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Michelle Turman

Member profile details

Membership level

Individual Membership

First name

Michelle

Last name

Turman

Company

Catalyst Consulting Services

mturman@catalystcs.org

Work Phone

813-839-2282

Sectors

Advocacy, Policy, and Civic Engagement
Affordable Housing
Animal Welfare, Aquariums, and Zoos
Arts & Culture
Children, Youth, and Families
Community and Economic Development
Education (Pre-K through 12)
Environmental and Sustainability
Faith-Based Organizations
Food Security and Hunger
Governmental and Municipal
Health, Science, and Medicine
Human and Social Services
Museums – Art, Science, Children’s, Historical preservation
Philanthropy and Corporate Social Responsibility
Poverty and Homelessness
Workforce Development, Trades, and Entrepreneurship

Position Types

Advocacy and Policy
Development and Fundraising
Executive
Finance

Company/Organization Website

www.catalysts.org

Bio

Michelle Turman, MA, CFRE is the CEO of Catalyst Consulting Services whose mission is to facilitate positive change in the areas of executive searches, organizational management, and fundraising. With over thirty years of nonprofit experience, Michelle established Catalyst Consulting Services and has been responsible for increasing the impact and best practices of nonprofit organizations she serves and has raised over $125 million for the Tampa Bay community through her professional and personal philanthropic efforts.

In addition to facilitating change nationally and in the Tampa Bay area, Michelle’s community service has included leadership roles on the boards of the Hillsborough County Arts Council and Cultural Assets Commission, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Charitable Gift Planners of Tampa Bay, Donate Life America, Network of Nonprofit Search Consultants, YMCA, and the University of South Florida Foundation and USF College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Council Advisory Board. Turman is also an Executive Vice President of Shumaker Advisors and provides nonprofit counsel for the advocacy and lobbying firm in Florida, Washington D.C., and Ohio.

Turman is author of the best-selling book, Jumping the Queue – Achieving Great Things Before You Are Ready which focuses on how young professionals can seize personal and professional opportunities, achieve great things, and get what they want and deserve. Her articles have been featured in American Express: Open Forum, Arizona Business Magazine, Inc.com, Inc. Asian, New York Daily News, Investors Business Daily, Nerdy Girls Express, Young Upstarts, and Rural Messenger as an expert and author for her focus on change management in the workforce.

Her expertise in professional education are in the areas of change management, capital campaigns, volunteer management, board governance, and fund development. Turman has been recognized by Tampa Bay Metro Magazine as one of Tampa Bay’s Distinguished Women in Business and the Face of Nonprofit Change, and recognized by the Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce as an Outstanding Business Leader of the Year. She was also nominated by her peers as Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Business Woman of the Year in 2007, 2016 and 2017. Turman was recognized by Tampa Bay Business & Wealth Magazine as a founder of a successful nonprofit consulting firm and philanthropic contributions to Tampa Bay in 2024.