A New Kind of Organizational Consultant

Thanks to the generosity of our Madison Rely on donors, Madison Group Consultants (MCC) is a new application that is comprised of a cohort of interdisciplinary college students that are paired up with area companies and nonprofits that involve aid. Performing below the supervision of SPCE Associate Dean, Dr. Nick Swartz, MCC is supplying students expertise working with local organizations with an emphasis on experiential studying prospects. The application is created with a emphasis on student progress that will support the learners develop abilities that organizations want in new hires.

Learners are placed into groups that consist of a single graduate college student paired with at the very least 2-3 undergraduate students. The students listed beneath will operate all through the Spring semester for 3-5 hours a week to help their customers with specific requires. Groups for several consumers are made the decision by expertise and desired spots of progress. Graduate pupils serve in a mentor and leadership ability in just the groups as they all obtain exposure to both the private and non-earnings sectors.

We are enthusiastic to introduce you to our 2022 Madison Group Advisor pilot cohort!

Dancer Heebner 

• Senior Undergraduate: Psychology main, Environmental Humanities/Non-profit minor
• Involvement on and off campus: Leader of Compassion in Action, Mindfulness Instructor at UREC, volunteer at Willow Run Farm
• Hobbies/passions: Painting, ceramics, modern dance, yoga, climbing, climbing, local community making, energy therapeutic, curating areas, organizing occasions
• Planned area following graduation: Eco-Therapy and Sustainability/Regeneration
• Why did you be part of MCC? What sparked your fascination? Growing associations with neighborhood businesses and forming a team with the pupil consultants and leaders of MCC.

Jonathan Morris

• Junior Undergraduate: Independent Students Leadership Progress main
• Involvement on and off campus: Finished “Make Your Mark on Madison” Management Progress Method, Accounting Assistant at Douglas Wright DDS, Certified Existence and Health Coach
• Hobbies/interests: Reading through, hiking, yoga
• Prepared subject right after graduation: Neighborhood Progress, Coaching and Facilitation
• Why did you be a part of MCC? What sparked your curiosity? The 1st thing that genuinely grabbed my fascination about MCC was the fact that I would get to operate with local companies and corporations to enable support their advancement and growth. Being in a position to use some of my possess expertise and skills in coaching and business growth, as very well as the option to establish my character and way of thinking to be ready to provide enterprises and businesses is a little something that I was brief to bounce at, and I’m grateful that I did.

Morgan Rhudy

• Sophomore Undergraduate: Impartial Scholars Entrepreneurial Strategic Communications and Rhetoric
• Involvement on and off campus: JMU University student Ambassadors, Specialist at JMU Interaction Center, Intramural Soccer, Delight Ministries, InterVarsity, Honors College Ambassador, Spring 2022 Intern at Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance
• Hobbies/interests: Traveling, cooking, concerts, outdoor walks
• Prepared industry right after graduation: General public Relations / Strategic Communications Consulting
• Why did you join MCC? What sparked your curiosity? My passion for group building stems from exclusive nonprofit expertise as the founder and former director of a Richmond-based grantmaking group, Woman Ability Grants. This expertise has supplied me invaluable perception into local community difficulties and the function of neighborhood entrepreneurs that has sparked my enthusiasm for providing back again and offering support however attainable. As an intern at Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance, I am continuously amazed at all that our nearby enterprises owners and nonprofits give to this community. I am delighted at the possibility to guidance, boost, and collaborate with neighborhood companies and nonprofits and to make significant connections by these tasks.

Amanda Brandao Garbim

• Senior Undergraduate: Worldwide affairs big, Organization Spanish small
• Involvement on and off campus: Examine Team International Pupil Champions Community Workforce, 2021 Language Tutoring – Spanish, 2021 Pupil Advisory Board, 2020 – 2021 Leaders for Intercontinental Networking and Knowledge (LINKERS), 2020 Vice-president of Madison Motorsports (motor vehicle club at JMU)
• Hobbies/interests: My pastime back again property is racing bikes at racetracks. I appreciate vehicles and generally anything at all with engines attracts me. I enjoy food items from different nations and I like to interact with folks
• Prepared area soon after graduation: Importation and Exportation
• Why did you sign up for MCC? What sparked your fascination? The rationale why I desired to sign up for MCC is that I saw a good chance to understand by carrying out it, in other words and phrases, this method is not like a course in which we understand the idea and not the simple part but MCC will give me the modify to study the realistic aspect. I’m motivated by the actuality of becoming able to help the community and discover at the exact time.

