"I respect Kerri's advice and insight and believe that she would be an important asset to any organization"

- Former client
“I know the complexity of managing an effective NGO in a wide range of cultural contexts. This workshop gave me an opportunity for actionable and real-life applications of organizational development and management concepts. Thank you."

- Workshop participant
"Kerri is versatile, intelligent, organized, driven and passionate.  Her clear empowering leadership style helped to make our organization  a wonderful place to work."

About Us

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Kerri Drumm 
Founder and Principal Consultant  

After  fifteen years in the nonprofit sector, Kerri Drumm founded Purpose Aligned Consulting in 2014. She has experience on three continents, in two languages and on literally thousands of mission-driven projects and programs. From such diverse roles as Training Manager, Director of Volunteer Activities, Grant Writer, Director of Program Development, Board Member, Counselor and Professor, Kerri has learned what makes nonprofits tick.  Today she brings her unique combination of skills to Purpose Aligned Consulting, where she partners with leaders to build 'on purpose' organizations. 

Kerri works in collaboration with other complementary service providers, ensuring that top talent is brought
to bear.

Her specialties include:                                                                       
  • Training and facilitation
  • Arts  and culture planning
  • Strategic planning
  • Program design, development and implementation 
  • Board development  and  management
  • Grant fundraising
  • Conflict resolution
  • Bilingual Spanish/ English
 
In addition to her work with Purpose Aligned Consulting, Kerri is an instructor at the United Nations' University for Peace and the University of Denver,   where she teaches courses on consulting, leadership and cultural diversity.

Kerri  can be reached at  kerri@purposealigned.com
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Susanna Eckleberger
Consulting Associate​

Susanna Eckelberger has worked in the nonprofit sector for over ten years, which includes development roles  with local, grassroots organizations and nationally recognized nonprofits with multi-million dollar budgets. She has experience with capital campaigns, major gifts, corporate sponsorships, and special events. Her experience as an in-house fundraiser provides valuable insight when helping organizations with their development strategies and goals.
 
Her favorite aspect of consulting work is the opportunity to learn about new organizations.  She believes in the power of the nonprofit
sector to provide solutions to local and global challenges, and to bring public and private sectors together to create change.  She holds a B.S. in business administration from the University of Denver.   

 ​Susanna can be reached at susanna1@purposealigned.com
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Veronica Murillo 
Consulting Associate​

For over fifteen years, Veronica (Nikki) has served youth in a variety of settings, from after-school programming, case management and counseling, to now supporting teachers and administrators in applying equitable practices in the classroom. She has supported youth and adults through social-emotional development and developed programs to implement more inclusive and equitable policies and practices. 

In addition to her work with Purpose Aligned Consulting, she works for Denver Public Schools where she supports teachers and staff in Equity and Culturally Responsive Teaching practices to address the achievement gap in our public education. She holds an MSW from CSU in addition to certificates in Non-profit Administration and Social-Emotional Character Development.
Nikki can be reached at  nikki@purposealigned.com