Practice areas: Advocacy and Lobbying; Executive Transition and Succession Planning; Mergers and sustained collaborations; Organizational Design and Structure

Select Support Center experience: 180 Turning Lives Around

Keith M. Little is a hands-on leader with over 40 years of experience at State, City, local government organizations and in the nonprofit human services sector, Mr. Little brings considerable expertise in the provision services to children, families, and adults via his work in mental health, health care, early childhood education, child welfare, substance abuse, intellectually and developmentally disabled, and juvenile justice programming. In his most recent position, Mr. Little is the Founder and Principle for Kemili Solutions. In this role, he has served as the Interim Executive Director of the Children’s Law Center, where he successfully led the organization through the recruitment of a new Executive Director; served as the liaison to the Board of Directors; ensured organizational stability; led the Executive Team in implementing a development strategy to advance fundraising efforts; prioritized financial monitoring and viability; played a key role in union negotiations which led to a contractual agreement. He is also an Executive Coach for new executive leaders; and the Director of the InUnity Alliance Leadership Development Program for BIPOC professionals.

Mr. Little served as the President & CEO of SCO Family of Services, where he was responsible for oversight of the agency’s extensive continuum of residential and community-based child welfare, early childhood, youth development, family support, special needs, and homeless services.He has held senior organizational and program leadership positions at the New York State Office of Mental Health.  He served as Associate Commissioner and Deputy Director at NYS Office of Mental Health, where he was responsible for the oversight of State Operations for children’s services. His experience includes posts at the Jewish Board, Edwin Gould Service for Children and Families, the New York City Department of Health, and the Nassau County Youth Board.

Mr. Little earned an MPA from Baruch College, City University of New York, and a bachelor’s degree from University of Bridgeport. He sits on the Boards of Directors of Good Shepherd Services; the Black Agency Executives; CASES; MercyFirst; and Brownsville Partnership.