Elaine C. Kuttner
For over 20 years Elaine Kuttner, a principal of CCA, has been consulting with the leadership of colleges and universities and their related research organizations, and with health and education related foundations and professional societies. She also provides consulting services to public health and human services organizations and the arts.Elaine completed both her undergraduate and graduate work at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and early in her professional career became interested in strategic planning as a mechanism for change in the nonprofit sector and in higher education. Working closely with faculty, staff, and board leadership, she helps shape essential questions, address challenges, and plan for the future. She also helps her clients assess and evolve their own governance systems in order to more effectively carry out their missions. Elaine has significant experience working within complex systems and with multiple institutions as they plan together. She presents on topics related to both planning and governance. Elaine also has a strong leadership consulting practice, providing counsel to not-for-profit leaders concerning matters of strategy and governance effectiveness and design. She is often invited to speak on those topics.
CCA Principals: Jane A. Fisher, Elaine C. Kuttner, Patricia A. Mahon
CCA Associates: Carol Harper, Paul Kuttner