Recent Government Clients

• The Library of Congress
• U.S. Forest Service
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
• U.S. Department of Education

Typical Results Working with Government Clients

• Guided the leaders of the Corporation for National Service in the formation of a new/merger organization to deliver domestic public service, including consultation on organizational structure, many training seminars for staff, executive coaching, and board facilitation, resulting in a dynamic AmeriCorps program as well as successfully integrated services to youth and the elderly.
• Helped a government agency build in a process—and a mindset among staff—to become more sensitive to public perceptions and more collaborative with other organizations, including public interest groups, resulting in fewer lawsuits, better press coverage, more productive staff, and (by admission of agency leaders) better quality decisions.
• Helped a program staff design and successfully implement a campaign that assured their continued existence.
• Helped a federal agency develop and share its "story," consistent with its legal mandate, public expectations, and staff perceptions, with the result that its funding was reauthorized.

Comments from Our Government Clients

"Sherry's tremendous insight, straightforward style, and adaptability were perfect. She got to the heart of the matter in a non-threatening way that resonated with the whole group."

"The Corporation for National Service was both a merger of several existing federal agencies and a start-up of the new national AmeriCorps program. During a period of great stress, political controversy, and internal confusion, Sherry Schiller's strategic planning, management coaching, and executive training sessions brought together feuding factions, developed new leadership skills in senior staff, and put staff and board on the same path—toward goals that everyone could support."

"Sherry Schiller has the rare ability to bridge between visionary/conceptual thinking and the tough realities of day-to-day production with a need for hour-by-hour action. She is comfortable with executive leaders, line and staff managers as well as production employees."