Our Approach
JOMcKnight Consultancy, LLC partners with organizations to deliver strategic, data-informed, and equity-focused solutions that strengthen organizational effectiveness and improve outcomes for children, families, and communities. The firm’s approach emphasizes collaboration, sustainability, accountability, and measurable impact.
Core Services
- Leadership Coaching and Executive Capacity Building
- Organizational Assessment and Strategic Planning
- Child Welfare Systems Reform
- Policy Development and Implementation Support
- Workforce Development and Training
- Change Management and Organizational Transformation
Areas of Expertise
Child Welfare and Family Services
Equity-Centered Practice and Systems Change
Public Sector Leadership and Administration
Workforce Development and Staff Engagement
Program Development and Operational Excellence
Cross-System Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement
Founder & Chief Executive Officer-Jacqueline O. McKnight, PhD, MSW
Dr. Jacqueline O. McKnight is a nationally recognized child welfare and human services executive, consultant, and educator with more than 30 years of leadership experience driving systems change and organizational excellence. She has held senior executive roles at some of the nation's largest public human services agencies, including serving as Deputy Director of the Department of Social Services in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and Executive Deputy Commissioner of the New York City Administration for Children's Services.
Today, Dr. McKnight provides leadership capacity-building, strategic consulting, and organizational transformation services to public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and community partners. As a part-time faculty member at UNC Charlotte, she is also committed to developing the next generation of social work and human services leaders.
A recipient of the NASW-NYC Chapter's Highest Social Work Leadership Award and an alumna of Leadership Charlotte (Class 41), Dr. McKnight is known for her ability to strengthen organizations, develop leaders, and advance sustainable, equity-centered change that improves outcomes for children, families, and communities.