Resonance Consulting offers organizational development, facilitation, program design, evaluation, and grant writing services to non-profit and public-sector clients. I am passionate about strategic alignment and holistic integration of organizational values into programming and operations. My substantial experience in non-profit leadership provides a foundation of diverse skills in leading transformative change initiatives, designing and facilitating complex processes, and building and evaluating high-impact programs.

• Provide oversight for all projects and programs of the organization, including managing staff, overseeing budgets and contracts, and designing and implementing outcomes evaluation processes across the organization.• Manage project staff assignments such that workload is evenly distributed, staff resources are efficiently utilized, and project needs are met.• Collaborate with the Executive Director and other senior staff and Board of Directors to develop and implement organizational strategy.

• Managed grant-making activities for conservation programs focused on the Great Lakes basin, including Sustain Our Great Lakes and the Chi-Cal Rivers Fund• Supported and enhanced federal, corporate, and foundation partnerships, and cultivate and maintain ongoing relationships with grantee organizations• Developed online and print communications, create briefing materials for decision makers, prepare financial and programmatic reports, coordinate media relations, information sharing events, and webinars• Evaluated program outcomes and progress toward regional and organizational goals

• Investigate and identify strategies to cultivate private sector climate leadership and engage the business community in clean energy policy formation and advocacy on a part-time contract with Environmental Initiative for the Energy Foundation and the McKnight Foundation

• Conducted research and interviews among multiple states and municipalities regarding management approaches to address the Emerald Ash Borer invasion• Developed a preparedness strategy for Onondaga County’s response to the Emerald Ash Borer, including recommended management options, policy actions, and community outreach and engagement strategies

• Designed and implemented ongoing study to investigate costs and benefits of green infrastructure as a mitigation strategy to reduce combined sewer overflows in the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County• Initiated networking and information sharing between students and faculty; administered CEPA website

• Developed and led collaborative projects to foster solution building among diverse stakeholders, including outlining a framework for chemicals policy reform, producing recommendations to achieve substantial greenhouse gas reductions in the solid waste management sector, and leveraged partnerships to advance best practices in corporate sustainability• Facilitated consensus building among diverse community and economic interest groups to develop innovative conservation strategies around biofuel crop production, agriculture and water quality, and water and land use policy; communicated project results to decision makers and the general public through written reports and presentations• Served on executive management team; simultaneously managed all aspects of multiple projects; supervised staff teams; documented, reported on, and evaluated project outcomes; developed and implemented strategic planning process; cultivated continuous improvement of internal procedures; consistently achieved financial goals by managing projects within tight budgets• Grew financial support by securing and managing grant awards and project sponsorship from foundations, state and federal government agencies, and corporations; enhanced organizational reputability; identified and pursued new projects

• Advanced recycling, composting, and waste reduction practices through community outreach and education; independently managed recycled paper buying cooperative; spearheaded commercial composting program• Developed and edited communications materials for diverse audiences