MEGAN BEGERT has joined Concept Systems Inc. (CSI) of Ithaca as director of management and planning. She began building her professional career working with nonprofit organizations in Ithaca. With a master’s degree in public administration, focused on nonprofit management and leadership, Begert has worked in domestic and global contexts with public, private, and nonprofit organizations […]
MEGAN BEGERT has joined Concept Systems Inc. (CSI) of Ithaca as director of management and planning. She began building her professional career working with nonprofit organizations in Ithaca. With a master’s degree in public administration, focused on nonprofit management and leadership, Begert has worked in domestic and global contexts with public, private, and nonprofit organizations that include working with the USAID monitoring and evaluation team in Dhaka, Bangladesh; as the North America operations manager for a global consulting firm; and with colleges and universities. She developed systems and strategic plans that have facilitated each organization’s rapid growth and long-term sustainability. In her leadership role, Begert will develop and nurture CSI’s client relationships, lead business management and strategic planning, and support both the CSI consulting team and the “groupwisdom” product team.
EMMA TERWILLIGER has joined CSI as client-services consultant. Throughout her career, she has focused on helping education professionals and not-for-profit agencies increase their impact and efficiency through systems and capacity-building. In her most recent position prior to joining CSI, Terwilliger was most recently the director of community impact with the United Way of Tompkins County (UWTC), overseeing UWTC’s grant processes and management systems, K-12 student programming, and other programming related to community impact, including program-impact evaluation. At Concept Systems, she will work closely with senior consultants and client teams on the planning, design, management, and successful completion of client initiatives and internal CSI planning.