Marta Rubin Kiesling

Marta Rubin Kiesling, Managing Director – An attorney by background, Marta is an innovative and process-oriented collaborator and problem solver, with experience in the large law firm, consulting firm, and financial worlds, and as a founder, executive director, and board member for a range of nonprofit organizations.

A member of the Dunleavy & Associates team since 2019, Marta’s work encompasses strategic planning and organizational assessment; board development and training; leadership facilitation and coaching; executive search; development strategy and support; communications; and interim executive leadership, among other consulting areas.

Marta’s past experience includes serving as the Executive Director for The ALS Association Greater Philadelphia Chapter; Founder and Executive Director of Steel River Playhouse, a nonprofit providing arts access and education to an under-resourced community; Chief Operating Officer for the Philadelphia Film Society; Senior Consultant with Mercer Human Resource Consulting (Mercer); and Vice President/Employee Benefits Counsel for the Delaware Group (Macquarie). Marta began her legal career as an Associate with Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz (Troutman Pepper Locke).

Marta has served on numerous boards and planning teams encompassing education, workforce development, arts and culture, and health. She also has served on the PA Partners in the Arts Advisory Panel (PA Council on the Arts) to evaluate grant proposals and has provided program evaluation services for the Philadelphia Asian Theater Project funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

A National Standards for Excellence Institute® Licensed Consultant, Marta has a BA in Sociology and American Studies from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA, and a JD degree from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC. 

Marta can be reached here.