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P. Stewart Lanier is a self-employed organization and leadership development

consultant.

provides a

wide range of consulting services to community

organizations,

congregations, non-

profits, government

agencies, and businesses. He

holds a Master of

Science degree (with

distinction) from American University’

NTL

program in

Organizational Development, as well

as the M.Div. from Candler School

of Theology,

Emory University.

The focus of Mr. Lanier’s work is to assist leaders, teams, multi-stakeholder groups,

boards

and councils

they

guide their organizations/communities through times of

innovation, change

and redevelopment. This

includes

engaging

stake holders

developing

shared vision and

strategy. It often includes assessing

organizational

strengths and needs,

developing

leadership

structures, mediating conflict,

reat

ing new

meeting

routines

and

behavioral guidelines, problem-

solving and strategic planning.

Mr. Lanier typically

works

with a

small steering

committee that

is authorized by the

sponsor/official bo

ard

to guide

the

consultation process.

Mr. Lanier began his professional career as a United Methodist pastor, and maintains

his

ordination in good

standing in the New England Conference of the United

Methodist

Church.

He served as pastor of three

churches. He has held clergy standing

in the UCC,

UMC and

PC/USA denominations. Mr. Lanier

has

recently

served as Interim Executive Director of

The Little Compton (RI) Community Center, The City

School,

Dorchester, MA, and

City

Life/Vida Urbana, Jamaica Plain, MA

Mr. Lanier is

a member of

Third Sector New England's

Executive

and Organizational

Transition consulting

group

and

interim executive pool.

is a consultant to

UMASS Donahue Institute's

Compassion

Massachusetts

program in which he provides organizational assessments, training and technical assistants to

faith based and

community organizations in Berkshire and Barnstable counties. H

e is

affiliated with

the

, Abingdon,

MA through which he

offers congregation development

consultations.

He is

contracted with the

Commonwealth

of Massachusetts

Operational Services

Division

(OSD) to

provide

management

consulting

and planning

to state agencies