Steve Watts Email & Phone Number

Frisco, CO, US

Financial planning and bookkeeping.

• Provide comprehensive management services to attain the goals of Open Boulder and the Boulder Public Lands Coalition (BPLC) in the City of Boulder.
• Media, Member & Community Outreach: Serve as spokesperson for campaigns through media events, press releases, and opinion writing. Keep abreast of issues, analyze and report. Raise the profile of advocacy and policy.
• Administrative Services: CRM database management. Responsible for all State and Federal reporting including 990 and corporate filings. Manage expense reporting, invoicing, and reimbursement. Develop agendas, facilitate.
• Project/Event Management: Develop, promote and provide logistical support for land stewardship and other community events. Manage and advise advocacy campaigns.

Guiding, skills training, and storytelling.

Boulder, CO, US

• Developed annual budget and fundraising strategy; raised over $500,000
• Maintained volunteer and donor database; grew BMA volunteerism 30% to 1000+ members
• Graphic design, copy editing, and writing of newsletter, website, social media and blogs
• Coordinated advocacy efforts, successfully advocated for North Sky Trail with City Open Space
• Built/maintained relationships with government agencies, business, non-profits, cycling industry
• CiviCRM trained; proficient in MS-Excel, MS-Access, Google Suite, Eventbrite, MailChimp, Buffer, HooteSuite, various social media and website platforms Drupal, Word Press

• Community and board relations for cooperative health food store with annual sales of $4M and staff of 40 and 10 direct reports
• Bottom-line accountability: P&L, business operations, financial & cash flow management, and annual operating, capital, and cash budgets
• Exceeded annual sales goals, lowered occupancy costs, and implemented living wages
• Created, planned and managed community education, volunteer programs, promotional and fundraising events; presented talks on sustainable business, leadership, local food systems
• Collaborated with board of directors to develop 20-year strategic plan
• Successfully implemented Open Book management

• $2.25M retail store construction project; delivered on time and 11% under budget
• Responsible for: point-of-sale, equipment sourcing, product analysis and inventory purchase, store build-out, merchandising, marketing, start-up staffing and grand opening events

• Responsible for operations of 5,000 ft2 natural foods retail store with annual sales of $2.5M and other business enterprises including a community center and farmer’s market
• Improved customer service, increased management responsibility and accountability; and, improved overall operational and financial performance through budget, bench-marks & goals, best practices, and evaluation.
• Successfully negotiated two 3-year union contracts

Albuquerque, NM, US

• Recruited to lead new department to develop value-added products and services, manage special projects, and implement best practices for a $26M food cooperative retailer and distributor
• Negotiated new banking relationships and implemented technology saving over $50,000 in annual transaction fees
• Project manager for two retail store acquisitionso Developed 10-year financial pro forma, negotiated lease, design store layout, procured fixtures, remodel, product mix and merchandising, staffing, start-up and.
• Provided consulting services to cooperative businesses to improve systems and profitability

• Hired to turn around a near bankrupt operation. Responsible for financial, personnel, marketing and operations for 11,000 ft2 natural foods retail store with annual sales of $2M
• Worked collaboratively with board of directors to implement Policy Governance

Master Of Public Affairs, Environmental Policy & Interdisciplinary Studies

Bachelor Of Science, Industrial Management—Supervision