6955 West North Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois 60302
ASK - committed to providing support and direction for organizations to become more effective and efficient.


Active Solutions & Knowledge is different from other
consulting firms in that we are a
participative consulting
firm
.  That means we work actively with clients to help them
create their
own plan to achieve solutions that will work to
make their organizations more effective and efficient.

Our Management Team brings proven experience to the areas
of development, collaboration, strategic planning, and
outcome measurement - which makes us
unique in being able
to assist clients at that most important time, a time when an
organization realizes a change is needed or desired.

For example:
  • Darlene A. Ehling has twenty-five years of not-for-profit expertise
    in organizational development,  association management, and
    special events planning and fundraising, and has participated in
    over 400 special events..
  • Valerie Plomin, Ph.D., is an experienced facilitator and
    communicator in both group and individual settings and has
    produced specialized training programs and conducted outcomes
    evaluations and assessments for all levels.
(Click on names to see full resumes)

Together with our Management Team, your organization can
receive assistance with
your vision - whether its development,
collaboration, partnering, or dissolution -
ASK can help.

      Providing an Organizational Assessment or a
Financial Assessment resulting in recommendations for
process changes or new procedures that will increase
productivity, strengthen the organization or decrease
operational costs.

     Providing assistance on planning and measuring
organizational effectiveness through Strategic Planning
and Outcome Evaluation. We can adapt activities to fit
the state at which your organization is presently in and
work with you toward an optimum system for tracking and
evaluating performance.

      Providing Workshops, Retreats and One–to One
Coaching for executives, volunteers and staff.

   For a complete menu of services, click on the "Services" button at
   the top of the page.

For More Information
Phone: 708-280-0465
Email:   v.plomin@comcast.net  
                               
ASK primary clients
are those leaders and their
staff whose organizations
fulfill a unique need in the  
community and who would
like to enhance their impact.
ASK Management Team

Valerie M. Plomin,Ph.D.
Darlene A. Ehling
Active Solutions & Knowledge
ASK services include: