About

Who We Are

Galloway Gonzalez Consulting provides top tier strategic leadership and operational support to non-profits and creative businesses.
Our clientele range from emerging grassroots organizations to thriving community staples. Our consulting experts facilitate change with employees, board members, executives and stakeholders. 

No matter the mission, we assist in the sustainability of your organization with purpose driven mentorship and coaching.
GGC is guided by expert consultants in every aspect of non-profit work.
Together, we boast almost a century of shared experience in non-profit and educational management, fundraising business administration, collective impact initiatives, and social justice and services work.

At GGC, we curate ideas, perspectives and experiences. Every client receives direct and personalized access to Allison, as well as the added benefit of specialized support and mission-based consultation from our team of experts.
We look forward to building with you and introducing your organization to our network of professionals.

Executive Director

Ensuring the Arts for Any Given Child (AGC) | 2014-2021

Lead a county-wide collective impact program to advance equity in and access to arts education. Collaborated with national partners using our communities’ case study to advance broader policy work and systemic change.
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Chief Program Officer

Cathedral Arts Project (CAP) | 2015-2021

Facilitated a long-term strategic plan for the organization that included a capital campaign and marketing strategies as wells as new programmatic and HR models.
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Director of Education

Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) | 2009-2014

Developed and implemented new educational and membership programs along with innovative interpretive materials for a broader exhibition audience. Specialized in visitor engagement, children with specialized needs, and lifelong learners.
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Associate Director, The Art School

Austin Museum of Art (AMOA) | 2005-2008

Directed a 12-acre historic site with more than 200 faculty providing more than 700 visual art classes to more 5,000 students a year. Managed a major building campaign that included a café, shop, and several new studios and classrooms.
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Meet the Team

Allison Galloway-Gonzalez

Founder & CEO

Allison has over 20 years of experience working with creative non-profits, museums, universities, and artists to serve communities through arts and culture.

She holds an MA in art history and has held leadership roles in membership, development, education, and advocacy at institutions like the Museum of Contemporary Art and Cathedral Arts Project. For seven years, she led an initiative for equity in arts education and served as adjunct faculty at the University of North Florida.

Allison has received awards for her advocacy work, including being named one of Jacksonville's 40 under 40 professionals and a 2021 Woman of Influence. She currently runs a national consulting business, working full-time with arts organizations, artists, and administrators to increase their impact and help communities celebrate creativity.

Janette Allen

VP & Advancement Consultant

Janette Allen is a highly creative and results-driven non-profit management professional with more than 30 years of experience and expertise generating revenue and increasing philanthropic support.

Janette’s passion, drive and vision have enabled her to raise over $45 million for higher education institutions, hospitals, museums, and arts organizations. She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Planned Giving Council of Northeast Florida, and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. Her consulting work focuses on creating and supporting new fundraising professionals through coaching and guiding young development professionals and organizational leaders.

At home, Janette is mother to four young adult children and her two dogs and wife to her loving husband Mark. She enjoys painting, is a car enthusiast and has a keen interest in the metaphysical.

Victoria Canady-Anderson

Administration & Consultant

Victoria holds a BFA with a focus in vocal music from Florida State University. For five years, she worked as an elementary music teacher for Duval County Public Schools and as a teaching artist for the Cathedral Arts Project, eventually becoming the full-time Program Manager at CAP where she gained experience in the nonprofit arts world.

Outside of teaching, Victoria is an all-around musician, performing in a band and mixing, mastering, and writing for other artists. Victoria has long had a passion for performing arts, growing up singing, playing trumpet, and participating in FMEA All-State chorus. She currently performs as a lead vocalist with The 7 Street Band and enjoys attending local theater performances and producing new music.

Jennifer Clements

Marketing Director & Consultant

Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Arts in Strategic Communications from Elon University. With more than a decade of experience in marketing, communications and nonprofit management, she excels in annual communications planning, brand development and project management to help organizations achieve their marketing goals. Jennifer is known for her ability to produce compelling content, manage complex projects, and oversee design and print production–all with meticulous attention to detail.

Prior to joining Galloway Gonzalez Consulting, Jennifer honed her skills in the nonprofit sector, most notably as the Director of Marketing & Communications at the Cathedral Arts Project. As a consultant, Jennifer brings a strategic mindset to every project, whether it's developing a new brand identity, planning a major fundraising event, or managing a website overhaul. Her experience in team management and vendor relations ensures smooth execution of even the most complex initiatives.

Suzie Becker

Business Development & Consultant

Born and raised in New York City, Suzie studied archaeology in the Middle East and graduated with a degree in Sociology. While managing properties, she directed NYC Housing Authority homeless shelters, then led the redevelopment of decommissioned Air Force base housing into the first "Active Adult" community in the Adirondacks. After becoming a mother, Suzie entered education as a teacher and administrator.

She has worked cross-functionally in companies, professionally and in volunteer leadership, coaching teams and boards to successful ambassadorship. In her free time, Suzie volunteers for local nonprofits and hosts a weekly podcast, "Schmooze with Suze," discussing culture, values and global citizenship with thought leaders and changemakers. Suzie welcomes opportunities to create engaging, inspired and meaningful environments while finding innovative solutions.

