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Marblehead, Ma, Us

Marblehead, Ma, Us

Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States

Management consulting services to the non-profit and public sectors. Services include administration, organizational structure assessment, financial management, executive coaching, and Board governance and development. Clients include; Assisted in the successful transition from program within a quasi-public organization (Commonwealth Corporation) to independent status. Ongoing role supporting Board of Directors and CEO in strategic planning, business development and executive coaching.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Quasi-public organization (annual operating budget of $30 - $80 million, with over 100 separate funding streams) serving businesses, youth, educators, and the workforce development system. As COO, managed day-to-day operations; supervised corporate vice presidents; chaired Board of Economic Stabilization Trust, the corporate loan fund; managed all General and Administrative departments.Managed corporate strategic planning; created system for performance appraisal and measurement; initiated… Show more Quasi-public organization (annual operating budget of $30 - $80 million, with over 100 separate funding streams) serving businesses, youth, educators, and the workforce development system. As COO, managed day-to-day operations; supervised corporate vice presidents; chaired Board of Economic Stabilization Trust, the corporate loan fund; managed all General and Administrative departments.Managed corporate strategic planning; created system for performance appraisal and measurement; initiated the concept of and managed the "development team" - cross-departmental project leaders working together to identify best practices and develop new opportunities for collaboration; led the annual budget planning and development process; led assessment of departmental information systems, leading to implementation of corporate-wide database. Show less

Appointed by corporation's Board of Directors to serve as interim Chief Executive Officer. Led organization through period of transition, including all aspects of Board relations, oversight of all programmatic and administrative units and liaison with the Commonwealth; successfully transitioned organization to new CEO.

that designed, developed and implemented innovative workforce and workplace improvement initiatives. Created Finance Committee of the Board of Directors; upgraded finance departmental structure; upgraded grants management processes; managed merger of corporation with another economic development organization to create Corporation for Business, Work, and Learning (now known

Responsible for management of all administrative and financial functions, and external relations of quasi-public multi-technology educational telecommunications network. Managed organization growth (in less than 18 months: staffing grew from 6 to 100+; budget increased from $500,000 to over $7.5 million); created Finance and Human Resource functions; managed all budget and financial reporting for grants.

Primary staff support for (first-in-the-nation) bi-partisan coalition of women state representatives and senators. Profiled in national magazine (Redbook) for accomplishments during this

Served as policy analyst for Speaker of the House, focusing on Education and the Arts and Humanities.

Ba, Government

Mba, With Honors

Ba, Government

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science And Government

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