| Edwin Allen Affiliate Support Partner Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Edwin Allen serves Big Brothers Big Sisters of America as their Affiliate Support Partner. Ed, who has been with BBBSA since 2003, supports a number of core responsibilities that includes subgrantee contracting, compliance monitoring and data analysis, development and implementation of quality Assurance System Assessment, AIM conversion and implementation and organizational capacity assessment/capacity building planning.
Prior to working with BBBSA, Ed was the Co-Founder/Co-CEO of Impact Information Technologies, a company focused on accounting, legal and mortgage banking software development and implementation.
Ed also served as a Partner at Ward Allen & Co, Certified Public Accountants. Ed has 5 children and 3 grandchildren through his wife of 45 years and has also been a Big Brothers for 14 years.
[Federal Funding through BBBSA]
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| Kurt Aschermann Kurt Aschermann has almost 40 years’ experience as a marketing and resource development professional. Before retirement he served as Chief Marketing and Development Officer for Boys & Girls Clubs of America, where he supervised a staff that managed BGCA’s fund raising and marketing operations nation-wide. There he created and implemented a fund raising strategy for the organization that saw national revenue go from $350 million to $1.2 billion in a little over ten years. Relationships with major corporations, foundations and individuals resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars raised for the organization and unprecedented awareness for the Boys & Girls Clubs Movement. Besides helping to establish BGCA as the Official Charity of Major League Baseball, Aschermann guided the organization to forge national partnerships with the National Football League, National Basketball Association, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, and many other international corporations. Aschermann was the architect for BGCAs National Board of Governors reorganization plan in the early 90’s and he managed the organization’s relationships with various high profile spokespersons like Denzel Washington, Anna Kournikova, Shaquille O’Neal, Alex Rodriguez and Ken Griffey Jr. In 2006 Aschermann packaged and helped produce Washington’s first book, A Hand to Guide Me. Based in Virginia, Aschermann operates a consulting firm called KA6CONSULTING that provides services to a limited number of nonprofits and companies. He also continues to conduct retreats, workshops/breakout sessions and keynotes for nonprofits on marketing/branding, team building and management, board development, fund raising and cause related marketing. | |
| Jennifer Ashbaugh Director of National Events Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Jennifer Ashbaugh joined the Big Brothers Big Sisters network in 2006. Over the past 10 years she has worked in a variety of roles including Volunteer Recruitment, Marketing, Agency Support, Individual Giving, Corporate Development, and Bowl for Kids’ Sake. In her current role as the Director of National Events, Ashbaugh manages several corporate relationships and oversees Bowl for Kids’ Sake, Big Brothers Big Sisters’ signature fundraiser. She has published articles on peer-to-peer fundraising in industry journals and presented a variety of peer-to-peer fundraising workshops at the Blackbaud Conference for Non-Profits and the Direct Marketing Association New York Conference. She is a Big Sister to Little Sister Destiny through Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence Region.
[Setting Records with Bowl for Kids Sake]
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| Robin D. Bailey Jr. Regional Administrator USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Southeast Regional Office Mr. Robin D. Bailey Jr., has over 29 years of faithful service to America in various senior levels in the Department of the Air Force and Department of Agriculture. He is a member
of the Senior Executive Service with the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). FNS provides children and low- income families with better access to food and a more healthful diet through its 15 nutrition assistance programs and nutrition education efforts. As the Regional
Administrator for the Southeast, he provides executive direction and leadership while orchestrating the execution of all 15 Federal nutrition programs which provide annual benefits in excess of $25 billion through cooperating state agencies in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The FNS programs touch 1 in 4 Americans over the course of a year.
Mr. Bailey most recently served as Deputy Administrator for Management and Information Technology, Food and Nutrition Service in Alexandria, Virginia. In this role, he provided executive oversight of Information Technology, Human Resources, Contract Management, Logistics and Facility services. Prior to FNS, he served as Director of Human Resources Management, U.S. Forest Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico where he led over 600 personnel who provided Human Resources Management policy and operational services for approximately
50,000 permanent, temporary, and seasonal employees.
