Ashby Village supports and empowers a vibrant and diverse community of individuals to remain independent, active, engaged and inspired as they age.

Business consultancy providing organizational development, systems design, project implementation, facilitation, training, team and community building, communications and fund-raising support.

Conducted change management process to support the departure of founder and director from nonprofit educational garden project in North Richmond, CA. Achievements included:o Designing and implementing administrative systemso Producing first organizational website (with no development budget); designing training program for staff to manage website ongoingo Securing grants to insure program continuation

Partner in firm focused on the acquisition, management and sale of residential real estate. Activities included:o Research, analysis and acquisition of raw land and operating residential producto Oversight of new construction and property rehabo Property management, including establishing administrative systems and staff supervisiono Securing of institutional and personal loans and grantso Advertising, marketing and sales; website developmentProjects included:o Arwen Vista: 49 acre parcel of land on which a 550 unit Class A multifamily development is currently in constructiono Crossroads Commons: 29 acre parcel of land on which a 286 unit multifamily development is currently in constructiono Stonewall Jackson Homes Apartments: 86 unit low income apartment complex that was acquired, renovated, managed and resoldo The Park Regency: 86 unit residential apartment building managed and sold

Contracted to provide fundraising and development support for a nonprofit organization working on social justice issues.o Conducted organizational needs assessment and strategic planning processo Produced major donor building events in San Francisco, Seattle Boston, and Northampton, MAo Refined gift-tracking, analysis and follow-up systems

Directed the development of a fiscally sound, internationally recognized center for the study and practice of improvisational arts.o Facilitated organization review and created five year strategic plano Revamped board of directors; led quarterly board and community meetingso Recruited, trained and managed staff of five; initiated volunteer program o Designed and produced year-round program of events comprised of classes, workshops, performances, and festivalso Diversified revenue streams to include earned income, individual and corporate donors, foundation grants and fundraising events; increased revenue 600% over tenure.

o Assisted in the design and facilitation of short and long-term planning processeso Maintained oversight of office operations; hired, trained and supervised staffo Assisted in the creation of inter-agency Housing Clearinghouse, Shared Housing Program, and technical fee-for-service projectso Participated in the production of Coalition of Agencies Serving the Elderly (CASE) Conferenceo Secured three grants from the City of San Francisco totaling $127,311—doubling agency budget