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Bringing great minds together to effect change.

KJ Smith Associates helps organizations and collaborative ventures navigate change and develop actionable plans for success. We partner with you to identify and focus on priorities that support your mission, helping your group gain clarity of purpose, align behind strategic goals and develop a framework for decision-making and strategy.

Forge your path forward.

Our Services

STRATEGIC PLANNING

Refine your vision and create an actionable plan to succeed.

MEETING FACILITATION

Engage and excite your group to achieve meaningful results.

COLLABORATION PLANNING

Set your direction
to deliver value.

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Work We’ve Done

Needs assessments. Strategic plans. Enterprise initiative startups. Organizational transitions. KJ Smith Associates works with businesses, nonprofit organizations and community collaboratives to effect meaningful change.

Strengthen Rural Health Care Delivery

Enterprise Initiative Startup

Organizational Transition Support

Case Studies

Testimonials

COMPASSIONATE AND INTELLIGENT ADVICE

Kathy has done a fabulous job getting to know and understand our organization, its strengths, and its weaknesses, and guiding us through – with kind, compassionate and intelligent advice – a very challenging period in our history. KJ Smith Associates will be our first port of call for additional consulting work!

Lisa Mingo - President of the Board
Fanconi Cancer Foundation

A Clear and Inspiring Plan

Kathy guided our Board and Staff through our strategic planning process, deftly weaving together everyone’s input to give us a beautiful plan to which we can refer for the next 3-5 years. Coming out of an organizational pivot during the pandemic, Kathy was able to help our Board and Staff to see that there were many more commonalities than differences in each individual’s perspective. We now have a clear and inspiring plan to carry our organization forward, which both honors the past and directs us toward an ambitious future.

Dana B. Fleming - Executive Director
Eugene Education Foundation (EEF)

Innovative program sustainability & growth

Kathy facilitated and synthesized the ideas of multiple agencies in Florence…into a coherent and workable proposal that was funded. She has helped the program grow from a mere idea to a vital and vibrant program that is highly valued in our community. Kathy is always looking at the “big picture”, making innovative and timely suggestions for program sustainability and service growth. I do not believe the MCR program would have been as successful as it is today if it were not for Kathy’s wisdom, guidance, and direction. She is an absolute pleasure to work with.

Lori Severance LCSW, Mobile Crisis Response Program Coordinator
Western Lane Fire & EMS Authority

Perfect for this work

We’re a board of strong personalities and individual leadership styles. Hiring a facilitator to help manage the interactions among the group, allow everyone to be heard, and conclude with specific goals and actions was critical to us. Kathy’s style was perfect for this work. The pre-work she conducted helped assure success when we all got in the room. We plan on hiring Kathy in the future to help us continue the great work we started this year.

Kim Parker-Llerenas, Executive Director
Willamette Workforce Partnership

Enables Groups to Attain Their Highest Potential

Kathy is a highly-skilled professional who is able to identify the needs of the group and facilitate desired outcomes.  She is a caring professional who listens to the needs of key stakeholders and works with them toward their desired outcomes.

Kathy understands how to maximize group processes to enable groups to attain their highest potential.

Margaret A. Hamilton, Ph. D., President
Lane Community College

Amazing work…expertise and professionalism

Amazing work… expertise and professionalism… Kathy managed to facilitate some emotional, intangible concerns and challenges into bona fide recommendations which, I believe when implemented, will have a positive impact on Willamalane’s work culture and environment going forward.

Michael Wargo, Superintendent
Willamalane Park and Recreation District

Proved to be an excellent partner

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Kathy Smith proved to be an excellent partner in helping RAIN Eugene design and execute a strategic planning process. Specifically, our organization looked to Kathy to help a diverse group of board members navigate towards consensus on the key elements of RAIN Eugene’s programs and outreach activities. She did this skillfully and in a time-efficient manner. The resulting strategic plan document is now a framework we can refer to and work from to grow the organization. I highly recommend working with Kathy to get your team aligned and moving together towards a goal.

Sarah Cheesman, Chair of the Board
RAIN Eugene Accelerator

Instrumental in Directing Our Board

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Kathy was instrumental in directing our board to achieve a strategic plan for our upcoming year.  Kathy spent an enormous time digging deep into understanding our unique profession.  Kathy helped the board assess its value, deficiencies, and taking the right steps in moving forward toward our strategic plan.  Her breakout sessions eased communication with both the old board and new board members so that there was value from everyone in the meeting.  The process went so much better than I had ever expected.  Thank you so much, Kathy.

Dustin Degman CRNA, President
Oregon Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Best policy retreat

Heartfelt thanks for an outstanding retreat. I told my colleagues I think it may be the best policy governance retreat I have ever participated in.

Rosie Pryor, Board Chair
Lane Community College

Integral Part of our Planning

Kathy played an integral part in the development of our strategic plan. Her guidance and expertise allowed us to document a plan that is both a reflection of our current goals and it also allows us to continue to be innovative and purposeful as we live out the mission of our school.

Tammy Conway, Principal
O’Hara Catholic School
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Who We Are

Kathy Smith, principal consultant, is known for her engaging style and strategic perspective. For more than twenty years, she has been helping organizations and multi-constituent groups address complex challenges, frame alternative strategies and build pathways to action. Inspired by a clear sense of purpose and grounded in practical processes, she delivers results with skill and energy.

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We’re Ready to Help.

Need help planning and launching your strategic change initiative?

Call
(541) 513-7595
or
Email kathy@kjsmith.biz

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