Leah Sherry is a Chief Executive and coalition builder eager to bring her expertise in organizational management and development to invigorate nonprofit organizations. Her passion includes environmental sustainability, the arts, and justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) work to dismantle systemic inequalities.She is acclaimed for her skills in reviving organizations from crises, growing revenue, developing and executing strategy, and building and leading inclusive teams united around solving some of the world’s most complex issues.Leah is known at the highest levels of government, private foundations, and Fortune 500 corporations as an adept relationship builder and advocate for under-represented communities with chief stakeholders.STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND FUND DEVELOPMENT•Provided clear value proposition and financial management to nonprofit organizations.•Diversified donor base/revenue streams/government contracts, the largest increase in the organization's 10 year history.•Secured new corporate funders (e.g., Amazon, Southwest Airlines, Kroger Co., Hospital Corporation of America).• Increased organizational budget by 1,500% and increased staffing capacity by 25x.DIVERSITY POLICIES / TRAINING INITIATIVES / CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION•Provided protection for Gender Identity and Gender Expression for organization.•Implemented regulations that prohibited discrimination on the basis of limited English proficiency.•Provided company-wide civil rights/diversity training, implemented organization changes and led by example.•Originated and implemented initiatives that brought a cultural transformation. CONSENSUS AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDER•Collaborated with multiple agencies to built bipartisan relationships resulting in dynamic collective community impact: TN Department of Environment and Conservation, Metro Nashville Public Works, Metro Nashville Public Schools, Southern Environmental Law Center, National Park Service, Tennessee State Parks, TN Arts Commission, Metro Arts Commission, National Art Education Association, United States Green Building Council.