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Summary

• Project conceptualization to completion, management, compliance, evaluation, and communication strategy
• Written communication and project reporting
  
• Assessment of organizational and community needs, capacity building planning, coaching, mentoring
• Outcome and asset mapping, community partnerships and linkages
• Integration of Christian faith with compassion and justice, economic & community development, microenterprise, microfinance and workforce development
• Board governance process and function using Policy Governance® model, board policy design
• Nonprofit startup, strategic planning, program design, board recruitment
• Experienced in faith based community development and nonprofit leadership

Recent Consultant Roles

Board Development and Governance Function Since 2003
• Focusing board on exchange it has with the world as outcomes and impacts outside of its own walls
• Implementation, training, monitoring, comprehensive governance model for boards
• Development of training materials, policy writing and monitoring tools

Organizational Growth, Program Design, Evaluation Since 2003

• Designed and implemented community and economic development projects, workforce development
• In depth organizational assessment, leadership mentoring, growth planning and management
• Community development, partnerships and collaborations

Workshops & Teaching Since 1989

• Designed curriculum, workshops for adults, evaluated results, and one-hour to multiple-day conference workshops all areas of nonprofit management, community development, immigration, mentoring
• Classroom teaching, adult learning, workshops, public speaking—board governance process, board development, economic development as microenterprise, financial literacy and fiscal management, resource development, fund raising strategy

Professional History

World Vision Southern California Metro Los Angeles and Pomona, CA
Program Manager 2006-2007

• Managed $875,000 project to provide training, coaching, and technical assistance
• Designed a sub-award program including competitive application process, application evaluation, completion
• Assessed, mentored leadership in community organizations in south Los Angeles and Pomona
• Communicated results to internal and external clients, including US government partners

Mennonite Economic Development Associates Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Indianapolis
Regional Manager 2003-2005

• Managed a $3,750,000 project to increase capacity of 40 organizations in 5 in the USA.
• Planned organizational development strategies with leaders of community and faith-based organizations.
• Designed grantmaking program, evaluated applications and made award decisions.
• Monitored and evaluated progress of capacity building projects with organizational clients and consultants.

Job Starts, Inc. Los Angeles, CA
Executive Director 1989-2004

• Designed and implemented faith-based microenterprise, workforce development, financial literacy, and Asset Development programs to improve the economic wellbeing of families in south Los Angeles.
• Developed linkages with businesses, financial institutions and community partners to reach mutual goals and outcomes

Education

Master of Divinity, Denver Seminary, Denver, Colorado
Bachelor of Arts, InterCultural Studies, Biola University, La Mirada, California

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Foreclosure Prevention Seminars

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Foreclosure Prevention Seminars

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and NeighborWorks® America are hosting a series of one-day informational seminars in high-foreclosure cities around the country to help support counseling, mitigation and outreach efforts to distressed homeowners.

These seminars will provide participants with an overview of the foreclosure process and industry access that will be helpful in providing guidance to their clients and constituents at risk of foreclosure. Discussions will focus on opportunities and strategies for working with financial institutions and loan servicers in each area to help troubled borrowers.

For information on these seminars, click here.

The event is Los Angeles is Tuesday July 29, 2008.

Hilton Los Angeles Airport
5711 West Century Boulevard,
Los Angeles, California 90045
(310) 410-4000

**There is no fee to register, but space is limited so register early. Online registration. The agenda is here.

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Community Economic Development and Job Opportunities for Low Income Individuals

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The US Department of Health & Human Services
Administration for Children and Families

Released the program announcements for both of these funding sources. Our teams still has room to help a few good agencies submit a competitive application for these federal dollars. Contact me right away if you are interested.

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IDA Conference September 11-13, 2008

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The 2008 Assets Learning Conference – Advancing America’s Assets Agenda: Expanding Opportunity, Promoting Prosperity and Mobilizing Communities, September 11-13, 2008 in Washington, DC. is for organizations interested in using Individual Development Accounts as a strategy to help low income families accumulate assets for education, home ownership, or business (microenterprise) assets.

Contact me for more information about how Individual Development Accounts (IDA) work in community organizations with microenterprise development programs.

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Community Economic Development Projects

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Our team is currently interviewing organizations to apply for Community Economic Development Grants.

The purpose of the grant program is to promote and support projects that address economic self-sufficiency for low-income persons and distressed communities by awarding funds to CDCs to create employment and business development opportunities.

Contact us immediately to schedule your time to conceptualize a project. Your ideas matter here! Please leave a comment.