* Currently teach Marketing Principles & Practices and Grant Proposal Writing. * Have also taught courses entitled, Managing High Performance Teams; Workplace Diversity & Inclusion; Strategic Marketing; Strategic Communications; Fundraising Essentials; Nonprofit Management and Leadership; Nonprofit Human Resources; Nonprofit Financial Management; Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace; Public Speaking.

• Consult in the areas of strategic planning, strategic marketing, public relations, fundraising and leadership development for clients including AARP, ACT For Multiple Sclerosis, Blue Water Semiconductor, Guide Dogs of the Desert, East Bay Community Services, Hewlett-Packard,/Keysight Technologies, La Familia Family Counseling, Morongo Basin Community Health Center, Olive Crest, Pointimize.com, Ruby Hill Winery, Rubino Winery, Tri-City Health Center, and Western Clinicians Network.• Frequent author of features published in "Advancing Philanthropy" (official publication of the Association of Fundraising Professionals), the "Progressive," and Tribune News Service.* For a complete list of services and clients visit www.wsballas.com

• Provided strategic and visionary leadership to a federally qualified health center (FQHC) with annual revenues of $4.25 million.• Led “successor-in-interest agreement” process by donating $2+ million in assets to SAC Health System.• Clinic featured three “brick and mortar” and four mobile clinics serving the homeless (90%) and vulnerable (10%) with primary medical and behavioral health care throughout Riverside and San Bernardino counties (27,408 square miles, bigger than 10 U.S. states)• Achieved 20% revenue growth over prior year, and 14% in clinic visits. • Collaborated with the Board of Directors to set and execute the Vision and Strategic Plan for the organization.• Recruited Board prospects, and on-boarded new Board members, and senior clinical and operational talent (CMO, CFO, COO, Development Director, HR/Talent Director). • Reset and inspired a positive company culture by redefining intrinsic and extrinsic rewards of staff, volunteers, donors, and other stakeholders.• Oversaw creation and implementation of all clinical and non-clinical policies.• Led all finance, accounting, reporting and audit activities of a HRSA 330 grant; patient revenue (MediCal, MediCal Managed Care, Medicare); federal, state, county, and foundation grants; and charitable gifts.• Collaborated with CFO to manage budgets of financial forecasts, cash flows, and internal audits, and submit Uniform Data System (UDS) reports, and Federal Financial Report (FFR) to Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA), and the California Office of Statewide Health Planning Department (OSHPD).• Prepared Medicare’s Provider Statistical & Reimbursement Report (PS&R), and collaborated with CFO on adjusting the organization’s Medi-Cal prospective payment system (PPS).

* Led the strategic planning, fundraising, marketing, communications, business development and community relations functions for a 501(c)(3) hospice and grief support center.* Exceeded the comprehensive campaign goal by 18% in FY2013, and 6% in FY2014.

* Led the strategic planning, fundraising, marketing, communications, and community relations functions for a 501(c)(3) school for children and adults with moderate to severe autism.* Exceeded the Comprehensive campaign goals by 30% in FY2011, and 21% in FY2012.

* Directed and executed the fundraising, marketing, communications, advocacy, and business development activities for a 501(c)(3) community development agency and its for-profit subsidiary (a wholesaler of energy efficiency supplies).* Surpassed Annual/Comprehensive Campaign goals by 32% in two fiscal years, and grew the agency’s annual budget from $4.7m to $7.6m.

* Founded nTEGRA, LLC, a multi-million dollar marketing, branding, and grant writing agency serving mostly clients developing novel therapeutic agents and medical devices. Company had 40 FTEs.* Led business development effort and had P&L responsibility for multi-million dollar projects.* Clients included the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, the Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University, George Washington University Health Sciences Center, Acambis, Allergan, Biomet, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Commonwealth Biotechnologies, Dynport, Fleet Pharmaceuticals, Insmed, Kendle Incorporated, PPD, SRA Life Sciences, Stryker, Targacept, UCB Pharma. Other notable clients featured NASA and DPR Construction.

* Led and executed the marketing, communications, and business development activities for the school’s Health Sciences Center as well as its first for-profit subsidiary, The Virginia Neurological Institute.* Helped win approximately $70m in grants, major gifts, and earned income from private and corporate foundations, and state and federal government agencies for the Telemedicine, Virtual Reality, and Contract Research businesses.* Wrote and distributed press releases, and enterprised story ideas to media. Generated publicity that resulted in favorable front-page and feature positioning in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Times of London, USA Today, National Geographic, et al., and on ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX, NBC, and 100+ local television stations.

* Helped establish the first virtual network on the East Coast by creating computer linkages between St.Mary’s Hospital (Richmond, VA) and 500+ physicians throughout central Virginia for the purposes of referring patients, requesting lab work, and communicating test results.* Created, managed, and executed annual Marketing and Communications campaigns for St. Mary’s Hospital’s six service lines, as well as its start-up for-profit subsidiary, Virginia HealthSource (VHS). VHS was comprised of 12 discrete businesses (e.g., practice management consulting; home health agency; outpatient pharmacy, etc.).* Contributed to St. Mary’s Hospital’s rise from #3 to #1 in market share among community hospitals, and grew VHS’s annual net revenue from $0 to $17m.