Kate Read Ezell

About Kate Read Ezell

I’m a consultant and passionate advocate for improving community engagement with public…

Experience

1. Principal

   Ezell Consulting

   Sep 2009 — Present · Nashville, TN

   Ezell Consulting provides consulting within public education and nonprofit sphere. As the founder and principal consultant at Ezell Consulting, I have expertise in community engagement, product development, fundraising, relationship-building, and creative marketing. Combined with excellent organizational, analytical, project management, written, and verbal communication skills, I am a dedicated advocate for helping individuals and organizations create results.Core competencies include: financial analysis, forecasting, project management, budgeting, presentation skills, and training. Clients and experience include:Nashville Public Library Board MemberNashville Public Library Foundation Board Member Teach for America — Nashville Interim Development Director Gray Line of Tennessee — Strategic analysis and operations planning of public school transportationYWCA — Strategic planning for MEND, initiative to engage men to end domestic violence.Communities in Schools Tennessee — Board development & conducted training TestRocker — Product introduction of TestRocker (a standardized test prep program) to area public high schools.YouScience — Business development targeting colleges & universitiesTN Charter School Incubator — Development consultant Cheekwood — Advisor on “Fundraising Portfolio” to update fundraising databases and track donor participation and managed strategic planning for major fundraising projects.Voter Engagement Initiative — This voter engagement project is one of the most sweeping bipartisan efforts to shape voter turnout in Tennessee’s recent history. I lead the corporate and nonprofit outreach to integrate voter education and registration into employment practices as a means to increase voter awareness, and ultimately, registration among Tennesseans.

Education

• University of Virginia - Darden Graduate School of Business Administration

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  1979 — 1981

• University of Virginia

  BA

  1971 — 1975

Skills

• Finance
• Event Planning
• Marketing Strategy
• Event Management
• New Business Development
• Leadership
• Financial Analysis
• Team Building
• Public Relations
• Social Media
• Management
• Business Development
• Project Planning
• Business Strategy
• Nonprofits
• Internal Communications
• Teamwork
• Strategy
• Leadership Development
• Program Management
• Training
• Sales
• Entrepreneurship
• Public Speaking
• Community Outreach
• Marketing
• Non-Profits
• Fundraising
• Teaching
• Organizational Development
• Project Management
• Crm
• Microsoft Office
• Volunteer Management
• Strategic Planning
• Proposal Writing
• Editing