At Thurman Consulting, we believe in the power of leadership to transform individuals, organizations and communities. Our talented team specializes in leadership, diversity and social media initiatives to advance the work of social change. We provide high-quality speaking, training, coaching and consulting services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, nonprofits, associations, universities, foundations and socially responsible businesses.

Rosetta Thurman, President

Rosetta Thurman grew up in the public housing projects of Cleveland, Ohio, and if it weren’t for the nonprofits in her community who helped her family in times of need, she doesn’t know where she would be today. She currently works and lives in Washington, DC. After working in the nonprofit community for eight years within the fields of historic preservation, youth development and capacity building, Rosetta decided to branch out into consulting to contribute to the nonprofit sector as a whole. As a writer, speaker, trainer and coach, Rosetta is passionate about sharing resources, career advice and fresh ideas to educate and inspire young professionals and people of color in doing the work of social change.

Rosetta Thurman writes about nonprofits, leadership and social change on her popular blog at rosettathurman.com and her mission is to engage the “now generation” in creating the world as it should be. She also blogs for the Chronicle of Philanthropy, the Stanford Social Innovation Review, and hosts All Nonprofits Considered, a weekly internet radio show featuring live discussions with social change leaders. Rosetta holds a Master’s Degree in Organizational Management with a concentration in Nonprofit Management from Trinity University and a Bachelor’s Degree in English from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has also completed advanced training programs at The Fundraising School at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University and the Institute for Nonprofit Management at Columbia Business School.

Rosetta is an active member of the Organizational Development Network and serves on the Advisory Council for the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of DC. Rosetta also enjoys teaching nonprofit management and leadership as an Adjunct Professor in the School of Professional Studies at Trinity Washington University. In 2008, she was named a “New Leader in Philanthropy” by Greater DC Cares. In her free time, she writes poetry, cooks fancy food and listens to old school jams. She also tweets. A lot.

Rosetta’s Specialties:

  • Keynote speaking
  • Workshop facilitation
  • Nonprofit career coaching
  • Social media training
  • WordPress blog set-up

Danielle Hatchett, Associate

Danielle Hatchett is currently the website and social media coordinator for the AFL-CIO. In addition to posting and coordinating the flow of content for the Federation’s 7,000 page website, Danielle manages all facets of the Federation’s social media program – from daily content posting to relationship building and community management. She leads efforts across departments to develop comprehensive social media campaigns around major political and social issues that leverage a broad range of interactive technologies.

Danielle trains and presents to unions and progressive organizations on best practices in using social media for social good and on integrating social media as part of a comprehensive communications strategy. She often attends social media training and networking events to stay on top of industry developments and live tweets from @dyhatchett.

Danielle holds a Master’s Degree in English from University of Maryland and a Bachelors in English Language and Literature from University of North Carolina. Prior to joining the AFL-CIO, Danielle managed content development for Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) websites for seven years.

When she’s not mobilizing for the better of America’s working families, Danielle is quite the “soul”- cial butterfly – often front and center at concert venues up and down the East Coast supporting live independent soul music. She fancies herself an amateur videographer, capturing the moment on her YouTube channel which boasts 950 music-loving subscribers and a combined 2.1 million views on video content.

Danielle’s Specialties:

  • Twitter and Facebook account set up and management
  • Live coverage and promotion for conferences and events via social media
  • One-on-one or small group training introduction to social media training
  • Brand monitoring and reporting
  • Web content management for your blog or website

Elisa Ortiz, Associate

Elisa Ortiz is a young nonprofit leader who has worked in a variety of issue-based and infrastructure-focused nonprofit organizations. Her background is in advocacy, organizing, grassroots movement building, training design and implementation, public speaking, strategic planning, capacity building, writing and editing.

She currently works at Smart Growth America as the State Campaigns Director teaming with state partners to conceptualize, plan, and implement state smart growth campaigns. Her previous experience includes work on nonprofit leadership and organizational effectiveness (including co-authoring Work With Me: Intergenerational Conversations for Nonprofit Leadership, a hands-on workbook designed to help nonprofits identify and leverage the expertise of all generations in the work place), low income housing issues, women’s rights, reproductive justice and other political advocacy work. In addition to her full-time job, Elisa also serves on the Leadership Council for the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of DC and (separately) as a citizen member of the Arlington County Transportation Commission. She keeps an eye on the nonprofit sector from the bottom up at her blog Onward and Upward and tweets at @emortiz.

Elisa graduated from Utica College of Syracuse University in upstate New York with a degree in Political Science in 2002 and has lived in Arlington, VA ever since. Outside of work, she loves to read, dance, sing (particularly karaoke), and cultivates a very small container garden on her balcony.

Elisa’s Specialties:

  • Nonprofit career coaching, including: resumes, cover letters and interview preparation
  • Training and facilitation on intergenerational leadership and knowledge transfer for organizations
  • Advocacy campaign ’101′ training
  • Advocacy campaign development, with an emphasis on social media and field/grassroots organizing components
  • Strategic planning guidance and facilitation
  • ’101′ training on Twitter, LinkedIn and VisualCV
  • Live tweeting and blogging events

Tamara Rasberry, Associate

Tamara Rasberry, a native of Washington, DC, has worked with nonprofits in the DC area for over 10 years, primarily in the area of human resources.  Dedicated to making a difference, she not only works with nonprofits but has also volunteered with local organizations whose missions she holds near and dear, such as Dress for Success, N Street Village and Thursday Network.

Passionate about social media and its ability to impact lives, Tamara is a strong advocate for the use of social media tools by individuals and organizations. She shares her point of view on life as she lives it via her blog, ms. rasberry’s world, and tweets heavily as @msrasberryinc. The development of her blog has opened up additional opportunities for her such as being content manager and contributing writer for other blogs. As an offshoot of these projects, Tamara also provides PR services to small businesses.

Tamara’s favorite pasttimes include attending social media events, reading and design. If you don’t see her around town at an event, you can find her relaxing with her laptop and an ice cold diet Pepsi.

Tamara’s Specialties:

  • Blog content creation
  • WordPress blog set-up
  • Live-blogging for events
  • Twitter account set-up & background design
  • Live-tweeting for events
  • “101″ social media trainings (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Amplify)

Chelsea Hick, Administrative Assistant

A new to the sector nonprofit professional, Chelsea Hick is promoting the visitor experience in museums and cultural institutions. Owing to her own defining museum experiences and a longstanding love for the arts and humanities, she aims to spread the love by working at the intersection of community, art and technology within these institutions.

Her experiences in the cultural sector run the gamut of museum operations and nonprofit management, ranging from Facilities & Special Events at the Historic Thomas Center, to Human Resources at the University of Florida’s Harn Museum of Art, and Visitor Services at the New Britain Museum of American Art. Following an inspiring adventure to Paris to study film and museum culture in the contemporary era, she has a special interest in the international dynamics and global reach of cultural institutions.

She is recently graduated from the University of Florida with a B.A. in English and Nonprofit Leadership and is currently working toward a Masters in Museum Studies at Johns Hopkins while learning the nonprofit sector from the inside out working with Thurman Consulting. She is on the move in all directions, but utterly enjoys occasional acts of solitude. Namely, rambling drives to her favorite New England places with 35mm Minolta in tow, book hunting and scouting new museums.