Experience

Furniture Friends

• United States
• Furniture
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Operations

  • Feb 2014 - Present

  Currently helping Furniture Friends develop and implement new programs including the transition to a new website, database, and policies and procedures associated with a new operational model. Analyzing data to determine the operational capacity of the organization and recommending innovative changes to allow Furniture Friends to meet the demand for our services. Directing all the acquisition, pick-up, inspection, warehousing and delivery of furniture. Supervising and training volunteers, including new immigrants, high school students, church members and corporate employees.



South Portland Land Trust

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

• Program Manager

  • Jan 2009 - Jan 2014

  Coordinated and supervised outreach activities, such as the Bug Light 5K and the annual Earth Day Clean Up. Directed the grants management, program planning and implementation, database management and administrative duties. To use my development skills to land new contributions and acquisitions as evidenced by past grant awards including a $100,000 PACTS grant for the City of South Portland to extend the Greenbelt Walkway; and $43,000 in City Land Bank funds. Coordinated and supervised outreach activities, such as the Bug Light 5K and the annual Earth Day Clean Up. Directed the grants management, program planning and implementation, database management and administrative duties. To use my development skills to land new contributions and acquisitions as evidenced by past grant awards including a $100,000 PACTS grant for the City of South Portland to extend the Greenbelt Walkway; and $43,000 in City Land Bank funds.

• Executive Director

  • Jan 1998 - Jan 2002

  Directed the program planning, fund-raising, membership development, volunteer coordination, trail-building, event planning, outreach, project implementation, meeting management, database management and administrative duties for an urban land trust. Directed the program planning, fund-raising, membership development, volunteer coordination, trail-building, event planning, outreach, project implementation, meeting management, database management and administrative duties for an urban land trust.



South Portland Waterfront Market Association

• Executive Director, , ME. 2000 to 2001

  • Jan 2000 - Dec 2001

  Managed the program planning, fund-raising, membership development, volunteer coordination, outreach, project implementation, meeting management, database management and administrative duties for a business association. To use my development skills to land new contributions and acquisitions as evidenced by past grant awards including a $30,000 EPA Smart Growth Grant to preserve open spaces. Managed the program planning, fund-raising, membership development, volunteer coordination, outreach, project implementation, meeting management, database management and administrative duties for a business association. To use my development skills to land new contributions and acquisitions as evidenced by past grant awards including a $30,000 EPA Smart Growth Grant to preserve open spaces.



Dane County Natural Heritage Foundation

• Token Creek Watershed Specialist, Newsletter Editor and Business Drive Coordinator

  • Jan 1996 - Jan 1998

  Coordinated a community-building process to create a citizen-run watershed program. Coordinated a watershed forum with over 100 stakeholder attendees. Wrote a manual, which is still in use in Maine, on how to conduct such a community forum. Coordinated outreach activities, such as a Watershed Forum and watershed tours. Coordinated a business drive to raise $17,000 annually. Coordinated a community-building process to create a citizen-run watershed program. Coordinated a watershed forum with over 100 stakeholder attendees. Wrote a manual, which is still in use in Maine, on how to conduct such a community forum. Coordinated outreach activities, such as a Watershed Forum and watershed tours. Coordinated a business drive to raise $17,000 annually.



Wheels for Winners

• United States
• Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering

• Executive Director

  • Jan 1996 - Jan 1997

  Managed all the fundraising efforts, donor outreach, volunteer recruitment and supervision and repair operations for a small nonprofit that provided repaired used bicycles and new helmets to children in need, Managed all the fundraising efforts, donor outreach, volunteer recruitment and supervision and repair operations for a small nonprofit that provided repaired used bicycles and new helmets to children in need,



Mount Hood National Forest

• Stream Survey Program Coordinator

  • Jan 1990 - Jan 1995

  Managed all aspects of a $200,000/year Forest Service stream survey program, including planning, budgeting, purchasing, recruiting, hiring, training, data analysis, report writing, educational outreach and the supervising of a 12 person crew each year. Managed all aspects of a $200,000/year Forest Service stream survey program, including planning, budgeting, purchasing, recruiting, hiring, training, data analysis, report writing, educational outreach and the supervising of a 12 person crew each year.