Thomas L Hark Email & Phone Number

Williston, Vermont, Us

CCCUSA is a highly innovative industry-changing model whose mission is to bring the Conservation Corps model, which enrolls 20,000 young people today, to more than a million annually.The new enterprise is a self-funded, community-governed enterprise supported by a national team of highly experienced professionals. The focus is on conservation, climate, and poverty mitigation. After start-up, it requires no public or philanthropic funding, as all income is earned.Our vision is a more civil society and stronger nation. We believe we can achieve this by instilling and building bedrock American values in a generation of young people: personal responsibility, self-reliance, education, and public service.The traditional Conservation Corps model of small, diverse teams working under training leaders to accomplish high-priority projects while oozing with personal growth and learning is our vehicle to get from here to there.Love to have you join us and explore how you can get CCCUSA in your community!

It is incredibly satisfying to help individuals achieve their personal and professional goals, from which organizations thrive and can better accomplish their goals and mission. Very much a continuation from my VYCC work.Many of these individuals I coached went on to realize their dreams, lead their initiatives, and hit home runs for their organizations. The initial call generally was to teach them the personal and organizational time management system called “TODOs” (it needs a better name!). This often led to personal and team coaching, organizational development, and governance guidance, which in a word, is another way of saying “Leadership Development.” I have worked with many individuals, organizational leaders, boards, national service, and college graduates, and if I can assist you, I would like to. Again, this work for both of us is fun and enormously impactful.If you would like to learn more, please call me at 802.922.0266.

Richmond, Vt, Us

Led all aspects of a multi-million, multi-state, nonprofit organization, which annually worked with over 200 local, state, and federal agencies and organizations.Responsibilities included: fiscal, operational, development, marketing, legal, government relations, human resource, communications, technology, and programmatic strategies, which were effectively implemented across the organization. Strategic planning, governance, agency partnerships, and key stakeholder relationships were priority areas of focus.This included a senior management team of five, a professional staff of 28, and 300 plus seasonal positions.This was accomplished by developing nationally recognized, innovative program models for the blind and visually impaired, healthcare industry, public high school & technical centers, agriculture, forestry, watershed, trail, park management, and historic restoration.When I left VYCC, the organization named the facility the “Thomas L Hark Leadership Campus” as I had led the multi-million dollar capital campaign to purchase the 400 acres and renovate a 12,000 sf historic history barn into a modern training facility, built an additional 6,000 sf administration center, rustic residential accommodations for 120, and set the stage for additional expansions.However, our mission to instill and build a value and deep understanding of personal responsibility, simply owning one’s own words and actions, what we say and do, in every person connected to the organization, was the driving force, enormously exciting, and what we believed would change the world, if not only our small corner of it.

Richmond, Vt, Us

Responsible for taking a highly successful and universally loved state government program into the private sector. Essential skills included developing a vision that was both exciting and practical and which the widest of audiences political and business could support.To accomplish such a feat took a high degree of strategic thinking, problem-solving, and leadership. Developing an array of new skills in marketing, HR, Administration, legal, governance and may more were essential.This new private program grew exponentially to more than 300 seasonal employees. I managed the complex combination of public and private funds, goals, and objectives, reported to a newly recruited Board of Directors, and was responsible for managing this growth and guiding a rapidly growing organization.

Established VYCC which started as a state program, housed in the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation, in partnership with the Vermont Department of Labor. Launched the initial organization with 4 Corp Members. Reported to Commissioner of Forests, Parks, & Recreation. The vision was to build a state-of-the-art, work-based learning organization, available to all young adults to create a unique, life-changing experience. The original vision was realized.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Experiential Education

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Social Studies, Education, Geography

Wilderness First Responder

High School Diploma, General