Dan Wise, Mba Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Reporting to the Executive Director; Hold annual revenue accountability up to $26M; Supervise 8 direct reports with oversight for 325+ FTE in 33 licensed childcare centres; Serving 2,000 children daily, from infants to 12 yearsI provided leadership for developing, managing & evaluating program quality, including ~Maintaining & enhancing relationships with regulatory bodies to ensure legislative & quality compliance; leading to 35% of centres moving to a higher licensing tier & across-the-board improvements in Toronto Children’s Services (TCS) quality measurement achievements of 4/5 for many centre cohorts. ~Forging strong relationship with a local Indigenous leader & his Anishinabek elder; leading to bi-weekly virtual sharing circles intended to ignite & advance organization-wide conversations, fostering action initiatives around truth & reconciliation. ~Implementing outdoor curriculum emphasis for all cohorts, focused on Land-based learning & seasonal pedagogical themes of birth, movement, relationships & passing; leading over a 2-year period to LEF’s inclusion in a TCS initiative supporting the renewal & testing of their outdoor quality assessment tool.~Building consistent, sustainable online infrastructure processes which motivate & inspire teams to be service catalysts for families & educator teams.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Short & mid-term project-based consulting services to small & medium sized Non Profit organizations. I also served as a Council Member of the GLG Expert NetworkPractice specialized in tactical & strategic support services;~Planned, negotiated & led implementation of site-specific extension & enhancement projects~Acted as project lead & liaison between service vendors and client~Initiated start up logistics & strategic alignment of an independent charitable, adult addiction rehabilitation & community re-integration facility~Developed operation plan & expansion implementation of youth employment/apprenticeship program~Developed & standardized organization-wide operational policies & protocols for a shelter, transitional housing & 24-hour drop-in service; policy development included Emergency Preparedness, Business Continuity, Lockdown, Hold & Secure & Crisis Communication

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Reported to the President & CEO, held annual revenue accountability up to $42M; Supervised 25 direct reports with oversight for 150 part-time staff; Served 80,000 Canadians annually through diverse funding agreements & partnerships covering internships, youth engagement exchanges, scholarships & preparatory services around post-secondary aspirations, financial literacy and addictive behaviours~Leveraged federal partnerships into strategically expanding a regional service to a pan-Canadian program addressing newcomer homelessness, increasing annual revenues from $3.5M to $4.7M~Enhanced online and local site capacity by standardizing resources, consistent with Ministry of Education curriculum, to educate and support youth around addictive behaviours, increasing quality and expanding participant numbers by 25%~Launched bilingual program in 13 Canadian locations to support under-represented individuals in their post-secondary education aspirations, including hiring and training staff, developing resource content and establishing local partnerships with school boards, post-secondary institutions and community influencers, leading to 3-year foundation support of $3M~Established bilingual summer work student exchange program, increasing participation from 300 to 850 youth and introducing a longitudinal research component to support improved satisfaction and measurable program impacts

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

North Central Region:Reported to the President & CEO, held annual revenue accountability of $14M; Supervised 8 direct reports, with oversight for 80 full-time staff, 120 part-time staff and 600 volunteers~Spearheaded launch of shared services model through integrating childcare, health & fitness and employment services in one location, providing easy "one-stop" access for members~Completed $5M+ renovations, ensuring all 22-year old physical assets to current standards, including extensive pools, gymnasium and locker room renewal and introduction of new security card access, HVAC and laundry services, while concurrently maintaining daily member operational standardsCentral Region:Reported to the President & CEO, held annual revenue accountability of $9.3M; Supervised 7 direct reports, with oversight for 70 full-time staff, 130 part-time staff and 700 volunteers~Major achievements included the introduction of consistent staff performance management, ensuring improved morale, and a successfully negotiated maintenance team union contract, maintaining alignment with other non-union maintenance workers in other facilities

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Master'S Of Business Administration (Mba), Marketing & Non-Profit Sector Management

Public Policy & Administration, Specialized Honours Ba