Affiliates

Elyse Card Hegi

Professional Coach

Elyse is a professional coach working with individuals and organizations. The first two decades of her career centered around finance for small businesses and nonprofits. In 2017, she wanted to see what life was like outside of spreadsheets and lean into her people skills, becoming a Birkman Certified Professional, followed by a SHRM certification in 2020. She utilized the tools and strategies gained form both certifications across multiple levels of the organization where she worked as Chief Financial & Administrative Officer, from hiring, role restructuring, team building, leadership development and coaching her colleagues to achieve great results. 

She realized quickly how much she loved seeing the successes of her team and colleagues as a result of the work they were doing together. In 2022, Elyse resigned from her finance role and launched Card Hegi Coaching. In addition to coaching for businesses, Elyse also works 1:1 with high achieving women to help them overcome self-doubt and imposter syndrome, and turn their goals into a workable plan to uplevel their lives.

Chrissy Das

Speechwriter

As a ghostwriter for busy leaders, Chrissy is used to helping her clients find the right words to express themselves in front of high-stakes audiences. Whether presenting findings to a nonprofit board, or keynoting a conference, Chrissy specializes in crafting speeches that reflect your dedication and passion for the topic at hand. Rely on her to polish one of your existing speeches or write one from scratch.

Aaron Garvey

Curator

Aaron is a Jewish-American curator and historian specializing in modern and contemporary Arts and culture and currently serves as Director of the Art Museum of West Virginia University. He has worked with esteemed institutions, including as the Janet L. Nolan Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University, Founding Chief Curator of The Hudson Eye and Long Road Projects Foundation, and chief curator of the Andy Warhol Museum.

Aaron has worked with Creative Capital for the Visual Arts as a grant evaluator and reader and has been a visiting curator and lecturer at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, College for Creative Arts in Detroit, and the Kimball Art Center in Park City, UT. He is also a collaborating curator with Independent Curators International. Beyond his work within museums and universities, Aaron co-founded the Long Road Projects Foundation, a non-profit residency program and edition-publishing house for both emerging and established artists to work on experimental projects, publish unique editions and community engagements.

Paisley Gibson

Dance Instructor

As a dance educator, performer, choreographer, and activist, Paisley explores this professional web with creative zeal and passionate advocacy. A humble introduction to dance and theater as a child in Savannah, GA, exposed her to the transformative power of the arts. Paisley attended Savannah Arts Academy, a local performing arts high school, and became an avid community theater performer. Since went on to graduate from Jacksonville University with a BFA in dance performance and an MFA in choreography.

Paisley has worked as a dance teaching artist, freelance choreographer, and public school teacher - designing and implementing arts integrated curriculum and after-school dance programs. In 2021, Paisley joined Crossroads Dance Indy, a modern dance company based in Indianapolis, where she performs and choreographs work for the stage. Paisley strives to be a change agent to bring about reform within the public education system - using creative advocacy to support equitable arts access in schools.

Ebony Payne-English

Performer & Art Educator

Ebony is an author, performer, playwright, and educator. She is the first woman to establish her own chapter of the international poetry organization Black on Black Rhyme. Ebony currently serves as Executive Director of The Performers Academy, an arts education organization in Jacksonville, and is a founding member of the Board of Directors of Southern Fried Poetry, Inc. which produces the largest adult regional poetry slam in the nation. 

Ebony has taught invitational workshops at the University of North Florida, Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts, Morgan State University, HBO Brave New Voices, National Afterschool Programming Conference and Department of Juvenile Justice. As an educator, she authored a K-12 STEAM curriculum that has been facilitated in 48 school districts throughout the country.

Tony Rodrigues

Artist & Educator

Tony is an artist and educator based in Northeast Florida. Since graduating from The Atlanta College of Art in 1991, Tony has maintained his studio practice while consistently exhibiting in museums, galleries, alternative venues, colleges and universities for over 30 years. His work is represented in numerous private, corporate and public collections including Deutsche Bank and The Savannah College of Art and Design.

Tony has been a visual arts instructor at the John E. Goode Pre-Trial Detention Center in Jacksonville since 1999. In partnership with The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville and later with the Cathedral Arts Project, his program has served boys being prosecuted as adults.
Tony is also an experienced museum exhibitions professional, working with institutions, galleries, artists and collectors.

Wingard

Marketing & Communications

Wingard is a full-service marketing and communications firm focused on helping Northeast Florida companies realize their full potential. They specialize in providing clients with a deep understanding of the local market and the consumers they are trying to reach. Founded in 2008 by David Wingard, the agency began as a one-man design studio. Others joined the team, bringing their ideas, experiences, skills and perspectives. Wingard’s partners turn to them for brand development, copywriting, public relations, digital and social media marketing, and web design and development.

The Network

Curators, Designers, Accountants & More

We love working with creative professionals everywhere! Our associates are located throughout the United States working in a number of fields specializing in every aspect of creative business. We are waiting to connect your project to new resources and ever higher goals!
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