Dave Nelson Email & Phone Number

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

• Lead strategic planning, fundraising, advocacy, and public education efforts on behalf of WIHA and older adults across Wisconsin• Spearhead statewide coalition to reduce deadly falls among the elderly through program expansion, public education efforts, and public policy changes• Raise foundation funding to support the WI Coalition to End Social Isolation and Loneliness • Oversee evidence-based healthy aging programs to help older adults prevent falls, control diabetes, live… Show more • Lead strategic planning, fundraising, advocacy, and public education efforts on behalf of WIHA and older adults across Wisconsin• Spearhead statewide coalition to reduce deadly falls among the elderly through program expansion, public education efforts, and public policy changes• Raise foundation funding to support the WI Coalition to End Social Isolation and Loneliness • Oversee evidence-based healthy aging programs to help older adults prevent falls, control diabetes, live better with chronic conditions, control incontinence, and manage chronic pain and other conditions• Coordinate life-changing programs that improve lives and reduce overall health costs with network of more than 200 independent, community-based providers Show less

Madison Wisconsin

• Lead staff of approximately twenty directors, managers, coordinators and program specialists• Direct division strategic planning and cross-division integration• Manage programs related to alumni professional networks, lifelong learning, chapter relations, diversity and inclusion, volunteerism, and corporate partnerships• Oversee more than fifty alumni conferences and events each year and sponsor and support hundreds of chapter programs in cities across the United States and the… Show more • Lead staff of approximately twenty directors, managers, coordinators and program specialists• Direct division strategic planning and cross-division integration• Manage programs related to alumni professional networks, lifelong learning, chapter relations, diversity and inclusion, volunteerism, and corporate partnerships• Oversee more than fifty alumni conferences and events each year and sponsor and support hundreds of chapter programs in cities across the United States and the world• Spearhead collection and analyses of engagement and assessment data to enhance program effectiveness• Launch and oversee online platforms related to career mentoring, volunteer recruitment, federal and state advocacy, and event registration• Represent association with university, corporate partners, chapters, alumni, and donors Show less

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Develop networks and programmatic services to support students and alumni in the College of Letters and Sciences

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Taught courses related to career and internships developmentProvided career counseling to more than 1,000 studentsManaged and grew Washington, DC Internship Program

Illinois, Kentucky, And Michigan

Managed company relationships with government purchasers in three statesServed as liaison to nonprofit communityProvided public policy training to staff and medical community regarding Medicare and Medicaid

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Supervised national "war room" responding to mental health policy needs in all 50 statesManaged grassroots training and coalition building programOversaw staff of twenty directors, managers, and administrative personnelLed fundraising effort resulting in more than $2 million in annual grants and gifts from corporate, government,and foundation partners

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Political Science

Activities and Societies: Primary Fields: American Politics and Research Methods Minor: Public Policy

Master Of Public Policy

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And English