Executive Director
Children'S Advocacy Center Of The Bluegrass
Lexington, Kentucky
• Directed agency-wide operations including program and resource development, personnel management, and marketing and communications activities.• Developed and refined the organization’s long-range strategy and ensure consistent and timely progress toward these goals.• Provided strategic vision and supervision to 14 staff members and more than 50 volunteers. • Continuously grew program/staff capacity to serve children and families efficiently and effectively. Successfully managed a 69% increase in service provision over four years. • Provided financial oversight and leadership in budget preparation and fund development; increased agency revenues 60% and net assets 95% in four years. • Secured major gifts, cultivated significant corporate partnerships, and wrote and managed numerous federal, state, and local grants. • Planned and executed a successful capital campaign which resulted in the purchase and renovation of a new, state-of-the-art, 8,000 square foot facility.• Organized all special events, managed committee involvement and planning meetings, logistics, marketing, and budgeting. Increased special event revenues 77% and net profit 60% in four years. • Managed all marketing and communications efforts including the Center’s national award-winning public awareness campaign, print design, web development, and online communications.• Directed media relations and served as official spokesperson for television, radio, and print media.