Meet The team

Rebecca Atkinson, PhD

As the Founder and Principal Consultant of Aligned Consulting Group, I'm passionate about and committed to helping social impact organizations thrive and achieve their mission. I believe in the power of the pivot and after starting a career in chemical engineering, I decided to pursue a path that better aligned with my purpose of supporting and uplifting my community.

The focus of my graduate school work and research centers around behavior change, particularly helping people transition from unhealthy habits to one’s that better support their wellbeing and growth. I love sharing these tools, strategies, and skills I learned to help organizations grow. And the hands-on experience I gained as a public servant and nonprofit program director gave me the opportunity to support and uplift people through process improvement.

I’m a trained group facilitator with a decade of experience developing skills-building training and curricula for adult learners. I’ve worked with small groups and classes to develop and strengthen their personal and professional skills.

My mission at Aligned Consulting Group is to inspire, motivate, and guide you and your organization through your unique journey. Whether it’s understanding the core beliefs and values that shape your culture and identity, unearthing new goals, or clarifying your vision, our approach to design thinking and consulting drives genuine, lasting change.

The EPAM Approach

  • The Exploration, Preparation, Action, and Maintenance (EPAM) Strategy helps you create and sustain change. This approach centers around understanding your organization’s “why” and crafting an action plan based on this understanding.

  • The EPAM approach focuses on understanding what makes your organization tick and how that informs your mission a.d oaGsaining this insight will allow you to 1) Reshape habits, systems, or other obstacles that could be roadblocks to growth and 2) Empower you to take control and ownership of your change management strategy.

  • The EPAM Approach provides the structure to navigate and maintain change but provides space for flexibility. This approach is tailored to meet your specific needs and goals.