Governance and Leadership
Ewald Consulting can assist you in making progress toward attaining the goals outlined in your strategic plan. An Account Executive helps you define the steps needed to pursue these goals and integrate these into the association’s operations plan.
Our professionals serve in roles such as Executive Director, Managing Director and Associate Executive Director. We coordinate the work of team members in various departments to meet deadlines and get results. We have expertise in chapter relations and special interest groups. Our team also supports in-house executive directors.
Through our Organizational Leadership team, we can maintain and manage your operations, bylaws, training manuals, elections procedures and the logistics of any necessary bylaws updates over time. To help individual volunteers advance their leadership skills, Ewald Consulting offers online and in-person training as well as publications and references to partner resources that help volunteers feel empowered.
Blog Highlight
Data Dashboards
Non-profit associations often come to us complaining of a lack of focus and accountability on strategic plan objectives. One way we address these problems is to create customized dashboards, showing clear comparison datapoints – several pages of highlights, showing strength and growth since the date of the strategic plan.
Boards review the dashboard at the end of each meeting, allowing them to conclude meetings with a sense of focus and finality.
Our Services
- Board meeting logistics
- Chapter annual reporting
- Chapter relations
- Governing document review
- Leadership training
- Market/industry research
- Online community management
- Organizational structure review
- Operations planning
- Salary survey
- Specialty committee management
- Strategic plan mobilization
- Strategic planning facilitation
- Volunteer leadership development
The Team
DAVID EWALD, MBA
PRESIDENTEnjoys cooking, travel and live music. Reader of books (preferably paper).
ERIC EWALD, CAE, MBA
CHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICERI love to play guitar and sing, read, and ski race.
DARRIN HUBBARD, CAE, MBA
VP OF BUSINESS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENTHobbies include fishing, camping, golfing, reading, and wrangling kids. (Pronouns: he/him)
SARAH EWALD, CMP
DIRECTOR OF ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENTInterests include vacations on the North Shore, skiing, and spending time with my 3 sisters.
LAURIE KRUEGER, CAE
SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVEDescribed by friends and family as the hiker, biker, skier type.
KATIE WALLSTEIN, CAE
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVEAmateur baker. Love hiking, concerts, travel, and spending time with friends and family.
KIM BAILEY, QAS
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVEI enjoy travel, food and time with friends and family. Recently moved from MinneSNOWta to AriSUNa.
VERONICA CROSIER
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVEMeet me outside! Loves: horses, distance running, SUP boarding and anything with my dogs.
ANDREW SPEAR, MBA, QAS
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVEI enjoy cabin trips in the summer with my family, Nordic skiing in the winter. Explorer of MN breweries and coffee shops.
LIZ ANDERSON, QAS
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVEI enjoy playing/coaching volleyball and spending time with my hound dog, Hank!
LISA BADOLATO, QAS
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVEPassionate about travel, camping, and fly fishing. Creating cherished memories with loved ones.
GRACE AUGHEY, QAS
ASSOCIATE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVEI love going for walks, running, and hiking! I also love exploring new restaurants and coffee shops. (Pronouns: she/her)