Partnering with Nonprofits to Stabilize, Strengthen, and Sustain.
Alicia T Vega Consulting delivers comprehensive leadership-transition services to social sector board leadership and their stakeholders to ensure vital resources continue to reach the communities they serve.
ABOUT Alicia T Vega
Alicia T. Vega is a seasoned social sector leader with a depth of understanding, experience, and expertise. After serving in executive leadership positions for over 2 decades, she launched Alicia T. Vega Consulting Inc in 2016 with a mission to deliver comprehensive leadership-transition services to social sector board leadership and their stakeholders to ensure vital resources continue to reach the communities they serve. She has committed her life to serving the social sector and will bring that same commitment to you.
Alicia holds a Master of Jurisprudence Degree in Child and Family Law. She is a member of Intentional Interim Executive Services and completed the Interim Executives Academy Program with Third Sector Company. She holds a certificate in Leading for DEI from the Baumhart Center for Social Enterprise and Responsibility. Alicia has also served in a multitude of leadership positions and is currently a Commissioner on the Illinois Youth Budget Commission as well as serving as the Chair of the Forefront Mission Sustainability Initiative Advisory Board.
Work in Partnership with Alicia
Organizational Development
Work with the organizational leaders, board, staff, partners and communities served to develop the internal capacity to be the most effective it can be in its mission work and to sustain itself over the long term.
Interim Executive Leadership
Immediately stepping in to stabilize the organization, partner with the Board to establish a transition plan, provide support to staff, keep revenue streams on track, help determine the search profile for a new leader, and guide the onboarding of new leadership.
Coaching New Leaders
Provide coaching to support the success of new Executive Directors, CEOs or Directors with guidance, resources, and strategy development.
Program Development and Evaluation
Conduct needs assessments, create program plans, pilot the program, adjust for improvements, and train staff to successfully deliver and evaluate the program. Also, conduct program evaluations on existing programs.
Mission Vision And Values
Mission
To deliver comprehensive leadership-transition services to social sector board leadership and their stakeholders to ensure vital resources continue to reach the communities they serve.
Vision
Social impact organizations will thrive until their visions are realized.
Guiding Principles :
Integrity and Authenticity – Engage ethically, respectfully, and truthfully in all circumstances.
Affirming and Asset-based – Honor the inherent value in all stakeholders, cultivating growth, creativity and resilience.
Equitable Engagement – Foster authentic engagement that is inclusive of the identities that matter to the mission.
Accountability and Commitment – Establish and operate with high standards of conduct and behavior, practicing transparency and high choice.
Proven Leadership
Named One of Chicago's Top Latina Leaders in Philanthropy from Make it Better in 2017 and 2018
Demonstrated Success
While serving as Executive Director of Changing Worlds for 5 years, expanded youth arts programs to 30% more communities, grew and diversified the Board by 20%, created a new Advisory Board, integrated another organization that expanded program reach, and led the rebranding of the organization.
At Chicago Children's Advocacy Center during its first 8 years of operation, progressed from front line worker to executive management. As such, built out multiple departments and organizational infrastructure.
Preserved successful program outcomes, strategic partnerships and financial security of a $3.8 million organization while serving on an executive team during the unexpected absence of an executive director.
Built the Youth Action Board model of youth who have experienced homelessness and oversaw the first 2 years which successfully incorporated youth voice into policy and practice decision making across Chicago.