Get Precisely the Experts You Need

Rogue Tulips Consulting taps into the best and the brightest of the nonprofit consulting world to assemble a dream team specifically for your project.

Here are a few of the experts that may be brought in to help RT precisely deliver the expertise you need to achieve your goals…

Michael Butera

Expertise: Board Relations | Governance

Michael is the founder of Association ActiVision, LLC, a bouquet consultancy focusing on governance and program restructuring, and strategic develop. He is a former association CEO at the state and national levels. Butera has made frequent presentations around the country. He currently serves on the Executive Board of the Howard County, Maryland NAACP and is the co-chair of the Maryland State Conference NAACP Technology Committee. He is active as a facilitator for BoomerWorks.org, an organization dedicated to helping older citizens transition from traditional W-2 work to 1099 freelancing. See Michael’s LinkedIn profile.

David Phillips

Expertise: Fundraising

David is the founder, president and CEO of Custom Development Solutions, Inc. (CDS). He has 35 years of high-level nonprofit management and fundraising experience. The firm and its leaders have provided counsel to hundreds of nonprofit organizations and led hundreds of successful capital campaigns. David has personally directed a dozen capital campaigns raising more than $750 million dollars, and supervised hundreds more which have yielded over $2.5 billion dollars. His area of expertise is nonprofit management, major gifts fundraising, and the strategic planning and tactical execution of capital campaigns. See David’s LinkedIn profile.

Cheryl Ronk, CAE, CMP, FASAE

Expertise: Executive Search | Certification | Ethics | Governance

Cheryl is the owner of So Right LLC (So Right It’s Ronk), a consulting firm that works with groups that have boards. Most of her work is with associations from local to international in scope and city governments. Cheryl is the former president and CEO of the Michigan Society of Association Executives. During her 30-year tenure, she led the organization to international recognition for its Certified Association Executive (CAE) training, Board development programs, the development and organization of the first association executive taxonomy, and successful executive search process. She currently is helping several clients improve their systems and working with current and future CAEs.  She is an ASAE Fellow. See Cheryl’s LinkedIn profile.

Bruce Rosenthal

Expertise: Corporate Partnerships

Bruce is a strategic advisor and consultant to associations and not-for-profit organizations. He creates successful corporate partnership programs that increase revenue and add member/constituent value. He has experience creating the framework and process, as well as managing and growing corporate partnership programs. He has worked with corporate partners, corporate partner prospects, and association leadership/staff/board. Bruce has held senior-level association staff positions with responsibilities for corporate partnerships, conference management, marketing, quality improvement programs, and coalition building. Drawing from these experiences, Bruce understands the “ins and outs” of association structures, governance, member services, advocacy, education, revenue streams, and conferences. He is Convener of the Partnership Professionals Network. See Bruce’s LinkedIn profile.

Gerry Frank

Expertise: Creative Development | Design | Branding

Gerry expresses visually what you want to say in words to make your content and communications impactful, intriguing, and engaging. He has led the development and implementation of creative campaigns and product launches, named and branded startup organizations, and helped turn around tired brands that no longer reflect the market. As CEO and chief creative officer of his own agency for 20+ years, he has led creative teams and collaborated with associations to grow events, reach new members, evolve with the market, and position foundations for greater success. Fun Fact: Gerry created the Rogue Tulips logo. See Gerry’s LinkedIn profile.