Client Testimonials
“Maria is the consummate consultant. Whether it’s change management or organizational development, she’s always focused on helping us to identify our goals and how best to reach them, with an eye toward minimizing internal conflict and maximizing the desired result. On top of that, she is warm, funny and easy to work with. I couldn’t recommend her more highly.”
- Jeff Selbin
- Clinical Professor of Law
- Boalt Hall School of Law (UC Berkeley)
- Former Executive Director of East Bay Community Law Center
“Maria has worked wonders with our organization, offering us her insight into how to make things run more smoothly and successfully, but also helping us arrive at our own insights. Her style is understated but extremely effective, and her approach is very much tailored to the particular needs and culture of the organization. Having sought her input for two separate organizations, I can really appreciate the ways in which the skills that she teaches and the tools that she offers her clients are carefully chosen and crafted for the organization’s particular philosophy and situation. We’ve worked with a number of management consultants over the years, and Maria is far and away the most impressive and effective.”
- Tiela Chalmers
- Executive Director, Volunteer Legal Services Program of the Bar Association of SF
- Board Secretary, Eviction Defense Collaborative
“We have worked with Maria since 1999 and find that she takes the time to learn about our organzation and employees. She is always open to collaborating with internal staff in creating training materials to suit the audience. Maria is an effective, engaging trainer who does an excellent job of presenting training material.”
- Joanna Goldberg
- Director of Human Resources
- Tenderloin Neighborhood Resource Center
“Maria is a trainer and consultant who has worked with CompassPoint and served dozens of our clients as well. Everyone has been delighted with her work.”
- Jan Masaoka
- Former Executive Director
- CompassPoint Nonprofit Services
“Maria brings a wealth of experience, an uncanny ability to understand her audience and a deep commitment to every challenge she has tackled for Wild Planet.”
- Danny Grossman
- Chief Executive Officer
- Wild Planet Toys
“Maria’s guidance was invaluable to me as I moved from working in a corporate environment to the nonprofit legal arena. She helped me identify the many similarities and build bridges where there were opportunities. Her calm approach, visioning and creativity is amazing.”
- Deborah Moss-West
- Principle
- West Point Business Solutions