Whitney Crettol
I3 Consultant
Whitney Crettol is a senior strategist and board governance consultant who has dedicated both her career and volunteer efforts to organizations that serve the common good. With nearly three decades of experience, Whitney has helped dozens of nonprofit and public agencies take their governance capacity, connection to the community, and mission impact to the next level.
Prior to the launch of her consulting practice in 2001, Whitney drew attention as an effective change agent through a career in nonprofit administration & planning, as a director and officer on numerous boards, and as a public library commissioner. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, and earned a Master’s degree in Public Affairs & Planning from the University’s distinguished Humphrey School. A believer in lifelong learning, she has continued to refresh her skill set, most notably by becoming a BoardSource Certified Nonprofit Board Consultant, an alumnus of the Blandin Foundation Community Leadership Program, and an Institute of Cultural Affairs trained facilitator.
Whitney is skilled in providing support for nonprofit leaders to address strategy and governance challenges, build capacity, and position their organizations as high performers that really deliver on making the community a better place. She is an enthusiastic advocate of best practices. In addition to working with individual organizations, Whitney excels at bringing together diverse entities in community-wide planning and collaborative ventures. Her specialties include: Strategic Planning – Stakeholder/Public Engagement Processes –Board & Organizational Assessments – Governance Education – Board Structure Transformations – Bylaws & Policy Development – Performance Dashboards – Strategic Communications – Grant Writing – Task Force Facilitation.
Together with her husband, Whitney has rolled up her sleeves to rehabilitate three dilapidated houses to new glory, and raised three children – two with special needs – along with a very sweet golden retriever. In addition to family, her personal pursuits include fitness and voracious reading. After vacationing in Florida for twenty years, she has permanently relocated to make Venice her home.
