Mark W. Robinson

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440-***-****/216-***-****

Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023

Email abh9b8@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Talented Executive with 25+ years experience in developing, implementing

and managing private and public programs for diverse populations. Extensive

experience in non-profit management, youth program development, community

health education, organ and tissue transplant education, substance abuse

treatment and prevention programming, clinical management, community

development and cultural diversity and violence prevention training

programs.

Areas of Expertise

Program Development Organizational Development

Grant Writing

Fund Raising Training and Education

Motivation and Leadership

Community Organization Public Relations and Marketing

Strategic Planning

Youth Program

Development Start Up Leadership Change Management

Professional Experience

Executive Director MOTTEP 9-06- Present

(Minority Organ and Tissue Transplant Education Program of Cleveland)

An organ and tissue transplant education and advocacy program for the

African American community of Greater Cleveland with a staff of three and

25-30 community volunteers and an annual budget in excess of $350,000.

. Heads the overall day to day operations of MOTTEP programs and

operations.

. Reports to 15 member Advisory Board of Trustees.

. Maintains effective and supportive fiscal partnership with local

Centers for Dialysis Cares Inc, a multi-service dialysis center

located in Northeast Ohio.

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Executive Director MOTTEP (continued)

. Develops and implements annual program plan, with a schedule of

program activities, timelines, and evaluation process.

. Responsible for developing in conjunction with advisory board the

budget parameters and funding objectives for program.

. Researches, develops and creates funding proposals to various

foundations, organizations and government entities.

. Reduced projected budget deficit by 50% or more in each of the last

three years.

. Developed and implemented a three year strategic plan in conjunction

with board of trustees and outside consultant.

. Secured multiple grants totaling more than $325,000 for programming

and administrative needs over the last four years.

. Secured over $300,000 in outside special event fundraising

activities.

. Developed relationships with individuals, organizations and

foundations to assist in the development aspects of fundraising and

program implementation.

. Recruited, trained, and scheduled over 25 volunteers in completing

more than 500 hours of program implementation annually

. Developed and nurtured community partnerships with various community

based organizations, hospitals and other community organizations.

. Developed and implemented appropriate public relations activities

for community oriented programs and events.

. Provided ongoing guidance and supervision of MOTTEP professional and

support staff.

. Developed monthly, quarterly and annual reports as required by

regulatory bodies, funding sources, and advisory board.

. Prepared all financial and budget reconciliation reports as required

by all regulatory bodies, advisory board, and other funding sources.

. Developed and implemented comprehensive organ donation and

transplantation, and wellness educational program for high school

age youth in the Greater Cleveland area.

RMS Training and Consulting

Cleveland, Ohio

Private Consultant

Founded 1988

. Developed and presented various training programs in the areas of

cultural competency, adolescent and adult chemical dependency,

adolescent development, violence prevention, organizational

development, motivational approaches with mid-level managers,

strategic planning, and societal issues affecting youth, for various

private and public organizations with diverse populations.

. Developed, and implemented support group curriculum for African

American males in various school districts for youth ages 10-18.

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. Developed and implemented chemical dependency counseling and training

program for local critical care nursing home.

. Successfully developed and implemented cultural competency plan and

affirmative action plan for local non-profit treatment and prevention

agency.

STEPS at Liberty Center Inc

Wooster, Ohio

2005- 2006

A full service not-for profit organization specializing in chemical

dependency treatment, prevention and intervention services to adults and

youth.

Director of Prevention and Intervention Services

Reported to the Executive Director of agency. Supervised 7 prevention

specialists and 1 program assistant. Responsibilities and accomplishments

included:

. Supervised and managed Driver Intervention Program for 1st time drunk

driving offenders.

. Supervised and managed development and implementation of Drug Free

workplace program.

. Supervised and managed development and implementation of 3 community

coalitions designed to prevent substance abuse in the youth of local

community.

. Supervised and managed development and implementation of youth

mentoring programs.

. Supervised and managed development and implementation of school based

substance abuse prevention programs.

. Supervised and managed development and implementation of Youth INSIGHT

program, an intervention program for first time substance abuse

offenders ages 12-18.

. Managed annual department budget in excess of $600,000.

. Developed and managed various federal, state, and local grants

totaling more than $400,000 annually.

East Cleveland Straight Talk

East

Cleveland, Ohio

1988-

2004

A Culturally-Specific, Private Non-Profit organization specializing in the

prevention and treatment of substance use, abuse, and dependency, founded

in 1988 to address the need for services to the adolescent and school age

population.

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Executive Director/Founder

Reported to a 15 member Board of Trustees. Supervised Direct Care Managers

and Supervisors and total staff of 25, including support staff and part

time contract staff such as licensed physician and psychologist.

Responsibilities and accomplishments included:

. Developed, implemented and managed culturally specific chemical

dependency treatment and prevention curriculum.

. Increased annual operating budget from an original amount of $325,000

to $1,000,000+.

. Reduced operating losses from a high of $200,000+ to less than $50,000

in two years.

. Secured and maintained medicaid contract worth in excess of $100,000

annually from local Alcohol and Drug Addictions Services Board.

