Kurtz Consulting was born out of Mariah’s career experience in non-profits, architectural consulting, and municipal planning. In her time as a planner in a small town located in the most rural county in Massachusetts, she witnessed the struggles that come with small budgets, overworked staff, and the same half dozen or so engaged volunteers. What these towns needed wasn’t a gaggle of folks in suits to charge them exorbitant hourly fees, they just needed some support and someone who knew the way the system worked. So she decided to take the experience and success she had to an even broader audience.