Sharon N. Black Consultants, LLC
The Firm
We join your team to help you achieve success.
Working side by side, we build on your strengths, applying our years of expertise as you need it.
We listen, we coach, we help and we teach.
The Success is Yours.
Sharon N. Black Consultants, LLC provides realistic and compassionate consultation, team-building and leadership training for organizations of every size.
The firm brings a fresh perspective and short-term assistance to special projects, freeing full-time staff to maintain their regular responsibilities. They approach organizational issues—whether related to communications, patient-flow or planning—with sincerity and persistence.
Sharon N. Black Consultants, LLC specializes in:
- Board Development
- Clinic and Public Health Management
- Customer Service and the Patient Experience
- Health Care
- Internal and External Communications
- Leadership Development
- Medical Home Concepts
- Meeting Facilitation
- Strategic Planning
- Team-Building and Planning
- Training and Staff Development
The Principal
Shari Black
Sharon Nease Black, RN (who goes by “Shari”) formed Sharon N. Black Consultants in 1996. A registered nurse since 1969, she was an administrator for Multnomah County Health Department (Portland, Oregon): in family planning and primary care program management from 1973 until 1991, then as associate director and finally director of the Primary Care Division in 1993. Her background in ambulatory public health and primary care, as well as over 30 years experience in clinic management, has taken her to health care facilities from Iowa to Alaska to the former Soviet Union.
View Shari’s resume.
The Team
Shari understands how people work, both individually and within systems. She draws upon her nursing background to assess the issues of struggling groups, then helps those involved acknowledge and embrace the process of forging solutions. She enjoys analyzing a complex issue, breaking it down into surmountable bits and helping to rebuild a healthy organization.
Team Members:
To augment her own skills, Shari draws from a dynamic network of freelance professionals in the fields of training, writing/editing and graphic design/printing (individual resumes are available upon request). In this way, she can mobilize a “virtual” team to exactly fit the needs of a project. Shari believes that a person is only as strong as her relationships—her success as a manager, trainer and facilitator stems from this ability to nurture connections and rapport.
Recent Successes
- Oregon Primary Care Association – Shari works with the network of health centers to improve processes, communication and outcome. She is involved as faculty for the Primary Care Home Project.
- Community Health Partnership – Shari created an internal and public identity for this fledgling Oregon nonprofit, including a personnel policy manual, fundraising events, newsletter, press kit, presentation to national conference, giving programs and board support. She is Board Chair for the Community Health Partnership.
- National Association of Community Health Centers – Shari is teaching Customer Service and the Patient Experience for NACHC’s “Practice Operational Management Seminar.”
- Shari provides training and technical assistance to community health centers from Alaska to Connecticut.
- Shari also provides training and strategic planning for community health center boards.
Accolades
“Thank you again for a great presentation! The evaluations have been very positive. I look forward to working with you on Part 2 of the series.”
“I wanted to take this opportunity to say “thank you” for the great Board training at LaPine CHC. Chance said that it was very well received by the attendees. It’s a pleasure to work with you as we provide quality trainings to the FQHC clinics.”
“I have been remiss in telling you how impressed everyone was with the training that was offered. We have already seen positive changes here. If there is any discussion about repeating the class we’d love it and have more people to send.”
“…you organized the whole process so well in the ‘beginning’ that it will continue to flow well with all those you have trained and left to continue this very important work. Thanks so much for all your energy, commitment, caring, ideas and LOVE! You have made a tremendous difference in so many people’s lives! Thanks for letting me be part of it with you.”