Executive Director

EXPERTISE

Diverse and extensive experience in social services (20 years)

Foster parent working primarily with severely abused and neglected girls (16 years)

Executive Director or Program Director for non-profit social services agencies assisting low income, at-risk populations (15 years).

Grant writing and proposal development.

Contract administration and staff supervision.

Managing all fiscal aspects of an agency, including developing annual operating budgets, monitoring expenditures, and fundraising campaigns.

Project or program manager as well as contract manager (10 years)

Extensive experience working with Tribal Councils and the presentation of programs, policies and procedures.

Teaching Graduate and Undergraduate Business programs including program design and curriculum development. Taught graduate level accounting courses and business management. (5 years)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Executive Director

Jul 2016 – Present

Provide court-ordered visitation and transportation services to foster children and their biological families. Supervise approximately 20 independent contractors. Manage all financial aspects of the company. Responsible for contract compliance with the State of Washington.

Frazier & Griffin Visit Services, Port Orchard, WA

Executive Director

May 2014 – May 2015

Executive Director for a social justice organization that advocates for housing as a human right. Provided administrative and grant writing services. Successfully obtained 501©3 non-profit status for agency. Met regularly with Board of Directors and managed staff resources. Encouraged volunteers and recognized volunteer achievements.

Standing Against Foreclosure & Eviction (SAFE), Seattle, WA

Donor Development, Grants Compliance

Jun 2012 – Jun 2014

Provided donor development services grants compliance to the agency. Solicited contributions, pursued grant opportunities and planned fund raising activities. Successfully obtained 501©3 non-profit status for the agency. Supervised staff and volunteers.

Foster Care Resource Network, Tacoma, WA

Region 5 Foster Parent Recruitment & Retention Coordinator, Grant Compliance Manager

Apr 2008 – Jun 2013

Successfully recruited new licensed foster homes and retained current foster parents through activities and support of foster families. Planned, conducted, and participated in recruiting events, collaborating with other agencies and the State Children’s Administration. Supervised eight recruiter/mentors, volunteer coordinator and two liaisons. Administered contract for two foster support organizations and recruitment and retention contract. Gave presentations at Regional and State-wide meetings. Referred foster parents to community resources for medical, dental, mental health and school advocacy.

Foster Care Resource Network, Tacoma, WA

NON PROFIT SUMMARY

Fund raising, grant development (private donors and foundations as well as a combination of City, County, and State sources), and contract administration.

Built positive community relationships

Supervised staff (up to 50)

Low income housing development and development/implementation of programs to assist homeless, low income, special needs, disabled and terminally ill clients obtain permanent housing, address substance abuse problems, gain literacy and obtain job skills and employment.

Developed and administered programs to provide hospice care for AIDS clients and teach effective parenting and anger management.

Developed new sources of funding and secured funding for a large capital investment building purchase for a food bank.

Active member of several community boards of directors for agencies focusing on services for domestic violence advocacy, homeless, at-risk populations.

INDIAN COUNTRY EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Child and Family Services Director

Sep 2006 – Aug 2007

Department Director for Child and Family Services. Responsible for approximately 40 plus employees and an annual budget exceeding $1.3 mil. Programs include: Head Start, Higher Education, Pathways, K-12 Education, Vocational Rehab and Indian Child Welfare.

Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Tribe Reservation

Pathways Program Coordinator

Oct 2005 – Sep 2006

Coordinator for the Pathways Program and implementation of interactive video technology at the Chehalis Tribe. Provided math, science, history and language arts credit retrieval for high school students and academic enhancement in math and sciences for younger students. Contracted directly with content providers and educators at science centers, museums, and other organizations across the country. Negotiated credit retrieval and agreements with local school districts. Maintained case management files and meets reporting requirements. Advocated for children and families Individual Education Plans (IEP) with school districts.

South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency

Consultant

Mar 2002 – Dec 2003

Technical Consultant for the implementation of a four-tribe consortium program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Participated on the TANF Negotiations Team with the State Of Washington. Developed program budget, infrastructure costs. Created organizational structure and job descriptions. Provided data analysis, program planning and implementation support. Developed Operations Manual – Policies and Procedures and User Manual. Grant writer for DOL proposals, Customized Employment Demonstration Model and Demonstration Grant for Youth with Disabilities. Taught Effective Writing for the Journey to Success Program. Performed technical evaluation for the South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency Workforce Investment Act Grant completion. Gave presentations to WA State Senior Staff.

