S. Austin & Associates

Sheila A. Austin, Principal
S. Austin & Associates

Ms. Austin is the Founder and Principal Consultant of S. Austin & Associates, a consulting firm providing full service technical assistance to arts, cultural and nonprofit emerging and mid-level organizations and facilities, in business management and operations.

Ms. Austin’s professional expertise is the result of more than 20+ years of experience as a grants maker, cultural policy developer and nonprofit management consultant. Ms. Austin has a degree in English from Edgewood College/University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a graduate of the Howard University School of Law. She has coordinated and presented projects for Coalition for a Drug-Free Community, Greater London Authority, YWCA, and Miami-Dade County’s Cultural Affairs and Park and Recreation Departments. Ms. Austin has generated more than $1 million in resources, presented papers and lectures at major international conferences and universities on grants and proposals, arts marketing, arts and social change, cultural diversity, cultural advancement, arts administration, Americans with Disabilities Act and Business Practices for the Nonprofit Organization.

The recipient of many awards, Ms. Austin has served as a grants reviews, site evaluator and policymaker for the National Endowment for the Arts, Association of American Cultures (TAAC), State and Regional Arts Commissions, foundations and philanthropists. She is listed in the National Directory of Consulting in the Arts and successfully serviced more than 400 artists, cultural institutions, and nonprofit agencies.