Cheryl Mccormick, Ph.D., Cfre Email & Phone Number

Athens, Georgia, United States

Selected to spearhead unprecedented philanthropic growth and transformational programmatic impact at a 125-year-old animal welfare organization, positioning the Athens Area Humane Society as a best-in-class nonprofit recognized for its commitment to transparency, accountability, efficiency and financial responsibility. My role at AAHS is not a job - it's a calling! Highlights to date include:🎯 Developed AAHS’s first capital campaign to plan, design, and build an innovative 15,000-ft2 veterinary surgery/wellness clinic, pet adoption center, and rescue network - helping, healing, and homing more than 9,000 animals annually.🎯 Achieved the highest philanthropic investment in AAHS’s history resulting in significant revenue growth in annual fund giving (two-fold), major gifts (two-fold), events (four-fold), and grant awards (nine-fold).🎯 Closed $8.5M in planned gifts in support of securing a philanthropic pipeline for future growth.🎯 Created a partnership with the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine to provide fourth year veterinary students a three-week elective shelter medicine rotation. 🎯 Established a lucrative portfolio of corporate partnerships to best position AAHS in a dynamic marketplace, including global brands Coca-Cola, Boehringer Ingelheim, Nestlé PURINA, SK Batteries, and IDEXX Laboratories.🎯 Expanded Board of Directors from 4 to 18 in three years with a goal of 25 by December 2024. 🎯 Positioned AAHS to be twice nominated for Nonprofit of the Year Award by the Athens Area Community Foundation in a metro service area with more than 1,300 501(c)(3) organizations.

Carmel, Ca

Ascend provides fundraising services, strategic planning, and board training to mid-sized nonprofits. We elevate board performance by providing directors with insights into challenges and opportunities shaping the boardroom agenda and driving long-term performance. My blog, Stone Soup, has readers in 71 countries. Client highlights include: ►Community Homeless Solutions: Secured $70,000 in grant funding to provide emergency shelter and mental health services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness within 3 weeks of engagement.►Santa Lucia Preserve Design Review Board: Provide guidance on ecological, archeological, scientific and aesthetic assets of residential lots; support ecologically compatible development design; uphold restrictive covenants in lands held in perpetuity. ►Marine Mammal Conservation Through the Arts: Reinvented client’s career by dissolving struggling nonprofit and re-launching as private contemporary art business, resulting in gross annual sales exceeding $250,000 in first year. ►Museum of Monterey: Realized over $120,000 in American maritime artwork within first month of engagement. ►Ken-Mar Rescue: Facilitated two-day board retreat and authored multi-year strategic plan to generate excitement and momentum around an inspiring vision, robust goals and mission impact that strengthened organizational commitment and attracted donor investment.

Carmel, Ca

Recruited to stage AIM for rapid expansion into strategic US markets through community engagement and high net worth donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. ► Increased revenue by 46% from 2018 through contributions, events, grants, corporate sponsorships and direct mail. ► Created first direct mail campaign plan, strategic plan, annual budget, grant calendar, and robust financial reporting.► Developed board policies and structured 15-month plans leading to activation of (4) committees (Development, Executive, Finance, and Governance) with membership recruited from a national talent pool. ► Improved governance and board agenda efficiency, reducing quarterly meetings from 4 hours to 90 minutes by implementing a consent agenda.► Authored first comprehensive human resources policies, financial policies and procedures, and fundraising policies.

Walnut Creek

Recruited to bring LWE to the next stage of growth, fiscal stability, and regional competitiveness. Delivered unprecedented results, strengthening all revenue lines and exceeding strategic goals ahead of schedule and aligned with budget targets. Led staff of 40 and 500+ volunteers through 9 direct reports; managed donor portfolio of 100.► Led fundraising efforts to realize $4.5M in individual contributions and grants during tenure; $1.5M annual average. ► Executed 3-year strategic plan, exceeding 80% of benchmarks 6 months ahead of schedule and within budget targets.► Funded, coordinated, and completed $676,000 in new exhibit capital improvement projects in less than 3 years. ► Grew revenue: admissions: 20%; rentals: 36%; membership: 35%; individual gifts: 22%; sponsorships: 11-fold. ► Managed annual operating budget of $2.6M, annual capital budget of $175K+, and 3 endowment fund investments.► Created Conservation Icons speaker series, featuring thought leaders, researchers, and environmental luminaries. Sold out 86% of events, generating >$52,000 in inaugural season and elevating LWE as a best-in-class organization.► Negotiated $1.2M contract with City of Walnut Creek to fund next-generation HVAC system. Completed facility-wide LED lighting retrofit and water conservation practices, reducing utility costs by >30%.► Reduced structural deficit by 47% (-$489,000 to -$230,000) in first year by eliminating under-performing programs, streamlining staffing model, diversifying and growing revenue streams, and consolidating department operations.► Developed Interpretive Master Plan to unify exhibits, facility design, education programs, and conservation principles.