Mr. Bailey is an Air Force veteran and he also served as an Air Force Civilian in a wide range of leadership positions, to include the Civilian Deputy & Staff Director to the 96th Air Base Wing Commander, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. In this capacity, he co-led more than 5,000 men and women in providing essential base operating support and services for more than 20,000 personnel, six wings, and 50 associate units at the Department of Defense’s largest installation.
Mr. Bailey holds a Master of Arts in Communication from the University of Oklahoma. He was selected as a member of the Senior Executive Service in 2009 and appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture as an Executive Resources Board Member in 2013. | |
| Kevin W. Baldwin PE National Scouting & Youth Services Committee Chair Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity Kevin is the National Scouting & Youth Services Committee Chair for Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity (www.apo.org). He has been working on national partnerships with other youth serving organizations like Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts of the USA, and 4H. He represents Alpha Phi Omega on the National Scouting Alumni Association Committee for the Boy Scouts of America.
Kevin is an Eagle Scout and Vigil Honor Member from the Northeast Illinois Council, BSA where he is still active on the Properties Engineering Division, Wilderness Engineering Society, Alumni Association, National Eagle Scout Association, and Shooting Sports Committees.
Kevin is a Professional Mechanical Engineer originally from Glenview, IL and received his BS of Engineering Degree in Multidisciplinary Engineering from Purdue. He is currently working on projects for municipal governments regarding water distribution system modeling, lift station & pump station design, streetscapes, and lighting systems.
When there actually is free time, Kevin enjoys home improvements, golfing, climbing, fishing, [insert outdoor activity here], acoustics, audio engineering, and still plays his tuba with the Northshore Concert Band and Chicago Brass Band all over the Chicagoland area. | |
| Denise Barkhurst President & CEO Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas Denise Barkhurst became the fourth President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas in August 2008. As CEO, she leads one of the largest Big Brothers Big Sisters organizations in the country serving 14 counties in South Texas. Her passion for making a difference in her community and the future drove her to success in the social profit sector. During her tenure with the organization, the agency increased the number of children served from 500 to over 3,000 in seven years. Agency revenues also increased to over three million dollars during this period.
Denise first became involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters in 1995 in Oklahoma where she and her family were stationed with the Air Force. When her family moved back home to San Antonio she began her work with the South Texas Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliate as Vice President of Programs in 1999, and was promoted to Executive Vice President in 2002, where she provided leadership and inspiration for the employees while also overseeing day-to-day management of agency operations.
Denise graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. She is a Big Sister to Little Brother Christian, age 12, since 2004 and the proud mother of Ariel, a 22-year May 2010 graduate of Trinity University, Lacey, age 17, a senior at Macarthur High School and Zoe, age 8, a third grader at Thousand Oaks Elementary School.
[Changing the Funder Conversation]
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| Joel Barras Partner Reed Smith Joel represents a variety of regional and national employers in union avoidance, collective bargaining, labor arbitration, and employment-related litigation. He is also labor counsel for a number of municipalities, representing them in their dealings with both union and non-union employees. He represents employers in the financial, construction, health care, food and other services, waste management and public utility industries and routinely provides legal guidance and counseling to employers with both union and non-union employees.
Joel frequently represents employers in grievance and interest arbitrations, unfair labor practice proceedings, administrative claims before the EEOC and state and local agencies, and in state and federal courts. He also regularly advises clients regarding all aspects of labor and employment law. Joel has handled matters with a diverse list of major and independent unions over the course of his career, including the IBEW, UFCW, UNITE HERE, CWA, SEIU, CNA, GMP, IEOU, Steelworkers, Teamsters, Laborers, Carpenters, Pipe-Fitters, Plumbers, AFSCME, IAFF and FOP.
