Cheryl Little, Principal
More than 25 years in the domains of community development, climate transition and resilience, and environmental justice.
Cheryl Little
More than 25 years working at the intersections of strategy, systems thinking, narrative, and institutional change. Cheryl's multidisciplinary work spans sustainable development, equity and environmental justice, climate resilience, land revitalization, and surface transportation with experience inside federal agencies, nonprofits, and civil society.
She brings a rare combination of technical rigor and humanistic depth to strategy work. Trained in chemical engineering and international development, Cheryl understands how systems function and how people within them drive positive change.
Trained in long-form storytelling and screenwriting, Cheryl has been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and Women in Film & Video DC. She researched the future of sustainability for an Emmy Award–winning producer, adding narrative craft to her analytical toolkit.
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Multidisciplinary Fluency
Drawing on systems thinking, policy analysis, and narrative craft — Cheryl brings multiple lenses to every challenge, revealing solutions that single-discipline thinking often misses.
Equity-Centered Practice
Every engagement starts with the understanding that history, culture, and lived experience shape outcomes. Equity is not an add-on, it is the foundation on which durable strategy is built.
Strategic Clarity
Solving complex problems requires asking the right questions, analyzing the right information, and facilitating the right conversations. Verdance distills complex information and competing priorities into actionable direction, helping organizations move from ambiguity to alignment and from intention to impact.
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