Gregory Nielsen,
President and CEO
Gregory Nielsen is an experienced nonprofit CEO and consultant dedicated to helping leaders and organizations excel. He holds the BoardSource Certificate in Nonprofit Board Consulting and is a frequent speaker on nonprofit leadership and governance.
Gregory previously served as CEO of the Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNPE), where he expanded services to over 500 organizations and launched innovative programs including Destination:Excellence, a six-month leadership development program, and Circles of Excellence, a peer learning initiative. Under his leadership, CNPE received national recognition for ethics and diversity.
Before CNPE, Gregory led Green Hill Therapy, a nonprofit providing rehabilitative care for children with special needs, and served as a Vice President at Bank of America. A military veteran, he served as an officer and attorney in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps. He holds a B.A. in Government and International Relations and a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame and was recognized in 2016 as a “40 Under 40” honoree by Louisville Business First.
Dave Neumann,
Consultant and Facilitator
Dave Neumann is an expert in organization development and human resources, with over 40 years of experience helping organizations achieve breakthrough results. He holds a PhD in Industrial & Organizational Psychology and enjoyed a distinguished corporate career in HR and OD leadership roles.
During his 22 years with PepsiCo and Yum Brands, Dave served as Vice President of Organization Development and as Chief Human Resources Officer for KFC, Long John Silver’s, and A&W Restaurants. Since retiring in 2012, he has advised leading national and regional organizations across healthcare, manufacturing, and the nonprofit sectors.
Dave’s expertise spans several key areas:
· Organization Alignment: Driving the success of strategic plans by aligning structure, resources, and capabilities, while shaping a culture that supports the organization’s direction.
· Culture Development: Creating intentional, high-impact cultures through unique organizational values—and embedding those values so they’re fully embraced at every level.
· Organizational Effectiveness & Change: Diagnosing challenges and delivering solutions in areas such as executive team performance, managerial alignment, employee engagement, leadership development, and change strategy.
· Human Resources Strategy: Offering practical solutions in performance management, succession planning, leadership development, and coaching for HR professionals.
Josie Raymond,
Consultant and Facilitator
Josie Raymond is an educator and policymaker committed to systems change to end poverty. As a former recipient of free lunch in public schools, she devoted her career to strategic programs and interventions for low-income students and families, as a middle school teacher, high school academic affairs director, higher ed success coach, and adult trainer. As the first Kentucky state representative to give birth in office, she continually advocates for policies to support mothers and families, including paid leave and affordable childcare. She founded and led a citywide advocacy coalition to bring universal pre-k to her hometown of Louisville, KY. She is a graduate of Columbia University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.