PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Comprehensive, executive experience with exceptional skills in resource developm ent, community initiatives, public relations,

event planning, time management an d written and oral communications. Possess outstanding presentation abilities, a passion for excellence, and a contagious enthusiasm. Tenacious, diplomatic, c reative and results-oriented leader. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS * Progressive, successful track record in non-profit management. * Skilled in program initiation and renovation. * Proven abilities to flexibly coordinate day to day operations and to expand re venue through campaigns that incorporated 300+ volunteers, 5-7 major events and 15+ collateral print, video and audio communication pieces. * Skilled in establishing and maintaining excellent rapport with board, staff, v endors and other major community constituencies and partners. * Effectively utilizes all resources under management - time, talent (staff and volunteer) and treasury to accomplish goals in both large and small organization s, local and national. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Senior Vice President, Resource Development 2008 to Present United Way of Tarrant County, Fort Worth TX * Direct a staff of 11 and a Volunteer Cabinet of 25 to conduct and annual campa ign of 22.5M and multiple grants totaling 5M. * Renovated processes and practices in all areas of resource development to incl ude CEO calls; Loaned Employees; New Business development; Speakers' Bureau; Tec hnology upgrades * Serves as lead staff for Diversity Committee and Special Ask/Sponsorship Team National Director of Crisis of Preparedness, Response and Recovery 2006 - 2008 United Way of America, Alexandria, VA * Directed all aspects of preparedness planning, response to and recovery from d isasters for the United Way system and internal operations. * Planned and implemented processes, contract management and distribution of the $31 million Response and Recovery Fund. * Possessed strong diplomatic and business relationships with national leaders f rom American Red Cross, Salvation Army, Catholic Charities, FEMA, Center for Dis ease Control, VOAD, etc. * Continued to enhance and update skills with training and conferencing opportun ities such as Consultative Selling, Brand Forum, Inclusion and Diversity Roundta ble. President/CEO 2003-2006 Cape Fear Area United Way, Wilmington, NC * Effectively assessed and strategically implemented all aspects of business tur naround for troubled United Way. * Successfully managed the completion of 3 annual audits in the first year. * Led the staff restructuring plan to optimize existing skills sets, addressing the immediate needs of the organization while dramatically improving cash flow a nd the bottom line profits. * Established a more visible and dynamic relationship with other community leade rs, businesses and organizations. * Demonstrated a high level of integrity, honesty and focus which in turn built trust with the board, staff and community. Vice-President of Resource Development 2001-2003 United Way of Forsyth County, Winston-Salem, NC * Executed key campaign strategies. Elements of division structures, CEO Callin

g, Loaned Executive Program, segregated marketing, staffing patterns/assignments , major gifts and reporting/tracking methods are top-of-mind of those learning. * Led the annual CAN-DO (Campaign Analysis Now - Defining Objectives) processes as an analysis of the '01 and '02 campaigns. Monitored the implementation and p rogress. * Implemented a strategic relationship-building plan that identified key constit uents to the campaign and defined tactics to build more substantial relationship s. Led to an overall increase in Leadership Giving in '02 by 2%. Executive Director 1999 - 2001 United Way of Pitt County, Greenville, NC * Experienced a 3.63% combined growth in 1999 and 2000 campaigns. These gains w ere realized in spite of Pitt being the hardest hit county during Hurricane Floy d and floods in September 1999. Hurricane Floyd's destruction stands as the mos t costly disaster in NC history. Additionally, the second largest employer, Pro ctor and Gamble, closed operations in January of 2000. * Restructured the Pacesetter campaign to include the 10 largest campaigns versu s 6 middle-sized, end the Pacesetter campaign prior to hurricane season, and pla ce greater emphasis on CEO calls. This campaign division accounts for 50% of to tal campaign versus 23% originally. * Increased Leadership Giving participation in workplace campaigns by 36% throug h new printed materials and inclusion of the Leadership Giving Chair in most CEO calls. * Coordinated and managed the 2nd largest SECC campaign in NC. East Carolina Un iversity served as the largest sector of that campaign. * Developed and coordinated the volunteer management aspect for Pitt County's Em ergency Operation Center beginning with Hurricane Floyd and now a sitting member of EOC. "Project RAFT - Relief After Floyd Team" was an 18 phone command cente r that provided for the linkage of people and organizations needing help and tho se wishing to help. Over 60,000 volunteer hours where coordinated and 78 commun ity organizations use RAFT to recruit their flood relief volunteers. RAFT volun teers helped 268 families clean up and tear out their homes. * Facilitated the legal and philosophical merger between United Way and the Pitt Volunteer Action Center. * Successfully reduced operational cost by 8% through various cost-saving measur es that included staffing from 8 full-time positions to current 5 full-time, 2 p art-time and competitive bidding processes on goods and services. * Initiated a partnership with a local church to open a Gifts-In-Kind Distributi on Center. Executive Director 1992 -1999 United Way of Coastal Carolina, New Bern, NC * Developed and implemented a strategic planning process...that worked. Brought diversity to the boardroom, revitalization to the campaign, and a neighboring c ounty into our United Way. * Restructured and brought credibility to the allocation process by the inclusio n of citizenry. * Led the Board of Directors, through advocacy and education, to conduct a first -time community needs assessment. * Managed successful United Way and Combined Federal Campaigns as evidenced by a 42% increase in giving 1993-1998 for a combined total in 1998 of $772,600. * Developed and maintained an ongoing dialogue with volunteer and professional l eaders at all levels in the United Way movement. * Selected and served on the United Way of America's Executive Search Committee that resulted in the hiring of Betty Beene. * Served as the Profession Co-Chair of the national Red Feather Society.

OTHER PERTINENT EXPERIENCE Executive Director 1990 - 1992 Coastal Women's Shelter, New Bern, NC CAP/MR Case Management Supervisor 7 - 1990 Neuse Center for MH/MR/SAS, New Bern, NC Psychological Behavior Analyst 1986 - 1987 Howell's Child Care Center, New Bern, NC EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 1986 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS United Way of America Execu-Step Fellow (2003-2005) United Way of North Carolina (Board Member 2002-2006) Association of United Way Professionals of North Carolina (President 2000-2002) NC Institute for Political Leadership (Weyerhaeuser Fellow - 1994) 198