Our Team

Wilson established Sims & Steele Consulting in Asheville in 1994 so that regional non-profits would have access to strong, experienced, and local consulting at competitive rates. Wilson emphasizes: “Our relationships with many of the same non-profits continue as they find repeat value in our very personalized approach.” Much of his work also includes mentoring and working with younger professionals throughout Western North Carolina, providing both job opportunities and career advice.

Wilson holds a B.A. from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and an M.B.A. from Owen School, Vanderbilt University. Outside the office, Wilson is a Big Brother to Matthew (5 years) and is Convener of the French Broad River Greenway Committee. He enjoys family time, cycling, tennis, swimming, running, and cooking.

As the point person for Sims & Steele’s Green Team, Tracy guides non-profits, local governments, and businesses to optimize their roles in sustainable economic development and to successfully connect with funders and partners. Most recently, Tracy has been introducing organizations to Dynamic Governance: a set of practices and techniques designed to help groups reach their aims.

She is sought regionally for her seminars in grant writing and other topics and she leads workshops for the Duke Non-Profit Certificate Program, the South Carolina Association of Non-Profit Organizations (SCANPO), Eat Smart, Move More SC, and the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Tracy joined Sims & Steele in 2008 after over 20 years progressive experience in the non-profit/government sectors. She received a Master’s in Social Work from the University of New England and is a graduate of UNC-A Leadership Asheville 20. Tracy’s career path has been varied, winding between a non-profit career focused on volunteer management, fundraising and grants (raising several million for community-based organizations); community organizing, planning/governance facilitation, and consensus decision-making. In addition to her work with non-profits, she has also taught yoga and lived for a time on an organic farm.

Lee has also managed grant programs in higher education and other settings, including oversight of federally-funded and private foundation contracts, submitting programmatic and fiscal reports, and serving as a liaison with funding agencies and foundations.

Her education includes a B.A. in English from the State University of New York at Albany, training by the Grantsmanship Center, Research Associates, and the Duke University certificate program in non-profit management.

With a doctoral degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in Organizational Development, Dr. Curran’s dissertation focused on implementation of change in organizational culture. His administrative experience has involved leading multi-state non profits, teaching at the college level, and administering local non profit from near closure to solvent and highly recognized leadership it the field. Dr. Curran also hold two master’s degrees as well as a BA in Sociology.

Prior to joining S & S, Albert’s career focused on education and non-profit management. As Director of Admissions for the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of the South, Sewanee, TN, he kept this university among the nation’s highly competitive colleges through years of double digit inflation and declining numbers of high school seniors.

Later as president of Kanuga Conferences, Hendersonville, NC; the nation’s largest Episcopal conference center; he led a team effort to renovate its aging facility and created an endowment approaching $10 million. At Kanuga, he averaged $1,000,000 in gift income each year.

Albert has been board chairman of Flat Rock Playhouse, Christ School, and United Way. He is founding board chairman of the Moldova World Children’s Fund and was named Western North Carolina’s 1998 Outstanding Fund-Raising Executive.

Steve is an operations and organization development professional with over thirty-five years experience in businesses, non-profits, and higher education. His sweet spot is working with clients during periods of start-up, growth and change. He has led program design and evaluation, planning, fundraising projects, as well as marketing, finance, human resources, and information systems efforts. Steve has served in senior corporate positions and non-profit executive and board roles.

A partner in helping organizations grow and prosper, Steve believes that the more non-profits use good, basic business principles, the more successful they will be.

She brings fifteen years of experience as a project manager in environmental and sustainable development. As Growth Consultant for the U.S. Green Building Council, Jennifer worked with local chapters to promote and expand green building in the Southeast.

She holds an M.S. in Conservation and Sustainable Development from the University of Maryland and worked in policy and international aid in Washington, D.C. before going on to local conservation projects in several states.

After earning a Masters Degree in Library Science at Emory University, he worked for 25 years at the Library of Congress in a variety of management and senior staff positions focusing on leadership, planning, and operations management.

Mike resides in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, where he is active in community affairs and holds leadership positions on the boards of the Transylvania County Library and the Boys and Girls Club of Transylvania County. He and his wife have two children and five amazing grandchildren.