Christopher Perry Email & Phone Number

River Vale, NJ, US

• Spectrum for Living is a New Jersey nonprofit organization dedicated to the philosophy that persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities have the same rights as others to experience a fulfilling and.
• Successfully managed the agency through its transition from New Jersey’s former contract reimbursement revenue model to the fee-for-service reimbursement model.
• Formulated and implemented a corporate restructuring to better align resources with existing talent and build a more cohesive leadership team.
• Implemented annual Direct Service Professional (“DSP”) wage increases to bring the agency starting wage from $10.50/hour to $20.34/hour and a $9.84/hour across-the-board wage increase for veteran DSPs.
• Established an employee recognition program to better reward dedicated employees and improve employee morale.

Ronald McDonald House Charities New York Tri-State Area creates, finds and supports programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children. The organization’s signature programs include college scholarships, community grants, and financial support to 5 Ronald McDonald Houses, which are "homes away from home" keeping families with sick.

Washington, DC, US

• College Summit works with schools, school districts and colleges to increase college enrollment rates of low-income students. As Executive Director of College Summit’s largest region, I provided leadership in a number.
• Lead a high impact program team in administering College Summit’s proprietary postsecondary planning curriculum in 31 partner New York City public high schools and serving over 5,000 low-income students,
• Ensured involvement in strategic post-secondary planning initiatives with the New York City public school system, other regional school networks, higher education institutions and educational stakeholders,
• Lead all strategic and growth planning for the New York City region, and ensured programmatic and financial success by translating strategic plans into operational benchmarks/goals, and
• Served as the agency’s public relations liaison with the local media and community.Financial & Fundraising Management
• Oversaw and managed the organization’s annual budget and personally drove local fundraising and school partner recruitment efforts to ensure sufficient philanthropic support and school fee-for-service dollars to.

St Louis, Missouri, US

• As the local affiliate of an established national program, Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York helps academically capable and motivated children-in-need to meet their full potential and become men and women for others by.
• Lead operations and implemented the strategic direction of the organization with full responsibility for bottom-line factors, including number of children served, student performance and quality of services delivered,
• Provided cross-functional management; oversaw and managed the organization's annual budget to ensure it's continued fiscal viability; and directed programmatic operations to ensure maximization of mission impact while.
• Directed fundraising special events and oversaw foundation and individual donor development to ensure attainment of annual financial goals,
• Recruited all senior management employees; directed three Program Directors, a Finance Director, and a Development Director; and provided general oversight of all agency employees,
• Served as the agency’s public relations liaison with the media and the community, and

• Covenant House is the world's largest adolescent care agency serving homeless, runaway and at-risk youth. As Director of Advocacy and Legal Services for Covenant House New York, I:
• Advised the Executive Director and other senior management on legal issues concerning the agency and functioned as a member of the executive management team, including strategic planning discussions, capital campaign.
• Formulated and directed the agency’s advocacy and legal services efforts on behalf of runaway and homeless youth and provided direct civil legal representation to residents of the agency’s three homeless shelters.
• Oversaw and managed the departmental budget and supervised four staff attorneys as well as legal interns and homeless youth advocates,
• Met with federal, state and local elected officials in connection with advocacy initiatives and presented written and oral testimony before federal, state and city public hearings on issues affecting the homeless,
• Organized town hall meetings, advocacy forums, and advocacy trips to Washington, D.C. and Albany, New York, and

As a litigation attorney with the firm, worked in all facets of medical malpractice defense litigation.

As a litigation attorney with the firm, worked in all facets of pre-trial civil defense litigation.

As a staff attorney for Empire/Allcity Insurance Group, worked in all facets of pre-trial and appellate civil defense litigation.

As a litigation attorney with the firm, worked in all facets of pre-trial and appellate civil defense litigation.

As part of a competitive six-week work and travel internship program for 10 select high school students from the 18th Congressional District (Texas), I traveled to Israel to experience life on a kibbutz, examine Israeli and Middle Eastern life, and observe religious and historical sites.

Jd, Law

Ms, Nonprofit Management

Ba, Psychology (Completed In 3 Years)

H.S. Diploma (Completed In 3 Years)