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 issues. Compose content for news releases, opinion pieces, email alerts, guides, and social media posts on key issues. Develop online strategies, including posting on social media. Work with grass-roots organizations and citizen volunteers to outreach and build the membership base.• 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 board meetings, and create action plans.• 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.

• 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 systems. Grew sales by 15%, reduced occupancy costs 17%, personnel costs 3.3%, and G&A 33% while returning to positive cash flow in first year• Successfully negotiated two 3-year union contracts

• 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 on-going operations• 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