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MADAY-2021
  • Client Maday Productions (MP)
  • Services
    • Custom WordPress Theme
    • Custom Plugin Development
    • Database Design & Development
    • B2C Private Interface Design & Development
    • Vimeo API
    • Website Maintenance Instruction Video
  • Project Highlights

    Created an integrated solution for MP's public website, private extranet, and online file sharing system using the WordPress platform. Created custom page templates and website maintenance instruction videos to ensure MP staff understand how to publish new content as needed.


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AKFS
  • Client Alaska Family Services (AFS)
  • Services
    • Information Architecture
    • User Experience Strategy
    • ADA Compliance UI Design
    • Custom Illustration & Iconography
  • Project Highlights

    Worked with AFS to organize their complex, 20+ aid programs and presented them in clear, accessible categories. Placed the needs of an audience in extremely high-stress situations at the forefront of the design. Created custom illustrations to gently help users navigate the site, provide a rewarding, calming user experience, and enrich the AFS brand. ADA compliance accessibility features include adjustable font size and color setting, with e-reader capabilities for all mobile devices.


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  • ClientLa Base Nicaragua (LBN)
  • Services
    • Information Architecture
    • User Experience Strategy
    • UI Design & Implementation
    • Content Development
  • Project Highlights

    Helped the LBN team organize their ideas and stories to create a smooth page flow attractive for donors and loan applicants. Ensured responsiveness and cohesion of the interface for display on all devices. The resulting design maintained consistency with the organization’s branding and other affiliated websites while highlighting the uniqueness of the Nicaragua branch.


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GH-2021
  • Client Green Hides (GH)
  • Services
    • WordPress Theme Customization
    • WooCommerce Customization
    • Database Design & Development
    • Information Architecture
    • Usability Strategy
  • Project Highlights

    Created a CCPA & GDPR compliance e-commerce solution within a limited budget. Worked closely with GH's sales & marketing consultant to develop a user experience that is coherent with their brand, in both visual design and in website features.


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AEMA-2021
  • Client Athletic Equipment Managers Association (AEMA)
  • Services
    • Membership Database Design
    • Custom Plugin Development
    • Data Managment & Operation Couching
    • Member Portal Design & Development
    • Search Engine Optimization
  • Project Highlights

    Developed and implemented a robust membership web portal to support, track and administer continuing education programs of sport equipment managers of all levels — from high schools, colleges, the Big-Ten to NFL teams.


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TPC-2021-v2
  • Client Thomas Patrick Consulting (TPC)
  • Services
    • WordPress Theme Customization
    • Information Architecture
    • Visual Element Production
    • Usability Strategy
  • Project Highlights

    Created a project portfolio website for an independent marketing consultant. Developed a navigation model that prioritizes the use of imagery; to fully communicate the consultant's expertise, unique personality, and style.


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  • Client Pacific Cloud Seafoods (PCS)
  • Services
    • Brand Design
    • User Experience Strategy
    • User Interface Design
    • Custom Illustrations & Custom Iconography
  • Project Highlights

    The previous PCS website struggled with low rankings due to a confusing page flow and inconsistent imagery. The new website design clearly communicated PCS’s mission and services. It improved product recognition using unique illustrations for each, clarified navigation pathways with iconography, and created a visual experience consistent with the central branding.


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newhome-2018
  • Client Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association Chicago Chapter (DDMBA)
  • Services
    • WordPress Plugin Customization
    • WordPress Theme Customization
    • Visual Element Production
    • Bilingual Content Development
    • Usability Strategy
  • Project Highlights

    A pro bono project offered us an opportunity to create a bilingual (English / Chinese) website for a faith-based non-profit, DDMBA Chicago. The website aimed to aid the organization's fundraising effort for building a new facility.


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  • Client Mutual Credit Services (MCS)
  • Services
    • Brand Design
    • User Experience Strategy
    • User Interface Design
    • Content Development
  • Project Highlights

    Helped the MCS team clarify their mission and identify their target audiences, then developed branding and website concepts to serve those. Created a detailed style guide for logo, fonts, and color usage. Designed layout for the website's responsive display on all devices to facilitate its development.


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Testimonials

McKinsey & Company
Belinda and I worked together to build a vision for early childhood education in Detroit. Belinda brought together diverse, competing stakeholders to understand their perspectives, identify common ground, and skillfully develop a final plan of action. In the end, all stakeholders felt excited.

