About
Aligned Consulting Services specializes in strategically aligning the story you wish to tell with the way you wish to tell it for maximum impact. Our process is simple:
Listen.
We want to know not only what your goals are, but how you got here. We unearth clues and gems that lend themselves to a more robust understanding of your objectives and determine how best to align our expertise to meet them.
Align.
Once we know where you are and where you’d like to be, we provide a strategy that reflects that understanding and provides a roadmap for success.
Execute.
Upon alignment, we move forward with agreed-upon tactics to achieve success.
Assess.
Throughout our engagement, we look critically at growth areas to determine where a pivot could prove beneficial. We also share useful post-engagement reports to support our efforts and provide helpful information to your stakeholders.
Client Snapshot
About Me
Kris Archer
Writer | Planner | Dot Connector
Hi, I’m Kristen! Feel free to call me Kris.
I’m an experienced communications pro, specializing in telling clients’ stories for maximum impact. Sometimes, the story is told via carefully tailored strategic communications initiatives. Other times, it may be told through an impactful event. Then there are times when the engagement calls for both. I pride myself on listening to client needs first and being intentional with every response. I founded Aligned Consulting Services to do just that.
I began my career in specialized communications for diverse audiences at Ogilvy Washington before serving as media relations manager for leading anti-hunger advocacy organization, Bread for the World.
As a consultant, I’ve worked with a variety of nonprofit, corporate and social clients, including (but not limited to) the Alliance to End Hunger, Mark43, Friends Committee on National Legislation, the Hurston/Wright Foundation, the Emerging Scholars Program, the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington, Women Heart, 2hands Studios, and BambiniWare. I have also partnered on event production and communications campaigns for the Climate Action Summit, the Global Good Fund, the DC Chamber of Commerce, New America and more.
I was born and raised in the D.C. area, but my husband, our two kids and I now live, work, and play in the NYC metro area.
I’m excited to align with you!
