Maria Elena Geyer

Chief Executive Director at Bellevue Schools Foundation
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(386) 825-5501
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Bellevue, Washington, United States, US
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Don Anderson

Maria Elena is amazing. We worked side by side to transform an organization and her vision, critical thinking and leadership skills were instrumental to our success. Maria Elena is a talented leader with strong business acumen and an amazing ability to inspire her team to perform. She has dedicated her career to serving communities in need with passion, performance and a commitment to excellence. I am pleased to offer this recommendation without qualification and can only hope I have the opportunity to work with Maria Elena again in the future.

Kimia Busse

Maria Elena is one of the most impressive individuals I’ve had the pleasure of working for during my career. She is a visionary leader who inspires and empowers her teams to do great things. She is a results driven strategic leader who has built multiple successful programs at the blood center. I would highly recommend her for any endeavor and would gladly work for her again.

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Credentials

  • LEAN
    LEAN Institute
  • Leadership
    University of Washington, Executive Program

Experience

  • Bellevue Schools Foundation
    • United States
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Chief Executive Director
      • May 2020 - Present

      In partnership with Bellevue School District, the Foundation provides funding to innovative programs and instructional approaches that will keep the District on the leading edge. The Foundation gives students a richer experience than public funding alone can provide. The Foundation's Mission is to develop, promote, and fund the best possible learning opportunities for ALL students in the Bellevue School District. In partnership with Bellevue School District, the Foundation provides funding to innovative programs and instructional approaches that will keep the District on the leading edge. The Foundation gives students a richer experience than public funding alone can provide. The Foundation's Mission is to develop, promote, and fund the best possible learning opportunities for ALL students in the Bellevue School District.

  • CancerPartners
    • President/CEO
      • Oct 2014 - May 2020

      Leading a non-profit organization dedicated to providing support, education, knowledgeto people affected by cancer. Developing strategic direction to bring the highest quality cancer support programs to our region. Leading a non-profit organization dedicated to providing support, education, knowledgeto people affected by cancer. Developing strategic direction to bring the highest quality cancer support programs to our region.

  • American Red Cross
    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • CEO, North Eastern Pennsylvania Blood Services
      • Aug 2012 - Apr 2014

      Led development and execution of strategic plans aligned with local,divisional,national direction.Leader of employee base of 215-enhanced employee union relationship.Sustained market share- comperative market.Provided service to 25 Hospitals-increasing customer service and retention.Increased community buy-in by developing and increasing Board participation and governance. Led development and execution of strategic plans aligned with local,divisional,national direction.Leader of employee base of 215-enhanced employee union relationship.Sustained market share- comperative market.Provided service to 25 Hospitals-increasing customer service and retention.Increased community buy-in by developing and increasing Board participation and governance.

  • Bloodworks Northwest
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Executive VP-Marketing and Community Affairs
      • 2004 - 2012

      Officer for a community blood center. Manage 450 employees with a $32 million budget. Led all operation functions to meet region’s blood supply demands for 77 hospitals and clinics, leading both recoveries and distribution of tissue products to customers in 3 states Washington, Idaho and Montana.• Developed systems to service hospital customers by balancing region’s blood supply demand with community volunteer blood donor participation meeting blood center’s budget and establishing/maintaining a stable community’s blood and tissue supply.• Increased Tissue product availability by developing new educational initiatives to increase donor recoveries and increasing product distribution from $1M to $6M. • Reorganized Departments to lead strategic objectives of reducing cost through lean initiatives by 3% each year.• Established recognition/recruitment/retention programs for Blood Donors, Volunteers, Financial Contributors , results: blood donations from 139,000/yr to 210,000. , Volunteers base increase to 5,000 with over 100,000 hours of yearly service, financial contributors reached $1.8M. • Expanded community outreach and education of blood center by instituting Partners in Life luncheons reaching 1,500 attendees increasing blood donor yearly donation frequency from 1.4 to 2.8 times annually. • Implemented Community awareness campaign to launch new branding for all business lines of the blood center. Targeted to community leaders of influence, 5 year program-documented/validated- 77% community recognition. • Integrated Leadership principles and values to mentor staff increasing staff’s focus, job satisfaction and retention.-resulting a more cohesive work force. • Developed and implemented a sales team for the organization that directly increased sales by $1.5M. • Designed and centralized corporate communications increasing quality and consistent delivery of institution’s voice to customers and community.

    • Director of Donor and Volunteer Resources
      • Mar 1990 - Jul 2004

      Led a challenged operation from –constant media appeals-not enough blood- to sustaining an adequate blood supply to meet operation budgets, increasing service to our customers and meeting increase demand of blood and blood products.• Increased blood donor collections by 65% to meet customer needs.• Automated our recruitment strategies to increase productivity in the calling center increasing donor participation by blood type by 30%.• Secured funding to launch new recruitment technology: TEXT messaging in partnership with ATT wireless- the first nationally.• Established and sustained e-mail blood donor base increasing donor participation and reducing cost. • Increased blood type/donor participation to sustain adequate -4 day-blood supply.• Increased volunteer base to 5,000-active volunteers to assist daily operations…reducing operation budget cost by $350,000/yr.• Created inventory blood models-Nationally recognized…positioning the blood center as one of the leading institutions nation- wide. • Positioned /represented the blood center on national blood banking committees• Entered new markets to service new customer and secure blood donor participation resulting collection of 10,000 donor registrations in 3 years.

  • Community Blood Centers of South Florida
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director of Donor Recruitment
      • Apr 1984 - Nov 1989

      Led volunteer blood donor/ recruitment operation to met Hospital- customer base demand of blood products. Led volunteer blood donor/ recruitment operation to met Hospital- customer base demand of blood products.

Education

  • University of Washingotn
    Executive Program, Business Management.
    1999 - 2000
  • Jacksonville University
    Bachelor of Arts (BA), Biology- Pre Med
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  • Jacksonville University
    Bachelor of Science (BS), Art/Art Studies, General
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