Serious HR Consulting for Organizations That Have Never Had Access to It.
Cooper Gilmore Consulting provides workforce classification, compensation studies, job architecture, and organizational effectiveness consulting for small and mid-sized colleges, universities, nonprofits, and mission-driven employers — the organizations the large firms were never built to serve.
Explore Our Services
Colleges and Universities
CGC helps colleges and universities streamline operations, align talent, and leverage technology for financial stability.
Small and Medium Sized Businesses
Small and medium-sized businesses often juggle growth with limited resources. CGC helps you streamline operations, build strong teams, and implement smart systems that support long-term success.
Non-profits
Non-profits face unique challenges in securing resources and sustaining impact. CGC helps mission-driven organizations strengthen operations, build efficient HR systems, and align strategy with long-term sustainability goals.
Enterprise-Grade Expertise. Right-Sized for Your Organization.
Most HR consulting firms were built for large organizations with large budgets. Cooper Gilmore Consulting was built for everyone else.
We work with small and mid-sized colleges and universities, nonprofit organizations, cannabis industry employers, and mission-driven businesses that need serious workforce strategy — but have never had access to the kind of senior-level HR consulting expertise that larger institutions take for granted.
When you engage Cooper Gilmore Consulting, you work directly with Dr. Richelyn Mekile — a 20-year HR and organizational effectiveness leader with a Doctor of Business Administration and deep experience inside the kinds of organizations we serve. No junior associates. No handoffs. Senior expertise, from first conversation to final deliverable.
What We Do
Organizational Position Audit
A focused assessment that identifies misclassified, redundant, or misaligned roles and delivers clear, actionable recommendations. Designed for organizations with 20 to 75 positions. → Learn more
Classification & Compensation Study
A comprehensive review of workforce classifications, compensation practices, internal equity, and organizational structure. Designed for organizations with 75 to 200 roles. → Learn more
Job Architecture & Career Framework
Build job families, leveling guides, career ladders, and grade structures from the ground up — for growing organizations that have outpaced their people systems. → Learn more
Rightsizing & Workforce Restructuring
Strategic advisory support for organizations navigating a reduction in force, restructuring, or workforce realignment — from RIF planning through layoff survivor strategy. → Learn more
Fractional HR & Classification Support
Ongoing advisory support for organizations that need continued expertise in workforce classification, compensation, and organizational design without a full-time hire. → Learn more
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