Vision
We believe that development initiatives succeed through excellence in program management, activity design, and project implementation. Professional attention to design and implementation is essential in achieving program objectives, particularly in changing economic and political environments. All activities must be based on best technical practices and on careful attention to the needs of all stakeholders.
Management
Wingerts Consulting is a family-owned, small business based in Sonoma County, California. Stephen Wingert, the firm’s manager, handles marketing, consultant recruitment, client relations, and contract implementation, and he directly provides consulting services. Marilee Wingert coordinates logistics, payments to consultants, and general office management. Stephen Wingert has an MBA and a Masters in Agricultural Economics from Stanford University. He is a retired USAID Senior Foreign Service Officer, having served as Mission Director in Costa Rica, Deputy Mission Director in Guatemala, Chief of Rural Development for the Latin America and Caribbean Region, and other significant USAID positions. He received the USAID Outstanding Career Service Award, Presidential Management Improvement Award, and the USAID Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards. Since retiring from USAID in 1995 he has managed Wingerts Consulting as well as successfully completing consulting assignments personally in a wide range of fields. Marilee Wingert has a Masters in Counseling from George Mason University, and was awarded Mental Health Program Grants by the State Department in Guatemala and Costa Rica. Marilee Wingert also manages a scholarship program and handicrafts development program for the Asociación de Mujeres Indígenas para el Desarrollo Integral in the Pachay las Lomas Aldea of San Martin Jilotepeque, Chimaltenango, Guatemala.
Wingerts Consulting’s management provides 24/7 support to its clients and consultants. As a small company with a streamlined management structure, Wingerts Consulting’s indirect costs are lower than the industry average.
We believe that development initiatives succeed through excellence in program management, activity design, and project implementation. Professional attention to design and implementation is essential in achieving program objectives, particularly in changing economic and political environments. All activities must be based on best technical practices and on careful attention to the needs of all stakeholders.
Management
Wingerts Consulting is a family-owned, small business based in Sonoma County, California. Stephen Wingert, the firm’s manager, handles marketing, consultant recruitment, client relations, and contract implementation, and he directly provides consulting services. Marilee Wingert coordinates logistics, payments to consultants, and general office management. Stephen Wingert has an MBA and a Masters in Agricultural Economics from Stanford University. He is a retired USAID Senior Foreign Service Officer, having served as Mission Director in Costa Rica, Deputy Mission Director in Guatemala, Chief of Rural Development for the Latin America and Caribbean Region, and other significant USAID positions. He received the USAID Outstanding Career Service Award, Presidential Management Improvement Award, and the USAID Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards. Since retiring from USAID in 1995 he has managed Wingerts Consulting as well as successfully completing consulting assignments personally in a wide range of fields. Marilee Wingert has a Masters in Counseling from George Mason University, and was awarded Mental Health Program Grants by the State Department in Guatemala and Costa Rica. Marilee Wingert also manages a scholarship program and handicrafts development program for the Asociación de Mujeres Indígenas para el Desarrollo Integral in the Pachay las Lomas Aldea of San Martin Jilotepeque, Chimaltenango, Guatemala.
Wingerts Consulting’s management provides 24/7 support to its clients and consultants. As a small company with a streamlined management structure, Wingerts Consulting’s indirect costs are lower than the industry average.
