the strategy is approved. now it has to work.
Implementation consulting for nonprofits and publicly funded education programs.
I turn approved plans, new funding, and expansion goals into programs that run: on schedule, in compliance, and with staff ready to keep them going.
- 10+ years
- leading complex, publicly funded programs
- 10 sites
- federally funded program sites supported
- $1.8M+
- in program budgets overseen
- 2 cohorts
- of a leadership fellowship for frontline staff
- PMP
- certified, with an M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction
work that had to run, not just launch
all completed in in-house leadership roles.
organizations named by type only.
- 01 Multi-site expansiongetting new sites ready to open One readiness plan with an owner for every piece, plus a reusable onboarding system.
- 02 Regulatory corrective actionanswering a state monitoring review A formal Plan of Correction, carried out and documented, with monitoring tools to prevent repeat findings.
- 03 Leadership pipelinepromoting from within A repeatable path from assistant teacher toward lead teacher, run for two cohorts.
organizations bring me in when a plan is set and the hard part is making it run.
I work with multi-site nonprofits, early learning and education programs, workforce and human services programs, and the contractors and TA providers who support them.
01“we have to launch or expand on a fixed timeline”
A new site has an opening date but no readiness plan. I build the schedule, set who owns what, coordinate procurement, hiring, and onboarding, and run weekly risk reviews through opening day and after.
Program launch & expansion02“a monitoring visit, audit, or accreditation is coming”
A grant has requirements nobody has turned into daily practice, or a finding already landed. I map requirements to what happens today, write the plan, train staff, and follow each item through.
Compliance & monitoring readiness03“our projects have outgrown our team”
A key leader leaves, and their projects land on everyone else’s desk. I list and rank the work, set up simple status routines, and build the dashboard leadership needs.
Fractional program management04“we need results that last after the launch”
Quality varies site to site, and people aren’t being promoted from within. I build the coaching and training systems, and the career paths, that make results stick.
Workforce & leadership pipelines05“something is off, and we don’t know where to start”
A short, fixed-fee program performance review. I find what’s in the way and give you a 90-day plan.
Program performance reviewfrom plan to practice
- 1Assess
Start with the approved plan. Read it against the rules, the budget, and the people you have.
- 2Design
Turn the roadmap into places, roles, and dates. Every piece gets an owner.
- 3Implement
Open the sites. Hire, train, and track progress every week.
- 4Sustain
Hand it off to a team that owns it and can run it without me.
most organizations don’t struggle to decide what to do. they struggle to make it happen.
I’m Keena Howse, a PMP-certified program implementation consultant. For more than 10 years, I’ve led complex, publicly funded programs in multi-site organizations. I pair project discipline with deep knowledge of how adults learn and change, and I build the roles, tools, and routines your team needs to run the program without me.
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