Our Practice
Over twenty years of business, legal, public entity senior management
and consulting experience informs our approach to every management
challenge, opportunity and  problem.  Tad Seth Parzen has worked with
and advised enterprises, public entities, boards, CEOs and non-profits
through $1.5 billion facilities programs, federal investigations, regulatory
compliance problems, litigation valued up to $300,000,000, public
policy reform initiatives, as well as day-to day management issues, large
and small.  Formerly General Counsel to and part of senior
management within San Diego Unified School District,  and a partner in
the law firm of Hillyer & Irwin, Parzen gained unique experience in
solving institutional and project specific management challenges, turning
them into opportunities.  While in private practice, Mr. Parzen earned
the highest possible peer review rating for ethics and practice ability
("AV" rating by Martindale Hubbell Attorney Directory).

Mr. Parzen has experience as an executive, advocate, counselor,
attorney, arbitrator, mediator, senior executive and board member in
organizations ranging in size from small non-profit organizations to
public entities with 18,000 employees and annual budgets over
$1,000,000,000.  This combination of high level enterprise management
and on the ground implementation experience provides insight into
solving problems, and expertise in  achieving enterprise goals.

Parzen Consulting is currently serving as chief counsel and advisor to
the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools  in its ground breaking effort to
bring innovation to large urban public education.  The firm is also
engaged with Price Charities in its San Diego City Heights Education
Collaborative.  Mr. Parzen has served in similar capacities with Los
Angeles Unified School District, Darnall Charter School  and other  
organizations.

Parzen Consulting has a wide network of professional relationships
from which a team can be built to suit any management challenge.

Representative Clients:

  • Partnership for Los Angeles Schools
  •  Price Charities City Heights Educational Collaborative
  •  Green Dot Public Schools
  • Los Angeles Unified School District
  • Darnall Charter School
  • Viterbi Torah School (pro bono)
  • Human Development Foundation
  • Business Roundtable for Education
  •  Evergreen Solutions LLC
Parzen Consulting

Professional Management for the Education and Non-Profit Sectors