The Grunkey Story
“I have worked in the cultural space my entire career. I began in higher education, maintaining IT infrastructure and building websites for universities. I later transitioned to consulting. I began consulting for the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) which subsequently hired me to run a new technology team. After an illustrious 10 years at The Met, I have resumed my consulting practice in an effort to broaden my scope and influence in the cultural space. I have since had the pleasure and responsibility of working for several world class institutions and begun cultivating an incredible team.”
- Adam Padron
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The Team
CEO/Founder
Adam Padron
Adam has a strong commitment to helping the cultural sector succeed. He has devoted his entire career to working with both academic and cultural institutions setting strategy, building teams, and delivering successful initiatives. He has a deep background in IT management\operations, application development, and database management as well as CRM evaluation, selection, and implementation. He also has a robust applied knowledge of agile methodologies and how they can transform how teams work.
Partner
Matt Morgan
Matt has 30 years of experience in technology, about half in Web/Digital and half in nuts-and-bolts IT. His career includes leadership roles in several major institutions, such as Brooklyn Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Public Library, and Curtis Institute of Music. He's done strategic technology consulting work for dozens of clients, including startup nonprofits and small businesses, large professional associations, private art collections, and world-class educational and cultural institutions.
Executive assistant
Clinton Hillegass
After graduating from Gettysburg College in 2003 with a BA in Education, Clint taught in The School District of Philadelphia for 18 years. In his career as a teacher and coach, Clint held several leadership positions and acquired strong organizational management skills. In 2021 his family embarked on an adventure and relocated to a mystical island formed by volcanoes in Nicaragua. Clint enjoys assisting Adam and his clients, while learning new skills and applications.
Consultant
Susan Weisbrod
Susan is an arts administrator and IT leader with over 15 years of experience helping nonprofits use technology to improve operations and business processes. Her career spans roles in Education, Visitor Services, and IT at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. She brings a unique perspective as both stakeholder and technologist in her approach to the selection, implementation, and management of products and applications.
Consultant
Jon Crain
Jon has years of experience working in software engineering from startups to Fortune 100 companies. He has expertise in data engineering, web application development, cloud, and AI. His goal is to enable organizational and technological transformation, partnering with nonprofits to do good in the world.
Consultant
Andrew Vitalo
Andrew has spent the last decade as an analyst, database manager, and solutions developer working in support of diverse missions at some of the world's leading cultural institutions. He has strong knowledge in business intelligence tools, marketing, CRM and operations automations, and CRM strategy. He prides himself on his ability to give teams the technology and training they need to spend less time behind a keyboard and more time engaging with the communities they serve.
Consultant
Sam Erenberger
Samantha has been working in the nonprofit sector for most of her career, with a focus on fundraising data analysis and financial reporting. She has a passion for helping organizations see through the noise so that they can make data-driven decisions, and believes data analysis is more than the "why" - it's about finding out "what happens next". She enjoys being able to leverage her current expertise along with learning new technologies and processes, helping to provide truly personalized, flexible solutions.