Seth Green
former: Senior Associate, McKinsey & Company

HighTower Inc
Phyllis is a talented web conceptualizer/developer with great people skills. She is very detail oriented and is sensitive to a clients' current and future needs, search engine optimization (SEO) requirements, and to the quality of the end user's experience.

Dan Norris
former: Marketing Director, Hightower Inc.

Western Slope Laboratory
CiTTA Partnership did a fantastic job for our complex go-to-market project, from strategy to implementation. Their expertise, flexibility, and mission-oriented nature helped transform us from a B2B-only company to one that now offers competitive B2C healthcare products.

Jeff Rosowski
former: Director of Business Development & Strategic Relationships, Western Slope Laboratory

JaneGoodall Roots & Shoots
We highly recommend CiTTA Partnership to any purpose-driven organization seeking strategic clarity, an actionable growth roadmap, and a customized, collaborative process to get there.

Kamilah Martin

Vice President, the Jane Goodall Institute's Roots & Shoots USA

Maday Productions
We had some very specific requests and ideas (for our website), and Phyllis took all of that information and created an easy to use system that allows us to frequently update our content.  I highly recommend Phyllis for any web design and programming needs.

Jeremy Garchow

Producer at Maday Productions, Inc.

McKinsey & Company
At the center of Belinda's success is her combination of compelling analytic abilities and extraordinary leadership skills, which allow her to build trust with a variety of stakeholders.

Seth Green
former: Senior Associate, McKinsey & Company

Faith in Place
Citta Partnership went above and beyond to help us understand a complex market opportunity from every angle. They also helped us orient in a way that the data we gathered would serve our purpose in both short- and long-term. I’d highly recommend Citta for market feasibility research and social enterprise business planning.

Rev. Brian J. Sauder

President & Executive Director at Faith In Place

Thomas Patrick Consulting
I've never hesitated to engage Phyllis on numerous web design projects. She brings a level of unparalleled professionalism and knowledge to each endeavor.

Thomas Patrick DiGiorgi

Owner, Thomas Patrick Consulting

Tom Maday Photography
I've worked with Phyllis on a number of projects. Not only are the immediate results outstanding, but she is there to answer the inevitable questions, and tweak the inevitable changes as they arise after the real work is done. I highly recommend Phyllis and look forward to our next project together.

Tom Maday

Owner & Photographer, Tom Maday Photography

Dept. of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection
Belinda grasps complex subjects quickly and shows a professional level of duty, flexibility, and commitment that goes above and beyond.

Rosemary Krimbel

former: Commissioner, Dept. of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, City of Chicago

GIVEndeavors
Phyllis and CiTTA did a great job for us. The results were more than we expected and we worked hand-in-hand with CiTTA dealing with issues, designing solutions and implementing our decisions in a thoughtful and expedient manner. I would recommend Phyllis and CiTTA to anyone looking for IT assistance.

Michael Pellegrino

Vice President, GIVEndeavors, Inc

HighTower Inc
Phyllis is great at what she does and provides a good value, is on time, has high integrity and is very creative (besides providing great results, being an expert and working well with everyone).

Brian Dunn

former: VP of Marketing at Hightower Inc.

City of Chicago
Belinda brings a global perspective, a passion for transparency and accountability, and an incredible work ethic to her projects, marrying that to a ton of smarts. She is a great asset.

Joyce E. Coffee
former: Director of Project Development - Policy and Research, Dept. of Environment, City of Chicago

Dept. of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection
Belinda headed the city's team of knowledge holders and outside consultants in updating and reforming Chicago's taxi regulations. She did an amazing job keeping everyone on track and focused. I highly recommend her.

Rosemary Krimbel

former: Commissioner, Dept. of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, City of Chicago

HighTower Inc
Phyllis is a joy to work with, and her work always comes in on time and on budget!

Robert E. Nordin
former: President, HighTower Inc

McKinsey & Company
Belinda is very independent, critical, driven and thorough. I highly recommend her.

Ivan Martinez-Fernandez

former: Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company

Western Slope Laboratory
CiTTA acted as our true partner in co-managing many vendors and delivered exceptional results in launching our first eCommerce website and B2C healthcare product. I highly recommend Belinda and her team to anyone who needs high-quality strategy and marketing assistance!

Jeff Rosowski
former: Director of Business Development & Strategic Relationships, Western Slope Laboratory

NeighborWorks America
Belinda led a team of consultants to create profitable business models for 25 housing organizations - traditional non-profits. There was a lot at stake that would impact tens of thousands of home buyers. Thanks to Belinda and her team, the national network of nonprofits went forward with the business acumen needed and sustainable, practicable business models.

