Debby Bergh is an organizational development consultant. She specializes in board development, strategic planning and group facilitation. She also has extensive experience with community-based organizations in feasibility studies, and capital campaigns. She is a frequent workshop presenter for the Vermont Community Foundation's Technical Assistance Program. Her mission is to increase the capacity of organizations to define and create their futures.

Having worked for the national firm of Snelling & Kolb, Inc. for eight years, Debby started her own business in 1995 when Mrs. Snelling dissolved Snelling & Kolb due to her other commitments and activities. Prior to her employment with Snelling & Kolb, Debby had twenty years of increasingly responsible volunteer leadership experience in the nonprofit sector both in Vermont and nationally. Ms. Bergh has served as board president or executive committee member for numerous organizations including Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, United Way of Chittenden County and the Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties. She currently serves on the boards of Champlain College, the Vermont Ethics Network and Wake Robin.

Following is a partial list of clients with whom Ms. Bergh has worked:

Board Development/Planning/Facilitation

Addison County School-to-Work Regional Council
Adirondack Humane Society
Boquet River Association, Inc., NY
Brattleboro Area Hospice
Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation
Central Vermont Adult Basic Education
Central Vermont Council on Aging
Central Vermont Humane Society
Chittenden County School-to-Work Collaborative
Columbia County Land Conservancy, NY
Counseling Service of Addison County
First Night Burlington
Fletcher Allen Health Care
Fletcher Free Library
Green Mountain Audubon Society
Green Mountain Club
Green Mountain/Finger Lakes Region, US Forest Service
Helen Day Art Center

Lake Champlain Land Trust
Land Trust of the Saratoga Region, NY
Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition
Memorial Hall Center on the Arts
Northern Community Investment Corporation
Northeast Kingdom Mental Health Services
Onion River Arts Council
Ottauqueechee Health Center
Prevent Child Abuse - VT
River Watch Network
Rock Point School
Vermont Business for Social Responsibility
Vermont Cancer Center
Vermont CARES
Vermont Children's Forum
Vermont Coalition of Teen Centers
Vermont Community Foundation
Vermont Council on the Arts
Vermont Health Foundation
Vermont Historical Society
Vermont Land Trust
Vermont Quilt Festival
Visiting Nurse Alliance of Vermont and New Hampshire
Visiting Nurse Foundation of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties
Washington County Diversion Program
Women's Rape Crisis Center

Vermont Community Foundation Workshops:

Board Evaluation Responsibilities
Building a More Effective Board
Executive Director Evaluation
The Board's Financial Oversight Responsibilities
The Board's Role in Fundraising
The Leadership Team: The Executive Director and the Board President
The Role of the Board
What a Feasibility Study Will Do for You

Capital Campaigns/Studies

Aloha Foundation
The Charlotte Community Library
Enosburg Opera House Restoration Committee
Manchester Health Services
Maple Street School
Mettowee Valley Conservation Project of the Vermont Land Trust
Mountain Valley Region of the Vermont Land Trust
The Nature Conservancy of Vermont
Northern Adirondack Planned Parenthood, NY
Oldcastle Theater Company*
Rokeby Museum
The Schoolhouse
Shelburne Community Education Fund
Sheldon Museum
South Hero Land Trust
Spring Lake Ranch
Stratton Winhall Education Fund
Vermont Youth Orchestra Association
Wake Robin Aquatic Center
Woodstock Area Council on Aging