Greenfield design and stand-up support for jurisdictions establishing new OVPs — staffing structure, organizational design, funding strategy, political alignment, and the operational scaffolding that makes the office viable past the first administration.
Community violence intervention strategy for cities, counties, and states — translating evidence-informed CVI principles into local context, mapping the existing service ecosystem, and identifying the structural gaps a sustainable strategy needs to fill.
Curriculum design and delivery for OVP staff, CVI practitioners, and government leadership — including peer convenings, jurisdiction-level assessments, and recurring TA engagements.
Strategic counsel for elected officials and their appointees — mayors, county executives, city administrators — navigating public safety politics, procurement realities, and the executive decisions that determine whether the work survives transition.
One-on-one coaching for senior leaders navigating scale, transition, or operational reset. Sustained engagements grounded in recent operational experience across three sectors — not retired-executive frameworks.
Embedded operational work with leadership teams: org structure, governance, cross-sector partnerships, and the systems work that determines whether an organization can absorb growth or weather contraction.
Executive team coaching, leadership cohort facilitation, and strategic offsites focused on the structural decisions a team needs to make before — not after — the next inflection point.
Using cross-sector operational experience and systems design thinking, Shantay reveals new angles to executive challenges. The methods aren't theoretical — they're sharpened in high-stakes work, where the cost of getting it wrong is measurable.
Build systems designed to outlast their founders, funders, and political cycles. Reach out and let's talk through which practice fits your situation.