The Team

Our clients choose Heidi Rettig & Associates for our highly specialized experience at bringing arts and cultural ideas to the marketplace.  Our services are delivered by people who share their knowledge and hands-on experience in producing quality arts and cultural programs. Our firm has a solid reputation for building trusted, personal relationships and for delivering results that reflect an understanding your needs, regardless of the size or approach of your organization.

Heidi K. Rettig, Principal
Heidi specializes in social media strategy, arts program design and evaluation for nonprofit arts organizations. Her extensive training in community-level, qualitative research and outcomes-based evaluation methods help arts organizations enhance their programs using applied research. Previously, Rettig was a Content Program Officer for Arts and Culture at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. She has also worked as a Research Associate at Urban Institute in the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy and Edinburgh College of Art. Rettig has a B.A. from Georgetown University in Washington, DC and an M.S. in Social Anthropology from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Rettig was chosen the 2007 Fellow for American Association of Museum ’s Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation.

Jeffrey P. Krehely, Associate
Jeff is a consultant to progressive nonprofit organizations and foundations, providing services related to survey design and research, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, organizational development and fundraising. Jeff has special expertise working with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organizations and foundations.  In particular, he has extensive knowledge of the programs and capacities of local, state and national LGBT groups, as well as the funding programs and priorities of their largest institutional donors.  Prior to consulting, Jeff was deputy director of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, a research associate at the Urban Institute, and the assistant to the president of the Atlantic Philanthropies.  He holds a BA in English from King's College (PA) and a Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University. Jeff lives and works in Washington, DC.

Caroline Wingate, Associate
Wingate spent 21 years at The Miami Herald, retiring as Foreign Desk Chief. She now works as a consultant and regularly collaborates with Heidi Rettig & Associates on arts-related research and report writing. Wingate is a skilled writer and editor and has many years of experience translating complex concepts into simple, readable language for audiences of all ages. She has a B.A. from Judson College and lives in Birmingham, Alabama.