John Tarvin, the principal of Claremont Consulting, a national firm, believes that all organizations and individuals have the capacity for continuous growth. Skilled at improving personal and collective effectiveness, John approaches each of his consulting assignments with a practiced approach to problem solving, grounded in his own extensive experiences as a president, executive director, COO, CFO, and chief development officer of a highly diverse set of nonprofit and for-profit organizations. As a result, he is able to quickly and accurately understand the organizational and personal challenges of his clients.

Prior to Claremont Consulting, John was the founding Executive Director of the Massachusetts Center for Charter Public School Excellence (MCCPSE), the statewide resource center for all of Massachusetts’ charter public schools. At MCCPSE, he:

• Provided targeted training programs to leaders, CFOs, principals, teachers, board members, and development specialists, and
• Consulted with charter schools on a wide variety of institutional and leadership concerns, such as strategic planning, governance and accountability, conflict resolution, organizational and programmatic restructuring, change management, and leadership coaching.