Joel is often quoted in the media and has published on labor and employment issues and has authored numerous publications and lectured extensively on all facets of private and public sector labor and employment law on behalf of numerous organizations. | |
| Mark Becker Founding Partner Cathexis Partners Mark founded Cathexis Partners in 2008. He oversees Cathexis Partners, ensuring every client receives the attention and quality of service they expect. Mark previously served as director of IT consulting at a fundraising event production company focused on nonprofits. For more than 10 years, Mark has supported hundreds of nonprofit online fundraising efforts.
[Independent Fundraising Events in the Real World]
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| Iris Bekis Program Coordinator/Native American Liaison - McKinley County Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region Iris Bekis is Navajo and Soboba and was born, raised and currently reside in Fort Defiance, AZ-Navajo Reservation. She has been employed with BBBBS Mountain Region for 5 years and has worked on the Pueblo of Zuni and on the Navajo Nation to establish site base and community based matches.
[Mentoring Through a Native American/Alaskan Native Lens]
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| JohnPaul Bennett Director of Marketing Pledge It JohnPaul Bennett is the Director of Marketing at Pledge It (www.pledgeit.org), a sports fundraising platform that enables teams and athletes to raise money for charity through their performance during a game or season. He is responsible for digital marketing, campaign success, and managing all relations with professional athletes and charity partners.
[Winning Big with Pro Athlete Partnerships]
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| Jovan Bowles Director of Development Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater LA Jovan has worked professionally in development for the last twelve years. A Los Angeles native and graduate of Hampton University in Virginia, Jovan found himself in Washington, D.C. after undergrad for many years working on the development team for organizations like the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, and the Ummah Endowment Fund. For the last five years since returning to Los Angeles in 2008, Jovan worked in development at the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), raising over $3.5 million annually toward a total $8 million budget through corporate partnerships, major gifts, and events. He made major impacts in the development of a youth program, strengthening senior volunteer committees, streamlining processes, and increasing youth empowerment and a necessary skill set to take the organizations development efforts to the next level.
[Advancing within the My Brothers Keeper Initiative]
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| Krishaun Branch Featured in All the Difference Krishaun was a gang member, as were his mother, father and uncle. He was reared by his mother, who left the gang after being shot and nearly killed. He had little contact with his father. When Krishaun began his studies at Urban Prep, he was at least a grade behind in math and reading and was still dealing drugs to make money. Krishaun was expelled from Urban Prep during his sophomore year for getting into a fight, but asked to come back after the death of a friend made him re-think his choices. Urban Prep saw his potential and readmitted him under strict conditions. Following his graduation, he attended the historically black Fisk University in Tennessee with partial scholarships and grants. After graduation, he returned to Urban Prep to work as an adviser to students. He is now a father, which is bringing new responsibilities and challenges. | |
| Vince Burens President and Chief Executive Officer Coalition for Christian Outreach Vince Burens, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the CCO (Coalition for Christian Outreach), a campus ministry organization. He oversees all on-campus operations for over 116 colleges and universities in 8 states.
Vince has a B.A. in Urban Development and Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh. He also serves in a variety of leadership positions including; Board of Visitors-Trinity School, Board of Directors-Pittsburgh Fellows Program, Board of Directors-Youth Transition Network, and is a member of the National Campus Ministers Leaders Board and TEC/Vistage Key Executive Program.
Vince’s deep belief in the impact that college has on a person’s life is one reason why he is passionate about working for the CCO. “The college years are a critical time, where people make the decisions that will influence who they are for the rest of their lives,” Vince says.
Vince and his wife, Lori, live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with their daughters, Mia and Tessa.
