Specifically Business and Community Development; local and state Chambers of Commerce

Management Consultant contracted by and providing strategic planning, leadership development, and training to more than 30 different chambers of commerce over 4 years, rrepresenting the Western Assn of Chamber of Commerce Executives, the premier association for the education and professional development for chambers of commerce in the Western Region of the United States.

Consulting services to associations, nonprofits, and small businesses. Contemporary strategies for managing member and customer recruitment, retention and revenue growth; development of effective governance and leadership; clarifying organization value proposition; internal and external environmental assessments; strategic planning; transition interim management; human resources: event management; advocacy and political action initiatives; all aspects of board and organization development.

Oct 2007 - Jan 2008 and Sep 2008 - Apr 2009, led organization as Interim President/CEO during organizational transitions.

Organization restructuring, and strategic planning. Managed executive recruitment process. Palo Alto Chamber is a Silicon Valley business association representing approximately 400 businesses. Contracted as an independent management consultant to lead internal organization restructuring and recruitment of long-term president/CEO.

San Francisco Bay Area / Silicon Valley business association, representing 1,200 local and regional businesses. Our primary initiatives designed to spur growth and re-establish the organization's credibility focused on: establishing and nurturing strategic partnerships; targeted community outreach; increased visibility through creation of value-based programs and services for business and leadership development; and, political action and advocacy.Key Achievements:- Implemented a… Show more San Francisco Bay Area / Silicon Valley business association, representing 1,200 local and regional businesses. Our primary initiatives designed to spur growth and re-establish the organization's credibility focused on: establishing and nurturing strategic partnerships; targeted community outreach; increased visibility through creation of value-based programs and services for business and leadership development; and, political action and advocacy.Key Achievements:- Implemented a turnaround plan, restored profitability. Within 4 yrs retired all indebtedness, more than tripled annual revenues, built a two-year operational reserve fund.- Increased net profits of a two-day regional arts festival by an average of 42% each year over a five-year period, growing average annual attendance to 350,000 and creating a sustainable model for continued revenue stream.- Developed organization's first five-year Strategic Plan, Vision Statement and benchmarking.- Established credibility and influence in the political arena through a successful public relations effort, credible policy development, and establishment of a Political Action Committee supporting core values for business.- Launched, funded and developed curriculum for a community/business Leadership Development program that successfully continues 19 years later.- Earned U.S. Chamber of Commerce Accreditation for best industry practices. Show less

San Francisco East Bay business association representing approximately 350 businesses in an unincorporated urban community. Executive Director 1983-1988. Key initiatives focused on local economic development, small business assistance, downtown redevelopment planning with the Urban Land Institute, and a grass roots incorporation governance campaign.