Nancy Aronson has consulted to education, healthcare, business, government, and community organizations. She pioneered the early work in shared decision making in education in Pennsylvania, bringing practical methods for engaging faculty and other stakeholders in school improvement and strategic planning. She is recognized for her innovative work in implementing collaborative processes for managing change, including strategic planning, process improvement, and organization redesign. Nancy has extensive experience in designing and facilitating large-scale change efforts.  Projects have addressed a variety of needs such as patient care redesign, supply chain implementation, and repositioning a non-profit organization in its community.  Integral to all of this work is supporting and coaching leaders. A sample of clients include: Downingtown Area School District, University of Southern California, Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies, Pennsylvania Department of Education, Harrisburg School District, The Learning Exchange, Kansas State Department of Education, New Jersey Department of Human Services, Inova Health System, Lower Merion School District, Points of Light Foundation, Detroit Edison.

Nancy facilitated at the President’s Summit for America’s Future in Philadelphia. She is a member of the Future Search Network and an Appreciative Inquiry Professional Group.  She is certified to conduct the Organization Workshop and Merging Cultures Workshop developed by Barry Oshry. She is an adjunct professor at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine where she teaches courses on Organizational Systems and Appreciative Inquiry in the Organization Development Leadership Program.

Nancy has a B.S. from Cortland State University and a M.Ed. and Ph.D. from Temple University.