- Manage and collaborate with a 17-member Board of Directors to develop and set strategic vision for organization, develop and maintain board committees, identify, recruit, and orient new board members, and ensure the fiscal soundness of the organization.- Hire, train evaluate, supervise and develop a diverse staff of five education and technology professionals as well as provide support and supervision to a variety of additional full-time and part-time staff who work at the NLA office but are employed by partner organizations.- Coordinate a network of 13 community – school partnerships serving approximately 600 children annually.- Develop financial forecasts, monitor, and approve all agency expenditures for annual budget of approximately $2.4 millionCreate, update and implement agency personnel policies.- Author all agency grant proposals, coordinate all development activities totaling over $12 million in new funding from Federal state and local government and local foundation grants.- Provide fundraising and management support, deliver training and evaluation services and promote and facilitate collaboration for a network of over forty community and faith partner organizations.-Represent partner organizations with the Pittsburgh Public Schools, industry leaders, government officials, and the local foundation community.- Monitor compliance and implementation of federal, state and local grants.

Supervised a staff of four workforce development professionalsManaged all fiscal operations including developing budget forecasts, monitoring an annual budget of approximately $2 million, authorizing all agency expenditures, and reconciling bank statements, and managing accounts payable and receivableAssisted the Executive Director with developing organization mission and strategyOversaw the implementation of Federal grant proposals Managed all agency contracts and reporting requirements with the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County Department of Human Services and state and Federal funding sourcesRepresented the organization with funders, business representative and other workforce development organizations

Directed all major organizational programs including youth and adult workforce development, afterschool, childcare, and senior services- Managed a program budget of approximately $2 million including approving all expenditures and reconciling monthly financial statements.- Hired, trained, supervised and evaluated a team of over 60 full and part-time staff members. - Worked closely with agency executive director and board to complete a $5 million capital campaign. - Managed all relationships with the City of Pittsburgh’s Pittsburgh Partnership, Allegheny County Department of Human Resources and several local foundations. - Represented the organization at community meetings and the agency administration at agency events.- Lead all agency’s fundraising and proposal writing, securing well over $5 million in program funding. - Participated in meetings of the Board of Directors and ran meetings occasionally in the absence of the executive director.

- Coordinated all daily program activities.- Supervised an academic and case management staff of ten professionals.- Wrote all proposals for funding.- Assisted the director with program and budget development Monitored and evaluated contract compliance. - Prepared program and statistical reports for fundersServed as liaison to funders.

Supervised a seven (7) person case management staffCoordinated unit that provided services to over 200 at-risk participantsEvaluated staffPrepared unit reportsServed as liaison to fundersAssisted the director with proposal and budget preparationProvided case management services to 75 participants annually

- Coordinated the Summer Youth Employment and Training Program which served over 1000 youth.- Negotiated, wrote and monitored youth program contractsRepresented the Pittsburgh Partnership on numerous committees.-Managed the Youth Fair Chance Program, a federally funding year r ound youth academic and employment initiative.