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Overall financial oversight for Proteus Fund, a progressive foundation, and Proteus Action League, a c(4) grant-making organization. Manage both organizations' combined $44MM budgets; support the Finance and Audit committees of the boards, supervise a Finance office of 4 staff members, oversee the annual budget process, and the annual audit process..

New York, NY, US

• Oversight, analysis, planning and leadership of the Drug Policy Alliance (501(c)3) and Drug Policy Action (501(c) 4)’s fiscal, budgeting and financial reporting functions; develops and implements financial policies and.
• Manages both organizations' combined $18 million budget, targeted for 10% annual growth and prepares consolidated annual agency budget and administrative department budgets
• Ensures that all IRS regulations governing non-profits and other laws, rules and regulations are being followed. Coordinates annual IRS Form 990 for the c(3) and c(4) and NYS and CA filings.
• Oversees DPA’s cash management and investment strategy. Works with the Board's Investment Committee to implement investment strategy.
• Oversight of all human resource issues including recruitment, hiring, training and retention, and handling the compensation and benefits packages of DPA staff.
• Reviews and approves expenditures to ensure compliance with budget and efficient use of funds; ensures maximum receipt of potential funding and revenue

• Directed, administered, and coordinated the activities of the agency in support of policies, goals and objectives in conjunction with the Executive Director and the Board of Directors. Supervised the Finance, Contracts.
• Participated in formulating and administering agency policies and developing long-range goals and objectives.
• Reviewed analyses of activities, costs, operations, and forecast data to determine department progress toward stated goals and objectives.
• Planed, developed, and implemented new programs and ideas with Department Directors and Executive Director.
• Directed the preparation of short-term and long-range plans and budgets based on broad agency goals and growth objectives.

• Responsible for the direction, management, evaluation, and quality assurance of a technical assistance department that provided services to AIDS housing programs, AIDS service organizations and person living with.
• The creation, administration and provision of programmatic and fiscal oversight of a portfolio of 7 contracts;
• Direct provision of technical assistance services to local and national AIDS service organizations with program development, quality assurance and proposal writing.
• Development and oversight of continuum of services, including property management, training, outcome evaluation (in collaboration with Columbia University), fiscal capacity building, conflict resolution, and workshops.
• Supervision of 15 staff;
• Serving on the agency’s senior management team;

Ba, Psychology

Masters, Nonprofit Administration