Paul Anthony Email & Phone Number

CFO of Shannon Pratt Valuations and an elected Director, Portland Public Schools (2015-19 term), focusing on the long-term health and prosperity of our region and its children:◦ Aligns finance structure with strategic vision and mission while providing exceptional customer service: develops corporate strategy, ensures responsive administration, brings organizations into compliance with accrediting agency, state, and federal guidelines, and provides exceptional fiscal management;◦ Builds positive working relationships and is a strategic, growth-oriented team player: manages the competing needs of stakeholders, including boards, labor, management, and the community, and connects people with the resources they need to flourish;◦ Is a lifelong learner who acquires the skills and knowledge needed to ensure long term success, returning to graduate school for in-depth financial studies, practicing Interest-Based Bargaining, gaining certifications in employee benefits management, and pursuing post-graduate studies in finance and investing with the Wharton School of Business;◦ Makes new initiatives come to fruition, including project management for the fundraising campaigns for the Astoria Column restoration, endowing the Schnitzer Program in Judaic Studies at Portland State University, and managing the writing and editing of more than thirty standard professional finance reference books.Core Competencies:Finance ◦ Strategic Planning ◦ Change Management ◦ Budgets ◦ Financial Analysis ◦ Systems Thinking ◦ Leadership ◦ Systems Analysis ◦ Administration ◦ Analytic Problem Solving ◦ Management ◦ Interest Based Bargaining ◦ Project Management ◦ Process Improvement ◦ Corporate Social Responsibility ◦ Negotiation ◦ Public Speaking ◦ Accounting ◦ Employee Benefit Design ◦ Grant Writing ◦ Research ◦ Learning Management Systems ◦ Marketing ◦ Due Diligence ◦ Distance LearningGallup Clifton Strengths Profile:Responsibility ◦ Intellection ◦ Relator ◦ Learning ◦ Belief