Starting new consulting practice as a coop of consultants with focus on strategy, fundraising, and change management.

Turn around of oldest disability organization in state - took budget from $1.2 million to $6.5 million, grew the programs, diversified the organization and increased the number of people actually served.

Current appointment - Interim Director All About Developmental Disabilities (AADD), Consultant to numerous nonprofit organizations including Entrepreneur Fund, Northland Foundation, National Black Arts Festival, AHAND and GSTAND, Initiative for Affordable Housing, GCSS, and others

Provides consulting, coaching and training for organizations, companies and government. Works nationally and internationally on projects. Develops strategic plans, business plan, scenario plans, performance based measures and result based plans, designs entrepreneural development systems, and other innovative projects. Develops finanical modeling for social enterprises, nonprofits and small businesses. Works in colleboration with a number of national companies.

Facilitated strategic planning for cities and counties across the US. Created peformance measures, strategic business plans and provided management training on performance

Business Management and Consulting Services to organizations developing new projects - Major Projects include:Design consultant for Entrepreneurial Development System in rural northeast Minnesota. Developed coaching format and process, application and assessment process, and provide ongoing coaching to coaches in the program. Provided review of South Dakota program modeled after MN project. Developed organizational assessments and recommendations for social enterprise pilot project in… Show more Business Management and Consulting Services to organizations developing new projects - Major Projects include:Design consultant for Entrepreneurial Development System in rural northeast Minnesota. Developed coaching format and process, application and assessment process, and provide ongoing coaching to coaches in the program. Provided review of South Dakota program modeled after MN project. Developed organizational assessments and recommendations for social enterprise pilot project in Duluth Minnesota in conjunction with Northland Foundation. Provided coaching, consulting and facilitation services to five agencies as part of project.Design and operation of Foundation for investments and scholarships in South America for group of businessmen from Caterpillar Rental Stores. Facilitated performance based budgeting workshops and strategic business plans for District of Columbia; Designed and implemented online credit scoring system for women business owners in conjunction with American Express and Count Me In. Co-designed the Make Mine a Million Program. Created Community Building Institute for United Way of AtlantaFacilitated Strategic Planning for Hands On Atlanta, Metro Arts Foundation, Piedmont Park Conservancy, GOAL, Achor Center, Atlanta Film Festival and Northeast Entrepreneur Fund and numerous other organizations. Developed organizational audits for venture development project of Nonprofit Resource Center and participated in nonprofit venture development projectDevelop new business plan for Alliance for Redesigning Government (DC based)Created new foundation and social investment mechanism for Calvert Social Investment Mutual Fund. Created loan funds in number of communities and with tribes throughout North America. Show less

Completed strategic plan for organization and initiated several new program including a parenting training, regional workshops for public health and school officials, an annual film event, the annual conference, and a public policy agenda. Staffed Jane Fonda for special projects and related activities.

Appointed Chief of Staff to Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton. Issues and policy management for Mayor during first two years of her first term.Staffing for search and hiring process of charter department heads for city attorney, police chief, fire chief, planning director, city engineer, and MCDA director. Departmental reviews in police, fire, and planning for Mayor's reorganization agenda before hiring.Represented Mayor at City Council meetings and committee meetingsSupervised… Show more Appointed Chief of Staff to Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton. Issues and policy management for Mayor during first two years of her first term.Staffing for search and hiring process of charter department heads for city attorney, police chief, fire chief, planning director, city engineer, and MCDA director. Departmental reviews in police, fire, and planning for Mayor's reorganization agenda before hiring.Represented Mayor at City Council meetings and committee meetingsSupervised development of Mayor's budget planning and recommendations for each departmentParticipated in negotiations for sports teams and arenaProvided leadership to numerous city task forces and committees on topics ranging from downtown development, community policing, neighborhood school initiative and public housing redevelopment. Show less

Human investment, governance, and economic policy consulting for states. Projects include:Redesign of Iowa welfare system and workforce development systemInvestment Budgeting for Oregon Progress BoardBusiness Development Training for Ohio CDC AssociationLiteracy Policy Academies in three statesDesign Team for Outcome based funding at NAPAOrganizational Training for 13 HUD project sitesNumerous training workshops on microenterprise and small business finance, welfare… Show more Human investment, governance, and economic policy consulting for states. Projects include:Redesign of Iowa welfare system and workforce development systemInvestment Budgeting for Oregon Progress BoardBusiness Development Training for Ohio CDC AssociationLiteracy Policy Academies in three statesDesign Team for Outcome based funding at NAPAOrganizational Training for 13 HUD project sitesNumerous training workshops on microenterprise and small business finance, welfare reform and workforce developmentInternational presentations on social welfare policy under global economy, role of government in market economy, women's business ownership, and urban economic development. (OECD, Project Liberty, and German Marshall Fund) Show less

Served the Mayor as appointee, supervising department heads, budget process, community affairs and other duties as assigned

Organization that provided business development, financing to women-owned businesses. Merged with Chart and adopted a new name. Started over 1000 businesses with survival rate of 87% after 5 years. Designed the first loan fund for microenterprise in the country and the first loan fund for women. Accomplishments include:SEID national demonstration for welfare recipients who wanted to start their own businesses with state and federal regulations expanded

Comprehensive mental health and chemical dependency treatment for women. Increased agency programs to $1.1 million and purchased/ renovated two buildings.