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Washington, Dc, Us

Gaithersburg, Md

Rockville, Md

• Provide strategic leadership to a 200-member nonprofit alliance. Manage operations and finance, supervise program and administrative staff, establish relationships with external stakeholders including funders and elected leaders. • Lead advocacy efforts on behalf of nonprofits serving Montgomery County. Mobilize nonprofit leaders for budget advocacy, recommend policy positions, represent nonprofits at decision-making tables.• Manage a board of directors of up to sixteen nonprofit… Show more • Provide strategic leadership to a 200-member nonprofit alliance. Manage operations and finance, supervise program and administrative staff, establish relationships with external stakeholders including funders and elected leaders. • Lead advocacy efforts on behalf of nonprofits serving Montgomery County. Mobilize nonprofit leaders for budget advocacy, recommend policy positions, represent nonprofits at decision-making tables.• Manage a board of directors of up to sixteen nonprofit leaders. Assure that best practices in governance are followed, support board leaders in setting policy for the organization, implement the organization’s strategic plan. • Provide backbone support and guidance to Montgomery Moving Forward, a collective impact initiative focused on system changes for critical community issues. Develop foundation, corporate and individual funds to support MMF; serve on the Leadership Group of 38 cross-sector leaders; hire and supervise program director. Show less

Rockville, Md

- Assess needs and design and implement capacity building and leadership development programs for nonprofit organizations in Montgomery County, MD.- Support Montgomery Moving Forward, a collective impact initiative, with strategy development, research, and data analysis. Collaborate with experts and community leaders to develop community change strategies. - Developed MORE program to build nonprofit capacity in evaluation and outcome measurement; convene a stakeholder committee to… Show more - Assess needs and design and implement capacity building and leadership development programs for nonprofit organizations in Montgomery County, MD.- Support Montgomery Moving Forward, a collective impact initiative, with strategy development, research, and data analysis. Collaborate with experts and community leaders to develop community change strategies. - Developed MORE program to build nonprofit capacity in evaluation and outcome measurement; convene a stakeholder committee to review curriculum, manage consultant, review pilot results and recommend changes. Show less

Oakton, Va

- Create strategic and responsive grant programs in the areas of poverty, youth, education, health, aging and military families/veterans. Lead staff person for grant making and community impact.- Lead all aspects of Foundation discretionary grant-making, including designing applications and evaluations, providing technical assistance to applicants and managing the work of volunteer grant committees.-Project manage Foundation research studies on community needs, including aging… Show more - Create strategic and responsive grant programs in the areas of poverty, youth, education, health, aging and military families/veterans. Lead staff person for grant making and community impact.- Lead all aspects of Foundation discretionary grant-making, including designing applications and evaluations, providing technical assistance to applicants and managing the work of volunteer grant committees.-Project manage Foundation research studies on community needs, including aging, children and youth and veterans. -Engage over 80 donors, subject matter experts and community volunteers annually on grant and scholarship committees. Recruit and train volunteers, facilitate the work of committees.-Establish successful partnerships with funders, nonprofits and government to address community needs. Show less

New Haven, Ct

- Managed a Community Impact Department of five staff and 75+ volunteers that distributed $2.5 million annually to local health and human service organizations.- Implemented program outcomes measurement metrics across 42 nonprofit programs. Designed and implemented a two year learning community that taught program staff to create logic models, identify outcomes and indicators, measure results and improve programs based on the data.- Served as project manager for a community-wide needs… Show more - Managed a Community Impact Department of five staff and 75+ volunteers that distributed $2.5 million annually to local health and human service organizations.- Implemented program outcomes measurement metrics across 42 nonprofit programs. Designed and implemented a two year learning community that taught program staff to create logic models, identify outcomes and indicators, measure results and improve programs based on the data.- Served as project manager for a community-wide needs assessment with 26 partner organizations, including government, foundation, corporate, health care, nonprofits and academic institutions. Managed the work of four study teams and a leadership committee, hired and supervised consultants, analyzed data.- Led a re-design of United Way's fund distribution system that opened funding to all qualified nonprofits, created responsive grant programs and multi year funding commitments.- Named by the New Haven Business Times as one of the "Forty Under 40" in recognition of career and community accomplishments.- Worked on local and statewide collaborations to address critical human service issues. Show less

Middletown, Ct

- Managed the distribution of $1.25 million annually to health and human service programs.- Engaged corporate and community volunteers on fund distribution committees.- Planned and implemented special events, including large scale volunteer service days.- Started a Volunteer Center; developed a plan and wrote grants to obtain start up funding.- Served in leadership positions on community collaboratives, including the School Readiness Council, the Middlesex Area Interagency… Show more - Managed the distribution of $1.25 million annually to health and human service programs.- Engaged corporate and community volunteers on fund distribution committees.- Planned and implemented special events, including large scale volunteer service days.- Started a Volunteer Center; developed a plan and wrote grants to obtain start up funding.- Served in leadership positions on community collaboratives, including the School Readiness Council, the Middlesex Area Interagency Council, and the Mayor's Committee on Youth. Show less

Msw, Public Policy And Administration

Activities and Societies: Univeristy of Connecticut School of Social Work

Ba, Political Sociology