Our Staff

Facente Consulting began in 2009 as a single-employee consulting company – Shelley Facente, working off her laptop on a desk in the corner of a room in her house. Fifteen years later, the company has grown to include nine full-time employees who help us deliver a flexible, well-rounded set of skills and experience to meet any client’s needs.

Shelley Facente, PhD, MPH
Principal Consultant
she/her

Data supernerd, judicious facilitator, lover of dogs, books, good food, and long-haul plane flights.

Autumn Albers, MPH
Senior Consultant
she/her

Data viz fanatic and intentional community builder powered by sencha and baby giggles.

Katie Burk, MPH
Managing Consultant
she/her

Bicoastal harm reductionist, master plan maker, program implementer, and closeted jock.

Sara Durán, MPH
Senior Consultant
she/her

Passionate people and systems developer who appreciates alliteration, acronyms, and popcorn.

Dara Geckeler, MPH
Operations Manager
she/her

Conceptual framework enthusiast, prone to cynicism and intensely committed to jigsaw puzzles.

Sora Han
Executive Operations Assistant
they/she

K-drama lover and middle-of-the-night worrier trying to make peace with impermanence.

Savannah O’Neill, MSW
Senior Consultant
she/her

Harm reductionist and kind Scorpio inspired by deep friendships, baking layer cakes, and ritual.

Sarah Jane Smith, MPH, MA
Senior Consultant
she/her

Systems thinker, spreadsheet lover, maker and dog mom with a deep love for: adventures, thrifted treasures and plants.

JT Taylor, MPP/MPH
Talent Manager
they/them

Nature and cheesecake enthusiast, and believer in the healing power of human connection.

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