Executive Management
Seasoned executive manager: Started and ran four nonprofit organizations and two for-profit companies. 17 years operational experience hiring and managing several diverse teams.
Nonprofit expert: 10 years as Executive Director of 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations. Created and managed numerous boards of trustees, advisory committees, and volunteer taskforces. Expertise in fundraising (grant-writing, major donor cultivation, online campaigns), as well as grant-making and foundation management.
Web advocacy technology expert: 12 years strategic consulting on the use of Internet technology for communications, advocacy, online community-building, and fundraising.
Budgeting, Financial Planning, Grantmaking, and Fundraising
Revenue Attainment: P & L responsibility for seven years as division head in technology company. Raised annual budgets for three 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations.
Budgeting: Forecast annual budgets, prioritizing costs according to program goals and objectives. Presented budgets to CEO and/or Board Chairs on an annual basis.
Grantmaking: Oversaw the donation of $3 million during tenure as Chair of the RealNetworks Foundation.
Presentation and Public Advocacy Skills
Presentations: Delivered 41 speeches nationally on topics ranging from the strategic uses of technology, online communication strategies, fundraising on the Internet, nonprofit organizational management, and capacity development.
Public Policy Advocacy: Testified before the Seattle City Council and the King County Council on regional public policy matters concerning land use, growth management, water, and transportation.