[Engaging Collegiate & University Bigs]
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| Archie Burkes National Kappa Alpha Psi /Big Brothers Big Sisters Partnership Chairman Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated Archie Burks is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated where he currently serves as National Kappa Alpha Psi /Big Brothers Big Sisters Partnership Chairman. He is also a National Board Member of Unity9 PAC – a political action committee represented by members of the oldest Black- American fraternities and sororities, unofficially known as the “Divine Nine.” He is a big believer in the unity of the Devine Nine fraternities and sororities and served several years as a Board Member of the Dallas Chapter of the National Pan Hellenic Council. He previously served as Vice Chairman of the fraternity’s National Political/Social Action Committee. He was initiated into the fraternity in 1979 as a charter member of the Theta Nu Chapter located at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Archie currently resides in Cedar Hill, TX outside of Dallas. He remains active at his local Arlington/Grand Prairie Alumni chapter where he has served various offices including chapter Polemarch (President). Under his leadership, the Arlington/Grand Prairie Alumni chapter was the first Kappa chapter in the nation to form a mentoring partnership with a local Big Brothers Big Sisters Agency, which is the BBBS Lone Star Agency, and he is a recipient of the White House President Obama “Drum Major of Service” Award for his mentoring efforts. He also served as a Board Member of the chapter’s 501©3 arm, The Arlington/Grand Prairie Guide Right Foundation. The Foundation’s mission is to provide mentoring to male youth through their affiliation with the chapter’s Kappa League Program. He is also active in the community and has a passion for political history. He became more actively involved in politics as a result of the political crisis surrounding the Bush v Gore Election of 2000 and the impact it had on every citizens fundamental right to have their votes counted. He was appointed Dallas County Precinct Chairman over the Cedar Hill area in 2001 and was appointed Election Judge in 2002. He continues to serve as the Election Judge. His focus has been on election reform and voter registration. He is a recipient of the Dallas NAACP Achievement Award for his outstanding voter registration effort on their Voter Empowerment Coalition. He served on the Dallas County Democratic Party Advisory Council for several years. He was elected National Delegate to the 2004 Democratic Party Convention in Boston, MA where he represented the Texas 23rd Senatorial District, home to State Senator Royce West who is a huge supporter of BBBSA. He is married to Sharman Marshall-Burks and they have a son named Adrian. | |
| Judge Arthur Burnett Sr National Executive Director National African American Drug Policy Coalition Judge Arthur Louis Burnett, Sr. is a historical figure who has long been a champion for equal rights for African Americans and the poor. During college and law school, he was an supporter of abolishing segregation in schools and in public life. He continued to promote equal rights during his 55 years as a lawyer, 40 of which he served as a judge.
Born in 1935 in Sportsylvania County, VA, Judge Burnett attended Summit Elementary, John H. Wright High School, Howard University, Summers College, and New York University Law School.
Between 1953 and 1954, Judge Burnett promoted his message of equality for all on the radio with Congressman Adam Clayton Powell. From 1961 to 1964, he worked in the Department of Justice with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy to promote equality and fairness in our criminal justice system. In 1968, he served as legal advisor to the Metropolitan Police Department in the District of Columbia to ensure they complied with the law and respected the rights of people of color.
When Judge Burnett became the first African-American to hold the position of United States Magistrate Judge in 1969, he worked to reform bail practices and preliminary hearings and to promote judicial education to bring about equality in the treatment to all persons appearing in the federal court system. He went on to become a general jurisdiction court judge and set an example of model court operation in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for 17 years.
Judge Burnett is currently the national executive director of the National African American Drug Policy Coalition, Inc. (NAADPC). One of the many objectives of the NAADPC is to restore equity to the criminal justice system by addressing the disproportional adverse effect of drug law enforcement on people of color and the poor.
[Male Mentors through African American Organizational Partnerships]
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| Colleen Chappell President and CEO, APR ChappellRoberts Colleen knows what it’s like to sit in a CMO’s chair or lead a business sales channel from the ground up. Top-tier national agencies once called her the client, and that experience has proven invaluable on the agency side of the business. Leveraging nearly 25 years of experience, she specializes in brand discovery and development, integrated marketing, advertising, public relations, pricing strategies, and distribution channel launch and growth. Colleen brings an unstoppable stream of enthusiasm to the agency.
She was named Tampa Bay’s Businesswoman of the Year by the Tampa Bay Business Journal and USF’s School of Mass Communications Outstanding Alumnus. Colleen was recognized with the coveted international Bronze Stevie Award for Business Services Female Executive of the Year and the Management Team of the Team of the Year Gold Stevie Award.
