Paige leverages her curiosity, careful listening, and experience in the roles of both client and a consultant to create transformative marketing solutions for purpose-driven organizations. Her brand strategy work at Mission Minded has benefitted clients like the Churchill School and Center, Adamah, Castilleja School, and Petaluma Health Center. Prior to joining Mission Minded, Paige held […]

Equal parts creative catalyst, change agent, and champion for mission-driven organizations, Julia Jackson helps organizations align bold ideas with real-world impact. With a deep belief in listening first, she brings clarity to complexity, builds trust quickly, and turns vision into actionable strategy. Whether guiding a rebrand or aligning stakeholders, Julia brings both warmth and rigor […]

Senior Strategist Zack Kushner is an expert in developing branding, messaging, and strategy to broadcast grantee successes, foster collaboration, and advance high-level objectives. He takes deep pleasure in communicating complex concepts in ways that spark lasting engagement. His Mission Minded clients include Stanford Humanities Center, Oakland Museum of California, and the Walter & Elise Haas […]

Senior Strategist Dianne Maher puts her extensive brand development and communication talents to work on behalf of Mission Minded clients like Shanti, Friends School of Baltimore, and California State Parks Foundation. Dianne serves as President of her local Public Schools Foundation and is a long-serving champion and facilitator for her school district community’s ever-evolving fundraising […]

Stephanie joined Mission Minded in 2014 with a passionate belief in the importance of brand strategy and in finding that perfect mix of industry professionalism and audience-friendly language. Recent projects include California Changelawyers, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, and Drew School. A world traveler, Stephanie has provided coaching for literacy programs in Myanmar and Laos and […]

Beth Barbee has worked in and around marketing and brand strategy for over 25 years — within agencies, as a client, and in a consultative capacity. For the past 15 years she has put her brand-focused expertise to work helping organizations connect the dots between their business and brand strategies for execution across a broad […]

Carrie Tancraitor brings over 20 years of experience as a nonprofit capacity builder, partnering with mission-driven organizations to strengthen their strategies and impact. She has guided hundreds of nonprofits and foundations through strategic planning processes that are as unique as the organizations themselves, because she believes the most effective plans are never one-size-fits-all. Her clients […]