Director of Consulting Services
Jo brings breadth and depth of experience to her role as Director of Consulting Services in project forecasting, planning, and execution. Jo’s projects include large- and small-scale needs assessments to meet a variety of regulatory and grant requirements, federal grant management, training and technical assistance, and multi-stakeholder coalition coordination and direction. She has a depth of experience in qualitative research, project management, by-laws and group charters, strategic planning, and federal and state grant and proposal writing.
Before joining Crescendo, Jo worked at several consulting firms providing training and technical assistance to clients working in substance use prevention, intervention, and treatment. This has included research on evidence-based best policies and practices at the community, local, and state levels to address the root causes of substance use disorders and how to address them. As a Support for the Strategic Prevention Framework Application for Prevention Success Trainer (SAPST), Jo provided Drug-Free Community grant recipients and local coalition directors across Maine the skills and knowledge they need to plan, implement, and evaluate data-driven programs and practices. Her work as a Drug-Free Communities coalition director in the City of Portland has been recognized at the state and federal levels.
Jo is a graduate of the Maine Development Foundation’s Institute for Civic Leadership Omicron class. ICL is designed for leaders to learn adaptive leadership skills and ways to foster and support team members to do the same. The training included systems thinking, network theory, and facilitative leadership techniques. Jo has also completed the Maine Council on Aging’s Leadership Exchange on Ageism. This fourteen-hour intensive experiential learning has prepared leaders like Jo with the tools and resources to enhance our understanding of ageism at all levels and inspire those around us to take action to combat ageism in our institutions and systems.
Jo graduated with a Master of Public Health degree from the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine and a BA in English and Communications from Emmanuel College in Boston, Massachusetts.
You can connect with Jo on LinkedIn.