Carmody Consulting’s founder, Dan Carmody, has dedicated the past 40 years leading award-winning non profit Community Development organizations in Rock Island, IL, Fort Wayne, IN, and Detroit, MI. 

Since the mid-1990’s he has also provided services through Carmody Consulting to more than 60 communities across North America. Typically these services are aimed at helping Economic and Community Development organizations develop new strategies to help propel their communities at a higher trajectory. 

In 2013, as a response to growing interest from clients seeking a deeper understanding of brand identity, organizational development, and marketing, Vivian Carmody joined the firm. Her knowledge of brand strategy, municipalities, marketing, public relations, and arts and culture offers organizations the consummate professional who knows how to create, manage, and implement programs that strengthen businesses, encourage community-wide adoption, and meld stakeholder participation.

Sadly Vivian died in a tragic auto accident in 2023. Her energy, passion and keen brand strategy skills are greatly missed.

Carmody Consulting typically works as a consulting team member. Teams are “hand-picked” specifically for each client. And, while its team doesn’t all sit under one roof, the years of hands on experience each team member brings to the table provides a level of expertise not likely to be found elsewhere. 

This specialized model results in delivering broader insights into the anthropology of "places" – ultimately driving deeper strategic thinking and significantly better results.