Our Consultants
Every consultant in The Starling Collective brings something distinct. Use the categories below or search for key words to find your match.
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Rosa León Zayas Ph.D.
Dr. Rosa León Zayas is an organizational consultant, scientist, and experienced higher-education leader who helps organizations turn their commitments to access, community, and excellence into practical, sustainable action. She partners with leaders and teams to design programs, strengthen organizational culture, develop equitable and effective processes, support inclusive hiring and mentoring, facilitate meaningful community engagement, and use data to identify needs and guide decisions. Known for combining strategic vision with hands-on implementation, she creates structures that expand opportunity, strengthen collaboration, and help individuals, teams, and organizations thrive.
Brittney Williams, B.S., B.B.A.
Brittney Williams is the founder of Alisha's Consulting LLC and a strategist specializing in entrepreneurship, small business development, commercial corridor activation, and community-centered economic growth. Drawing on 15+ years of experience in business leadership and entrepreneurship, she partners with entrepreneurs, nonprofits, municipalities, and mission-driven organizations to transform ideas into sustainable businesses, strengthen local economies, and create ecosystems where people and businesses can thrive together. Brittney believes thriving communities are built by investing in people, cultivating authentic relationships, and creating pathways to ownership, collaboration, and lasting impact.
Tera Wozniak Stortz, M.P.A.
With 16+ years of experience working with nonprofit organizations and in academia, Tera is an unwavering ally in community building, program development, grant writing, and volunteer mobilization. She is a certified Intercultural Development Inventory administrator, professional facilitator, and published author on equitable talent development. Tera brings fierce commitment to inclusive, ground-up systems change and to making sure the collective itself is the change it seeks to create.
Megan Smith Jovanovic
Megan brings 14 years of experience in fundraising, strategy, and grant writing to the collective. A licensed attorney and Cultural Intelligence-certified facilitator, she has raised over $8.7M for clients and led organizations through major transitions. Megan’s analytical approach, equity lens, and gift for building trust make her one of the most effective strategic partners in West Michigan’s nonprofit and philanthropy communities.
Dee (Deanna) Rolffs
Dee (Deanna) Rolffs is a strategist, facilitator, coach, and systems thinker who works with executive leaders at the intersection of organizational theory, leadership development, and social justice. After years in nonprofit leadership, Dee launched into entrepreneurship in 2018 and went on to found L3 Catalyst Group, where they apply anti-oppression and liberatory frameworks to help organizations move through crisis, change, and complexity toward more equitable, sustainable futures. Dee specializes in illuminating root issues, building leadership and board capacity, and guiding teams through the deep personal and collective work that real organizational transformation requires.