Experience

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  The Levi-Nielsen Co., Inc.

  • Principal

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  The Levi-Nielsen Co., Inc.

  • Principal

    • 1982 - Present

    Business:Real Estate Development: Created single-family, apartment, condominium communities- MA & FL.• Obtained financing, approvals; directed design, construction, marketing, sales, legal compliance.• Raised $100 million+; developed 1,200+ units with $220 million build-out value.-- Always have a plan, never follow it; follow the goal. --Consulting: Navigated business and governmental regulatory environments.• Resolved land dispute with 9 competing Federal, State, Local governmental agencies. Avoided litigation, negotiated $2.2 million federal purchase of property, eliminated $1 million penalty.• Proposed, wrote and coordinated town government passage of open space cluster zoning by-law. • Designed and led planning retreat for international consulting firm focused on creating culture of innovation and organizational learning for Fortune 500 firms.-- Emulate and innovate; the trick is knowing when to do which. --

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  LNC Community Service

  • Teacher, Advisor & Mentor

    • 1980 - Present

    Education: Academic learning: Taught undergraduate and graduate students.• Recruited and moderated diversity panels for Principles of Management (301) at UMass Amherst.• Taught General Systems Theory, Family Systems Therapy, Family Life-Cycle development. • Designed curricula for Cross Cultural Social Entrepreneurship; What to Learn in College; Culture Education Initiative; Systems Theory & Systemic Family Therapy, Independent Studies-- Teachers create an environment of content, context, connections; Learners determine what they keep and use.-- Experiential learning: Alumni Advisor & Mentor for students and groups from multiple cultures.• Coordinated cross cultural events with Jewish, Muslim, African-American student groups- 8 years. • In one year, drew 6,000+ participants to 12 student-inspired, student-driven events. • Host and Organizational Advisor TED x UMass Amherst; Coached student presentations for MA Governor Deval Patrick at UMass, Prince of Jordan, Zeid Ra’ad, at UN; Facilitated immigration, childhood obesity projects, moderated Boston Marathon First Responder presentation.-- Don't follow your passion; follow your commitment and your passion will follow.--

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  Community Mental Health Centers

  • Psychologist: Trainer & Therapist

    • 1979 - 1986

    Psychology: • Director of Training: As team leader, designed and implemented training for practicing professionals in innovative Systemic Family Therapy certificate program; • Provided therapy and crisis intervention with high at-risk mental health and criminal populations: • Presented papers on systemic and contextual therapy at national psychology conferences.

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  Schenectady Boys' Club, Inc.

  • Co-Director

    • 1973 - 1979

    Social Services:• Founder and Director: Union St. People’s Experiment, Schenectady Boys’ Club• Nationally, first Boys’ Club to admit girls on an equal basis; one of few mixed race clubs.• Increased budget 7x year one: 25,000 youth participants annually, Youth employment - 1,200 jobs per year, Counseling - 600 sessions per year, Intervention & resolution of violent youth crises.