Interim Executive Director

• Jul 2023 - Present

Deputy Executive Director

• Sep 2022 - Jul 2023

• In partnership with the Executive Director, work with the Board to develop key strategic goals and initiatives.• Represent Good Shepherd Housing at several organizations, including local chambers of commerce, the National Housing Conference (NHC), the Housing Association for Non-Profit Developers (HAND), and the Urban Land Institute.• Speak publicly on behalf of Good Shepherd Housing and its affordable housing in public forums and presentations.• Manage the day-to-day operations of GSH in its core business of housing, including property management and housing-related services.• Oversee the management of our owned- and leased-housing units, including supervising our outside property manager Quantum, housing audits, renovations, unit turnover and maintenance.• Manage client situations and client needs that fall outside established program norms, including tenant payment plans and legal proceedings.• Oversee the financial operations and the annual audit of the organization in partnership with the bookkeeper and our outside accounting firm, Renner & Company.• Oversee all performance reporting on housing, case management activities and homeless prevention services for our various government and foundation grants.• Ensure GSH programs and activities are responsive to community needs and seek necessary alterations or changes in program focus, as needed.• Work with Executive Director and Development Director to assure funding for acquisitions. Show less

Director of Development & Communications

• Sep 2015 - Sep 2022

• As Development Director, responsible for over 260 major gifts during tenure, totaling more than $5.7 million, an increase of 86% over the prior 6 years.• Launched and completed a $2.5 million capital campaign to acquire additional housing units on time, landing a historic $2 million gift from Amazon.• Developed and executed a new marketing strategy for the organization, including the development of a new logo, a new annual report format, a new email communication strategy and a new website. Show less

Planning Commissioner

• Jan 2020 - Present

Owner

• Jan 2019 - Present

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President

• Sep 2003 - Present

• Manage research and polling for high-level accounts and help craft messages and strategies for successful domestic and international political campaigns and corporate message campaigns. • Write proposals marketing the company and its products. • Manage clients, write and field surveys, and oversee the processing of survey data. • Conduct statistical analyses of the data with SPSS. • Design, conduct, and analyze focus groups. • Write memos, produce slide presentations, and develop new presentations for survey data. • Oversee the overall day-to-day running of the company. • Responsible for the long-term vision of the company. • Manage the social media strategy for the company. Show less

Partner

• Nov 2019 - Nov 2020

Director

• May 1998 - Aug 2003

• Managed research and polling for high-level accounts and helped craft messages and strategies for successful domestic and international political campaigns and corporate message campaigns, such as the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Leadership Council, Tim Kaine for Virginia Lieutenant Governor (2001), Beverly Stein for Governor (2002), Oxygen Media, MetLife, Alcoa, J.P. Morgan Chase, Coca-Cola, Z Marketing, Strategy First Partners, MSNBC, and Discovery Communications. • Wrote proposals marketing the company and its products. • Managed clients, wrote and fielded surveys, and oversaw the processing of survey data. • Conducted statistical analyses of the data with SPSS. • Wrote memos, produced slide presentations, and developed new presentations for survey data. Show less