Providing progressive nonprofits the tools needed to thrive. Services include programmatic evaluation and development, and strategic planning with data analysis to meet organizational goals. Expertise in board recruitment and development as well as staff evaluations and training. Development of capacity building and change management strategies. Delivery of solutions-oriented advice to engage stakeholders in sustainable strategies and grantmaking with thoughtful partners.

Supervise staff of 100+, 5 direct reports, and 3 sites to serve 4K children. As COO, notable successes are:• Led tracking of outputs, ensuring maximizing of contract utilization, growing annual budget from $34-$47M.• Ensured successful partnership with Metro LA and oversaw $1M investment in site.• Facilitated a framework for programmatic metrics to measure success and created the strategic plan.• Secured new IT vendor and negotiation of operations contracts for a savings of more than 15% annually.• Developed multi-faceted advocacy and policy campaigns to increase visibility and relationships with electeds.

Provided needed leadership throughout difficult loss, during the constantly changing landscape of a global pandemic. Top accomplishments were: • Led pilot with City, CHLA and other key-stakeholders to administer vaccines to emergency workers.• Created a plan for limiting liability around employment, financial, legal issues, and contractual obligations.• Ensured organizational stability through immediate crisis and Covid response, community outreach, and an open-door policy with staff that prioritized readiness, availability, and thoughtful communications.

Aligned forward-thinking legislation with expert recommendations and generated activist support. Balanced priorities across multiple strategic and operational activities addressing a myriad of social issues including homelessness, park creation, and emergency evacuation. Analyzed issues and delivered evidence-based recommendations to inform strategic decisions for plans of action while advocating for all voices in the community.● Sidestepped 47+ potential lawsuits saving millions of dollars by providing expert guidance on communications with property owners and influencing decision-makers to re-evaluate related policies and procedures.● Secured $6M for district projects through cross-departmental relationships and introduced a fund allocation plan to strategically use small projects as big political wins for Councilmember Bonin.● Steered negotiations between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and city officials to prepare a renewable lease agreement for Inspector General.

Earned promotion to role with significantly increased responsibility for organizational success. Helped lead 3-year strategic planning process. Created inclusive, impactful campaigns and distributed new programs. Refocused mission on policy, collaborating with stakeholders to author policies and ordinances. Administration of annual department budget of $250K with input into overall $5M organizational budget. Negotiated and managed contracts and created strategies for funding. Introduced tools to develop and manage key performance indicators (KPI). Leveraged Community-Based Social Marketing (CBSM) to expand support for organization objectives.● Nurtured tradition of community engagement, building an audience of 600K+ through partnerships and significantly expanding outreach and support for water conservation and watershed health agenda.● Facilitated potential workforce increase of 500K by negotiating MOUs with local labor unions and national training organizations.● Acted as organizational spokesperson for major media outlets including Huffington Post, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post. Regularly presented to audiences of 300+.● Established strategic partnerships with local businesses, vendors, and other entities including partnership with Mayor’s Office to augment visibility and reputation as sole educational provider.

Recruited, hired, and trained staff to collaborate with community leaders. Increased effectiveness by creating work plan management tools and other systems for staff efficiency and increased volunteer engagement.● Devised systems still in use to increase the number of community leaders served by 50%.● Created database tools to measure and track volunteer “customers” involvement to maximize participation.● Designed multiple communications and pragmatic tools to simplify and effectively market program offerings to get more volunteer “customers” to lead tree planting and care projects.