Lorna Jane Norris

LJN Advisory LLC

121, Depot Street, Wallingford, VT 05773 | (508) 864-2993 | LJN@lornajanenorris.com
Works in: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont

Last updated:
Wednesday, Aug 20, 2025

LJN Advisory specializes in partnering with organizations and people to manage and embrace transition. She does this through coaching, consulting and executive search. In more details. Consulting offerings include: leadership transition and succession planning, strategic planning, Board and Governance support, and meeting and retreat facilitation. Lorna Jane offers coaching to individuals, teams, and specializes in supporting new and incoming leadership. Her coaching training makes her particularly suited to support challenging situations and transitions. Executive Search offerings include President/ED roles and senior leadership roles.

Areas of Expertise:

Board assessment, structure, training, performance

Organizational evaluation

Executive search, Interim directorship, Succession / transition planning

Leadership training and development, Performance management, Team building, Work / life balance, Executive coaching, Job descriptions

Managing change, Meeting facilitation, Strategic planning, Organizational development

Deep expertise in these issue areas: Arts and Culture, Youth Development

Past Clients:

  • Organization: Bloomingdale School of Music
    Description of services provided: Executive Search, Strategic Planning, Coaching
    Year services provided: 2020-present
  • Organization: Community Music School of Springfield
    Description of services provided: Capacity Building, coaching, leadership transition planning
    Year services provided: 1
  • Organization: Harlem School for the Arts
    Description of services provided: Coaching, Chief Development Officer Search
    Year services provided: 2023-present
  • Organization: Community Music Center Boston
    Description of services provided: Coaching, Capacity Building, Meeting Facilitation, Search support
    Year services provided: 2020-present
  • Organization: Neighborhood Music School
    Description of services provided: Consulting, Capacity Building, Senior leadership search
    Year services provided: 2020-present
  • Organization: Academy of Music
    Description of services provided: Succeession Planning, Strategic Planning, Meeting Facilitation
    Year services provided: 2022-present
  • Organization: Community Music School of CT
    Description of services provided: Strategic Planning
    Year services provided: 2024
  • Organization: Rhode Island Philharmonic
    Description of services provided: Senior Leadership Search
    Year services provided: 2023
  • Organization: NewportFilm
    Description of services provided: Strategic Planning
    Year services provided: 2024
  • Organization: Friends of the Blue Hills, MA
    Description of services provided: Executive Search
    Year services provided: 2023-2024
  • Organization: Diller-Quaille NYC
    Description of services provided: Board/Governance support
    Year services provided: 2025
  • Organization: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
    Description of services provided: Retreat Facilitation
    Year services provided: 2023
  • Organization: Solarfest VT
    Description of services provided: Retreat facilitation
    Year services provided: 2024-2025

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