Clients and Consultants Sing Praise for Services

Jim Plaisted, the Acting Executive Director for Actors Theatre For Children (ATFC), has been “back to the well” three times with The Minerva Project.  

Randy Zarn, Consultant AVP Emeritus, CSU DH

Each time, the services he has been provided have gotten a bit more sophisticated: he’s an example of an extremely satisfied client.  In the process, his organization has been transformed (see quote below).

Mary Radu of Pathmaker Coaching, Sonoma County, Ca., is the current “lead” on ATFC’s current projects. Jerry Green and Jed Coffin led the initial Board Retreat that was so instrumental in changing attitudes, thinking and actions.  

“If it weren’t for all of you ATFC would have already filed for dissolution.” — Jim Plaisted, Executive Director, Actors Theatre for Children

Tomorrow’s Aeronautical Museum (TAM) provides services to at-risk youth in Compton, Ca. (Los Angeles Area).  Compton’s High School graduation rate of 43% is being tackled by a variety of programs.  Randy Zarn, former AVP of Student Life with CSU Dominguez Hills, is part of the Team addressing management and funding challenges for TAM.

Kathy Hart, Ed.D. ClearVision Consulting

Myra Petgrave, a co-founder of TAM along with her “Celebrity Helicopters” husband Robin Petgrave, came to the Confab sponsored by CSU Dominguez Hills on January 19, 2011, to get services from the Consulting group of The Minerva Project.  Randy Zarn was quick to sign up; he could see the potential for societal change that TAM offered through its programs designed to boost the graduation rate in Compton (Los Angeles area), California.  

Kathy Hart, along with Partner Johanna Thomas of ClearVision Consulting in Oakland, Ca. provided  Roberta Tracy of BACS  with a useful template for how to address some short-term funding challenges in her program that is designed to help Seniors “Age in Place.”  Sometimes, it’s the small stuff that has the biggest impact.


Kudos to Kathy and Johanna for their generosity of spirit and time in helping Bay Area Community Services, a vital institution.  
Martin Jones Artisan Source LLC is not mentioned in this particular post but he has gotten high praise in the past.  Please don’t forget him!

It is sometimes said that “great followers make great leaders.”  It is also said that “great clients make great consultants.”  These stories could not be shared without the clients like Jim, Roberta and Myra.