Experience

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  XPATS Unlimited

  • Santa Barbara, California Area

  • Partner

    • Nov 2012 - Present
    • Santa Barbara, California Area

    Coach groups and individuals on cultural differences in emerging nations.Train nonprofits and funding agencies on managing diversity.Advise on organizational strategies to sustain international partnerships.

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  Fielding Graduate University

  • Alumni Relations Director

    • 2006 - 2012

    Full accountability for strategic planning, implementation, and direction of effort to establish an alumni program in a distributed, adult- learning institution. Reframed mission, vision, and goals. Managed internal reorganization and reframed program for stakeholders. Travelled throughout the Un...

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  Claremont McKenna College

  • Assistant Alumni Relations Director

    • 2004 - 2006

    Autonomous responsibility for identifying donors, soliciting support, and recruiting volunteers for leadership and network development.Reinforced alumni commitment to advancement effort, and strengthened professional community. Key Achievements: Used metrics system to qualify, cultivate and trac...

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  Foundation for Pierce College

  • Woodland Hills, Ca

  • Foundation Director/CEO

    • 2002 - 2004
    • Woodland Hills, Ca

    Served as sole advancement officer, leading emergent fundraising and community support campaign.Key Achievements: Led advisory board in strategic planning and community development efforts, framed their purpose in the context of institutional issues and positioned college as a center of excellen...

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  House Ear Institute

  • Corporate Marketing Director

    • 1989 - 2002

    Directed marketing, communications, public affairs, and media relations functions for world-renowned, educational and medical research organization. Corporate administration and inception of integrated marketing communications effort improved profitability. Managed departmental budget, directed a...

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  Ahtalie Richardson Irvine Clarke, Philanthropist

  • Orange Country, CA

  • Pesonal Assistant

    • 1982 - 1986
    • Orange Country, CA

    Confidential aide and personal assistant to prominent member of the Irvine Family of Orange County, California, funders of the internationally renowned James Irvine Foundation.