With a B.A. in mass communications from the University of South Florida, Colleen is a Dale Carnegie graduate and is accredited in public relations by the Public Relations Society of America.
Currently chair of the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation, Colleen’s passion is helping to create economic prosperity for our market. Her leadership positions include past chair of AMA Tampa Bay and past member of the American Marketing Association International Headquarters Professional Chapters Council.
[BIG Brandraising]
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| Kenna Chavarria Program Specialist - Los Alamos and Rio Arriba Counties Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region Kenna Chavarria was born and raised in the Bay Area of California and now lives in Northern New Mexico where she has worked for Big Brother Big Sisters Mountain Region for five years. Since 2012 Kenna and her colleague have worked with several Native American OJJDP grants, working with the Native American population of Northern New Mexico to establish both site-based and community –based matches.
[Mentoring Through a Native American/Alaskan Native Lens]
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| Natalie Chism Director of Marketing & Development Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida Natalie Chism is the Director of Marketing & Development for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida. She has been in this role for 3 years. Natalie received her Bachelor of Science from the University of West Florida with a degree in Health, Leisure and Sports with Hospitality and Communications as her focus. Natalie has 17 years of fundraising and event planning experience. Prior to Big Brothers Big Sisters she worked for the American Heart Association for seven years planning Heart Walks and Heart Balls. She currently serves on the Association of Fundraising Professionals Board of Directors, West Florida Chapter. She currently is a Big Sister to Sierra and is a mother to Olivia who is four years old. Natalie and her husband Rich enjoy antiquing, traveling and planning parties.
[100 Men in 100 Days: New Male Mentors]
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| Jenna Civitello Director of Stewardship and Volunteer Leadership Engagement Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay Jenna Civitello is the Director of Stewardship and Volunteer Leadership Engagement for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay (BBBSTB). Jenna manages a comprehensive annual giving campaign, incorporating donor analysis and segmentation strategies to enhance direct mail and online giving. She collaborates with the BBBSTB community outreach team to promote mentor recruitment, fundraising events which focus on engaging individual donors, and in-person solicitations of leadership level donors. Jenna facilitates all the agency’s donor stewardship programs and serves as the liaison to four county-specific leadership councils, comprised of Bigs, donors, and community volunteers.
Jenna’s past experience includes serving as the development director for a small foundation in Tampa and holding several roles in alumni relations and development for the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Indiana University Foundation. Jenna earned a dual Master of Public Affairs and Master of Science in Environmental Science with concentrations in nonprofit management and policy analysis from Indiana University. Her degree included fundraising courses from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
Jenna is originally from Plymouth, MA, received her BA from Colby College, and completed a year of service with AmeriCorps. She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Suncoast Chapter.
Jenna and her husband have been a proud Big Couple for two and a half years for their Little Brother who lives in St. Petersburg.
[Furthering Results with County-Focused Leadership Councils]
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| Justin Damiano Comcast NBCUniversal Justin Damiano manages the government and regulatory affairs of Comcast NBCUniversal in Southwest Florida, which includes developing and maintaining relationships with government representatives and regulators at the federal, state, and local level, and managing outside counsel, consultants or lobbyists to implement strategies or initiatives. Additionally, his statewide responsibilities include securing and maintaining franchise operating authority for the company and overseeing Comcast’s corporate giving in Florida through Comcast Foundation Grants. Justin joined Comcast Cable in 2009, bringing more than five years of public affairs experience to a region encompassing parts of Florida, Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina. Prior to joining Comcast, he served with the Republican Party of Florida as part of the North Florida leadership of John McCain for President; Barcelo & Company, a Jacksonville-based business consulting firm; and with the Jacksonville Electric Authority (or JEA) as part of the project team responsible for developing and launching new wireless technology at the water and electric utility. As a college student, he was elected to the office of Student Body President at the University of North Florida (UNF). During his term, he was appointed as a Trustee to the UNF Board of Trustees. Later, he worked in the office of former Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton. Justin served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and attained the rank of Sergeant before receiving his honorable discharge in 2009. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Economics from UNF, where he was also a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity and later, class VIII of College Leadership Florida, a division of Leadership Florida. He serves on the board of directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast and the Foundation for Lee County Public Schools. He is also actively involved in many other academic, industry, and community organizations, especially as an advisor to education foundations, cable associations, and non-profits focusing on youth leadership development and digital literacy. As a resident of Jacksonville since 1995, he relocated to Fort Myers in October 2012. | |
| Jackson Davis Principal TwelveX • Happily married father of four, two boys and two girls.