Salinas, California

Selected to revitalize the YWCA’s brand through evidence-based programs and financial sustainability. Created a vibrant, inclusive culture, restructured revenue lines, and expanded multilingual services to underserved communities. Managed staff of 28 and 12 volunteers.► Developed fundraising plans leading to $2.6M in contributions and grants during tenure with annual average of $878,000.► Negotiated $100,000 Medi-Cal billing contract with Monterey County Department of Health to provide outpatient mental health services to underserved multilingual populations throughout the County. ► Increased individual gifts by 116%, foundation gifts by 145%, government grants by 11%, and earned income by 75%. ► Sold and relocated confidential safehouse, eliminating structural deficit and creating 9-month reserve.► Created Courageous Conversations, a racial justice speaker series featuring nationally acclaimed scholars and authors, designed to encourage individuals to have bold discussions about issues related to racial equality and inclusion.

San Pedro, California

Recruited from national talent pool to catapult ACS’s reputation as a credible force in international whale conservation policy and serve as a high-profile public advocate for the first whale conservation NGO in the US. ► Led fundraising efforts to raise donations and grant funding totaling $225,000, with an annual average of $112,500.► Collaborated with major US wildlife NGOs to advise the Obama Administration to certify Iceland under the Pelly Amendment, authorizing the President to impose trade sanctions on Iceland for defying an international moratorium on commercial whaling.► Reinvigorated brand recognition and increased individual giving by 200%; increased membership by 142%. ► Doubled chapter presence in US and recruited Millennials to local chapter and national board leadership roles.► Authored IWC: The World Is Watching blog, followed by more than 25,000 individuals from 87 countries.

Carmel, California

Conducted and managed science and research programs, supervised easement monitoring, and surveyed endangered and/or threatened species on the Santa Lucia Preserve, a 20,000-acre member-owned and governed preservation and limited development project.► Developed Managing Sudden Oak Death on the Santa Lucia Preserve: A Community Approach, the first comprehensive SOD management plan for private lands in the US. ► Organized the SOD Blitz, the first and largest citizen science effort to detect, map, and monitor Sudden Oak Death in California, comprising > 42,000 acres, 8 watersheds, 84 volunteers, 5 NGOs and 74 private landowners. ► Coauthored a multi-species habitat conservation plan and conducted population surveys and habitat monitoring for golden eagles, steelhead trout, Smith’s blue butterflies, California tiger salamanders, and California red-legged frogs. ► Authored and implemented a 10-Year Weed Vision Management Plan, resulting in cost-share partnerships with property owners saving SLC $700,000 over 10 years. ► Partnered with local law enforcement and US Forest Service to assess ecological impact of (8) remote marijuana gardens containing > 17,000 plants worth an estimated $50M.

Gainesville, Florida Area

Conducted research investigating the influence of non-native invasive plant species recruitment, competition and ecological impacts on native plant diversity and abundance in post-hurricane habitats of federal lands in South Florida, with the goal of improving state-mandated aquatic weed control efforts. ► Coauthored Identification & Biology of Nonnative plants in Florida's Natural Areas, second edition, published by the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences (IFAS), #SP-257.► Developed state-wide invasive species management plans for Colubrina asiastica and Sapium sebiferum, with funding from the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), National Park Service (NPS), and the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FLEPPC).► Reviewed NEPA/EIS documents for NPS addressing invasive species initiatives in Florida and the Eastern Caribbean.► Mapped presence and invasion rates of C. asiatica in remote locations of National Park, Biscayne National Park, and Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge.► Delivered public presentations on invasive species impacts to native habitats and conducted field demonstrations of weed identification, invasive plant removal, and native plant community restoration.

Athens, Georgia

Conducted field, greenhouse, and laboratory research on the dispersal, germination, and herbivory of Chinese tallow (Sapium sebiferum) on barrier islands to guide invasive plant management strategies by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.► Secured over $75,000 in grant support from state agencies and foundations to support doctoral research program.► Led floristic survey of marsh hammocks in coastal habitats for 40 Georgia Conservancy volunteers.► Served as advisor to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Board on issues related invasive flora and fauna.► Recognized for service with Excellence in Teaching Award; one of five recipients among graduate teachers across all disciplines on the UGA campus.

Athens, Georgia

Recruited from international talent pool to join a technical team of faculty and graduate students using remote sensing techniques to map over 2.5 million acres of wetlands in Everglades National Park, Big Cypress National Preserve, and the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge.► Devised innovative field and lab protocols leading to the first ecosystem-wide map of off-road vehicle impacts in Big Cypress National Preserve, resulting in restrictive access and impact policies for ORVs in BCNP habitats.► Developed Everglades Vegetation Classification System program, which is still in use by NPS and South Florida Water Management for mapping vegetation communities via remote sensing platforms. ► Coordinated fieldwork expeditions for a team of twelve, including helicopter and in-situ floristic surveys in hostile conditions on South Florida public lands.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Ecology

Ph.D., Ecology, University of Georgia, 2007 – Research Director C. Ronald Carroll, Ph.D., Dissertation: “Integrating Complex Ecological.

Remote Sensing/Gis

Served as a project consultant with researchers at the UGA Center for Geospatial Research (UGA-CGR) and NASA to conduct environmental.

Master'S Degree, Geography - Remote Sensing And Gis

M.A., Geography, Center for Remote Sensing and Mapping Science (CRMS), University of Georgia, 1999 – Research Director Roy A. Welch, Ph.D..

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Environmental Science

Majored in Environmental Science with a minor concentration in Chemistry

High School, General Studies