Mark Nickel

Cross Sector Consulting, LLP

2558 Whitney Avenue, Suite 201, Hamden, CT 06518 | (203) 772-2050 | Nickel@xsector.com
Works in: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont

Last updated:
Tuesday, Jul 26, 2022

Our client and project engagements vary widely in scope and duration. More often than not, our projects involve advancing public-private partnerships, addressing complex organizational challenges that may involve organizational development / leadership, strategic planning, program design and evaluation, continuous quality improvement and innovation, resource development and sustainability, and strategic communications. We deliver nimble leadership, responsive project management and analytic competence. We foster honest and direct communication, reliability, accountability and intangibles such as the ability to build positive team chemistry. We work in areas that include workforce development, public health, education, social and human services, and economic development, among others.

Areas of Expertise:

Board assessment, structure, training, performance

Organizational evaluation, Program evaluation

Grant writing - federal grants

Business / financial models, Business plan development, Collaborations and mergers, Meeting facilitation, Strategic planning

Past Clients:

  • Organization: Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board
    Name: John Beauregard
    Description of services provided: Organizational Development; Strategic Planning; Program Design & Evaluation; Resource Development; Strategic Communications
    Year services provided: 20
    Contact Info: (860) 859-4100 | beauregardj@ewib.org
  • Organization: The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
    Name: A.F. Drew Alden
    Description of services provided: Planning, project management, evaluation, resource development
    Year services provided: 20
    Contact Info: (203) 777-7061 | aalden@cfgnh.org
  • Organization: Connecticut Department of Public Health
    Name: Marianne Buchelli
    Description of services provided: Strategic Planning; Implementation Support for Statewide Planning Group; Data Collection and Analysis; Strategic Communications
    Year services provided: 20
    Contact Info: | marianne.buchelli@ct.gov
  • Organization: Connecticut State Colleges and Universities
    Name: Lesley Mara
    Description of services provided: Strategic Planning, Business Growth Planning, Resource Development and Sustainability Planning; Strategic Communications; Organizational Development
    Year services provided: 20
    Contact Info: | lmara@commnet.edu
  • Organization: New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Partnership
    Name: John W. Kennedy, PhD
    Description of services provided: Strategic Planning, Resource Development & Sustainabilty; Strategic Communications
    Year services provided: 5
    Contact Info: (201) 506-0642 | jkennedy@njmep.org


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