Matthew Stephens Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, Ma, Us

▪ Setting Strategy: Set priorities and lead the organization to success. Be a strategic thinker who works with Mount Auburn’s Board and senior leadership team to establish and pursue audaciously aspirational goals in support of a shared mission, vision, and values. Demonstrates the ability to effectively balance the desire/need for broad change and creating realistic goals and implementation plans that are successful. ▪ Executing for Results: Sets clear goals while committing the organization to improved performance. Comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty, and able to adapt nimbly while leading others through complex situations. ▪ Management of Teams and Resources: Be an inclusive and generous manager while recruiting top talent, motivating the team, delegating effectively, celebrating diversity within the team, and managing performance. Lead by example and drive the organization's performance with an attitude of continuous improvement by being open to feedback and self-improvement. Provide successful oversight for, and stewardship of, institutional fiscal assets, including operating and capital budgets and endowment funds. ▪ Communication

San Francisco, Us

· Lead day-to-day operations of facilities including supervision of staff, interns, and volunteers· Administer and monitor expenditure of public and private funds · Support and manage non-profit partner fundraising programs· Plan, direct and oversee public and private-funded capital improvement projects· Manage ongoing landscape and facility maintenance and renovation of the institutions’ buildings and garden structures· Act as a spokesman and communicate with the public and news media· Manage or support earned-income opportunity development· Manage the planning and development of new and renovated gardens or facilities· Manage and implement strategic and master planning efforts· Support or manage youth and adult educational programming efforts focused on botanical, horticultural and environmental themes· Support or manage program marketing and scheduling to maximize public participation· Serve as the primary point of contact between the Recreation and Park Department and non-profit partners

Worked to implement the MillionTreesNYC campaign that planted one million trees throughout New York City. Led, managed, and developed all long and short term planning for street tree planting in New York City encompassing a budget of approximately $30 million annually. Led the implementation and management of NYC's innovative $26 million tree procurement contracts for trees to be planted along City streets. Reinvigorated affiliated non-profit by developing a new vision for the New York City Tree Trust which raised over $5 million in commitments in the second year of work.

Master Of Science, Public Horticulture

Bachelor Of Science, Horticulture