Meredith E. Fox, CEO & Founder
Organizational Transformation Consultant & Leadership Coach
She/Her/Hers
M.P.P., PMP, CPCC, ACC
Meredith is the founder and managing director of Portage Partners Consulting based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her passion is to support and empower people and organizations that are making the world a better place. She has a degree in political science and gender studies from The American University in Washington D.C. and a Master of Public Policy degree from the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota where she focused on public finance and administration. She's held leadership positions in Minnesota state government, the University of Minnesota and Minneapolis Public Schools, always seeking ways to improve the functioning and culture of large civic-sector organizations. She is a lifelong learner with professional skills in strategic planning, design thinking, process improvement, community engagement, organizational change management, group facilitation, organizational design, project management and executive decision-making, but her real talent is around making things happen for people and organizations. She is a Project Management Professional (PMP) through the Project Management Institute, Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) through the Coaches Training Institute, Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the International Coach Federation and is certified in IDEO design thinking, the Balanced Scorecard, ADKAR organizational change management, Hogan Leadership Assessment and LEAN/Six Sigma for the public sector.
Meredith is highly skilled at achieving transformational results under the public spotlight and in partnership with a diverse array of stakeholders. Her whole career has focused on translating and successfully applying performance excellence business practices in the public/non-profit sector and education space. She recently supported the University of Minnesota's effort to create a state-wide strategic plan, the Pohlad Family Foundation's development of a new strategic focus on ending homelessness, the Adoption Medicine Clinic’s growth planning efforts and a refresh of AchieveMpls' strategic plan. She led efforts with the City of Brooklyn Park in Minnesota, St. Louis Public School District in Missouri and Pinellas County School District in Florida to put structures in place to successfully implement their strategic plans, designed and installed an IT governance process at the City of Minneapolis, designed calendar overhauls for the Richfield Public Schools and Minneapolis Public Schools, facilitated the creation of a new strategic plan and installed implementation oversight systems for Great Expectations Charter School in Grand Marais, MN, PYC Contract Alternative High School and Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis. She was also at the helm for the creation of a new long-range strategic plan for Minneapolis Public Schools (Acceleration 2020) which included a district five-year action plan, cascaded plans for all district departments, biannual metric and project progress reviews, a public accountability website and integration with budget decision-making and employee performance management. Meredith is a systems thinker who delivers results in complex situations.
Meredith splits her time between Minneapolis and Lutsen, Minnesota with her husband, a large English Setter and a delightful kindergartener. She is a trained yoga instructor who tries to incorporate mindfulness practice into her daily life, even if she doesn’t always get to the meditation cushion as often as she’d like. She is the co-founder of the newly launched Minnesota Women’s Leadership Project, for female-identifying and non-binary people in Minnesota’s civic-sector to get support in living their best life. Portage Partners is named after the journey from one lake to another in her beloved Boundary Waters Canoe Area in northern Minnesota.
Organizational Transformation Consultant & Leadership Coach
She/Her/Hers
M.P.P., PMP, CPCC, ACC
Meredith is the founder and managing director of Portage Partners Consulting based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her passion is to support and empower people and organizations that are making the world a better place. She has a degree in political science and gender studies from The American University in Washington D.C. and a Master of Public Policy degree from the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota where she focused on public finance and administration. She's held leadership positions in Minnesota state government, the University of Minnesota and Minneapolis Public Schools, always seeking ways to improve the functioning and culture of large civic-sector organizations. She is a lifelong learner with professional skills in strategic planning, design thinking, process improvement, community engagement, organizational change management, group facilitation, organizational design, project management and executive decision-making, but her real talent is around making things happen for people and organizations. She is a Project Management Professional (PMP) through the Project Management Institute, Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) through the Coaches Training Institute, Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the International Coach Federation and is certified in IDEO design thinking, the Balanced Scorecard, ADKAR organizational change management, Hogan Leadership Assessment and LEAN/Six Sigma for the public sector.
Meredith is highly skilled at achieving transformational results under the public spotlight and in partnership with a diverse array of stakeholders. Her whole career has focused on translating and successfully applying performance excellence business practices in the public/non-profit sector and education space. She recently supported the University of Minnesota's effort to create a state-wide strategic plan, the Pohlad Family Foundation's development of a new strategic focus on ending homelessness, the Adoption Medicine Clinic’s growth planning efforts and a refresh of AchieveMpls' strategic plan. She led efforts with the City of Brooklyn Park in Minnesota, St. Louis Public School District in Missouri and Pinellas County School District in Florida to put structures in place to successfully implement their strategic plans, designed and installed an IT governance process at the City of Minneapolis, designed calendar overhauls for the Richfield Public Schools and Minneapolis Public Schools, facilitated the creation of a new strategic plan and installed implementation oversight systems for Great Expectations Charter School in Grand Marais, MN, PYC Contract Alternative High School and Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis. She was also at the helm for the creation of a new long-range strategic plan for Minneapolis Public Schools (Acceleration 2020) which included a district five-year action plan, cascaded plans for all district departments, biannual metric and project progress reviews, a public accountability website and integration with budget decision-making and employee performance management. Meredith is a systems thinker who delivers results in complex situations.
Meredith splits her time between Minneapolis and Lutsen, Minnesota with her husband, a large English Setter and a delightful kindergartener. She is a trained yoga instructor who tries to incorporate mindfulness practice into her daily life, even if she doesn’t always get to the meditation cushion as often as she’d like. She is the co-founder of the newly launched Minnesota Women’s Leadership Project, for female-identifying and non-binary people in Minnesota’s civic-sector to get support in living their best life. Portage Partners is named after the journey from one lake to another in her beloved Boundary Waters Canoe Area in northern Minnesota.
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Contact Meredith |
Email: mfox@portagepartnersconsulting.com
Phone: 612.859.8812 |
