Our clients are much like us: solutions-oriented, strategically minded, and invested in the power of personal experience.












Those who benefit most from working with us are:
Empathic
Able to listen and see things from multiple perspectives.
Generous
Genuinely concerned with expanding access, impact, and opportunity.
Dedicated to Ending Systemic Racism
Aware of the influence of bias and privilege.
Practicing Equity
Co-creating spaces and climates of ownership and opportunity for all.
Respectful
Honoring the experience and inherent knowledge of individuals they seek to engage and uplift.
Into Teamwork and Collaboration
Ready to bring us in as allies.
Growth Oriented
Invested in self reflection, being adaptable and using feedback to evolve and improve.
Strategic
Critically-minded systems thinkers.
"I first hired Jessica to design a program assessment for a new first-year undergraduate program at Hampshire College. She did such a marvelous job that she has become my "go-to" consultant for the college's qualitative assessments projects, including evaluations of academic affairs, student culture, retention, and enrollment.
She comes through repeatedly by going beyond my expectations, so of all the consultants I have hired in over 15 years of administrative experience, I recommend Jessica Payne most highly."
Steven Weisler, Former Dean of Enrollment and Assessment, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
Our engagements are customized according to our clients’ needs, stage of maturity, and goals.
Case Studies
Brothers@
Alumni Impact Study
Common Wealth Murals
Economic and Community Impact Study
StopHazing
Strategic Development of the Hazing Prevention Consortium and Hazing Prevention Framework
Treehouse Foundation
Intergenerational Community Framework
Trust Transfer Project
Impact Evaluation: Engaging Artists and Organizations in Public Health Messaging on COVID-19
VentureWell
Strategies to Improve Undergraduate Success
