About
Coneflower Consulting is a limited liability corporation and woman-owned small business founded by CEO Sarah Bishop. With a full-time staff of seven and a slate of experienced contractual consultants, Coneflower Consulting is dedicated to bringing exceptional consulting services and support to mission-driven organizations at an affordable price point.
Sarah Bishop, PhD
CEO & FOUNDER
Sarah loves helping creative nonprofits, institutes of higher education, and small businesses fulfill their missions and reach new heights. Growing up in the Midwest, Sarah learned the value of hard work, ingenuity, and loyalty to one’s community. With a BA from Northwestern University, a PhD from the University of Virginia, and certificates in business administration and marketing strategies from Harvard Business School Online and Cornell’s SC Johnson School of Marketing respectively, she’s excited to put her decade of experience in leadership transition, strategic planning, fundraising, grant writing, marketing, and community outreach to work for your organization. Sarah also serves as Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Management at the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah, ranked as one of the top 50 business schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
Kathryn Clark
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT & SALES
Kathryn is passionate about building community in all shapes and forms. Whether she’s engaging in one-on-one conversations with clients, leading collaborative, multi-partner teams, or bringing audiences together through social media, she knows how to make people feel valued, listened to, and appreciated. With over five years of experience in social media management, marketing, and communications, event planning, donor cultivation, and partnership development, Kathryn is looking forward to meeting everyone on your team and making them feel great about who they are today and where they’re headed tomorrow.
Jeremy Mullis
DIRECTOR OF WEB & GRAPHIC DESIGN
Jeremy loves working with clients to create innovative and eye-catching solutions to their web and graphic design needs. With fifteen+ years of experience in graphic design, web design, and product packaging design, he is an expert at listening to what clients want and turning it into reality–fast! Jeremy’s technical abilities are matched only by his creativity and his passion for ensuring that customers are happy with the final product.
Hannah Bailey, PhD
DIRECTOR OF GRANTS & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Hannah received her BA in American Studies from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and her PhD in American Studies from the University of Kansas. She is an experienced grant writer, editor, and administrator, and has done freelance work as a book indexer, lecturer, and historical research consultant. In 2022, she worked in podcasting at KCUR public radio in Kansas City, and she continues to be a regular contributor to KCUR’s website. Her book manuscript, “Colonized by Freedom” is currently under review for publication at the University of Kansas Press.
Sophie O’Dempsey, MPH
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & ANALYTICS
With a BA in Economics and a Masters in Public Health, Sophie has made her lifelong passion for community access to creativity and healthy, delicious food her professional work in Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico. Sophie has 10+ years experience working with municipalities, funding organizations, clients, and community groups in the arts, healthcare, and food- and agriculture-based nonprofits. She loves the data side of this work: gathering and analysis, implementing “nudges,” and harnessing the power of information and storytelling to gather funders, build community support, influence public policy, and guide projects to completion.
Andie Perdue, MA
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & EVENTS
Andie is a fifth generation Kansan with a master’s degree in French Literature from the University of Kansas. With over ten years of experience in translation, education and project management, she is passionate about cross-cultural communication and likes to help people of all walks of life feel heard. After living in Paris, San Francisco and Los Angeles for most of the last two decades, she returned home to Kansas in 2021 and is working to restore and protect native prairie ecosystems in her free time. She is eager to hear more about who you are and aims to provide the perfect combination of support to make your organization’s aspirations feel clear, easy and manageable.
Emma Dillon, JD
GRANT ANALYST AND WRITER
Emma has a Bachelor of Arts in Sociocultural Anthropology from the University of Oklahoma and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Kansas. She has worked in both state and federal government as a policy analyst and judicial clerk, and has ten years of professional writing experience. She has worked with various outreach and nonprofit organizations, including Kansas Legal Services and a handful of grassroots political mobilization groups. A transplant from Oklahoma, Emma fell in love with Kansas City and has stuck around ever since. She looks forward to collaborating with your organization to ensure we achieve the best possible outcomes together.