Experience

Girl Scouts of Central & Southern NJ

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Jul 2013 - Present

  Leads $17 million membership and girl’s leadership organization. Oversee annual operating budget of $9.0 million which includes over 150 employees and 8 properties. Chapter embraces 12k+ girls and 10k adult members. Accountable for P&L, strategic planning, driving innovation and building a strong, winning culture. Primary focus is to spearhead transformational business model and organization change including adoption of new technology platforms, business process and operational structure, and increasing contributed revenue.Leader on National Task Forces working to strengthen the Girl Scout organization including serving as Co-Lead of the Network Alignment Steering Committee, member of the OneGS Media Advisory Group and member of the National Cookie Task Force which oversees Girl Scouting’s $900 million cookie program.



YWCA Delaware

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Mar 2004 - Jul 2013

  Led a $10 million statewide social service organization with a staff of 85 and an annual operating budget of $3.5 million with a mission to empower women to be economically self-sufficient and to eliminate racism. Developed offered and executed diversified programs include housing, domestic violence, economic advancement, leadership development, racial justice and advocacy.• Led expansion of services to support more than 3,000 a year, double the number of individuals served previously.• Guided the organization to implement new relationship management, fund development strategies and processes which resulted in increasing charitable funds raised from individuals by more than 300%.

• Director, Department for Economic Advancement

  • Jan 2000 - Mar 2004

  Supported by a staff of 17 with an annual budget of $1 million, managed and provided oversight of the economic empowerment programs: Financial Literacy Education, Homeownership Education, Career Development and Microenterprise/Small Business Development. Directed YWCA public policy, advocacy and membership programs, and all advertising, marketing, public relations, and community outreach activities.Secured and administered $2MM in new federal grants. Led agency strategic planning process, and successful merger of the operations of a smaller nonprofit serving girls into YWCA operation.



Forte Systems LLC

• Marketing Manager

  • 1999 - 2000

  Developed, implemented and managed marketing communication programs focusing on e-commerce and Microsoft technologies. Developed corporate philanthropic strategy and program. Developed, implemented and managed marketing communication programs focusing on e-commerce and Microsoft technologies. Developed corporate philanthropic strategy and program.



Delaware First Bank/Ninth Ward Savings Bank

• Vice President, Retail Banking Services

  • 1995 - 1999

  Managed $97.0 million retail banking operation, including achievement of business development goals for the Retail Banking Division (deposit accounts and residential mortgage loans). Directed the Bank’s Community Reinvestment, philanthropic and volunteer programs. Member of the Executive Management Team and Asset/Liability Committee. Participated in strategic planning, budget development and all aspects of bank operational management. • Led investor relations, public relations and compliance as institution launched a public stock offering and converted from a mutual savings bank to a stock savings bank.



WSFS Bank

• Various positions, Marketing and Community Relations

  • 1989 - 1995

  Managed advertising, marketing, communications, stockholder relations and community relations projects and activities. Last position was Director, Advertising and Communications. Managed advertising, marketing, communications, stockholder relations and community relations projects and activities. Last position was Director, Advertising and Communications.



University of Delaware

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Development Office

  • 1988 - 1989

  Fund Development support - prospect research, preparing donor profiles and supervising departmental administrative staff. Fund Development support - prospect research, preparing donor profiles and supervising departmental administrative staff.