Executive Coach (contract basis)

• May 2018 - Present

Strategy Consultant & Executive Coach

• 2011 - Present

Having moved from leading organizations myself to helping others lead organizations has been an immensely rewarding shift for me. Whether I am working one-on-one with an organizational leader to develop his or her leadership skills or helping a nonprofit organization or university department determine how best to achieve social change, I have the privilege of partnering with others to impact the world in a positive way. I am deeply dedicated to my craft. I seek out work that is meaningful, and that draws on my expertise yet allows me to grow and learn alongside other leaders. Psychologist Erik Erikson called this working in a "generative" mode--being eager and able to draw from one's own experience for the benefit of following generations. Show less

AVP Alumni & Executive Director, UBC Alumni Association

• 2005 - 2010

Chief executive for Alumni Affairs, leading both the independent UBC Alumni Association and the university's Alumni Relations unit through a major transformation effort, resulting in dramatic increases in engagement of UBC's 250,000 alumni in the life of the university. Developed high-performing team and helped design an ambitious campaign that succeeded in raising over $1.6 billion and more than doubling alumni engagement. Chief executive for Alumni Affairs, leading both the independent UBC Alumni Association and the university's Alumni Relations unit through a major transformation effort, resulting in dramatic increases in engagement of UBC's 250,000 alumni in the life of the university. Developed high-performing team and helped design an ambitious campaign that succeeded in raising over $1.6 billion and more than doubling alumni engagement.

Alumni Relations Commissioner

• 2005 - 2007

Director of Alumni Relations

• 2000 - 2005

Oversaw core alumni relations functions of arguably the best alumni relations program in existence. Managed staff of 35 with budget of $3.5 million. Staff lead on strategy development and moving to greater collaboration of alumni & fundraising efforts, including formulating and meeting non-monetary campaign goals.

Director of Systems & Services

• 1998 - 2000

Helped lead successful effort to integrate independent Stanford Alumni Association into Stanford University. Managed associated information technology initiatives and building of capacity of managers across organization.

Executive Director

• 1988 - 1997

Led San Francisco Bay Area based nonprofit collaborative of high tech companies, federal and local government agencies, universities and K-12 educators that served over one-quarter of all high school math, science & computer science educators in the region, to the benefit of over half a million students. Raised $7.5 million and marshaled 30,000 volunteer hours to provide summer fellowships for teachers. Obtained $1 million National Science Foundation grant to replicate flagship summer fellowship program in twenty-five communities in the U.S. Show less

Manager, Science & Education Policy

• 1986 - 1988

Managed operating foundation, including a fellowship program providing fifty young American engineers with research opportunities in Japanese high tech companies. Performed analyses of policy, economic trends impacting high tech industry. Wrote speeches for industry representatives and published articles in Washington Post and various trade and international journals. Managed operating foundation, including a fellowship program providing fifty young American engineers with research opportunities in Japanese high tech companies. Performed analyses of policy, economic trends impacting high tech industry. Wrote speeches for industry representatives and published articles in Washington Post and various trade and international journals.

Office & Human Resources Manager

• 1985 - 1986

Assisted with opening of investment bank operations in Los Angeles. Assisted with opening of investment bank operations in Los Angeles.

Assistant to the Director

• 1983 - 1985

Social Science Research Analyst

• 1982 - 1983

Staff Assistant, Subcommittee on Investigations

• 1979 - 1981