Michelle Turman, MA, CFRE is the CEO of Catalyst Consulting Services (CCS) whose mission is to facilitate positive change in the areas of executive searches, organizational management, and fundraising. With over thirty years of nonprofit experience, Michelle established CCS, has increased the impact and best practices of the nonprofit organizations she serves, and has raised over $185 million through her professional and personal philanthropic efforts.
In addition to facilitating change nationally and in the Tampa Bay area, Michelle’s community service has included leadership roles on the boards of the Hillsborough County Arts Council and Cultural Assets Commission, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Charitable Gift Planners of Tampa Bay, Donate Life America, Network of Nonprofit Search Consultants, YMCA, the University of South Florida Foundation, and USF College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Council Advisory Board.
Turman is the author of the best-selling book, Jumping the Queue – Achieving Great Things Before You Are Ready, which focuses on how young professionals can seize personal and professional opportunities, achieve great things, and get what they want and deserve. Her articles have been featured in American Express: Open Forum, Inc.com, Inc. Asian, New York Daily News, Investors Business Daily, Young Upstarts, and Rural Messenger as an expert and author for her focus on change management in the workforce.
Her expertise in professional education includes change management, capital campaigns, volunteer management, board governance, and fund development. Turman has been recognized by Tampa Bay Metro Magazine as one of Tampa Bay’s Distinguished Women in Business and the Face of Nonprofit Change, and recognized by the Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce as an Outstanding Business Leader of the Year. She was also nominated by her peers as Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Businesswoman of the Year in 2007, 2016, and 2017. Turman was recognized by Tampa Bay Business & Wealth Magazine as a founder of a successful nonprofit consulting firm and for philanthropic contributions to Tampa Bay in 2024 and 2026.
Matthew Turman is an Executive Search and Strategy Consultant who makes a positive impact by streamlining and enhancing our efforts in executive search, marketing, and client relations. Matthew holds a bachelor’s degree in Integrated Business from the University of Central Florida and is pursuing an MBA/MS at the University of South Florida’s Vinik Sport Entertainment & Management Program. He is an active member of the South Tampa Chamber of Commerce and a past volunteer of Central Florida Bambino Buddy Ball League, Sea Turtle Preservation Society, Happy Trails Animal Rescue, and UCP Bailes Community Academy.
Turman has served in local and national capacities for the Florida Epsilon chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, holding roles on the Executive Board, Historian, and Member Educator. For his work elevating the chapter’s national recognition, community service, and fundraising efforts benefiting Orlando Health’s Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital, Turman was selected for SAE’s Inner Circle and named one of the top twenty undergraduates in the country from his alma mater, the University of Central Florida.