Experience

Bard Graduate Center

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Aug 2013 - Present

  Bard Graduate Center is a graduate research division of Bard College, located in New York City. BGC offers courses leading to MAs and PhDs in the history of the decorative arts, design history, and material culture. In addition to the academic programs, BGC operates a major gallery for exhibitions in the decorative arts, both those curated by BGC faculty/staff and on loan from major museums and galleries worldwide. The COO manages and directs all of BGC's business practices and administrative operations, and manages a 55 unit residence/conference facility and is administratively responsible for a related family foundation. Since 2013, significant accomplishments include: rebuilt entire accounting/budget system; established controls and consistent budgetary methods; led $3 million reconstruction of residence hall's mechanical systems and significant upgrades to both campus buildings; led successful recruitment of a finance director, public programs director, and chief advancement officer; led branding exercise; led year-long website redesign; outsourced technology services. As of 7/2017, achieved first break-even budget in at least ten years.



Large Foundation

• United States
• Medical Practices

• Consultant

  • 2013 - Jul 2013

  Advising on budget and reporting structure in complex funding process.



Educational Alliance

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• CFO

  • 2010 - 2012

  directed Finance Department of $35m organization, rebuilding financial systems, consistency, accuracy; oversaw finances of affiliated HUD senior residences; completed $50m New Market Tax Credit transaction; oversaw technology, facilities.



Stanley Isaacs Neighborhood Center

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

• CFAO

  • 2007 - 2010

  second in command; directed fiscal office, HR, facilities, technology. Outsourced technology. Developed new home-delivered meals contract;



The Healthcare Chaplaincy

• Vice President

  • 2005 - 2007

  directed core business efforts, developed/led first nationwide nonprofit pastoral care consulting service



The New School/Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy

• Associate Dean

  • 1999 - 2005

  directed academic and business operations; directed branch campuses and online teaching efforts; acting chair, health services management and policy program



St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Vice President

  • 1988 - 1998

  administrative, operational leadership to numerous clinical, service, administrative departments; directed regulatory affairs, developed center-wide quality improvement program



NYU Langone Medical Center

• United States
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Administrator

  • 1979 - 1988

  administrative, operational leadership for numerous clinical and service departments. Acting Medical Center Budget Director 1984



United Hospitals, Inc.

• United States
• Medical Practices

• Director, Patient Education Programs

  • 1976 - 1978

  developed, led patient education programs in three-hospital network.