Experience

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  Presbytery of the Coastlands Trustees

  • Trustee

    • Jul 2020 - Present

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  The Presbytery of Central New Jersey

  • Trustee

    • Jul 2021 - Present

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  The Harold C. Smith Foundation

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Director

    • Mar 2016 - Jul 2021
    • Greater New York City Area

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  Presbytery of Monmouth

  • Lakewood, NJ

  • Interim Stated Clerk

    • Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
    • Lakewood, NJ

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  Presbytery of the Palisades

  • Stated Clerk

    • 2016 - 2017

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  Professional Fundraising & Not-for-Profit Management

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Principal

    • 2013 - 2016
    • Greater New York City Area

    I provide fund-raising and management consulting services to not-for-profit organizations.

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  National Council of Churches

  • New York, New York

  • Director of Development, Dir. of Admin., Gen. Counsel

    • 2008 - 2013
    • New York, New York

    The NCC is the principal ecumenical agency for Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox, historic African-American and Peach Churches in the US. As Director of Development, I reestablished the development department, began annual fund campaign, began ongoing major gifts campaign, started capital campaign, promoted existing planned giving program, created Board-level development committee, installed new development and outreach software to touch donors on a regular and consistent basis. At different times, I also served as Director of Administration, and General Counsel.

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  Eastern Christian School

  • North Haldeon, NJ

  • Chief School Administrator

    • 2005 - 2007
    • North Haldeon, NJ

    Head of school for 900-student, 3-campus, K-12 Christian school in Northern New Jersey. Responsible for all aspects of the academic and athletic program, along with finance, fund-raising, communications & marketing, buildings & grounds, and the transportation system.

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  YMCA Retirement Fund

  • New York, New York

  • Secretary & General Counsel

    • 1980 - 2005
    • New York, New York

    General Counsel for the YMCA's $4 billion pension and investment fund serving 80,000 active and retired YMCA employees throughout the United States. I was responsible for all legal matters, headed new program initiatives, created and taught financial and pre-retirement planning, and managed outside consultants.

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  Yale Universtiy

  • New Haven, Connecticut

  • Research Associate

    • 1978 - 1980
    • New Haven, Connecticut

    Managed data collection and analysis projects for Economic Growth Center in India and the US; and also served as research associate for the Frederick Douglass project.

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  Indiana University

  • RA

    • 1969 - 1977