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Dianne Tuff, MSOD

Dianne Tuff is partner and principal consultant of UpFront Organization Development Consulting. She has a Master’s degree in Organization Development from Pepperdine University. Dianne has twenty years experience in management consulting, facilitating strategic planning, team building, program and systems design, research and program evaluation.

Dianne’s organization development experience includes organization assessment and design; building teamwork; mission development, facilitating vision and strategic planning with small and large groups using techniques such as Appreciative Inquiry, Future Search, and Applied Strategic Planning.


Recent clients include:
Cellular 2000 CMS and Sprint/Northern PCS
Agency 128
National Wildlife Rehabilitators' Association
Ernest Oberholtzer Foundation
Reach-Up, Inc./Head Start
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota
Independence Center, Inc.
Faith In Families
Rice Health Foundation

Dianne’s research experience includes designing, implementing and reporting results of focus group research and individual depth interviews, as well as program impact and organization systems evaluation. She has facilitated more than 200 focus groups in the past five years for businesses, education, government and not-for-profit agencies.

Comprehensive evaluation, including design, implementation and reporting of focus groups, surveys, and quantitative organizational data analysis

St. Cloud Area School District 742: three multi-year grants including Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative
United Way of Central Minnesota
Region 7E Adult Mental Health Advisory Board
Crow Wing County Human Services, Healthy Moms/Healthy Children
AmeriCorps
Stearns-Benton Employment and Training Council
Lutheran Social Service, Rock Sober
Stearns County Family Services Collaborative
Stevens County Family Services Collaborative
Minnesota Department of Health

Focus group research design, implementation and reporting

West Central Initiative
Central Minnesota Community Foundation
HealthPartners Central Minnesota Clinics
CentraCare Health System/St. Cloud Hospital
Affiliated Community Medical Centers
St. Benedict’s Center
Saint John’s University and The College of Saint Benedict
St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce
Willmar Area Chamber of Commerce
North Star Chapter of the M. S. Society
Minnesota AIDS Project

Dianne is on the board of directors for Forum of Executive Women. She has served on United Way of Central Minnesota board of directors and has been research chair for United Way for the past eight years. She is also a member of Minnesota Organization Development Network and the National Evaluation Association.