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FOUNDER/DIRECTOR
OBJECTIVE

To maximize community impact by rejoining the philanthropic community; To employ well-honed strategic, programmatic and field-building skills for optimal outcomes.

Summary
  • Award-winning grant administrator
  • Award-winning social entrepreneur
  • Personable leader
  • Yale MBA (public, private, non-profit)
Leadership Experience
Alexander Back and Chronic Pain Center - Founder/Director Cambridge, MA09/1998 - Current

Alexander Technique Center for health challenges deemed "unresolvable".

  • Built all aspects of first-of-its-kind business: Strategy, Business Plan, Outreach, Marketing, Finance, etc.
  • Made significant discoveries for the field at large and achieved 95% success rate with clients.
  • Invited presenter at major hospitals and conferences.
  • Publish work.
Recruiting New Teachers - RNT - Chief of Staff; VP: Finance/OperationsBelmont , MA08/1996 - 08/1997

National non-profit; Educational research and policy think tank.

  • Oversaw 25+ employees; human resources, operations, financial; and annual conference. Overcame significant organizational financial challenge.
  • Directed development efforts: Strategically aligned goals; secured 6-figure grants.
Philip Morris Companies Inc., Corporate Giving - Lead Officer: Educational & Diversity PortfoliosNew York, NY10/1994 - 08/1996

One of the top five corporate contribution programs in the US.

  • Responsible for Comprehensive Strategic Plan and all aspects of multi-million dollar grant portfolios in: education, diversity, community and tribal colleges, arts, gender equity and teacher education.
  • Represented Company at key events, crafted and oversaw writing of executive speeches, promotional activities, board and financial reports, etc.
  • Oversaw all aspects of grant making, including employees, consultants and overseeing four RFP's. Researched issues; identified experts; visited and evaluated programs; funded best practice; convened two national conferences.
  • Known for superior relationships (internal and external), strategic thinking, collaborative grant making, innovative program development and field-building.
  • Won "Leaders for Change" national grant-making award "Honorable Mention for exceptional grant making" from the Council For Aid To Education.
The Branson School - Director of Community Service, Spanish TeacherRoss, CA07/1985 - 07/1992

Independent day school of 320 students and 50 faculty

  • Turned rejected community service program into thriving success. Service increased from under 25,000 required hours to over 100,000 volunteered.
  • Partnered with 200 agencies and created over 25 new programs. Programs were featured in major news outlets, became national models and many continue to exist today.
  • Received regional, national and international awards and recognition leading to many students receiving scholarships to colleges and universities.
Community-Business Leadership Experience

Saddleback Ski Area - Executive Vice-President

Rangeley, ME 06/1998 - 10/2003

Turned around family-owned Ski Area from brink of bankruptcy.

  • Researched and synthesized important attributes. Compared to competitive landscape; assessed and strategically improved property.
  • Served as public face of ski area; led grass roots campaign; described problem and untapped potential; garnered support and near-daily collaboration with state and US Congressional delegation.
  • Partnered with New England Director of Sotheby's International Realty. Wrote all marketing materials, and conducted pitches and all site tours for prospective buyers; sold property at more than 300% increase to previous offers.
International Volunteer Experience

Amigos De Las Americas, Volunteer and Supervisor

Central and South America 1975 - 1980

Marin County, CA Board Member/Trainer Evaluator 1986 - 1988

Volunteer public health and community development program working in conjunction with the departments of public health in Central and South America.

  • Oversaw community sanitation projects in Mexico
  • Provided dental health and vaccination services in Guatemala and Bolivia
  • Completed extensive training and fundraised project expenses
Other Experience
  • Ford Foundation: Diversity Conference Evaluator, 1997
  • Fitzgerald Neighborhood Community Center: Advisory Council
  • Cambridge Center for Adult Education: 5-year Board Member; Strategic Planning Committee: Envisioned "Wicked Smart" series. Teacher: Taught sold-out class "Freedom From Back Pain" for 10 years.
  • Children's Schools: Diversity and Development Committees; Strategic Development Committees; Substitute Spanish Teacher; Faculty workshops (Alexander Technique); Parent Advisory Committee (elected); Co-treasurer on the Board; Bi-weekly classroom parent-teacher; Room Parent; Auction Host
  • Yale University: Admissions Committee (for diversity)
Public Speaking, Press and Publications
  • Lectures and Workshops include: Major international conferences and training schools in England, Switzerland, Ireland, US; Harvard Medical School Osher Fellows, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Mass General Hospital, Regional Osteopathic Medicine, Montessori State Conference, National Association of Independent Schools and Stanford Haas Center for Service.
  • Publications include: The Congress Papers, 2008 and 2015, including chapters: Teaching to Back Pain; Teaching to Trauma; and The Hyoid Matrix™. Also published individual articles for the Alexander Journal and letters to the editor in 5 newspapers.
  • Media: WBUR Public Radio: 2008 BMJ (British Medical Journal) study on the Alexander Technique and Back Pain and Saddleback TV interviews.
Skills
  • Field Building and Team Support
  • Leadership
  • Grant and Project Management
  • Program Design, Development and Support
  • Strategic Planning
  • Evaluation: Quantitative & Qualitative; Internal and External
  • Social Research & Entrepreneurialism
  • Business Development (all aspects)
  • Marketing
  • Community Building, Needs Assessment & Support
  • Talent: Seek, Build and Support
  • College Success Programs
  • Diversity (with Spanish Fluency)
Education and Training
MBA: Tri-sectorYale School of Management New Haven, CT06/1994

Class Valedictorian (elected)

Specializations: Organizational Behavior; Socially Responsible Businesses

Bachelor of Arts: Spanish Lang & Lit; Lat Amer StudiesWesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT06/1984

Director: Peer-Counseling & Referral Service

M.AmSat: Alexander Technique The Center For The Alexander TechniqueMenlo Park, CA07/1992

3-year, full-time Teaching Certificate

M.STAT: The Alexander TechniqueConstructive Teaching Centre London, United Kingdom09/1994

Post Graduate Fellowship

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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Alexander Back and Chronic Pain Center
  • Recruiting New Teachers - RNT
  • Philip Morris Companies Inc., Corporate Giving
  • The Branson School

School Attended

  • Yale School of Management
  • Wesleyan University
  • The Center For The Alexander Technique
  • Constructive Teaching Centre

Job Titles Held:

  • Founder/Director
  • Chief of Staff; VP: Finance/Operations
  • Lead Officer: Educational & Diversity Portfolios
  • Director of Community Service, Spanish Teacher

Degrees

  • MBA : Tri-sector
    Bachelor of Arts : Spanish Lang & Lit; Lat Amer Studies
    M.AmSat : Alexander Technique
    M.STAT : The Alexander Technique

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