• Current Big Brother to Nathan
• Eagle Scout
• University of Missouri Graduate
• Co-founder and Co-principal of TwelveX, a company that helps nonprofits (including BBBS agencies) develop predictable cash flow and engage supporters by employing the power of MEG (monthly engaged giving).
After a career in the U.S. Navy, Jackson joined his father in the family business, Darling Envelope. During 22 years of service to the company, Jackson served in multiple sales and executive level operations leadership roles.
Creating a company with Brandon Schmidt based on their concept of Monthly Engaged Giving (MEG) was a natural choice for Jackson. The concept of giving came early to Jackson via his mother, who taught him how to tithe not only monetarily, but of time and talent. After college Jackson continued to develop all three attributes by serving on the mission field, sponsoring needy students and supporting church.
After receiving a B.S. degree in General Business from the University of Missouri, Jackson launched his naval career. He was Chief Engineer and Naval Gunfire Liaison Officer in the United States Navy.
Following his years in the Navy, Jackson joined his father in the family business, Darling Envelope Corporation. During 22 years of service, Jackson led the MIS re-engineering prototype team while contributing over $1.5 million dollars per year to the company’s sales. With Jackson as EVP, Darling Envelope was named a Kansas City Top Ten Small Businesses.
[Sustainable Growth with Monthly Giving]
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| Amy Pomeranz Essley MSW, MPA Chief Program Officer Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana Amy Pomeranz Essley is currently the Chief Program Officer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana (BBBSCI) after serving as their Director of Program Performance and Support, Director of Quality Assurance and the Director of Site-based Programs. She was named the BBBSCI 2014 staff of the year. She joined the organization in August 2002 after moving back to her home city of Indianapolis. Before joining BBBSCI, Amy was employed at the University of Illinois at Chicago in the Department of Disability and Human Development as a Program Coordinator managing a federal grant project. Her professional experiences also include work with the Manager’s Office in Wake County, NC, the Office of Educational Development in the School of Medicine at The University of North Carolina, and as a Social Worker for a private agency providing residential and vocational services to adults with developmental disabilities in Charlotte, NC. Amy earned a Bachelor of Science in Public Health in 1994 from Indiana University and a Master of Social Work and Master of Public Administration from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2000. Amy and her husband Eric, an Attorney with MDWise, have two sons, Maxwell (12) and Phineas (10). They reside in Zionsville where they are very involved in the community and serve on the board of their Home Owners Association and assist with the Parent Teach Organization of the children’s school. They were matched as a Big Couple to a Little Brother with BBBSCI from January 2003 until they graduated from the program in May 2009. Amy was also a Big Sister for two years to a Little Sister at one of the agency’s school sites. Amy, Eric and their two children and members of Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation (IHC). Amy has been a member of the Board of Directors for the JCC since June 2010, which includes serving on the Executive Committee, the Nominating Committee, the Strategic Planning Committee and chairing the Advancement Committee. Amy was also honored with the JCC’s Larner Leadership Award in 2015. She is a graduate of the Executive Woman in Leadership Program through the United Way’s Leadership United where she served on the Alumni Steering Committee. Previous roles include, participation on the Prevention Advisory Council (PAC) for the Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault (INCASA), co-authoring and editing several national publications pertaining to family support services and financial expenditures to people with developmental disabilities, as well as serving as a consultant to The University of Colorado’s, Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities. [App Creates New Match Activities & Partnerships] | |
| Rebecca Fain Member BBBSA Native American Advisory Council Rebecca Fain worked for 5 years for the Seattle Indian Health Board before starting a 27 year career with BBBSA – the last 5 years as Associate Director of Native American Mentoring. She currently is a member of the BBBSA Native American Advisory Council.
