Valtas Group Brings on Merica Whitehall to Join their Consulting Team

We are pleased to announce that we have added Merica Whitehall, a skilled nonprofit leader, to our consulting team. She brings over 25 years of experience in empowering diverse teams across nonprofit community organizations to do their best work. Merica is a tireless champion for the integration of DEIJ into all levels of organizational culture, planning, and operations. Currently she is serving as a member of the Association of Nature Center Administrators DEI Committee to advance these initiatives on a national scale.

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Her areas of expertise include organizational operations, financial performance, infrastructure reinvestment, and strategic planning. Merica built her lengthy resume across numerous organizations, including:

• ArtsWA
• STG’s Paramount Theater
• Seattle Center Festal Cultural Festival Series
• The Seattle Community Law Center
• The Seattle Police Department
• SouthEast Effective Development
• Nature Consortium

​She comes to us most recently from Fontenelle Forest in Bellevue, Nebraska where she served as the Executive Director for over four years. There she increased annual earned income by more than 300%, completed capital projects and land acquisitions in excess of $5M, and created a 20-year master plan to guide their future efforts. In addition to cultivating large individual donations and spearheading long-term planning, Merica improved staff engagement, increased public visibility, secured pivotal arts partnerships, and created greater financial independence for the organization.

Merica has an Executive Master’s Degree in Nonprofit Leadership from Seattle University. After earning her degree, she joined the faculty as an adjunct professor to teach on the subject of community engagement as well as economic and social development for nonprofit organizations. In addition to her time teaching at the collegiate level, she led the Treehouse Tutoring Corps to provide ongoing academic support and mentoring to the Seattle community’s youth in foster care.

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About Valtas Group
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Valtas Group works as Interim Executive Directors, to support nonprofit organizations in times of transition and during the uncertainty during leadership change.

Valtas Group drives the search process for new executive leadership roles in partnership with the board, senior leaders, and staff leadership. They have a variety of comprehensive resources specific to social sector leadership to guide your transition needs. The result is better continuity to preserve your organization’s core mission and ensure its ongoing success.

Contact us to learn about executive interim and placement services.