SOLUTIONS
innovation
innovation
eliminate symptomatic issues by solving the real ones
innovation
innovation
innovation
implement tools and processes for success
ALIGNMENT
innovation
ALIGNMENT
align and strengthen your leadership team and board
EVENTS
FUNDRAISING
FUNDRAISING
produce world-class events that make money
FUNDRAISING
FUNDRAISING
FUNDRAISING
raise money and manage investors
PLACEMAKING
FUNDRAISING
PLACEMAKING
transform places into magnetic destinations
TONYA LAMIA
At Compass Partners, Tonya helps organizations eliminate symptomatic issues by solving the real ones. She drives meaningful change by equipping teams with the tools, processes, and resources they need to succeed. Tonya currently serves on the Civilian Support Unit for the Lee County Sheriff's Office and most recently served as a Commissioner for the Greater Rockford Airport Authority. Her career in change management, board and investor relations, legislative affairs, fundraising, and brand and art direction spanned private, public, government, and nonprofit sectors. She helped create the Illinois Bicentennial and managed the statewide Commission on behalf of the Governor. She also worked for leading economic development agencies and chambers of commerce. The Illinois General Assembly recognized Tonya with House Resolution 0162 for her "many years of dedicated service to the economic well-being of Illinois businesses."
DAVID MCALEY
David is an accomplished entrepreneur who has personally developed and successfully guided a series of small and medium-sized businesses. He’s been on the firing line for sales staff reorganizations, comp plan changes, sales process improvement projects, accountability challenges, sales candidate evaluations, and more. During a 17-year tenure with Radioworks, Inc., the company expanded five times and total revenue grew 20-fold. He negotiated and closed more than $50 Million in radio station transactions, and the company established unique and proprietary selling systems that were copied extensively as industry models. Most recently, David operated a multi-million-dollar, on-premise, special event marketing company that served multi-location retail clients. Over seven years, he expanded the company to a nationwide footprint and personally served as primary sales liaison with clients such as Verizon, Metro PCS, and Jackson Hewitt Tax Service. David is a veteran of the United States Naval Reserve where he served as Public Affairs Officer for a Seabee Battalion.