Experience

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  2Life Communities

  • Former Chair and current board member

    • Jan 2018 - Present

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  Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Treasurer and Board Member, Board of Directors

    • Jul 2012 - Jan 2018
    • Greater Boston Area

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  Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School

  • Cambridge, MA

  • Executive Director

    • Feb 2006 - Sep 2013
    • Cambridge, MA

    Built and expanded six select student fellowships at HKS that provided tuition support and a creative leadership development program, resulting in 500 alumni working in social change.Pioneered cocurricular leadership development program reaching nearly 2,000 students annually.Supported grants, fellowships and research conferences and seminars for leadership scholars within and external to Harvard University.Launched and secured funding for the first week-long Latino Leadership Initiative, an innovative leadership program for students in Hispanic serving colleges held at Harvard (150 alumni). Created the first Harvard student veteran tribute honoring 200 students who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and subsequent veteran programs and tributes.Prudently managed financial resources of Center building up significant reserves exceeding $1M while managing a team of 29 employees.Partnered with the director and development colleagues to develop the fundraising strategy and cultivation efforts for donor prospects, raising $30M over a six year period.

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  Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard School of Public Health

  • Cambridge and Boston, MA

  • Associate Director, NPLI and Public Relations

    • Nov 2003 - Feb 2006
    • Cambridge and Boston, MA

    Helped launch National Preparedness Leadership Initiative program and recruit over 200 government crisis response and recovery leaders for the program.Led the America's Best Leaders project with US News and World Report for four years.Supervised major leadership events ranging from 20 to 200 attendees.

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  Self Employed

  • Certified Public Accountant and Financial Planner

    • 1981 - 2005

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  Town of Brookline

  • Brookline, MA

  • Selectman for 11 years and Chairman of Board of Selectmen, 3 years

    • May 1992 - May 2003
    • Brookline, MA

    Led the effort to approve a new senior center serving over 8,000 seniors built on donated land and 40% federally funded.Established the first affordable housing office to preserve over 500 affordable units and create a Housing Trust Fund resulting in contributions exceeding $5M.Directed five year effort to reuse landfill site creating the first regulation size soccer field with nearly unanimous approval of neighborhood. Developed financial improvement policies for free cash, reserves, capital planning and long-term financial planning thereby securing triple AAA bond rating in 1994.Guided first health insurance committee comprised of union and management resulting in reduction of costs by 20% or $2M in 1995.Developed the strategy and case for the first general tax override in 1994.

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  Digital Equipment Corporation

  • Manager, Financial and Accounting Policies

    • 1980 - 1981

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  Honeywell Information Systems

  • Manager, Financial Procedures and Auditing

    • 1978 - 1980

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  Boston Edison Company

  • Senior Auditor

    • 1977 - 1978

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  Haskins and Sells

  • CPA, Senior Accountant

    • 1973 - 1977