David Weisberger

former: Senior Manager, NeighborWorks America

ISTC - Illinois Science Technology Coalition
Belinda quickly grasps complex topics and brings creative ideas and prudent solutions to the table. She's timely with her work and a pleasure to be around.

Matt Summy
former: President & CEO, IL Science & Technology Coalition

HighTower Inc
Phyllis rewrote our website in the .NET framework and was responsible for coding the site and implementing the final product. The site is now completely dynamic, allowing our managers to add and edit content using the tools she created to make the job easy!

Robert E. Nordin
former: President, HighTower Inc

Maven Associates
Belinda is highly structured in her thinking, shows great attention to detail, and has excellent follow through in her work. She demonstrates solid, practical business judgment and works very well with clients.

Mark Hess

Founder, Maven Associates

NeighborWorks America
CiTTA Partnership's deep knowledge of and passion for social enterprise are as evident as their ability to soak up and process incredible amounts of information. If you're seeking to move your organization into the social enterprise space, I highly recommend you seek out CiTTA Partnership.

David Weisberger

former: Senior Manager, NeighborWorks America

Athletic Equipment Managers Association
Phyllis is the consummate professional, with a high degree of skills in web design. She went far and above what the contract called for so that she could have a full picture of our vision.

Melisande Resendiz

former: Vice President, Athletic Equipment Managers Assoc.

HighTower Inc
Phyllis brought us from obscurity to a top ten ranking on the three major search engines, well exceeding our expectations!

Robert E. Nordin
former: President, HighTower Inc

Western Slope Laboratory
The CiTTA Team went above and beyond in everything, from market research to eCommerce website development, copywriting, launching and measuring ads, and training our customer service team.

Jeff Rosowski
former: Director of Business Development & Strategic Relationships, Western Slope Laboratory

McKinsey & Company
I worked closely with Belinda as she led a very complex workstream - designing, launching, and analyzing a customer survey to identify key target segments and opportunities to grow the business within each segment. She did a terrific job distilling key insights from the large, complex data environment.

Ivan Martinez-Fernandez

former: Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company

City of Chicago
Belinda is an extraordinary senior counsel and is adept at all levels of project execution, from the 30,000 vision to the 300-foot detail.

Joyce E. Coffee

former: Director of Project Development - Policy and Research, Dept. of Environment, City of Chicago

ISTC - Illinois Science Technology Coalition
Belinda developed a keen understanding of opportunities that can be achieved at the intersection of building energy management systems, real-time information, and wholesale electricity markets. She provided valuable insights, high-quality financial modeling, and solid decision support tools.

Matt Summy
former: President & CEO, IL Science & Technology Coalition

McKinsey & Company
Belinda is a brilliant and creative thinker who finds innovative solutions to challenging problems.

Seth Green
former: Senior Associate, McKinsey & Company

Smile Train
Belinda brought many useful insights and helped us 'action' the project, bridging the gap between strategy planning and operations. I would highly recommend Belinda to any purpose-driven organizations looking for strategic planning or implementation planning assistance.

Bill Horan

Chief Operating Officer at Smile Train

Maven Associates
Belinda was particularly strong in leading our market research. She brought a depth of experience that was truly invaluable. I would highly recommend Belinda for a wide range of consulting assignments.

Mark Hess

Founder, Maven Associates

Thomas Patrick Consulting
When I work on web design with Phyllis, I have peace of mind transferring projects to her control. I always know that the final product will exceed all expectations.

Thomas Patrick DiGiorgi

Owner, Thomas Patrick Consulting

Smile Train
Belinda demonstrated terrific project management skills, and developed useful tools and templates to facilitate consensus building among our global team. She went an extra mile in researching and building out a strategic planning software platform for us to try out.

Bill Horan

Chief Operating Officer at Smile Train

certifications

MBE
: Minority Business Enterprise
– City of Chicago
WBE
: Women Business Enterprise
– City of Chicago
FMBE
: Female & Minority Business Enterprise
– State of Illinois
SBSP
: Small Business Set-Aside Program Vendor
– State of Illinois

Services

  • Business Model
  • Business Strategy
  • Feasibility Assessment
  • Market Research
  • Go-To-Market

get in touch

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500 W Madison St, Ste 1000, Chicago, IL 60661, USA
email

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