Experience

J. L. Powers and Associates

• Senior Consultant

  • 2011 - Present

  J.L. Powers & Associates provides third party business development, reputation management & digital media consulting services. We assist clients from a broad range of industries including: Health Care, K-16 Education, Natural Resources, Municipal Services, Real Estate Development, Technology & Transportation. Our extensive network and reputation enable us to serve our clients where they want to do business, through information exchange and relationship cultivation. We deliver our services by listening and understanding our clients needs; then tailoring an approach to meet their business objectives. We hold ourselves accountable through regular meetings, direct client representation & boots-on-the-ground implementation. Show less



Austin Area Urban League

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

• President & CEO

  • May 2005 - Jul 2011

  • Executive oversight responsibility for the operations and management of a $2 million nonprofit agency • Employed 21 FTEs and operated approximately 12 education, housing and employment/training programs • Significant relationships and collaboration with Federal, state and local funding sources • Frequent media, business, corporate and foundation interactions and lasting partnerships • Managed to eradicate long term lease burden in favor of lease-purchase option and more space • Executive oversight responsibility for the operations and management of a $2 million nonprofit agency • Employed 21 FTEs and operated approximately 12 education, housing and employment/training programs • Significant relationships and collaboration with Federal, state and local funding sources • Frequent media, business, corporate and foundation interactions and lasting partnerships • Managed to eradicate long term lease burden in favor of lease-purchase option and more space



Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce

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

• Vice President

  • Apr 2002 - Apr 2005

  Managed the largest Division of pro-business lobbying organization in the largest city in Central Texas Wrote and won grants, developed events of interest to the education and business communities Prepared testimony to the Texas Legislature for Chamber Volunteer Leaders Planned staff meetings of executive-level volunteers and analyzed legislative and other policies for consideration and implementation by the Chamber's Board of Directors. Managed the largest Division of pro-business lobbying organization in the largest city in Central Texas Wrote and won grants, developed events of interest to the education and business communities Prepared testimony to the Texas Legislature for Chamber Volunteer Leaders Planned staff meetings of executive-level volunteers and analyzed legislative and other policies for consideration and implementation by the Chamber's Board of Directors.


McConnell Jones Lanier & Murphy LLP
• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Principal

  • Jan 2000 - Jan 2002


ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

• Experienced Manager

  • Aug 1998 - Jul 2000

  for a business process re-engineering engagement to review and improve the credit and collections process for Austin Energy, the municipally owned utility of the City of Austin. Success Measure: Decreased delinquencies within the customer base and identify process improvements. Project Manager for the first Housing Summit conducted by the City of San Antonio. Led process to include gathering stakeholder input from businesses, citizens, and county, city and housing authority professionals. Success Measure: Helped create a Five-Year Housing Master Plan for the second-largest city in Texas. Team Leader and author of the strategic technology assessment of Knox County Schools, a large school system of 56,000 students in eastern Tennessee, and for the Dallas Independent School District (DISD), including DISD's software, hardware, infrastructure, staffing, mainframe and client-server position. The analysis also reviewed DISD's $19 million budget and its emerging efforts in the wireless telephone technology. DISD is the 10th largest school system in the U.S., and the technology services department alone has 178 full-time equivalent positions. Served as professional consultant to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on this engagement. Show less


Federal & State/Local Government
• Manager, Experienced Manager

  • Jan 1998 - Jan 2000


UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS

• United States
• Government Relations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Information Services

  • Mar 1995 - Aug 1998

  • Conducted technology planning, requirements analysis, design, testing and the production lifecycle of all technology issues. • Maintained inventory of software licenses and conducted periodic audits to identify unlicensed or unauthorized software use. Developed procedures for disaster recovery. • Developed and implemented a 300-page interactive website, www.usmayors.org/uscm, in 12 weeks, under budget and on time for $100K public relations launch and national conference. • Success Measure: Awarded the Hammer Award for Re-engineering in 1998 by then-Vice President Gore my contributions on the team that created the “State and Local Gateway”, a Federal government one-stop shop, at http://www.statelocal.gov. Site still exists today as the federal gateway. Show less



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• Netherlands
• Accounting

• Director, Information Services

  • Jan 1995 - Jan 1998

  Conducted technology planning, requirements analysis, design, testing and the production lifecycle of all technology issues. Maintained inventory of software licenses and conducted periodic audits to identify unlicensed or unauthorized software use. Developed procedures for disaster recovery. Developed and implemented a 300-page interactive website, www.usmayors.org/uscm, in 12 weeks, under budget and on time for $100K public relations launch and national conference. Success Measure: Awarded the Hammer Award for Re-engineering in 1998 by then-Vice President Gore my contributions on the team that created the "State and Local Gateway", a Federal government one-stop shop; Site still exists today as the federal gateway. Show less



J. RICHARD GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES

• Registered lobbyist and Federal grants researcher

  • Jan 1990 - Jan 1997

  Advised on policies and funding opportunities that benefitted city clients Developed, in a precursor to the World Wide Web, the GRANTS NOTIFICATION SERVICE©, which used copyrighted media to notify clients of Federal grant opportunities. Advised on policies and funding opportunities that benefitted city clients Developed, in a precursor to the World Wide Web, the GRANTS NOTIFICATION SERVICE©, which used copyrighted media to notify clients of Federal grant opportunities.



NATIONAL CENTER FOR MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT

• Registered lobbyist and Federal grants researcher

  • May 1989 - Sep 1990

  Advised on policies and funding opportunities that benefitted city clientsSuccessfully arranged meetings and speaking opportunities for clients for Members of Congress, Administration officials throughout cabinet-level departmentsAssisted in obtaining the release of $11.6 million in Economic Development Administration appropriation for Fort Worth Stockyards Infrastructure development

• Associate City Representative, City Representative

  • Jan 1989 - Jan 1990



UNITED STATES HOUSE

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Staff Assistant to the Speaker

  • Jan 1987 - Jan 1989

  Monitored issues and drafted correspondence for Speaker Jim Wright's signature & represented him at community events Planned & executed diplomatic visits of Bishop Desmond Tutu, French President Francois Mitterrand and the 75th Diamond Birthday gala to honor Lady Bird Johnson in Statuary Hall. Oversaw the creation and installation of wheelchair-accessible Braille & Tactile maps of the U.S. Mall - still on display in the U.S. Capitol Building Experienced daily contact with the 2nd highest elected Constitutional Official in the U.S. Government Show less



CITY OF

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Budget Analyst, Legislative Assistant

  • Jan 1984 - Jan 1986

  Promoted to review multi-million budgets of the fire and parks & recreation departments Analyzed, validated and justified budgets to elected City Council members during the annual budget process and monthly budget reconciliation requests Promoted to review multi-million budgets of the fire and parks & recreation departments Analyzed, validated and justified budgets to elected City Council members during the annual budget process and monthly budget reconciliation requests