Bohse Associates

Frank Abdale
Frank Abdale has nearly twenty years as an executive and consulant in the nonprofit sector with extensive experience in strategic planning, capacity building, policy development and fundraising. He has helped clients with core missions in the fields of hunger and nutrition, AIDS, child welfare, theater, minority, youth, elder and LGBT issues. He is a gifted author, teacher, public speaker and advocate. As as advocte he developed legislation introduced into the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate calling for a White House Conference on Food and Nutrition in 2010, founded the National Nutrition Collaborative, served as a member of National Anti-Hunger Organizations (NAHO), developed several policy-related publications and coordinated a grassroots and national advocacy effort. He also launched a growing international program focused on nutrition and HIV/AIDS in South Africa, Namibia, Rwanda and Ethiopia. Today, Frank is head of Abdale Consulting, a national consulting agency based in New York City. The primary goal of Abdale Consulting is to help dynamic leaders develop, articulate and implement their vision. Frank is a proud member of the Board of Directors of Long Island Crisis Center and Pride for Youth.

Bill Bennington
William Bennington has been widely recognized by professional societies, corporations, and charitable organizations for his work in developing innovative communications programs, and for his planning, board development, and general management expertise. He recently retired as Vice President of Training for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. In addition to serving as an officer of three Fortune 500 companies, Bill has consulted with a number of large and highly respected corporations and foundations as a provider of technical assistance related to the development of community affairs, grant-making, communications, human resources policies, board development programs, and strategic planning. He is a co-creator and member of the faculties of The Institutes For Non-Profit Excellence in the United States and Great Britain, and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Healthy Community Institute. Bill has provided training for more than 5,500 charitable organizations worldwide, and has served on more than 35 boards of directors of for-profit and charitable organizations in the United States and abroad.

Donna Coulson
Donna Coulson focuses on Inspirational leadership and Career development and Transition. She is a Professional Certified Coach, facilitator of training and professional speaker. Donna is affiliated with WOMEN Unlimited, a national leadership development firm focused on the success of high potential Fortune 500/1000 women. She is on the faculties of the Rutgers Center for Management Development and Corporate Coach University, a virtual coach training school. Donna holds a BA in Communications from Douglass College and an MS in labor Relations & Human Resources from Rutgers University. She is a graduate of Corporate Coach University.

Susan Caruso Green
Susan Caruso Green specializes in proposal writing and grant maker research with expertise in writing government, foundation, and corporate grant proposals. As a former executive director and corporate contributions director for Citigroup, Ms. Caruso Green brings a unique perspective to fundraising for her clients. She holds an MBA from New York University and is a member of the Foundation Center’s Fundraising Consultants Network, The Association of Fundraising Professionals, and the New Jersey Nonprofit Consultants Collaborative. Ms. Caruso Green is registered as a professional fundraiser in the states of New York and New Jersey.

Nancy F. McKenzie
Nancy McKenzie has worked directly and indirectly with community-based organizations, largely in urban environments (San Francisco and New York City), on issues of health access, education advancement, program development and funding for over twenty years. She has had academic appointments in Department of Philosophy at Vassar College and Pennsylvania State University, and adjunct appointments in community health in San Francisco State University and the City University of New York. She has worked as a Director for the American Institutes for Research (AIR), developing and administering the National Prevention News Update (NPIN) for the National Center for HIV, Tuberculosis and STD, at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As Executive Director of the Health Policy Advisory Center for four years, she developed a study of drug treatment policy in New York City with a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and was Editor of the Health/PAC Bulletin, a journal devoted to health care reform and community centered health care delivery. Nancy is the author/editor of three text books on American health care and policy, and offers program technical assistance and grant writing to community-based organizations and health care delivery institutions through her consulting agency – Transtext, Inc. Nancy is currently Associate Professor of Community Health at Hunter College’s Urban Public Health Program.

Donna Scarano
Donna Scarano is a business advisor specializing in innovation and building effective relationships between funders and fundees. Her services focus in the areas of community and economic development, finance and grants writing services for the government, private sector and non-profit organizations. Donna consults nationally for the grants selection processes of Bank of America and the Federal Departments of Treasury, Community Development Finance Institutions, Education, Health and Human Services and the Administration for Children and Families. She attended Harvard’s Graduate School of Business Administration to study critical issues for Non-Profit Board leadership, and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Rutgers University. Donna is the Chair and co-founder of the Corporate Foundation for the New Jersey State Department of Community Affairs’ Hispanic Policy, Research and Development division. Additionally she is an Executive Board member and Chair of the Credit Committee for New Jersey Community Capital, the state’s community development finance institution. Her business development expertise has been recognized by the State’s Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency and throughout the banking industry.

Maria Semple
Maria Semple is an experienced researcher, trainer and frequent speaker on the topic of prospect research. In 2007, she authored two downloadable training manuals which include an extensive compilation of prospect research resources, including sources for corporations, foundations and individuals who are considered major donors. She is a member of the Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement (APRA). She is a graduate of Douglass College.

Casey C. Simmons, GPC
Ms.Simmons has worked in the grant industry for ten (10) years. She provides Grant Consulting Services to Healthcare and Non-Profit Organizations, as well as local municipalities. Her work is centered on the areas of Grant Research, Writing, and Management. Ms. Simmons specializes in securing/managing Public (Federal, State, Local) grants and low-interest loans for specific projects. Casey is a member of the American Association of Grant Professional, Women In Development, and the Non-Profit Consultants Group of NY/NJ.

Pamela Soden
Ms. Soden skillfully uses a blend of accelerated learning techniques, as she teaches her clients how to lead, supervise and manage, build teams, manage diversity, conflict and change, communicate effectively, train others manage time and stress, make presentations, assert themselves and create winning customer service. Her wealth of experience, her passion, a naturally engaging style and a willingness to share have earned her the title of “The Trainer’s Coach.” In her more than 30 years as a Training and Development professional, Ms. Soden has trained thousands of individuals in the skills they need to be more productive and successful in their lives and careers. Her clients have included AT&T, Hoffman LaRoche, Pace University, the United States Department of Justice. She is on the faculty ot NYU’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies. She is a former Chairperson and a Director of the Council of Concerned Black Executives and is an advisor to the Women’s Center for Education and Career Advancement and a volunteer workshop presenter for the Support Center for Non-Profit Organizations.

Kevin Thompson, MPA
Kevin Thompson leverages more than two decades of experience in management inspiring staff and leaders to travel the path of excellence using humor as a vehicle to improve work performance and customer service outcomes. Kevin utilizes social marketing, Search Engine Optimization and knowledge of Wordpress to develop content management web sites, blogs and web 2.0 platforms as strategies for organizations, agencies and individuals to share their message and connect with a wider client base. As a consultant and trainer Kevin teaches interpersonal skills professionals need to maximize business. He has coached scores of business professionals from executive to entry level staffing in: Team Building, Customer Service, Project Management, Mental Flexibility, Confidentiality, Presentation Skills, Networking, Interview Strategies, and Career Transition Coaching. Kevin is an experienced, energetic professional speaker who captivates his audience successfully communicating a message that resonates long after the end of his presentation. Inducted into the National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration, Kevin has a Six Sigma Black Belt in Process Improvement. He is a graduate of Rutgers University with a Masters in Public Administration and Tufts University with a B.A. in Economics and a concentration in Community Health. Honored as an Advanced Leader and Communicator by Toastmaster’s International, Kevin was a winner in the District Humorous Speech contest for two consecutive years competing against more than 6,000 members in New York and New Jersey.