OUR TEAM
Cerigwyn Parsons (she/her)
Founder & Chief Visionary Officer
Lauren Amezaga (she/her)
Director of Quality Services
Chandra Williams (she/her)
Quality Assurance Manager
In addition to our full-time staff, CM has a team of trained, professional subcontractors serving on the Quality Assurance (QA) team. Reflecting CM's expertise and values through their work, this team conducts QA Reviews for 55+ BBBS agencies each month. (Photos coming soon!)
Our Values
Approachable Expertise
We insist on providing industry-leading service, expert-level insights, and capacity-expanding coaching in kind, humble, grace-filled ways. We prioritize ensuring our team and clients feel safe, confident, and hopeful.
Meaningful Improvement
We desire to help every client develop into the person, team, or organization they aspire to be. We ask questions, analyze data, develop processes, and collaborate to create an environment leading to intentional, impactful change and an excellent final product.
Authentic Freedom
We celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe the world is at its best when each human freely and confidently shows up fully themselves in their own uniquely beautiful way. Our goal is to create safe, affirming connections where all people are celebrated, cared for, and seen.
Our Story
As a young woman, I didn't have significant career goals - actually, if I was honest, I had none. I simply knew that my heart was deeply connected to the "underdog" - whether a person, a group of people, a place in a city or a misunderstood population - I was motivated to serve, to help, to support and to love. Looking back, I can see jobs, people, and places that have shaped the career I enjoy today.
My career has taken me from rural to urban settings almost always focused on serving and supporting children and families living in extreme poverty. From Head Start in rural Tennessee to a charter school in an under-resourced community in Las Vegas to a national organization serving Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies around the United States, I had the privilege of developing deep connections with individuals from around the country with a focus on working to refine and strengthen programs.
Then, in 2014, through a series of unexpected events, I found myself dreaming a new dream – a dream of empowering those who empower kids! A few months later, CM was born!
Today, as the owner and Chief Visionary Officer of CM Consulting Group, I love collaborating with non-profit organizations around the country and utilizing my personal and professional experiences to help leaders strengthen their programs, building safe, high-quality programs that pave the way for kids to pursue their dreams. In other words, for more than a decade now, my team and I have lived the dream - empowering those who empower kids!
"I've found CM’s insight and alignment with our mission to be both strategic and deeply practical - an incredible asset to any leadership team."
Tyler Kurashige | President & Chief Executive Officer | BBBS Hawaii