Asana Consulting

07/14/2026

Last week I went up to Boston to begin my chapter on the board of Friends of Sports dans la Ville, the recently formed U.S. sister organization for Sports dans la Ville []. Sport dans la Ville is a phenomenal nonprofit in France founded 28 years ago by Philippe Oddou when he opted out of a traditional business career and dove into a career of social entrepreneurship through youth sports.

Today Sports dans la Ville has an extensive and ever-expanding portfolio of youth sports programs, career development programming, and entrepreneurship programming across France and has served 11,000+ youth and adults.

For two days, I was immersed in the mission of Sport dans la Ville and the vibrant and exciting energy of Festival26 in Boston. With lead local partner Boston Scores [] this event brought 320 young people from 30 national delegations around the 🌍 together for a week in Boston during the World Cup. We attended the festive and inspiring opening ceremony for the delegations, held our inaugural Board meeting, and watched the France vs Morocco game with the 320
Festival26 young people plus many hundreds of local fans at a place situated on a wharf where East Boston meets the Boston Harbor. Slide to see the French victory celebration!

I’m honored to be on the team that will bring Sports dans la Ville to the U.S.
through expanded partnerships. And I’m looking forward to working with my fellow board members including Philippe and David Shapiro who are both dear family friends going way back. Philippe and I have shared the great fortune of the French-American branch of our family trees which sprouted when our dads attended business school together in NYC in the late 60’s and has grown stronger and bigger ever since. David joined our family for life in middle school, and today serves as the CEO of .

The joy was flowing as the sun shined bright over Boston (and France!)

06/30/2026

✨ Less Than 90 Days Until Race Day! ✨

The countdown is officially on. We’re now under 90 days away from the Marian House 18th Annual Race to Embrace Independence 5K, and the energy is building. Every step taken on race day helps women in our community move toward healing, stability, and independence — and your participation makes that possible.

Whether you run, walk, roll, or cheer, you’re part of something powerful. This event fuels the programs that provide safe housing, supportive services, and a path forward for women rebuilding their lives.

🏃‍♀️ Join us on race day and be part of the movement.
🎉 Bring your friends, family, coworkers — or come ready to make new ones.
🎉 Your support truly changes lives.

Stay tuned for more updates as we get closer. Let’s make this year’s race the strongest one yet.💙🤍🏠

05/19/2026

It’s such a joy to be in the room when my client Glenda Lezeau shares her voice and expertise 💟 Glenda is a mental wellness advocate, inspiring speaker, author of Letters to My Bipolar Self, and newly minted Master of Counseling! She’s called “The Dancing Speaker” because her love of Konpa the Haitian dance and music has a role in her message 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾

Glenda is a busy woman this month—speaking at multiple events for Mental Health Awareness Month and graduating from her masters program!

Please join me in celebrating Glenda
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📷 from MIX: Innovations in Mental Health event on May 5 at 4MLK, part of the UMB BioPark. Also on the panel: Kevin Shird, Brittany Williams, Sabriya Linton, Anthony Sartori, and Kondwani Fidel

Special thanks to Hannah Schmitz,
Knowledge Community Director, BioPark at Wexford Science + Technology for bringing Glenda in as part of May’s MIX event!

02/02/2026

If you’re in Baltimore, last week felt like a whole year of I don’t even know what!

But now we’re here - a new month, a new week, and a new reminder about my workshop with Jess Gill happening this Friday Feb 6 from 12:00-1:00 at Spark Coworking - Baltimore.

This workshop is for Baltimore-area women who are entrepreneurs, freelancers, marketers, speakers and thought leaders. We’ll be sharing tangible, supportive, and actionable ways to activate the triple-powered potential in your communications, branding, and marketing efforts.

If all that sounds like the support you’ve been looking for, let’s do some lunching (BYOL) and learning together.

This event is free and in-person@and hosted by

Register at the link in our bio!
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01/15/2026

Jess Gill and I are taking our Communications, Branding, and Marketing show on the road again, this time thanks to Monument Women's Creative Alliance!

If you're a Baltimore-based creative or entrepreneur (established or aspiring!) please join us for this Lunch & Learn at Spark Baltimore.

If you've never attended an MWCA Lunch & Learn, here's a preview:
Engaging, relaxed, enjoyable Friday afternoon vibes, with valuable learning, cool people, and snacks! Bring your lunch - because learning brains definitely deserve that fuel 💟

Friday, February 6
12:00-1:00pm
Location: Spark Baltimore
Register: Link below 👇

✍️ When communications, branding, and marketing are aligned, your message becomes clearer and more impactful.

Join Monument Women’s Creative Alliance for a Lunch and Learn with Nancy Lord and Jess Gill on Friday, February 6th, 2026 from 12 to 1 PM at Spark Baltimore.

Nancy Lord is the Founder of Asana Consulting with over 20 years of experience in communications, branding, and marketing across nonprofit, government, higher education, and social impact organizations.

Jess Gill is a communications strategist and writer with 16 years of experience helping organizations articulate who they are and why they matter, including over a decade supporting communications at Johns Hopkins University and the University System of Maryland.

In this session, attendees will learn how communications, branding, and marketing work together, gain practical strategies to clarify their message, explore tools for planning and ex*****on, and have the opportunity to ask questions directly to experienced communications leaders.

RSVP here: https://community.monument-creatives.org/events/316539

We hope you will join us!