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Are you facing any of these organizational growth challenges?
These struggles aren't a sign of failure -
they're common challenges that every sucessful leader faces.
Meet Karine
For more than 25 years, I've helped mission-driven organizations navigate growth, complexity, and organizational change.
I've worked inside organizations as a senior operational leader - not just an outside advisor - which means I understand the realities nonprofit leaders face every day:
- unclear structures
- operational bottlenecks
- leadership overload
- disconnected systems
- rapid growth without enough infrastructure
My role is to help organizations create practical, sustainable, operational foundations so leaders can focus less on constant problem-solving and more on mission and impact.
I bring other highly skilled contractors to work with me on projects as needed.
Areas of Expertise
Build Operational Clarity
- Organizational structure
- Roles and accountablity
- Workflows and decision-making
- Leadership alignment
Strengthen Planning & Execution
- Annual operational planning
- Reporting and performance tracking
- Cross-team alignment
- Implementation support
Improve Systems
- Digital systems and tools
- CRM and business management systems
- Process design and improvement
- Information flow
Strengthen Financial & People Foundations
- Financial management and processes
- Budgeting and financial reporting
- HR systems and practices
- Policies and procedures
What This Work Often Leads to
- A leadership team that is more aligned and less siloed
- Clearer roles, responsibilities, and accountablity
- Better systems for communication and decision-making
- Reduced operational bottlenecks
- More sustainable growth
- Less dependence on a single leader holding everything together
- Operational plans that connect strategy to day-to-day work
What Clients Say
“Karine helped us navigate some of CSI’s biggest periods of growth, continually evolving our structure, systems and operations as our organization became more complex. She has a rare ability to see the big picture while understanding the practical details of how an organization actually works. She brings intelligence, strong systems thinking and a deep human touch. I would hire her back in a heartbeat.”
Tonya Surman, CEO and Co-Founder, Centre for Social Innovation (CSI)
"I've known Karine for over 25 years and have worked closely with her for some of those years. She's a practical and strategic operations leader, and I have no doubt that she can help any client she works with. She is thorough in her analysis of business needs. She is able to build and implement systems that increase efficiency while also understanding the importance of change management and building collaboration amongst teams to ensure strategic goals are met in a culture that fosters inclusion."
Lori Nikkel, CEO, Second Harvest
"We worked with Karine in order to implement new software. Her knowledge and project managment skills enabled us to get the project done on-time and on-budget. Her weekly calls with our project team members, her attention to detail while keeping her eye on the big picture were central to our sucess. A gem to work with - would definitely work with her again!"
Pina Corigliano, Executive Director, Hesperus Village
"Karine is a tireless and brilliant systems analyst who has been able to fix any problem I've seen her presented with. She's got that rare combination of operational overview and people skills that makes her a rare asset wherever she goes."
Annahid Dashtgard, Anima Leadership CEO. Author. Speaker
“Karine helped us strengthen our systems and streamline our operations through a period of rapid growth. She takes the time to understand how an organization works and brings practical, solution-focused recommendations that can actually be implemented.”
Tracy Boswell, Vice President Operations, Stepped Care Solutions
"I would highly recommend Karine based on her work with our charity, Hope Air. Exceptional project manager, people person, strategic and smart! Detailed, responsive and efficient! Great at staff development, culture building and development. She rocks!"
Mark Rubinstein, CEO, Hope Air
"Karine was instrumental in helping us organize our operations at Barn Owl Music. Over the course of a couple months she was able to set up systems that not only saved us a significant amount of time but increase profitability as well. I highly recommend her services for anyone looking to structure their organization, streamline workflow and increase productivity."
Ryan Carr, Co-Founder, Barn Owl Music
Services Offerings
Fractional COO
Allelo Consulting will jump in as a Fractional (part-time) COO. This approach is best suited if you are experiencing a variety of growth related challenges and need on-going support for a period of 3, 6 or 12 months.
Projects
Allelo Consulting will work with staff on a per project basis when additional operational expertise or capacity is required.
Assessments
Allelo Consulting will discuss with your current needs and long term goals. After a thorough analysis, a roadmap is proposed with suggested projects and implementation approach.
Some of our clients
