Anica Madeo

Anica Madeo

Anica is a collaborative change leader with expertise in higher education, community health, and nonprofit management. She offers individual and team coaching, consulting, and facilitation to a broad portfolio of partners in academic, nonprofit, public, and philanthropic sectors.

Enthusiastic about guiding teams to explore bold, forward-thinking approaches that push beyond their usual ways of working, Anica thrives in projects where clients seek fresh, creative strategies to navigate today’s rapid pace of change. Her strength lies in bridging ambitious ideas and tangible impact.

Anica has over two decades of experience in higher education, including many years working at the University of Michigan, with an emphasis on educational innovation and strategic initiatives. She led the operational launch of a 5-year $6 million collaboration across ten health science schools. She also taught university courses and helped develop a large-scale team decision-making course (for which she and her colleagues won the Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prize).

Anica embraces the Bridgeport philosophy of being a "proud generalist." With international health experience in Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Ecuador; an early career as regional program director for a national nonprofit; and experience authoring successful grant proposals, funded up to $3 million by university, community, and federal funders, Anica’s robust experience has allowed her to hone her natural ability to identify connections and bring clarity to complex situations. She is a passionate learner who believes in building on the existing strengths of the people and organizations she serves.

Education

Anica holds M.P.H. and M.S.W. degrees from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and School of Social Work. She is also a certified professional coach trained by the Co-Active Training Institute, the largest coach training school in the world.

Experience

Since joining Bridgeport in 2017, Anica has engaged a wide range of clients, including: Ann Arbor District Library, Avalon Housing, Cornell University, Michigan Public, Michigan Health Endowment Fund, The Conservation Fund, and a host of University of Michigan units, local municipalities, and coaching clients from the academic, health, and nonprofit sectors.

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“Anica has been amazing. Smart, thoughtful, skilled and emotionally intelligent. What a gift.”

Mary Jo Desprez

Director, U-M Wolverine Wellness

“Anica, thank you for planning and facilitating a truly wonderful event – the evaluation shows how much people enjoyed it, and it gives us a ton of direction and ideas for future convenings! This whole evaluation process has been incredibly helpful.”

Angela S. Tripp

Director, Michigan Legal Help Program

“Partnering with Bridgeport helped me put a structure around our strategic planning process and their wisdom and experience helped me to focus on the salient parts, knowing where there was opportunity for refinement and for growth. Their leadership and guidance kept me on task and we would not have gotten this project done without them.”

Kaaren Williamsen

Director, U-M SAPAC

“Two things impressed me about our work with Bridgeport: deep preparation, and gifted facilitation. The amount of work that the team spends in learning about the culture of the organization they are trying to help is unparalleled. They then work closely with leadership to ensure that the most important questions are asked during each session, and they manage the conversations skillfully, bringing about the ideas and solutions that will move the organization forward.”

Raj Mangrulkar

Associate Dean, U-M Medical School

“My team eagerly anticipates our strategy sessions with Bridgeport. Besides being high-level professionals, they also have a heart for our mission and are people of the highest integrity and compassion. Their mix of “head and heart” have made them perfect to work with Gleaners.”

Gerry Brisson

President & CEO, Gleaners Community Food Bank

“Kerry and the team at Bridgeport have expertly shepherded the Chelsea District Library through two strategic planning processes (they are so good that we keep coming back!). With experience, warmth, insight, and humor, they facilitated the creation of thoughtful, responsive, and actionable roadmaps for library service to our community. We are a better library, thanks to Bridgeport!”

Lori Coryell

Director, Chelsea District Library

“Working with Bridgeport was such a delight! The end product reflected the thoughtful and insightful approach that I suspect is par for the course in working with Anica and the Bridgeport team. We stayed on budget, with clear expectations, and hit our goal spot on. I look forward to the next project!”