[Mentoring Through a Native American/Alaskan Native Lens]
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| Jim Frederick Director of Marketing and Recruitment Big Brothers Big Sisters of Midlands Jim Frederick, Director of Marketing and Recruitment, joined Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands in 2008. As the Director of Marketing and Recruitment, Jim is responsible for advancing the mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters through volunteer recruitment and marketing efforts. Jim develops and implements the agency's marketing plan. He also coordinates public relations outreach and distribution of marketing collateral. Jim has been a member of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands' Leadership team since 2012. Jim was matched with his Little Brother Michael in 2009 and enjoyed spending time with Michael throughout their four year friendship. Jim has served as the Ward IV representative on the La Vista City Council for the past two years. He is an member of the Papillion-La Vista Alumni Association. Jim also served as the public address announcer for Papillion-La Vista South High School for twelve years for football and boys and girls basketball. Jim received his BA in Communications from Bellevue University in Bellevue, Nebraska.
[Engaging Bigs in Volunteer Recruitment]
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| Dr. Mark Freeman Consultant Rollins College Edyth Bush Institute Dr. Mark Freeman is an instructor and consultant with the Rollins College Edyth Bush Institute. Mark is also a senior organizational development and behavioral consultant. His work in the area of performance improvement includes fundraising consulting, organizational training and development for management, business development, and executive leadership coaching. As an executive coach, Mark has extensive experience with a wide variety of corporate and nonprofit clients, especially in healthcare administration.
Mark was the former Director of Counseling and Psychological Services at Rollins College. As the director, he conducted all of the clinical supervision and served as a counselor for the college for over two decades. He holds two licenses, one in mental health counseling and the other in marriage and family therapy from the State of Florida. He is a nationally certified counselor and approved clinical supervisor. He has a Ph.D. in counselor education and supervision from the University of Central Florida and Master’s degrees in counseling from Stetson University as well as his Bachelor’s degree from Rollins College. Mark’s research interests are in the area of organizational excellence, change management, personal and professional development for leaders, and team building. Mark works as a management consultant for Saint Helena Hospital, Rollins College, Florida Hospital, Florida Hospital Foundation, Florida Hospital Institute for Lifestyle Medicine, Crummer Graduate School, Management and Executive Education, Corporate University, Morton, Plant, and Mease, Channel 13 and a variety of other for profit and nonprofit organizations in Florida and California.
[Succession Planning: “Letting Go of the Vine"]
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| Alex Gaeth CEO Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine Alex Gaeth graduated from Colby College with a degree in Education. He serves as the CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine where the team has grown capacity from 70 to 700 youth served annually. Alex volunteers as Treasurer of the Camden Rotary Club and is Past President of the Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship Institute Alumni Council. His favorite part of Maine is being outside golfing and all the championship New England sports teams. [Big Transformation: Creating Growth and Sustainability in Today's Competitive Environment]
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| Shivohn Garcia Director of Foundation and Grants Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Dr. Shivohn Garcia is the Director of Program Design at Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and Director of the PERL Initiative. Additionally, she leads our education, Hispanic mentoring, and research and evaluation work. She received her doctorate in American/United States Studies and Civilization from Purdue University, Master's from Brown University in Secondary Education, and her B.A. degree from the State University of New York at New Paltz. Dr. Garcia served as the Associate Director of the Fellows program at New York Needs You. She is an experienced urban educator, researcher, instructor, trainer, and nonprofit leader having advised, mentored, and taught a generation of diverse students at both secondary and college levels.
