5TEPHEN K. 5ULLIVAN 4765 N.

MANOR CHICAGO, IL 60625

773-495-5569 / stcvcsu!!ivan84mgmai!.cnm

Expcricncc
Cnnsu!ting and Rcscarch !"#!$%&'(')*
Irovide non-rofils vilh suorl reIaled lo fundraising, erformance managemenl, slralegic Ianning and
board deveIomenl. CIienls incIude IubIic AIIies, NobIe Nelvork of Charler SchooIs, and Communily
CoIIaboralions InlernalionaI. In 2013, inilialed a career and business research rocess deveIoing
reIalionshis vilh micro manufaclurers, sociaI enlerrises and non-rofils incIuding:
! Rickshav agvorks, Inc. San Irancisco, CA (Messenger bags - domeslic maleriaIs & roduclion)
! Iden Reforeslalion Iro|ecls GIendora, CA (IIanling oeralions in Haili, Madagascar & Ilhioia)
! Maderas Managua, Nicaragua (Cuslom furnilure, reurosed and resonsibIy harvesled vood)
! Sierra CIub InlernalionaI San Irancisco, CA
! arefool AlhIelics SeallIe, WA (Ierformance gear made from suslainabIe maleriaIs)
! Sorls & SociaI Change Los AngeIes, CA (Connecls sociaI causes and sorls reIaled comanies)

Part-Timc Cnntractnr & Prn|cct Managcr !"#! , %&'(')*
Ixeculed and managed conlracling |obs incIuding residenliaI ainling, deck conslruclion, balh and
basemenl remodeIing earning slrong cuslomer salisfaclion resuIls and referraIs

Pub!ic A!!ics Chicagn Chicagn, IL !""- $ !"#!
Exccutivc Dircctnr
IubIic AIIies suorls lhe non-rofil seclor by deveIoing a ie-Iine of diverse young aduIls via
Ieadershi lraining, caacily buiIding arenliceshis and communily service

Kcy Accnmp!ishmcnts:
Led lurn-around of venerabIe Ieadershi deveIomenl organizalion, imacling every comonenl of
rogram incIuding: slaffing, oeralions, fundraising, finance, rogramming and slralegic Ianning

Grovlh:
! DoubIed enroIImenl, evaIualed and buiIl slrong reIalionshis vilh over 30 communily non-rofils,
eslabIished crilicaI arlnershis vilh cororalions, foundalions and lhe Cily of Chicago
! Ingaged slaff, board, communily organizalions and NalionaI Office in reslrucluring rogram and
slralegic goaIs selling IubIic AIIies on a firm alh for suslained success
Oulcomes:
! ReaIized slrongesl oulcomes in rogram hislory reIalive lo funding, comIiance, arlner reIalionshis,
and AIIy and non-rofil arlner salisfaclion and imacl
Oeralions/CuIlure:
! Re-sel lhe organizalionaI cuIlure lo emhasize oulcomes, cuslomer service lo aII slakehoIders, ensured
highesl execlalions of quaIily in aII comonenls of lhe organizalion
! Required slaff and AIIies lo Iead in lhe communily as baIanced rofessionaIs, ensuring rogramming
and cuIlure vere in aIignmenl vilh mission, vaIues and slralegic Ian
! InroIIed slaff, board and arlners in ovning lhe immediale and Iong-lerm success of lhe organizalion
! RebuiIl a roduclive arlnershi vilh IubIic AIIies NalionaI Office, heIing lo slrenglhen IocaI
oulcomes and enhance lhe success of lhe IubIic AIIies nalionaI brand
IiscaI heaIlh:
! Reversed nearIy 10 years of fiscaI deficils, osling a 7% surIus over exenses in 2010, 2011 & 2012
! ResonsibIe for aII fundraising and fiscaI managemenl of $1.5 miIIion doIIar budgel Iaunching
suslained reIalionshis vilh organizalions such as McCormick, Driehaus, IoIk ros, CircIe of Service
foundalions and lhe Slarbucks Coffee Comany
oard Managemenl:
! Re-buiIl board of direclors, eslabIishing successfuI framevork for board slruclure as veII as ensuring
board conneclivily lo lhe mission and co-ovnershi of goaIs and funding ob|eclives

Thc Cara Prngram / C!cans!atc Chicagn, IL #../$!""/
01' 23&3 %&45&36 is a nalionaIIy recognized sociaI service agency, roviding men and vomen affecled by
homeIessness and overly vilh lhe lraining, |ob Iacemenl and career advancemenl services necessary lo
secure quaIily emIoymenl and buiId a foundalion lo bring lhemseIves and lheir famiIies oul of overly

27'3)(73*', a sociaI enlerrise of The Cara Irogram, is a neighborhood beaulificalion business designed lo
lransform communilies vhiIe emovering al-risk aduIls vilh lransferabIe vorkIace skiIIs so lhey may
suslain quaIily emIoymenl



