Elena Hermanson provides a variety of services at Colton Strawser Consulting focused on research and nonprofit organizational effectiveness. Elena is co-founder of the Nonprofit Leadership Toolbox (NLT) and works with publishers and book distributors around the nation to ensure that users of the NLT have a high quality experience. 

Elena is a graduate of the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and has been published in many books and articles, including Giving USA and Achieving Excellence in Fundraising. Elena has over five years of experience in academic research and editing and currently serves as Michigan Project Director and Chief Operating Officer for Colton Strawser Consulting. ​

Elena lives outside of Ann Arbor with her husband, Harold, their two children, and many farm animals.