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bikepac.org Launching a political action committee investing in a safer, more sustainable Chicago.

Consulting or fractional leadership in human-centered communications strategy for organizations with a mission. Message & Brand Strategy + Media Relations + Human Centered Design & CX Research + Marketing & Communications + Audio Production + Content Creation + Copywriting + Thought Leadership + Leadership Development + Team Facilitation & Problem Definition & Decision ProcessAgency Partner on SMB Marketing platforms: Squarespace Circle Member, Thinkific Agency Partner, Mailchimp & Co Agency, etc

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Live tweeting civic meetings in Chicago. City Bureau is a non-profit journalism project for equitable coverage and participation for underserved Chicago communities on the south and west sides.

With Christianity Today's CT Studio. Producing, hosting, thought leadership, audio engineering, branding. Ethics of daily technology from a Christian faith perspective.

The online course for nervous cyclists to become confident city commuters. City cycling is environmentally friendly, covid safe, physically healthy, and helps build human and sustainable cities.

Alderman Daniel La Spata campaign for strategy and message in 2023 city council campaign.

Naperville, Illinois, Us

Learning + development managerial training contract for global law firm.

Lisle, Illinois, Us

Technology + Theology: Church & Culture in the Age of ZoomFoundational frameworks for analyzing human technologies and digital culture with a theological, ethical lens.

Executive leadership with a high-demand boutique brand strategy firm.

Oak Park, Illinois, Us

Innovative Anglican non-profit focused on leadership development and cultural engagement. Recruited to professionalize and scale it to a national level with global partnership. Built three year financial operations plan to bring Greenhouse up to contemporary standards for technology, process efficiency, improved risk management, and people services.Author best practice non-profit policies and coach board of directors on passage, include leave policies, clergy allowances, nepotism, etc. Professionalize mission staff program: growth from 8 staff to 44 during tenure.Mentor and coach leaders in leadership development.Plan and execute two year legal restructure strategy, including bylaws, and IRS redetermination.Pioneer new agreements with both US and global Anglican dioceses.

Orlando, Fl, Us

Director of the Reliant Project—full scale organizational name change. Communications Director & Brand Architect with emphasis on strategic branding, large-scale innovation and social-communications strategy that produces organizational change.- Directed full-scale name and brand identity change for 450 employee non-profit- Produced five data-driven Annual Reports. Defined new success metrics- Re-defined voice, strategy, and channels on internal stakeholder communications- Mapped social media strategy for impact with minimal resourcesSee projects for detail and results.Also overseeing:Integrated Marketing Communications plan fit to non-profit resourcesPublic Relations, crisis communications.Editorial Calendar and author managementAnalytics-driven decisionDonor Communications—language, persona definition; Annual Appeals & Direct Mail, ROI assessmentsVendor and contract management—Print houses, variable data mail services, outside design contractsKnowledge ManagementConstituent Audience definition.With special interest in:Business Process AnalysisUser Experience & IDEO Design Thinking for problem solving

Orlando, Fl, Us

Crafted strategy overseeing national fundraising growth from $14 to $21 million annual.As Staff Program Manager and MIssionary Resources Director, responsible for national fundraising development across solicitors. Deputized, small-donor donation strategy along William McConkey’s Win, Keep, Lift model with 20,000 active donors.Lead lecturer-instructor for 850 intensive training hours in deputized fundraising for hundreds of missionaries, church planters, and project fundraisers.Re-wrote the manual on missionary fundraising.Authored new fundraising curriculum to include effective presence in social, web, and email channels while retaining our bedrock interpersonal fundamentals. Result : Increase each year from 2010 to 2014 in recurringdonations established online —now at 83.5%, an industry leading figure. (Blackbaud 2014 Charitable Giving Report)

Orlando, Fl, Us

"Director of Missionary Resources" Direct all people-oriented processes including recruiting, assessment and hiring, on-boarding, human resources, training, fundraising, coaching, transition and crisis management for missionaries and administrative staff.Introduced new paradigms for scalable processes and change management. Over 5 large-scale innovation projects based on growth needs.Teach and train specialized training leadership in fund-raising and vision (Ministry Team Development). Responsible for 7-10 training and coaching conferences annually, including 3-4 eight-day New Staff Training events. Personally led the instruction team for nearly 120 new staff missionaries over 2.5 years.Specialties in strategic coaching systems and leadership development for campus churches, new church plants, and small ministries, as well as digital environmental communication.

