Who We AreOur Management Team
Susan Nicholl, Partner, brings over 20 years experience of working in the nonprofit sector to MNSS. She is skilled in the areas of governance and sustainability planning, revenue generation, planning, budgeting, and outreach. Susan continues to keep current with activities in the sector statewide through her position as editor of massnonprofit.org, an independent news service with thousands of readers throughout Massachusetts. Susan is active in her community where she currently serves on the board of directors of Framingham State University Foundation, Leadership MetroWest, and Impact Framingham, as well as grant review committees, advisory boards, and other efforts focused on increasing nonprofits’ capacities to deliver their missions more effectively and efficiently. Susan resides in Framingham with her husband and two children.
Our TeamOur associates bring a diverse range of experience to MNSS. The team has attained expertise in organizations such as the National Foundation for Cancer Research, the Institue for Higher Education Policy, Massaschusetts Nonprofit Network, the Institute for Nonprofit Development, Polaroid Corporation, Thompson Island Outward Bound, and From The Top. Their skills encompass strategic and business planning, financial management, budgeting, social marketing, fundraising, including the solicitation of major gifts and grant writing, as well as the management of technology for small and large nonprofits. |
Heather Jack, Managing Partner, is a graduate of Middlebury College and holds an MBA from Babson College. Heather's experience includes founding a nonprofit called The Volunteer Family, which helps families, especially those with children, find volunteer opportunities that they can do together. Heather also has extensive nonprofit and for-profit development and marketing experience. She brings 15 years professional practice writing and reviewing grant proposals. Additionally, she manages a program that encourages and teaches youth about community needs and the importance of effective charitable giving. She lives in Ashland with her husband and two children. 
Heather Rogers, Managing Partner, is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire and holds a Master of Science in Finance from Suffolk University. Heather brings over 15 years of experience to MNSS, including corporate finance as well as nonprofit finance and accounting, operations management, IT and database management and revenue recognition. Heather is active in her community where she currently sits on the board of the Volunteer Family. She is a 2009 graduate of the Leadership Metrowest Academy and she resides in Ashland with her husband and two daughters.