SPIPA/Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, Tokeland, WA

Tribal Manager

Mar 2001 – Feb 2002

Provided management to all aspects of the Tribal government. Directed departments; Public Safety, Education, Social Services, Natural Resources, Fisheries, Community Development, Childcare, Head Start, Cultural Preservation, Medical Clinic and Administration as well as supervised business enterprises. Developed Business Plan for Lucky Dog Casino and participated in negotiations with State and Federal regulatory operations.

Skokomish Nation, Skokomish WA

INFORMATION SYSTEMS EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Information Systems Assurance Manager

Feb 2004 – Oct 2004

Responsible for the internal review and audit of information systems and organizational units. Supervise audit staff and provide review of internal audit work. Presented findings and reports to senior management. Provided advisory and consultation services.

Department of Licensing, Washington State, Olympia, WA

Sr. Business Analyst Consultant

Feb 2000 – Jul 2000

Reviewed, researched and developed customer deliverables for environmental projects. Researched and prepare white papers on Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and use of electronic collaboration tools for client deliverables. Provide process re-engineering and knowledge management expertise to environmental agencies. Managed development of complex Request for Proposal and Request for Qualifications.

Concurrent Technologies Corp., Bremerton, Washington

Senior Systems Analyst

Oct 1995 – Jan 1996

Developed and updated task tracking, cost tracking, scheduling and project management plan for Material Project (50+ employees) Responsible for development and implementation of quality assurance (SQA), independent verification and validation (IV&V) test and evaluation (T&E), configuration management and software metrics for the MATERIAL Project. Provided Capability Maturity Model (CMM) support, guidance and training for the project. Performed CMM Audit for the company.

SAIC, Bremerton, Washington

Sr. Technical Analyst

Sr. Software Engineer

Aug 1994 – Sep 1995

Specialized in analysis of programming changes and enhancements. Expert in developing applications for advanced mathematical models, logistic support, financial, budget and strategic planning.

Participated in the Andrulis Research Corporation Internal Capability Maturity Module Review.

Selected as member of the Andrulis corporate SEPG. Conducted a CMM ASSIST evaluation of the MATERIAL Project

Developed CMM Plan for the Material Project and other Naval Shipyards.

Provided data base analysis support for AIM, BAIM, MATERIAL, and TRAINING systems.

Implemented MIL-STD 498 and other industry standards for advanced business systems at Puget Sound

Developed Configuration Management Plan for Material Project and established new guidelines and policies for other systems.

ANDRULIS RESEARCH INC., Shirlington, VA

Sr. Systems Analyst

Nov 1993 – May 1994

Provided data administration for large, complex business systems. Performed technical analysis to improve shipyard information architecture, planning and systems implementation. Assisted government customers with computer design decisions and recommended organizational structure.

Computer Sciences Corporation, Bremerton Office

Sr. Systems Analyst

Jul 1992 – Nov 1993

Performed technical analysis for board of top shipyard managers to develop AIM implementation policies and recommendations. Provided data modeling and data base administration for waterfront support and production systems.

Pacific Western Services, Silverdale, WA

Project Manager

GS-12 Step 5

Oct 1982 – Mar 1991

Responsible for developing strategy, conducting market research, determining corporate information requirements, designing cost justification models, managing procurement and actual implementation of computer hardware, software, training, network design and technical services. Managed work group of 30-120 professional staff and provided computer services to 1000+ users.

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Information Systems with specialties in Management and Computer Technology, 1987, Union Institute, Cincinnati, OH

MBA, 1981, City University, Bellevue, WA 3.6 GPA

BS, Business Administration, 1980 City University, Bellevue, WA 3.6 GPA

TRAINING

Internal Auditing

Case Management

Effective Tribal Leadership

Working with Special Needs Children and Families

Government Contracting

Data Base Analysis and Design

Systems Analysis and Design

Project Management

Capability Maturity Model & Capability Maturity Model Audit Practices

Supervision & Technical Management

TECHNICAL WRITING AND ANALYSIS EXPERIENCE

Developing project proposals, funding applications, grants and marketing plans for federal, private and social services (10 years)

Full scope of researching and identifying contract or project opportunities, gaining senior management approval, developing grant and contract packages, working and solving problems with multiple vendors and agencies and administering grants and contracts.

Corporate strategic planning and assessment, training packages, and implementation processes, procedures, standards and policies.

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