BCNP Adds 5 New Professionals to its Consultant Ranks

DETROIT - May 4, 2015 - PRLog -- May 1, 2015 - TROY, Mich. -- Business Consultants for Non-Profits (BCNP), a nonprofit consultancy composed of active and retired professionals who volunteer their time assisting nonprofits in metro-Detroit, has added 5 new business professionals to its consultant ranks. Collectively, the cohort has a rich and diverse background of success in the business world and serving the nonprofit community.

Jerry Breuer has spent 30 years locally in the financial services industry in marketing, project management, product management and process design.  He has held the position of adjunct professor at Lawrence Technological University and holds an MBA from the University of Michigan. Jerry has served in board leadership roles, staff leadership and in the volunteer corps of several non-profits.

Anne Blake assists clients in workplace performance improvement, needs assessment, program evaluation, and strategic planning. Anne is a faculty member at Wayne State University, holding a PhD from Wayne State in Instructional Technology.  In addition, Anne continues to operate a small nonprofit that she and her daughters founded several years ago.

Denise Coggins Denise has consulted with, volunteered for and served on boards for several local nonprofits as well as in the greater Phoenix area. Denise retired in 2008 as a project manager/customer service manager for Blue Cross Blue Shield of MI. She served as an adjunct professor for Sienna Heights University, and she holds an MBA and an MA in Clinical Psychology.

Spencer Silk has been a mentor at TechTown and the OU/Mac Business Incubator; a part-time faculty at University of Detroit/Mercy (graduate-level Information Systems); and has worked for IBM, Price Waterhouse & Co, Wayne State University. He has been a consultant to many fortune 500 clients, as well as small businesses. He currently serves on the board of On My Own of Michigan.

Yi-Jie Wang Yi-Jie currently works at The Boston Consulting Group doing strategy consulting.  She received a B.A. in Economics and Engineering Sciences and a B.E. in Operations Research from Dartmouth College. She has experience in financial planning, event planning, and business improvement. .

"We are thrilled and honored to have Jerry, Anne, Denise, Spencer and Yi-Jie, join us. They bring a vast collective wealth of experience, expertise and energy!” said BCNP’s President, Linda Braun

For more information about the organization, visit their website at http://www.bcnp-mi.org.

Like more information on this topic, please contact Linda Braun (linda_braun@bcnp-mi.org) or call (248) 227.6854.

Business Consultants for Non-Profits is a (501(c)(3) organization of active and retired professionals who volunteer their time consulting with nonprofits in metro-Detroit.  BCNP is a unique provider of low cost management consulting services focused on improving their client’s effectiveness through Board Strengthening, Strategic Planning and Capacity Building services such as IT advisory services, financial management, team building, marketing strategy planning and leadership coaching. BCNP will also conduct a free organizational assessment. In addition, BCNP is committed to giving back in a very tangible form - every year the Board donates the bulk of the net income back to local charities.