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Midpines, Ca, Us

Mariposa Ca

Serve as the chief budget officer, overseeing $187M budget and the policies and systems requiredto support it. Achievements include: Researched and developed 5 financial management policies that were adopted by the Board Oversaw 2 Prop 26 fee studies, resulting in updated fee schedules that were over 10 years old Managing organizational structure analysis following Oracle ERP implementation Provide data to support Board and staff leadership decision making Negotiate contracts with community partners and public defender legal counsel Direct ongoing training, support, configuration, and functional adoption of Oracle system

San Francisco, California, United States

Led Senior Leadership Team in an organizational transformation to improve efficiency,effectiveness, and equity. Achievements include: Developed an operational rubric to enhance mission impact and enrollment across campuses Created a new venture business modeling tool to evaluate new program opportunities Implemented new payroll HRIS and Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) databases Resolved a complex legal compliance concern regarding the FLSA classification of ~110 people

Yosemite National Park, California, United States

Led NatureBridge’s oldest and largest operation. Achievements include: Exceeded financial goals 9 of 10 years Led response to 2008 rock fall crisis, 100% customer retention, and minimal revenue loss Created a business plan for the National Environmental Science Center which proved accuratewithin 1% of revenue and expense projections Developed a board governance strategy Cultivated outstanding staff members Developed pricing structure to incentivize mission impact and 100% cost coverage

San Francisco, California, United States

Served as Interim CEO during transition period. Achievements include: Exceeded national bottom line by 1% and Yosemite campus bottom line by 2.5% Developed a vision statement and laid the groundwork for a strategic planning process Initiated transformation from a semi-autonomous federated structure to a centrallycoordinated functional structure

Yosemite National Park, California

Managed and directed all aspects of sales, customer service, vendor relations, staff oversight,program revenue, direct expenses, and operational business systems. Responsible for over 50% or~$3M of all NatureBridge revenue. Recruited and retained over 300 school customers representing 14,000 participants Met and exceeded financial goals 5 of 5 years Supervised and supported 30 full-time educators Created operational and database systems to manage customers, staff, and vendors Achieved and maintained 100% occupancy Managed programs through the 1997 flood, relocated entire program within weeks of incident Served as the Interim Yosemite Executive Director

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: Semester abroad in London. Took classes at the London School of Economics. Minors in Economics and Psychology

Master Of Science (M.S.), Natural Resources Management And Environmental Education

Activities and Societies: Thesis - Development of the first Wisconsin Environmental Education Strategic Plan