Mary Morten
President
Mary Morten is the President of Morten Group (MG), a consulting firm established in November 2001 to focus on clients in the nonprofit, for-profit and foundation fields.
LOCATION
Chicago
Our Team
Geneva Porter, MPH
Project Director
Geneva joined Morten Group in 2019 as the Project Director. She has extensive experience working across sectors with diversified entities including government, higher education, for-profit, non-profit, public health and healthcare, as well as community-based organizations
LOCATION
Chicago
Keisha Farmer-Smith, PhD
Research Director
Keisha’s years of youth development experience include managing afterschool programs and coordinating services for DCFS youth. Keisha earned a Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis from the University of Illinois in 2011 …
LOCATION
Chicago
Avi Bowie, LCSW
Training & Curriculum Director
Avi is a proud Chicago native with almost 20 years of experience in social justice services. Avi’s professional expertise lies in non-profit management, program development and evaluation, youth trauma, racial justice and curriculum development.
LOCATION
Chicago
Ben Brownson, MA
Consulting Associate
Ben has called Chicago home for over a decade, and brings a diverse background and expertise in leadership development, diversity, equity, and inclusion, theatre, social justice, education, cross-sector collaboration, and the intersectionality of the socioeconomic challenges facing Chicago.
LOCATION
Chicago
Mackenzie DeLoatch
Project Assistant
Mackenzie is a recent graduate of Duke University, receiving her B.S. in Psychology and a Certificate in Markets and Management Studies. For three years, she worked as a research assistant in Duke’s Identity and Diversity Lab, a social/developmental psychology lab focusing on issues of race, gender, and social identity.
LOCATION
Chicago
Julie Ganey
Consulting Associate
Julie joined Morten Group in 2019 as a facilitator for the Equity Institute. As an actor in Chicago for over 20 years, Julie has performed at venues such as Victory Gardens, Northlight, Chicago Dramatists, Shattered Globe, Drury Lane, and 16th Street Theatre. As a writer, she works with 2nd Story, a collective of story-makers and story-lovers working together to build community through the power of storytelling. As a teaching artist, she creates performance pieces and stories with collaborators ages 5 to 85.
LOCATION
Chicago
Lisa Gilmore, LCPC, MEd
Consulting Associate; Senior Trainer
Lisa joined Morten Group as the Project Manager for “Your Voice! Your Health!,” a UChicago research study on shared decision-making between BIPOC LGBT individuals and their healthcare providers.
lisa@mortengroup.com
LOCATION
Chicago
Jessica Kadish-Hernandez, MFA
Consulting Associate
Jessica joined Morten Group in 2011 as the firm’s Project Coordinator and later as Project Manager for a wide array of client projects, including strategic planning, executive searches, organizational assessments, and board development. As a Consulting Associate, she works as a facilitator with Morten Group’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) team.
LOCATION
Urbana, IL
Anedra Kerr, MS
Senior Consulting Associate
Anedra joins Morten Group as an organizational development executive with a proven track record of harnessing exceptional leadership skills to stabilize and develop teams, mobilize staff, volunteers, and management teams alike in the advancement of organizational mission. Anedra most recently served as the Chief Advancement Officer at Francis W. Parker School in Chicago, one of the country’s leading independent schools.
LOCATION
Chicago
Cece Lobin, MJ
Senior Consulting Associate
Cece is a senior consultant with Morten Group, where her work focuses on racial equity facilitation and organizational assessments.
LOCATION
Chicago
Sarah Menke
Project and Client Relations Manager
Sarah provides project management and client services support. She offers particular focus around data analysis and assessment writing for both organizational and diversity, equity, and inclusion processes.
LOCATION
Chicago
Vince Pagán
Project Director
Vince joined Morten Group in 2012 as a Project Assistant and has since served as an employee of the company in various roles. Prior to becoming a Consulting Associate, Vince served as Morten Group’s Project and Operations Manager, where his responsibilities focused on office administration, systems and infrastructure, and project management.
LOCATION
Chicago
Amanda Paul
Training and Operations Coordinator
Amanda aims to combine her experience as a consultant, analyst, and technologist with her passion for fostering inclusive, equitable environments to do meaningful work that has a lasting impact. While working in technology and startup environments…
LOCATION
Chicago
Karen Radtke, MA, CPCC
Senior Consulting Associate
Karen Radtke joins Morten Group as a leadership & team coach and organization design & culture consultant.
She has over 20 years of proven experience in HR & OD functions, working for several global consultancies, and starting a coaching practice. Karen is a designer of organizational experiences for a wide range of global corporations and nonprofit teams…
LOCATION
Chicago
Norma Seledon, MA
Senior Consulting Associate
Norma Seledon is a Mexican immigrant and has been a resident of Chicago for over 45 years. She has over 25 years of professional commitment to community and grassroots development…
LOCATION
Chicago
Christina Smith, MSW, PhD
Senior Consulting Associate
Chris returns to Morten Group after a sabbatical to complete her doctoral studies. At Morten Group, she leads strategic planning, board development, and is a facilitator for DEI engagements…
LOCATION
Chicago
Walter Watson Swift, MPH
Consulting Associate
Walter is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago where he received his Master of Public Health degree with a specialization in Community Health Sciences. As an undergraduate, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan…
LOCATION
Chicago