Laura Deaton Email & Phone Number

Oakland, California

• Using a rapid engagement strategy to grasp key financial and operational challenges, Full Glass focused on creating immediate and measurable outcomes for nonprofit and philanthropic clients. Full Glass specialized in.
• American Civil Liberties Union – Executive & Legal Search, Community Engagement
• Big Bend Homeless Coalition – Strategic Planning, Executive Coaching, Staff Team Building
• Boys and Girls Clubs of the Big Bend – Board and Staff Development
• Charleston Breast Center – Interim Leadership, Transition Planning, Executive Search
• Charleston Promise Neighborhood – Start-Up and Operational Leadership

Online

Taught a "Catalyzing Community Change" class for the Masters in Leadership program. Responsible for course design and facilitation of a masters-level leadership course and learning community. The strengths-based curriculum incorporates leadership perspectives from a variety of texts including The Practice of Adaptive Leadership (R. Heifetz, et al.), Theory.

Oakland, California

Provided overall vision and leadership for a grassroots youth development and mentoring organization. Recruitment and development of an engaged and diverse Board of Directors, staff, and volunteer team to ensure the delivery of high quality services to at-risk youth and families. Responsible for implementation of all aspects of management and day-to-day.

Burlingame, California

Responsible for client services, governmental affairs, and provider relations in a $6.2M health services organization. Direct P & L responsibility for all center and community-based children’s early intervention services (birth to three), adult day services and seniors programs employing over 100 occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech.

Cupertino, California

Responsible for developing and leading the integrated marketing and communications strategy for Silicon Valley-based B2B high technology startup company within the Ricoh Company Ltd. of Japan family. Lead responsibility for all marketing communications activities for full product line. Managed in-house and outsourced team of writers, editors, and graphic.

San Francisco, California

Responsible for all tactical implementation and strategic marketing communications for an early stage e-commerce and infrastructure start-up in emerging consumer and B2B markets. Primary responsibility for analyst and media relations (press releases, media outreach, follow-up) as well as lead responsibility for advertising (vendor coordination, collateral.

San Francisco, California

Responsible for leading national communications department of a $2.1 million medical research foundation. Directed all communications functions, including public relations, media relations, customer service, marketing, internal and external communications. Led a team of 6 full time public relations, customer relations, and marketing staff. Responsibilities.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Solely responsible for directing $1.5 million healthcare and advocacy organization in all aspects of management and day-to-day operations. Directly supervised all program and management staff providing information and referral, crisis intervention, family support and vouchered reimbursement programs, adult education and training, housing, and special.

Jd, Law

B.A., Psychology

Activities and Societies: Psi Chi, Phi Beta Kappa

High School Diploma