. Secured and maintained annual service contract worth $350,000+ with

local Alcohol and Drug Addictions Services Board.

. Secured and maintained annual service contract with Cuyahoga County

Juvenile Court for 15+ years worth more than $100,000.

. Secured and maintained a four-year service contract with Cuyahoga

County Department of Development worth $500,000.

. Secured and maintained ongoing service contract with Catholic

Charities worth $100,000+ annually for 14 years.

. Secured and maintained ongoing service contract with the Cuyahoga

Metropolitan Housing Authority with an annual revenue high of

$200,000.

. Identified and secured numerous grants from various foundations,

organizations and government entities over 15+ years.

. Developed, implemented and managed comprehensive marketing plan.

. Successfully marketed culturally specific prevention and treatment

services to the Greater Cleveland educational, social services and

medical communities.

. Expanded program from one treatment site to three treatment sites

throughout the Northeast Ohio area.

. Developed and maintained successful, ongoing, open working

relationships with board of trustees and advisory board members.

American International Health Alliance

Washington D.C.

2002-2004

A non-profit, non-governmental organization founded by major associations

of hospitals, hospital systems and academic research centers, which support

economic growth, agriculture trade, global health, democracy, conflict

prevention and humanitarian assistance in many countries worldwide.

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Mental Health Exchange Team Member

. Collaborated on the development of a Mental Health Training Manual

with a multi-disciplinary team of American and Ukrainian mental health

professionals.

. Developed and implemented training presentation with 10 Ukrainian

adolescents presented at National Mental Health Conference in Lviv,

Ukraine September 2003

. Participated in the development and implementation of Mental Health

Conference for medical and mental health professionals in the Ukraine.

. Collaborated on the development of a mental health and substance abuse

manual to be used in both the United States and the Ukraine.

Annie E. Casey Foundation

Baltimore, Maryland

A private charitable organization dedicated to helping build better futures

for disadvantaged children and the reform of child welfare agencies

throughout the United States.

Technical Assistant/ Family to Family Program

2002

. Participated on a multi-disciplinary team of social workers and

child welfare professionals dedicated to developing and rebuilding

the child welfare system in America.

. Worked closely with the Department of Children and Family Services

Departments in a variety of states throughout the United States of

America.

. Developed and presented comprehensive training program titled "

Chemical Dependency and the Child Welfare System" at the Annual

Family-to-Family Conferences in New York, New York and Detroit,

Michigan.

Cuyahoga Community College

Cleveland, Ohio

1990- Present

A local community college specializing in providing high quality,

accessible and affordable education that includes university transfer,

technical and life long programs.

Part Time Instructor- Department of Health Careers

Reports to Coordinator of health programs.

. Developed semester and quarter curriculum for class titled: Health and

Medical Aspects of Chemical Dependency.

. Taught curriculum for Health and Medical Aspects of Chemical

Dependency to students enrolled in the Community Mental Health

Technology program.

. Developed and taught semester course of Personal Health and Wellness

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Southwest General Hospital-Oakview

Counseling Coordinator

1985-1988

A hospital based, 20-bed adult chemical dependency treatment program

specializing in the detoxification and treatment of adults suffering from

the disease of chemical dependency.

Counseling Coordinator/Team Supervisor

Reported to Executive Director. Supervised staff of 20 professional

counselors, social workers and nurse counselors. Responsibilities and

accomplishments included:

. Developed, implemented, and managed chemical dependency treatment

curriculum for adult population.

. Developed and maintained working relationships with the medical staff

of the hospital assigned to the treatment unit.

. Developed and maintained policies and procedures for working with the

various hospital units that also served chemically dependent adults;

such as mental health, psychiatry, cardiac care, etc.

. Developed and managed chemical dependency treatment program curriculum

for family members of admitted patients.

. Successfully marketed treatment services to the local industrial,

professional, judicial, and educational communities.

Education

Masters of Arts in Guidance and Counseling,

Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio

Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education,

Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, Alabama

Additional Training and Affiliations

. Member of the National Negro Golf Association 2008- present

. President of Ohio Credentialing Board for Chemical Dependency

Professionals 1994-1997; Member 1992-1998

. President of Hudson Youth Development Center Advisory Board 1999-2000;

member 1998-2000

. Harvard School of Public Health - Advanced Leadership Training in

Violence Prevention 1997

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Additional Training and Affiliations (continued)

. Certified Violence Prevention Specialist -Oakland Men's Project/Ohio

Department of Alcohol and Drug Addictions Services. 1991

. Advanced Leadership Training in Developing Culturally Competent

Chemical Dependency Treatment Programs; Institute for Black Chemical

Abuse Minneapolis, Minnesota 1989

. Board of Director Community Hospital of Bedford 1990-1992

. Member of East Cleveland Task Force for Youth 1988-1993

. Member of the Adolescent Treatment Provider Group of Cuyahoga County

1992 - present

. Member of the Steering Committee Alcohol and Drug Addictions Services

Board of Cuyahoga County

. LifeBanc volunteer and technical training on organ and tissue

transplantation.

. Member of Board of Trustees for Community Shares a local workplace

fundraising organization 2007-2008.

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