Strategic, practical, and action oriented. KJM Consulting was founded in 2016 by Kate Mehr to provide non-profit and education leaders with executive capacity to help solve their most pressing challenges.
Kate draws upon 30+ years of experience leading and growing organizations across the fields of education, philanthropy and government.
APPROACH
Individualized
Kate finds organizations fascinating, complicated, and constantly changing. Her goal is to help leaders increase their effectiveness, address their unique organizational, operational, and strategic challenges and build their capacity to manage change.
Practical
Kate’s services and support are practical, actionable and sustainable. Her goal is to ensure that the deliverables move the organization forward immediately.
Hands On
Kate more often serves as an “executive” staff member rather than a traditional consultant. This approach means she rolls up her sleeves and gets what you need done using 30+ years of executive knowledge and skills.
Fun
Kate tackles each project with humor and hopes to have fun while doing good.
TESTIMONIALS
Kate Mehr is indispensable. As a seasoned executive, she is able to think strategically and set a vision while also offering her support with humility and meticulous attention to detail. A talented writer and clear communicator, her work offered a compelling picture of our vision and strategy and resulted in real wins - over $7 million in funding secured!
-- Founding Head of School | Social Entrepreneur
Kate is an invaluable thought partner and a joy to work with. She is a strategic thinker and has helped our team set a bold vision for what we wanted to accomplish. She is an excellent relationship builder and has helped us develop and implement a strong network of champions for our work.
-- Partner, National Education Nonprofit
Working with Kate was a delight in every way. Kate’s efforts consistently went above and beyond, culminating in a retreat that was thoughtfully planned, skillfully facilitated, enjoyable, and very productive. Kate built rapport quickly with our Board, communicated clearly, and took a constructive and intellectually rigorous approach that led to actionable conclusions. We highly recommend working with Kate!
-- Executive Director, Local Nonprofit