Orlando, Fl, Us

(Concurrent with my Staff Program Manager role). Oversee branding, web and print communications for both internal and external constituents, with a particular focus on donors, churches, and missionaries.

Orlando, Fl, Us

Oversee training, recruiting, and development of missionary resources program, specializing in training in vision-casting and fund-raising (Ministry Team Development). Responsible for 7-10 training and coaching conferences annually, including 3-4 eight-day New Staff Training events. Specialties in strategic coaching systems and leadership development for campus churches, new church plants, and small ministries, as well as digital environmental communication.

Associate Director for Projects, Colorado Leadership Training Program 2009Functional Structures, Vision and Strategy, Leadership Coaching, Crisis Management, Human Resourcing, Pastoral CareAssociate Director for Projects, Colorado Leadership Training Program 2008Liason to the Board of Directors for the YMCA of the Rockies from Collegiate Church Network National Elder Board, 2009Associate Director, GCM IGNITE 2009 ConferenceLeadership for 600 person 4-day conference.Event Budget, Marketing (web, print, media), Production, Staff ManagementSub-Topics Manager, GCM IGNITE 2007 ConferenceDesign Conference Tracks, Speaker Recruitment, Event ManagementDirector of Programs, Orlando Leadership Training Program 2004Production and direction all events, large group gatherings, related teams; manage 3 interns

Chicago, Il, Us

Research and publication assistant for well-known author for major publishing houses.Credited in:- New International Commentary New Testament (NICNT): The Letter of James (Wm B Eerdmans Publishing Co), 2011- King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited (Zondervan), 2011- One Life: Jesus Calls, We Follow (Zondervan), 2010Various bibliographic and research work for works, articles, general interest.Teaching Asst:BTS 2210 Jesus of Nazareth, gradingBTS 3410 Women, The Bible, and The Church, grading

- Student Minister for graduate and undergraduate students- Oversight, management, team-based leadership- Restructured model (organizational strategy, focus groups, ownership valuation, change management)- Event Producer / Manager, "All Campus Worship", Evangelical Christian Union, 1,400 in attendance- Director, Leadership Training & Development training platforms ("I-Life Institute")- Public Speaker/Teacher core team- Leadership Coach for small group facilitation- Director, Information Technologies(led team to design and implement custom social-media website in 2004, "mI-Life")- Spiritual Director- Creative Producer- Worship DirectorFundraising annual salary for seven years with Great Commission Ministries.Instructor: Equipping Ministries International Listening for Heaven's Sake, Speaking the Truth in LoveMemberships: Evangelical Christian Union, Religious Workers Association (University of Illinois)

A Microsoft MSP, CTEC company.- Boutique, team-based consulting environment with Fortune 500 clients - Information Architecture design specialist- User-level software training expert, adult education methodology, visual pedagogy, instructional design- Technical and user courseware development, writing, editing, customization- Industry-standard and proprietary custom context-sensitive help authoring- Organizational change management consulting- UX workflows- Microsoft UI standards

Champaign, Il, Us

Residential Student Computing├Managed computer education staff of 50 student peer consultants and 12 workshop instructors├Developed and completely re-authored staff manual and training aids├Trained new staff members in job duties, administrative, communication, and technical skills├Designed and maintained staff intranet site├Lead weekly staff meetings and team performance reviews

Bachelor Of Arts, Economics And Business Administration

Ma Theological Studies, Technology, Communications & Ethics

Studies, Theology

Philosophy And Religious Studies

Certificates Of Study, Theology And Culture