Jessica C. Brayden Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

• | Talent Acquisition, Fund Development, Finance and Administration, Executive Transition |
• Offer short and mid-term executive guidance to non-profit organizations with annual revenues ranging from 1M to 15M.
• Devise and implement agency programmatic plans by evaluating and setting strategic priorities, translating them into quantifiable and actionable strategies.
• Devise and propose effective scenarios to mitigate potential risks, and produce comprehensive risk reports for senior management and business leadership.
• Design and implement recruitment and selection processes with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to ensure a streamlined and inclusive approach.
• Implement robust cash management processes to ensure effective financial control and resource allocation.

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

• Champion overall vision and lead operations by providing strategic leadership, strong equity-based human resource management, fiscal oversight for a $4M budget, creative communication strategy, effective service.
• Transformed and revolutionized agency core mission to substantially broaden the scope of individuals served and led the transition from a collective to a professional organization.
• Creatively guided and drove progressive efforts that demonstrated increases in overall agency revenue by 67% in FY23.
• Successfully navigated and led through the COVID pandemic, maintaining in-person, lifesaving services, while increasing federal, state, and private revenue streams and implementing efforts such as compensation packages.
• Recipient of multiple awards including Somerville Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit of the Year, Fox 25 Hometown Hero, and Women Who Live United Nominee for dramatically increasing agency’s community visibility.
• Oversee all programs serving upward of 7,000 clients per year in areas of 24-hour crisis line, emergency residential shelter program, individual and group counseling, and collaborations with police, district attorneys.

• Oversaw all operational and programmatic initiatives for programs and services including development and management of $7 million budget and periodic analysis of risk, opportunities, and financial performance for job.
• Increased the success of transitioning recipients of job placement services through a strategic assessment, redesign, and implementation of targeted training programs.
• Solidified program funding with current structure; wrote grants for new programs, redesigned existing programs to match anticipated opportunities, and cultivated business partnerships for placement opportunities.
• Managed the delivery of all services to all clients in support of corporate goals, objectives, and mission.
• Administered programmatic training, supervision, and consultation to staff in areas of clients’ presenting issues.

• Performed all aspects of administrative oversight for over 300 employees located in 13 site offices.
• Supervised all administrative support staff including billing department, AP and AR and HR Manager.
• Participated in the restructuring of an over $13 million organization, the refinement of its mission and vision and radical shifts in the services that it delivers.
• Conducted and directed the organization’s Total Quality Management program, investigation process; ensured compliance with all licensing and accrediting entities (COA, DEEC, DMH, DPH Licensing).
• Provided ongoing contract management and networking with numerous state and private funding sources—specializing in program assessment and rehabilitation of at-risk programming for adults, children and families.
• Designed, developed and directed numerous training programs and well being initiatives to improve employee morale and productivity and increase recruiting, hiring and retention standards.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Entrepreneurial And Business Operations

Bachelors Of Science, Criminal Justice And Corrections

Criminal Justice And Corrections