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Non-fiction writer, novelist and public speaker/storyteller.

San Mateo, Ca, Us

Jefferson Award Winner for nonprofit management and community service.Manage the central, major anti-poverty agency serving all of San Mateo County for almost 50 years.Medical/dental clinics, homeless shelters, family services, Kids Closet, food program, financial education, day labor center, case management and other services to lift people out of poverty.More than doubled the size and scope of the agency to $28M, 140 staff, 3,500 volunteers, serving 25,000 people annually with almost 3 million meals. Tripled shelter capacity. Quintupled financial assistance to over $12M/year. Pioneered new services: first 2 Food Pharmacies in California, first Medical Respite program in shelters in the County. Opened several new service locations, doubled Case Management territory to cover half the County's population base. Vastly expanded and diversified individual and major donor base, foundation and corporate support, and government contracting, plus expanded surplus and reserves.

Private therapy practice. All ages, couples and families.

Managed venerable senior services agency on the SF Peninsula serving San Mateo & Santa Clara Counties. 4 major programs: Meals on Wheels & congregate food services (130K meals/year); low income housing (123 units, 2 buildings), art & cultural center (2K+ participants), licensed adult day services center.* Manage 2 nonprofit corporations with 4 locations, combined budget of $5.5M, 50 employees.* Direct fund development, marketing and public relations. * Developed new and expanded existing funding sources. Managed individual & mail campaigns more than tripling donor base.* Successfully concluded several long term facitilities projects, lease and mortgages (HUD).* Web, social media and print media development. Secured event placement in WSJ.

Martinez, California, Us

Management consulting and Interim Executive Directorships for business and nonprofit organizations of any size in the San Francisco Bay Area. Administration, financial modeling, marketing/PR, organizational development, strategic planning on an hourly or engagement basis, on- or off-site as needed.

Martinez, California, Us

Transitional CEO for this multi-site charitable food service agency. Established modern business systems, upgraded website and newsletters and PR, fundraising, expanded sites and potential markedly.

Half Moon Bay, Ca, Us

Transitional CEO for this multi-location child care and preschool educational center agency. Enhanced funding, built business systems, managed construction projects, public relations.

Half Moon Bay, Ca, Us

Transitional CEO for this multi-location child care and preschool educational center agency. Enhanced funding, built business systems, managed construction projects, public relations.

CEO of human relations nonprofit serving 35,000 in N. Calif. Managed 10 major programs in Education & Justice, 34 staff & 250 volunteers, $3M budget, complex government contracts: Transformed subsidiary of national nonprofit to a fully independent regional corporation.  Diversified funding, transformed from donation dependence to earned income streams. Expanded programs matching market demand, developed & protected major intellectual property. Installed technology and information systems, and business processes Developed extensive public relations presence, including TV, radio & print interviews, Web. Managed re-branding campaigns; created new multimedia collateral materials. Managed grant writing program and major events.

Member of Diversity Outreach and Convocations committees. One of the largest and most active Rotary clubs in the world.

Middletown , Us

(See description of SV FACES above, the successor corporation.) Regional Executive Director of human relations nonprofit serving 35,000 in N. Calif. Managed 10 major programs in Education & Justice, 34 staff & 250 volunteers, $3M budget, complex government contracts: Transformed subsidiary of national nonprofit to a fully independent regional corporation.  Led successful transition from 30 year beloved founder.

Transitional CEO for this multi-location youth mentoring agency. Enhanced funding, re-built business systems, human resources, public relations. Secured national news coverage on NBC.

Walnut Creek, California, Us

 Re-engineered a venerable health & human regional service organization serving people with disabilities.  Doubled revenues into a $7.8 million corporation; re-engineering, mergers & acquisitions.  Created regional service organization, remarketing an integrated product line, instituted QA & outcome measures, repositioning its reputation with the public and in its field. Directed 10 facilities across 7 counties, managed 3 major capital projects. Created Web presence; marketing communications; directed regional brand management.  Expanded major corporate relationships, expanded fundraising securing $1.5M+ in grants.

Belmont, Ca, Us

Instructed Management & TQM for graduates & professionals.

 Reinvigorated one of the most prestigious licensed clinics in Silicon Valley; garnered national attention.  Revitalized agency relationships with key funding sources and the community as a leader in its field, through successful budgeting, strategic and long-range planning. Drove sixfold revenue increase to a $4.5 million corporation; enhanced fee base, income stream, capitalization and reserves. Evolved model multi-lingual/multi-cultural team representative of a diverse community. Created MIS/IT system, programmed & implemented Novell network & X-base architecture. Directed Annual Campaigns to $150K+; expanded donation base to corporate, individuals & foundations. Organized joint ventures; negotiated $25 million in contracts yearly for trade group. Rated exceptional Public Speaker, featured on TV & radio, quoted as a thought leader in  Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, The Mercury News, The Business Journal

Moraga, Ca, Us

Instructed in Management and in Health Systems Administration for professionals.

Belmont, Ca, Us

Instructed in Behavioral Science for graduates and undergraduates.

San Mateo, California, Us

 Managed residential program for SMI adults. Supervised staff & volunteers, facility, marketing & PR. Developed statistical, tracking, program evaluation systems, and functional evaluation scales. Revitalized PR with key referral base & community; re-established reputation for quality service. Instrumental in moving agency to develop new proposals that led to multi-county, multi-state contracting.

Instructor in Performance Evaluation Procedures for healthcare administrators & professionals in California.

Led Psychiatric Therapeutic Team in the Psychiatry Division of a private General Hospital, part of a national hospital chain.

General and resort photographic and graphic services, multiple formats, color darkroom management, sales and marketing.

Psychotherapist in group private practice, multi-specialty. Developed innovative capitated fee for service model and various therapy modalities.

Founder and manager of 24 hour crisis hotline and drug abuse service.  Established and managed a pioneering crisis counseling service for youth; managed staff & volunteers. Wrote proposals; secured startup funding from Fortune 500 corporations, foundations. Consulted regionally & trained police, community volunteers, university and medical students.  Public speaking, including corporations; featured as thought leader regionally in all media Pioneered specialized client tracking & statistical systems; developed research projects

M.A. Ed, Counseling

B.A., Anthropology & Sociology