operating Officer, Pine Rest Christian Mental health Services

"I have used Jeff Schilling's services for several projects, and have always been impressed. He has an amazing depth of knowledge, and is able to help teams work through difficult projects. He is very personable and breaks down complex projects to make them seem manageable. I was particularly impressed with his work on Board Development at Michigan Blood, and how it helped us structure the board to insure they would be doing meaningful work."

Amna SeiboldDirector, Department of Pathology, Mercy Health – Saint Mary’s

“I was very pleased with the way in which Jeff Schilling organized Board input during strategic planning sessions while I was Chair of the Walloon Lake Association Board. Our Board was able to develop a concise and very usable document because of the way he encouraged relevant input from all members of the planning group. I would not hesitate to recommend his services to others.”

John ClarkFormer Board Chair, Walloon Lake Association; Chairman of the Board, Clark Construction Company