Hanna Dunn

• Senior Undergraduate: Political Science and Spanish double major, Humanitarian Affairs small
• Involvement on and off campus: Humanitarian Scholar Affiliation, Dancing Dukes, Relay for Lifestyle, Alzheimer’s Stroll
• Hobbies/interests: Human rights activism, dance
• Planned field immediately after graduation: Political science industry with a target on troubles with regards to human rights and procedures that influence it. I would most likely start out out executing investigate or working for a nonprofit in DC but at some point would like to do a lot more arms-on industry operate.
• Why did you be a part of MCC? What sparked your curiosity? Functioning for a nonprofit is a goal of mine in the upcoming and I want to be a lot more engaged in the local community.

Marcus Hubbard

• 3^rd 12 months Doctoral student: PhD Strategic Leadership Scientific studies, BS in Psychology, MS in Education and learning
• Involvement on and off campus: authentic estate investments, composing thoughts for first guide, random non-academic study, Co-facilitator of discussions for JMU Gilliam Middle for Entrepreneurship, delivered MBTI workshop
• Hobbies/pursuits: Genuine estate expense, singing, creating views for my 1st reserve, random non-educational research
• Prepared industry just after graduation: Industrial Organizational Psychology similar discipline, to greatly enhance office tradition and productiveness.
• Why did you join MCC? What sparked your desire? I am intrigued in small business and leadership consulting as my comprehensive-time occupation following getting my Ph.D. The MCC expertise is completely aligned with what I desire to do article-graduation. I hope to obtain precious expertise even though contributing my products and services to the neighborhood organization group and the MCC method

Bobby Lohr 

• Graduate: Masters in Public Administration
• Involvement on and off campus: Madison Heart for Neighborhood Growth GA
• Planned field soon after graduation: General public sector (Nearby or Point out)
• Hobbies/interests: General public sector corporations
• Why did you be part of MCC? What sparked your interest? Get to do the job in the actual planet with corporations

 Daniel George

• 2^nd year Graduate: College Student Personnel Administration key, BS in Psychology
• Involvement on and off campus: Intervarsity, Youthful Daily life, I bartend at Valley Pike Farm Market place in Weyers Cave, and go to church at Horizon Christian Fellowship
• Hobbies/interests: I enjoy art, online video games, eating out, martial arts, and mainly paying out high-quality time with buddies
• Prepared discipline following graduation: Greater Training or area govt/instructional coverage
• Why did you sign up for MCC? What sparked your interest? I wished to discover additional about subjects and topics in nearby governance and economies, how the university campus can preserve a good and symbiotic partnership with the neighborhood, and I required to observe the artwork of experienced consulting additional in company-oriented arenas

Stephen Robinson

• 1^st Year Graduate: Masters in Community Administration, Bachelors in Political Science, Fashionable European Reports and Honors Minors
• Involvement on and off campus: Graduate Assistant for SPCE and Madison Center for Local community Improvement
• Hobbies/ pursuits: Sports activities (soccer and lacrosse), film and Tv set, video clip game titles, reading through
• Prepared industry after graduation: Community Sector (point out or regional governing administration)
• Why did you be part of MCC? What sparked your fascination? I imagine it will be a excellent chance for me

Olivia Beach front

• 1^st Yr Graduate: MS in Activity and Recreation Leadership, Bachelors in Sport Management and insignificant in coaching from Slippery Rock University
• Involvement on and off campus: I am the Advertising and marketing and Communications Graduate Assistant at the College of Experienced and Continuing Education and learning. I am also an intern with the JMU athletics compliance office environment and a tutor in the Pupil-Athlete Solutions division. 
• Hobbies/pursuits: I really like any kind of school athletics and staying outside/lively
• Prepared area soon after graduation: School athletics (exclusively compliance)
• Why did you be part of MCC? What sparked your desire? The chance to perform with local businesses to increase their branding and online presence

We are energized to see the optimistic impact that these pupils will have on the companies and nonprofits of the Harrisonburg and surrounding communities!