We support organizations that help people live in a state of wholeness, wellness, and justice.

Alejandra is wearing a red blazer while looking down and smiling at the writing that her colleague, a young black woman is writing.

ADC Consulting is a boutique arts consultancy firm equipping mission-driven organizations to create long-term cultural impact through research, grant making, advocacy, project management, and organizational change.

What we believe

ADC Consulting acknowledges the role that white supremacy and systems of oppression play in the problems we aim to solve—providing tools to identify those roots and creating solutions that move our clients towards justice in their work and outcomes.

Action

Transparency

We believe change is possible when supported by follow-through and hard work.

We believe in clear and consistent communication and feel strongly that our word is our honor.

Generosity

Justice

We believe in a spirit of generosity, where resources and knowledge are open and made available to everyone. Any door we move through, is a door that is open to our community and those that are to come.

We believe that white supremacy is the root of all that is hurting the world and we must actively unlearn it, correct the harms it has caused, and build a world where it can be eradicated.

Collaboration

Interdependance

We believe that the most meaningful work happens in a team, where each individual can bring forward their perspectives and skills. There is no such thing as the single all-knowing leader or expert.

We believe that we are connected to a large web of people, communities, histories, and futures, which are ever-present in the work we do and to whom we must remain accountable to. Divinity lives in the relationships we share with each other and with the planet.

MEET THE FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL

Alejandra Duque Cifuentes

Alejandra Duque Cifuentes is posing at her office desk. She has a big smile on her face with her hands touching just on the side of her laptop. She is wearing a green blazer with subtle jewelry pieces to compliment.

Alejandra is a nonprofit leader and advocate working to advance a more just, equitable, and inclusive arts and cultural ecology. She has 15+ years of experience in strategy, general management, fund development, community organizing, arts education, professional development, and artistic production.

She is known for her ability to get results and draws on her deep relationships to drive accountable collaborations.

Alejandra is the former Executive Director of Dance/NYC and currently sits on the boards of Nonprofit New York and New Yorkers for Culture and Arts. She is also a member of the leadership council of Creatives Rebuild New York, a $125 million program.

Now based in Lacey, Washington Alejandra is the founder and principal of ADC Consulting, working with a team of highly skilled collaborators to serve her clients well.

Alejandra is both an architect and a builder.

Lauren Aden, President & CEO,
Howard Gilman Foundation

She’s the Swiss army knife of arts administration.

J. Soto, Director of Engagement and Inclusion,
Leslie Lohman Museum of Art

Like the Olivia Pope of arts and culture, Ale finds a way to get it done.

Candace Thompson-Zachery, Director of Programming and Justice Initiatives, Dance/NYC

MEET THE TEAM

Our Collaborators

ADC Consulting believes deeply in partnership, often working alongside other artists and cultural workers to provide services to our clients. If you're interested in becoming a collaborator, contact us at admin [at] consultingadc [dot] com.

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    Carrie Blake

    Senior Research & Planning Consultant

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    Maleni Palacios Delgado

    Consultant - Operations & Client Services

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    Brinda Guha

    Consultant - Production & Marketing

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    Susana Baker Boey

    Brand Strategist & Web Designer

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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ADC Consulting is based on the lands of the Nisqually, Cowlitz, and Puyallup people in what is colonially known as Lacey, Washington. We acknowledge the history of violence, erasure, and settlement that led to our being here today and also acknowledge the leadership, stewardship, and resiliency of First Nations and Indigenous communities.

Alejandra Duque Cifuentes made Lenapehoking, colonially known as New York City, home for over 16 years—one of the largest urban centers for Indigenous people across the diaspora. She is originally from the lands of the Nutabes people, colonially known as Medellín, Colombia, another major urban center for Indigenous people currently home to Embera Katío, Chamí, Dóbida, Zenú, Quechua, and Inga populations.

To learn about the original stewards of the lands you currently occupy, visit native-land.ca. Learn more about Land Acknowledgement Practices or ways you can support Indigenous Artists and People by visiting Dance/NYC’s Land Acknowledgement Practice Resources page.

ACCESSIBILITY

ADC Consulting works to ensure that our products, programs, and processes are accessible for disabled and immunocompromised people. This looks like:

  • Working with accessibility consultants and disabled people to guide the structure of our website and events. You can learn more about the specific accessibility features of our website by visiting www.consultingadc.com/accessibility.

  • Ensuring all meetings, private and public, include the provision of captioning services, either ai-generated or through CART services. Where needed, providing additional accommodations like ASL interpretation and audio description. Additionally, this means working with our clients to ensure all events led by ADC Consulting on their behalf include similar offerings.

  • Acknowledging the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by asking for and adhering to health and safety policies that allow the participation of immunocompromised people, including but not limited to: advocating for digital options, masking policies, testing policies, and limited in-person audiences, where possible.

  • Working with clients to explicitly ensure their work considers and engages disabled people in their practices, actions, and outcomes.