Bio

Marla Cornelius, MNA, is a Senior Project Director at CompassPoint Nonprofit Services. She developed and manages several of CompassPoint’s nonprofit management and leadership programs and research projects. She co-authored the national research reports Ready to Lead? Next Generation Leaders Speak Out(2008) and Daring to Lead 2011: A National Study of Nonprofit Executive Leadership.  She develops curricula, trains, and consults in the areas of staff performance management, leadership, personal development, performance metrics, and governance/boards of directors.  Marla speaks and writes on these topics and can be reached at MarlaC@compasspoint.org.