One on one life coach services, consult on non-profit management including board development, retreats, leadership development, volunteer management, sustainability planning, program design and implementation, short term and strategic planning and service as interim CEO/ED.

Working with a dedicated Board of Directors and staff to raise support for the incredible Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach. Led efforts which raised over $6M for the library. If you have not toured this 85,000 square foot facility which has over 100,000 users and almost 2,000 visitors a day please call me for a personal "Behind the Scenes" tour....561-822-9972...it truly is not the library of your childhood.

Areas of Expertise - all aspects of non-profit management; including leadership development, volunteer management, sustainability planning, serving as interim CEO/ED, program design and implementation, short term and strategic planning, and board and fund development.

*Led $1.5M organization providing social and mental health services to thousands of children facing cancer, critical illnesses or trauma and childhood injury awareness and prevention programs for over 20,000 children and their families and conceived and/or implemented new fund development activities. Significant Achievements-created financial policies and case management processes, HIPAA implementation and implemented other processes and procedures and maintained and reestablished funding for organization

*Planned and implemented major fund raising campaigns including special events, direct mail development and planned giving and developed, initiated, implemented and monitored capital campaign activities as well as worked on federal, state and local government support.Significant Achievements-established signature events, reorganized capital campaign initiative, led initiative on for federal support

*Led $2.3M organization with staff of 16 to 25 serving over 50,000 children and adults annually in six counties.*Worked closely with, held fully accountable to and developed 28 to 34 member Board of Directors and developed and implemented committee structure.*Developed and trained staff and directed supervision of management team which included fiscal and HR operations, public relations and fund development and programs and services. *Planned and implemented major fund raising campaigns including proposal and grant development, special events, direct mail and planned giving.*Developed and initiated strategic plans and implemented new programs and services that addressed lung health issues, including lung cancer, women's lung health, asthma and other lung issues which affect and impact children and adults.*Advocated for public policy that addressed the lung health concerns of children and adults.*Developed and worked on collaborative building (LLC) with the Quantum Foundation. *Served on Task Force and Structure Committee that led to statewide merger.Significant Achievements-worked on and acquired two bequests which netted more than $7M, developed long range and strategic planning retreats/meetings which fully engaged board and staff and resulted in multiple year plans, integrated fund development activities throughout all aspects of the organization, oversaw the development and implementation of Lung Mobile which in six years served more than 100,000 children and as a model for similar projects around the country, obtained major gifts for Asthma Clinical Research Centers, developed new service models which educated thousands of children, served as national staff leader, created relationship with Quantum Foundation which led to 6M rebuild of office building lost to hurricanes

*Planned and implemented activities to obtain financial support, including grant writing, special events, nurturing and developing individual donors, and developing in kind support.*Developed new projects that enhanced the agency's ability to serve client populations and those affected by HIV/AIDS including AIDS awareness activities.*Developed projects that involved diverse populations and communities throughout the county.*Supervised volunteers and paid staff, worked closely with volunteer committees and the leaders of community organizations.*Responsible for agency and fund development presentations to community groups including minority and service organizations and handled majority of the agency's media activities.Significant Achievements-developed volunteer corps of several hundred people over five years for fund development, raised several million dollars through special events, initiated and developed significant public relations activities for the agency including week long awareness campaigns about HIV/AIDS crisis, built awareness campaigns about programs and services offered, and developed county wide education activities

*Managed citywide agency of 10,000 volunteers in 800 facilities, oversaw growth and management of staff from 16 to 47 with an annual budget of $1.75 million.*Developed proposals for submission to funding sources and obtained grants.*Accountable to Board, Borough Councils and non-profit Friends organization.*Administered a senior housing program.*Developed new programs and initiatives particularly in service to low-income communities, including a corps of 150 entitlement counselors in 15 hospitals.*Conceived and implemented special events, including annual events at Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Roseland and Radio City Music Hall. *Worked with representatives from 20 countries to develop senior volunteer programs abroad.*Created staff development and training programs and trained professionals in public and non-profit agencies on volunteerism and the aging.*Prepared annual grant proposals for ACTION (now known as National Service Corporation).*Spoke and trained at local, state and national conferences on aging and volunteerism.*Developed and supervised public relations activities.