Our Team
Pisgah Consulting was created to serve the nonprofit community and organizations by helping them focus on their core strengths. We want you to reach your highest potential.
Randy Gorod
President and CEO
Deborah Shapira
Certified Facilitator
Randy spent many summers in Western North Carolina, near Pisgah National Forest. Pisgah, the Hebrew word for peak, comes from the Bible. His interest in the nonprofit world began there, but he didn't realize it at the time. He now works to help you and your organization reach your greatest potential.
Randy has years of theoretical and practical experience in program development and creation, organizational development and fundraising. He is passionate about helping the small and medium nonprofit.
Randy has learned great development work through his past with the Jewish Federation, Emory University and numerous other organizations. He is very involved in the Association of Fundraising Professionals, serving as Chapter President and on the International level as a Mentor and Diversity Task Force member.
Randy is proud to have obtained his coaching certification after coaching for years.
Deborah Shapira is a certified facilitator and educator living in New York City. She consults with non-profit organizations and boards of directors, crafting processes to guide them towards better meeting their organizations’ needs. She is passionate about helping volunteer and professional leaders build constructive partnerships, both to make their work personally fulfilling and to benefit the organizations they serve.
As a facilitator, Deborah draws on her days as an elementary school teacher, when she learned not only that engaging experiences are the most effective, but also that people achieve more when they are held to high expectations. Both of these beliefs inform her work helping groups maximize their potential and reach their highest goals.
A graduate of Stanford University, Deborah earned her certification in Facilitation through Georgetown University, and a certificate in Jewish education through the Drisha Institute.
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Joel Berger
Senior Consultant
Ed Queen, PhD, JD
Ethics Consultant
With over 40 years of experience in the nonprofit world as a foundation program officer, researcher, consultant, teacher, and trainer, Edward brings a depth of knowledge to working with nonprofits, particularly in the areas of ethics, leadership development, and crisis response and recovery. He has a particular passion for small and mid-sized nonprofits and faith-based organizations.
Edward has trained and advised numerous organizations on management and ethical issues both in the United States and internationally, including the Pew Charitable Trusts, Ethisphere, Coca Cola, USAID, the Southeastern Council of Foundations, the American Bar Association’s Central and Eastern Europe law initiative, Atlanta Public Schools, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.
Queen received his B.A from Birmingham-Southern College, his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, and his J.D. from the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis
Queen has written, coauthored, or edited numerous books, including Serving Those In Need: A Handbook for Managing Faith-Based Human Services Organizations (2000), Philanthropy in the World's Traditions (1998).
“We're a small and growing consultancy. We look forward to meeting you and your team and helping you define your goals, develop solutions - and realize them! Here is a link to set up a time and start the conversation.
Randy Gorod, President, Pisgah Consulting