Strategic planning
Organizational development and management
Fundraising and grant-seeking
Human resources
Policy planning

The Managing Principal, Geraldine Kearse Brookins, Ph.D., has held prominent positions in major philanthropic foundations, universities, and community organizations; and she has successfully displayed her skills as a knowledgeable and innovative solver of problems for leading institutions. In her capacity as vice president for Youth and Education and Higher Education at the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, she managed a professional and operational staff of 40 individuals with an operational budget of over $4 million, and she supervised the distribution of more than $60 million for the unit's grants program. A recognized researcher and authority in child development, Dr. Brookins' career as a university professor required a comprehensive understanding of the management of diverse public and private universities. Her most recent academic position was the Gamble-Skogmo Land Grant Professor of Child Welfare and Youth Policy at the University of Minnesota where she held appointments in three schools: the School of Social Work, the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, and the Institute of Child Development. At Jackson State University (Jackson, MS), she was professor of psychology, and she founded, raised significant funds for, and directed, the Research Institute for Socio-Technical Problems. Among her previous clients are the Ford Foundation/J.F. Kennedy School of Public Policy, the Minneapolis Foundation, the John. D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the Byrd & Associates Law Firm. She has been a technical writer for MINACT, INC. and has served as an education and child development consultant to Jackson, MS, Public Schools, the Canton, MS., Public Schools, and Minneapolis, MN., Public Schools, among others. Dr. Brookins earned her A.B. degree in History from Oberlin College and she holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and Public Practice from Harvard University. She performed her post-doctoral work at the University of Michigan, Stanford University, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, and Cornell University.

Associates with expertise in administrative law, local governments, finance, and human resources assessment strengthen the depth in the firm's analytic capabilities and enhance the firm's flexibility in meeting the varied needs of diverse clients.