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Surale Phillips started Decision Support Partners, Inc. in 2002 after 13 years of working in arts research and consulting for a national firm to create a new avenue for collegial thinking and expert, affordable consulting services to the cultural field—to bring the best people and skills together to do good business for the arts business.

As specialist in research her work has supported audience development projects, market studies, feasibility studies, cultural plans, program evaluation, strategic plans, and national field studies for 15 years. Surale works both independently on projects and collaboratively with other consultants with expertise in arts center business plans, public policy, cultural planning, and nonprofit management. In addition to her client work, Surale serves as Executive Director of the Classics for Kids Foundation and as a resource team member for Ripple Marketing, LLC. A frequent speaker on the national circuit, Surale has presented for several national, state, and local arts service organizations.