Our Team

To help our clients advance their missions, we leverage our collective knowledge and harness our team’s deep experience across diverse sectors and organizations.

We cultivate our culture and talent with great care and are proud to introduce the people and uniting principles behind Sterling.

Meet Our Team

Partners


Rhonda Horn

President & Managing Partner
Email 346.320.2387

Kimberly Sterling

Founder & Executive Consultant
Email 713.807.8661

Jennifer Tuttle Arnold

Principal Consultant
Email 346.320.2391

Lynn Jenkins

Consultant, Research & Writing
Email 346.320.2389

Katy Hays

Of Counsel
Email 346.320.2405

Sarah Thornton Lewis

Senior Consultant
Email 346.320.2399

Kate McCarty

Senior Consultant
Email 346.320.2403

Robin Susman

Consultant
Email 281.768.2427

Andrea Romero

Consultant
Email 832.849.7029

Chelsea Wade

Consultant
Email 713.807.8362

DaNi Gahr Fulgium

Project Coordinator
Email 346.320.2404

Pat Lawson

Executive Assistant
Email 346.320.2390

Iselda Vela

Business Manager
Email 832.831.5260

Strategic Advisors

Sterling’s Strategic Advisors are experts in a wide variety of fields, including affordable housing, arts and culture, equity and inclusion, community advocacy, public funding, and more. Their wide-ranging expertise informs our work with clients and sheds new light on community needs and trends.

Ashley Paige Allen, Ph.D.

Houston Community Land Trust, Executive Director
Community Advocacy & Affordable Housing

Chris Barbic

The City Fund, Partner
Education Equity

Adeeb Barqawi

ProUnitas, President & CEO
Digital Integration

Kalinda Campbell

Global Head of Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging
Human Resources, Equity, & Inclusion

Rita Garza

Rhythm Strategy Consultancy, Principal & Founder
Organizational Development

Rabbi Oren J. Hayon

Congregation Emanu El, Senior Rabbi
Faith & Interfaith Alliances

Allyson Lack

Principle, Creative Director & Co-Founder
Branding

Elizabeth Love

Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation, CEO
Environment, Parks, & Greenspace

Deborah Lugo

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts,
Vice President of Programming and Education
Arts & Culture

Paula Soileau

CPA & Affinitus Co-Founder
Nonprofit Accounting & Finance
Our Values


Our Values

We cultivate our culture and talent with great care and are proud to share the principles that unite and inspire our team.

Kindness

Being kind is a business imperative and the cornerstone of who we are.

Results

We are results-oriented and deliver what we promise.

Partnership

We work in partnership with our clients, going beyond the role of a traditional consultant.

High-Quality Work

We deliver high-quality work that meets the unique needs of each client.

Heart

We are all-in for our clients and our team.

Intelligent Optimism

Our experience, knowledge of the nonprofit sector, and can-do attitude allow us to turn possibilities into realities.

Kindness

Being kind is a business imperative and the cornerstone of who we are.

Results

We are results-oriented and deliver what we promise.

Partnership

We work in partnership with our clients, going beyond the role of a traditional consultant.

High-Quality Work

We deliver high-quality work that meets the unique needs of each client.

Heart

We are all-in for our clients and our team.

Intelligent Optimism

Our experience, knowledge of the nonprofit sector, and can-do attitude allow us to turn possibilities into realities.
Get in
Touch

Let's link arms.

55 Waugh Drive, Suite 601 Houston, Texas 77007

P: 713.807.1411   F: 713.807.1658

P: 713.807.1411
F: 713.807.1658

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