Kcy Accnmp!ishmcnts:
! Co-Ied organizalion lhrough slralegic grovlh from $450,000 lo $4.4 miIIion annuaI oeraling budgel
vhiIe increasing slaff from 7 lo over 40 emIoyees
! Recruiled and mainlained arlnershis vilh over 100 cororale enlilies resuIling in over 1,800 |ob
Iacemenls (v/benefils, al 1.5 limes lhe federaI minimum vage)
! Achieved |ob relenlion rales of over 70% (20% above nalionaI average - !" $%&'()*%+) ,- .'/,().
! Secured over 75% reeal cororale and communily arlner cuslomer base
! ResonsibIe for revenues lolaIing $800,000 in 4 relaiI neighborhoods covering a 100-miIe service area.
! Managed and deveIoed aII hases of crilicaI nev rogram dearlmenl (Training and SeciaI Iro|ecls)
! Crealed |ob secific induslry lraining vilh cororale and communily arlners incIuding ank One,
ARAMARK and IKON Ieading lo increased access lo |obs and funding
! CuIlivaled and coordinaled |oinl ubIic/rivale ro|ecls incIuding MOWD, Wings lo Work (ank One)
and lhe WeIfare lo Work Iarlnershi resuIling in slronger governmenl and cororale reIalions
! DeveIoed voIunleer rogram recruiling over 50+ business rofessionaIs, Iaying groundvork for
imroved sludenl erformance, Iacemenls and evenl revenues
! Ixanded board lo incIude |unior members boosling rogram visibiIily and evenl revenue
! Crealed a cuIlure of exceIIence, incIusion and erformance execlalions eslabIishing Cara as a Iegilimale
business arlner vhiIe furlher eradicaling erceived nolions of homeIessness

!!"#$%&'" )&*"#%+* !"#$%&"$'# 2006
! Ixanded CIeansIale's cuslomer base from one service area lo four. IslabIished caacily for lhe
enlerrise's abiIily lo grov lo eighl IocaIes (and over $1 miIIion in earned income) in 2007
! Managed suerior service resuIls and caacily lo revilaIize high lraffic relaiI corridors receiving 85%
arovaI ralings from businesses, communily Ieaders and residenls
! Co-designed and deveIoed business modeI, lraining rocedure and evaIualion rocess vhiIe roviding
over 240 lransilionaI and ermanenl |obs for ex-offenders
! Nurlured vorking reIalionshi vilh lhe Cily of Chicago and Slreels & Sanilalion, resuIling in key Cily
HaII suorl and slronger osilioning for 2007 conlracls

Dircctnr nI Training & 5pccia! Prn|ccts The Cara Irogram !""!$!""8
! Co-designed a rigorous 12-veek leam based lraining curricuIum comrised of ersonaI and
rofessionaI grovlh lechniques
! DeveIoed voIunleer lraining and assessmenl rocess Ieading lo imroved arlicianl
markelabiIily and Iacemenl ercenlages
! Suervised sludenl managemenl for over 120 arlicianls monlhIy incIuding erformance
assessmenl and individuaIized counseIing
! IndeendenlIy faciIilaled u lo 40 veeks of rofessionaI exceIIence and Iife skiIIs lraining er year

Dircctnr nI Cnrpnratc Accnunts #../$!""!
! uiIl reIalionshis vilh over 50 cororale arlners and achieved goaIs in each year of osilion
! RevilaIized markeling slralegy and maleriaIs lo romole increased rogram execlalions and resuIls
! IslabIished rogram comonenls and increased erformance execlalions vhiIe redirecling lhe sludenl
exerience from slriclIy |ob search lo |ob relenlion and inlerersonaI grovlh

Kcrasntcs Thcatrcs Chicago, IIIinois #..9 $ #../
5cninr Managcr
! Reversed oor erformance Iocalions for high voIume lhealer-comany vilh veekIy allendance figures
er sile of over 20,000 cuslomers and annuaI saIes of over 15 miIIion doIIars
ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE: #.-9$#..9
Hackney's Reslauranl, Wishes Reslauranl, LaSaIIe CIub - Manager
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE: #../: !""/$!"##
5istcr Hnusc oard member

Cnmmunity Cn!!abnratinns Intcrnatinna!-Prn|cct Managcr - Mississii / Nev OrIeans
! Coordinaled over 400 voIunleers reairing homes in Mississii and Nev OrIeans for Hurricane Kalrina
reIief, vorking vilh dozens of residenls, governmenl agencies, businesses and reIief agencies

Chicagn Katrina Rc!icI Chicago, IL
! Organized evenl and veb-based funding drive for GuIf Coasl reIief (Revenues exceeded $10,000)

Hnmc!css Rc!icI Wnrk - Served as a SeciaI Ivenls associale for Chrisloher House and LakeIronl SRO
EDUCATION CoIumbia CoIIege - acheIors of Arls in Communicalions