Having held several executive management positions within the health care and aerospace fields, Melissa Pregill earned a reputation (and associated war wounds) for successfully managing programs and people amid the stressful, demanding but on occasion rewarding conditions that corporate business can so deftly install and nurture. An independent consultant since 1995, Pregill helps philanthropic organizations achieve their missions by building strong boards, planning for financial sustainability, and evaluating their ultimate impact on the communities they serve. Through her own small press, she recently published Become One (Rojo Press, 2010), a small guide for intrepid souls wanting to begin and maintain a successful consulting practice.