◉ Executive Director at suburban outreach, case management and housing provider for homeless and precariously-housed young adults ◉ 3-year startup funding plan and operations strategy. Made introductions to prospective donors and board members◉ Mentor and advisor for Executive Director new to the non-profit sector◉ Designed and facilitated strategic planning cycle for grassroots organization

𝘈 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳, 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 14–21, 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘈 $3.2𝘔 𝘣𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 2 𝘣𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘺/𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 25 𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧.With a 20-member Board of Directors, established and monitored strategic direction while ensuring financial health and compliance. Lead a diverse 5-member Senior Leadership Team through individual supervision and decision making.

◉ Immediately addressed inherited financial crisis and managed the turn-around through program prioritization against mission, financing, and rigorous fiscal management◉ Built a network of individuals to increase contributions from $52k in 2005 to $167k in 2019 with annual gifts from individuals ranging from $100 to $30,000◉ Expanded grant revenue from $189k in 2005 to $821k in 2019

◉ Recruited a diverse, strategically focused board with significant fundraising capacity◉ Initiated formal examination of the mission, vision, and values with the board, using the strategic planning process to: ▪Challenge existing assumptions and beliefs with an equity lens ▪Adopt a board-approved mission, vision, and values statements that are precise, relevant, and sustainable◉ Strengthened board structure by defining roles and responsibilities, developing charters for committees, and creating a formal onboarding process◉ Raised over $5.1M in three major acquisition, renovation, and strategic growth campaigns

◉ Increased youth training opportunities from 15,000 hours for 80 youth to 45,000 paid hours for 300 youth over a ten-year period:▪Introduced customized employment/life skills curriculum▪External credentialing for participants: e.g., food service manager, national Career Readiness Certificate, NorthStar Digital Literacy◉ Propelled earned revenue from $175k in 2005 to $530k in 2019 by embedding sales and marketing functions and leadership into the fabric of the organization◉ Created and delivered a plan to bring Cookie Cart to Saint Paul. Conducted $2M capital campaign to purchase and transform vacant grocery store to a training bakery◉ Defined and implemented brand identity for Cookie Cart: ▪Ensured ongoing fidelity to brand

𝘈 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 1975. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱-𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩, 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴.Hired to create and manage new grant funded program for GLBTQI homeless youth. While completing graduate coursework, promoted to lead community relations for the organization. Assumed position of Program Director, and in 2004 appointed interim Executive Director, then offered the role permanently.◉ Launched a MPS Charter school to prepare homeless teens to earn recovery credits or a GED. Hired 2 FTE certified teachers and embedded the school in the drop-in center.◉ Brought federally funded health care in-house by building clinic and hiring medical team. Established partnership with Hennepin Health Department to provide additional staff. Opened intern-staffed pharmacy with University of Minnesota’s College of Pharmacy.

Director of Programs, 2002 – 2002Director of Community Affairs, 1997 – 2001GLBTQI Case Manager, 1995 – 1997