Director Manager

Sheila A. Buckley

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Albany, OH 45710

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Learning Disabilities Association of America, Pittsburgh, PA September,

2006 - September, 2009

1 Executive Director

. Provided leadership to a national advocacy and education organization

serving 15,000 members and 42 states with combined affiliate budgets of

$10.3 million

. Directed all affiliate support and board member functions; managed

national headquarters office staff and Washington DC-based policy

director

. Supervised national and regional grant-funded children's environmental

health initiative

. Worked with board of directors in the implementation of the strategic

plan and related goals

. Served as official spokesperson for LDA

. Cultivated major donors and secured revenue sources for national office

operations budget of $1 million

Planned Parenthood of Southeast Ohio, Athens, OH 2000 - March, 2006

2 Chief Executive Officer

. Provided leadership to a reproductive healthcare organization serving

eight counties

. Directed all agency programs and clinic operations at three health

centers in cooperation with key management personnel

. Exercised prudent fiscal management of a $1 million annual budget

. Worked closely with volunteer Board of Directors to develop and implement

sound strategic plans and ensured compliance with agency and Department

of Health standards and guidelines

. Cultivated major donors and broadened community awareness of Planned

Parenthood services

Lutheran Affiliated Services/St. John Specialty Care Center, Mars, PA 1997

- 2000

3 Director of Volunteer Services

. Recruited, trained, managed and recognized over 300 volunteers

. Served as staff liaison to the LAS Auxiliary Board of Directors

. Coordinated all special events and fund raising activities sponsored by

the Auxiliary

Greater Pittsburgh Camp Fire Council, Inc. of Camp Fire Boys and Girls,

Pittsburgh, PA 1995 - 1997

4 Executive Director

. Directed all programs serving 5,000 young people throughout Pittsburgh

and Allegheny County, with special emphasis on youth programs in inner

city housing communities

. Managed an annual operating budget of $650,000

. Worked in consultation with volunteer Board of Directors to cultivate new

Board members and secure funding sources

. Administered organization policies and procedures and ensured compliance

standards and guidelines of the national chapter of Camp Fire Boys and

Girls

Allegheny County Special Olympics, Carnegie, PA 1991 - 1994

5 Director of Development and Public Relations

. Directed all fund development campaigns in support of an annual operating

budget of $250,000

. Researched and wrote grants

. Conducted all public relations activities, including submission of press

releases, contributing feature articles to Pittsburgh area publications

and serving as the organization's spokesperson for related events

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St. Clair Hospital Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA 1989 - 1991

6 Assistant Director

. Managed key fund development campaigns comprising a $625,000 annual

operating budget

. Researched grant opportunities; wrote direct mail appeals for target

donor groups and newsletter articles for a quarterly Foundation

publication

. Proposed and implemented a small business campaign to expand the

hospital's donor base

. Organized a major gift campaign to raise funds toward a $5 million

geriatric services endowment

Boy Scouts of America, Pittsburgh, PA 1986 - 1989

7 District Manager

. Managed career exploration program for high school students in

cooperation with corporations and businesses

. Supervised corporate leadership of district fund raising campaigns

EDUCATION

Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA

Bachelor of Arts, Communications, 1986

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RELEVANT SKILL SETS

. Financial Management

. Team Building

. Board and Community Relations

. Coalition Building

. Grant Writing

. Communications

. Major Donor Cultivation

. Strategic Planning

. Public Speaking

. Public Policy Work

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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

. Wrote grants and secured $150,000 in grant funds for Learning

Disabilities Association environmental health initiative and $50,000 in

new, unrestricted donations in first 120 days on the job; have since

secured more than $800,000, including $240,000 in unrestricted income and

$300,000 in profits following two annual international conferences hosted

by LDA

. Have effectively worked to move LDA from an accumulated deficit position

of more than $300,000 (in 2004) to balanced budgets and net profits in

three consecutive fiscal years (2006-2008)

. Secured a national spokesperson for LDA

. Achieved 3% - 6% profit margins in five consecutive years, bringing the

affiliate's national rank from bottom tenth percentile to top third

percentile (39th of 126 Planned Parenthood affiliates)

. Achieved full four-year accreditation from Planned Parenthood Federation

of America for service excellence in 2002

. Consolidated unprofitable Planned Parenthood health centers in three

counties and forged strategic partnerships with health departments to

more efficiently serve patients in rural areas

. Piloted a wide range of public affairs projects and donor campaigns to

broaden awareness and diversify funding sources; donor base and Planned

Parenthood activist membership doubled

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. Directed all facets of headquarters relocation and renovation and sale of

former property

. Served as guest lecturer at Washington State Community College (Marietta,

OH), Hocking Community College (Nelsonville, OH) and Ohio University

Departments of Social Work, Political Science and Women's Studies

(Athens, OH) as well as public speaking for many service organizations

. Have secured grant monies in excess of $1 million for family planning

services and pilot projects over three years

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

. Board of Directors, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Ohio

. Board of Directors, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Ohio Political

Action Committee

. Ohio Association of Non-Profit Organizations

. Former Co-Chair, Ryan White 9C Consortium of Southeast Ohio (23-county

membership)

. Former Delegate Member, ACLU of Ohio

. Rotary Club, (Athens, OH)

. Chamber of Commerce (Athens, OH)

. Chamber of Commerce (Chillicothe, OH)

. Domestic Violence Coalition of Ohio

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

. MS Society, (Southwestern PA)

. AIDS Task Force (Athens, OH)

. Humane Society (Athens, OH)

. Wilson College Club, (Pittsburgh Chapter)

. South Hills Family Hospice (Pittsburgh)

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