Experience

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  ResourceWorks,LLC.

  • President

    • Jul 1990 - Present

    ResourceWorks, LLC provides training, consultation, coaching and connections to build the capacity of nonprofit organizations and the people who lead them. Services include consultation and technical assistance related to fund-raising, grant-writing, grant review, governance, evaluation, program development and more. Special topical expertise in the areas of child welfare, education, justice and philanthropy.Offers training in the areas of grant-making, leadership, grantwriting and nonprofit management. Also develops and delivers curricula for foster parent training and recruitment.

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  Louisiana Child Welfare Training Academy

  • Louisiana, United States

  • Course Instructor

    • Jun 2020 - Present
    • Louisiana, United States

    Design curriculum and train foster parents in child development, use of art and life books for healing and independent living. Also have taught, effective discipline, grief and loss, avoiding allegations of abuse and more for DCFS periodically for many years,Publisher of All About Me Lifebook Kits

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  GPOA Foundation

  • Greater New Orleans Area

  • Foundation Manager

    • 1995 - Feb 2019
    • Greater New Orleans Area

    The GPOA Foundation is a grant-making foundation which supports programs that serve children in New Orleans and Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. The focus is on education, career preparation, and enrichment.

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  Unified Nonprofits of Greater New Orleans

  • Catalyst/Founder

    • 2005 - 2009

    Established a coalition of diverse nonprofits to connect and find collaborators through weekly meetings and a list serve which reached over 900 leaders.

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  The Skillman Foundation

  • Program Officer

    • 1989 - 1989

    Recommended grant funding totaling over $12 million annually for Detroit area programs which focused on children and youth, education and arts and culture.

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  Children's Charter

  • Executive Director

    • 1980 - 1989

    Directed a statewide Children's Advocacy/Juvenile Justice program. Trained judges, attorneys and social workers. Established the Michigan Association of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates). Staffed the Coleman Commission which created legislation to protect the rights of children. Organized the first National Leadership Conference on Permanency Planning. Served on numerous boards dealing with children and youth including the Foster Care Review Board Advisory Committee, the Michigan Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse,and the Governor;s Commission on Juvenile Justice. Sat on the Advisory Boards for the AAPC (Children's Division of the American Humane Association) and the National Resource Center for Child Abuse Prevention. Worked very closely with the juvenile and probate court judges in Michigan.

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  Children's Trust Fund, Michigan

  • Interim (Founding) Director

    • 1985 - 1985

    Created a grant-making program within the state government which raised funds through an income tax check-off and granted the funds to child abuse prevention programs through the use of local coalitions. This work entailed taking an initiative from enabling-legislation to a functioning program.

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  The Sanctuary

  • CEO

    • 1975 - 1980

    Served as the Executive Director of a shelter and counseling program for runaway youth. Supervised counseling and residential staff, created programs, secured funding, provided legislative testimony, and did extensive public speaking and media appearances.

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  Wayne State University

  • Greater Detroit Area, New Orleans

  • Adjunct Instructor/Professor at Universities

    • 1900 - 1900
    • Greater Detroit Area, New Orleans

    Taught classes in Juvenile Justice, Delinquency and Diversion at Wayne State University.Taught class in Nonprofit Leadership at the University of New OrleansTaught Advanced Social Work Methods (Macro-Practice) at Tulane University