"I have had the privilege of working with Alison McNeil, she helped to rewrite our mission statement, objectives and outcomes to ensure that what we were attempting to convey was clear and actionable. She challenged us to think and discover our path forward and helped us communicate and share our goals and values confidently with potential clients. She is multi-talented and any organization will be exceptionally pleased if they choose to work with Alison."

"Working with MCE has been an absolute pleasure and a very fruitful learning experience for our entire team. Alison strikes a perfect balance of professionalism and personalized contact. She is responsive, understanding, patient, and incredibly insightful. She truly heard and internalized our needs, concerns, and limitations and was able to adeptly reflect them in the final strategic plan. Her fusion of quantitative and qualitative approaches means that the plan is not only grounded in solid data, but also reflective and respectful of the very unique nature of our organization."

"Alison’s dedication to the learning community brought the students’ experience to the next level. Not only did she give students’ insightful feedback on their assignments, she fostered rich discussions among the group. Alison brought all her experience to bear and, in doing so, helped NAS shape the design of the Teaching Fellow experience."

"The consultation of Alison McNeil was instrumental in helping us work through the development of a robust evaluation process. She offered technical support as a thought partner to our after school program director that allowed us to develop a pre, midway and exit evaluation. These tools helped us conduct our first external evaluation of our program. This was a game changing process helping take our work to the next phase of its development. "

"Alison's insight was invaluable to my development in the National Arts Strategies/University of Pennsylvania Executive Program in Arts and Culture Strategy. Her pointed critique pushed me to challenge my assumptions based on the information presented while providing suggestions that were directly applicable to my work at Memphis Music Initiative."

"Your leadership throughout this learning experience has been unparalleled. I appreciate all that YOU did and continue to do in support of our collective success as compassionate and informed leaders in the arts."