Dr. Andre Walker, Ph.D., MPH, the Chief Operating Officer for D.E.&C Consulting, has served non-profit, academic, and health-based institutions for over 30 years. His commitment to health and human services includes an extensive background in direct service, internal monitoring, clinical research, and regulatory oversight. His professional experience expands into project management, education and training, chemical dependency counseling, case management, and managed care. His work with health and human services agencies and academic institutions resulted in improved client outcomes, proven evaluation and measurement systems, and research publications. Furthermore, Dr. Walker earned a National Defense Service Medal for honorable service while enlisted as a Hospital Corpsman in the United States Navy. He obtained a Master of Public Health with an emphasis in health promotion and education and a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Health Services Policy and Management from the University of South Carolina. His research focuses on health disparities and pathways to equitable healthcare for children and adults. Most notably, Dr. Walker’s Dissertation research served as the template for the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Adult Preventative Dental Care Benefits Program. Dr. Walker is keenly interested in expanding access to education, health, and mental health services to underserved populations. His current focus is promoting evidence-based recommendations to state and federally funded programs that promote the inclusion of fathers and males in early childhood development. Dr. Walker also lends his extensive skills in secondary-data research analysis to developing resources such as data-informed practices that bridge resource gaps in oral and medical care, mental health services, and the full inclusion of historically minoritized children and families in the early years.

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Dr. Desiree Del-Zio is a proven management systems and operations leader with a track record for creating high-functioning teams. Her professional development is grounded in organizations serving children and families. Notable leadership roles include operations management, regional management, evaluation and monitoring, program design and improvement, and federal oversight. Dr. Del-Zio’s most recent professional work was with the Office of Head Start Federal Monitoring contract. During her service to the contract, she facilitated or managed approximately 400 federal reviews. Dr. Del-Zio earned a Master of Arts Degree in Nonprofit Leadership and Management and an Education Doctorate in Organizational Change and Leadership. In her years of academic development, Dr. Del-Zio received a lifetime membership in Mu Lambda Nu and Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Societies for academic excellence in public service and education studies. Dr. Del-Zio is certified in Diversity and Inclusion and Nonprofit Management and Leadership. She is a bestselling author and earned the global Education 2.0 award for excellence in early childhood education services. As the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Consultant for D.E.&C Consulting, Dr. Del-Zio has consulted and coached more than one hundred agencies in various sectors including Head Start agencies, non-profit and for-profit organizations, and beyond. Her firm offers services such as Federal Monitoring Review Preparation, Gap Analysis and Change Implementation, Continuous Quality Improvement System Development and Implementation, Leadership Coaching, Training and Technical Assistance, and customized services that meet organization’s unique learning and growth development needs.

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At Hume Collaborative we are focused on how people think, feel, and behave – which means that the principle of human learning is at the core of our services. Our change management and strategic planning approaches are grounded in learning about our client’s organizational culture and priorities to ensure we deliver support models that strengthen organizational readiness to adopt new processes, effectively meet customer needs, and identify success metrics that resonate throughout an organization. Our focus is on facilitating learning spaces that promote leadership team development and designing channels to engage stakeholders in key organizational milestones.

We are passionate about collaborating, partnering, and supporting organizations that value the importance of stakeholder engagement and aim to anchor their growth and strategy development in collective input of their community’s voice. Our past projects have included engaging Boards, Leadership Teams, Internal Stakeholders, and Community Members across diverse industries including:

● Early Childhood Education
● Federal, State, and Local Grant Initiatives
● K-12 Public School Systems
● Non-Profit

Hume Collaborative’s services are grounded in asking the questions that lend to solutions for our clients, and we specialize in:

● Grant Development
● Strategy Development (Mission, Vision, & Values)
● Goal Setting & Strategic Initiative Planning
● Stakeholder Survey Design & Data Collection
● Data Analysis, Visualization, & Storytelling
● Organizational Redesign &; Change Management
● Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

As a lead consultant, Sara Agostinho brings over 15 years of experience in program development, strategic planning, and learning solution implementation across education, workforce development, and non-profit fields. She has led complex, multi-stakeholder engagements across a diverse range of clients including early childhood education programs, K-12 school districts, and state and federal government agencies. As an expert designer of training models and change management strategies, she is equipped to lead organizations through planning processes that enhance the internal capacity needed to deliver quality services and systems change to deepen impact. Sara holds a Master’s Degree in Educational and Development Psychology and a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development and Philosophy, both from Boston College.

Contact: Sara Agostinho, humecollab@gmail.com