[Hispanic Mentoring]
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| Anne Gardiner Vice President of Programs Big Brothers of Broward County Anne Gardiner is the current Vice President of Programs for Big Brothers of Broward County with over ten years of experience in the social work field. She has a Bachelor's in Social Work from Florida Atlantic University and has continued to expand her education through multiple youth development committees, research projects and program development task forces within Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Anne began her involvement in the social work field with an internship with Children's Home Society, the privatized Department of Children and Families for Palm Beach County, FL. She has a passion for working with families in need, specifically children facing adversity. As part of the management team at BBBS of Broward, she has been able to work with thousands of Broward County youth over the last eight years, provide support & professional development to her case management staff and develop strong collaborations with other youth service agencies.
Anne cultivates the networking opportunities that her leadership role generates through program and fundraising events on a continuous basis with the knowledge that each connection should provide growth for her agency. She enjoys an active role in donor management for holiday giving and community partnerships that provide great activities for the youth BBBS serves.
In 2013 Anne, along with her CEO, Ana Cedeno, traveled to Denver, CO to accept the Gold Standard Award for overall performance from a Big Brothers Big Sisters agency for the 2012 year of service.
[LGBTQ Youth Mentoring]
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| Amanda Gow Director Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon Amanda Gow began working with Big Brothers Big Sisters in 2011 as the development director and in 2013 she was appointed to the ED position. Amanda is also a Big Sister to a 13 year old girl named Maria and they have been matched for 3 years. Previous to working with Big Brothers Big Sisters Amanda ran a non-profit consulting firm for 5 years working with agencies on funding strategies, board development, event management and volunteer management. She made the shift to nonprofit work in 2006 after working in Chicago as a Futures and Options broker.
Non-profit work was always her passion stemming from an internship during college at a home for homeless pregnant and nursing teen mothers and 6 months working in Prague with victims of human trafficking. Amanda is still active in her community working with agencies in the fight against domestic human trafficking.
Amanda is a native to Bend, OR where she currently lives. Amanda holds a degree from the University of Oregon in International Business & Finance. In her free time you can find Amanda running the trails of Central Oregon, competing in CrossFit, playing in yoga classes and retreats and traveling the world.
[Sponsored Agencies: Working Effectively]
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| Grace Gowdy Research Assistant/Doctoral Student Boston University Grace is studying different forms of mentorship, how they may help youth transition to adulthood smoother, and particularly affect staying in school longer. She is interested in natural mentorship and youth-initiated mentorship as ways to engage youth in supportive relationships. She is most interested in how mentoring can alter life trajectories for under-resourced youth.
While getting her MSW and Florida State University, Grace founded and coordinated a retention program for students aging out of foster care. In this work, she noticed that each of her students had an informal mentor, or mentors, who helped them get to college. This demonstrated power of mentorship is what drives her research today.
Grace has a twin sister, and believes that a good spreadsheet can solve all your problems.
[Preventing Early Match Closures]
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| George Hamilton Marketing & Membership Manager CFRE International George Hamilton joined CFRE International in August 2014 as Marketing & Membership Manager. At CFRE International George will develop and implement strategic plans and programs to raise the profile of the CFRE credential, draw more fundraising executives to CFRE certification, and provide value added benefits and services to CFRE certificants and applicants to enhance their engagement with CFRE International. Prior to joining CFRE International George served as Director of Membership for the American College of Nurse-Midwives in Silver Spring, MD and brings 18 years of experience in non-profit association marketing and membership development to his role at CFRE International. George is a native of Philadelphia, PA and earned a BS in Political Science from Guilford College, Greensboro, NC.
[Elevating Trust in Fundraising by Defining Your Competence as a Fundraiser an Introduction to Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) Certification]
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| Karlton Harris Karlton Harris is the founder and president of Re-entry Consultants of America (RECOA) LLC. He is the author of the award winning, recidivism reducing book, “I’m Free! Now What?” After his guest appearance on Oprah’s Lifeclass, Karltoncreated and produced his reality television show “Six-Sons”. When Karlton is not being a father to his six sons, he is leading Houston’s My Brother’s Keeper Juvenile Diversion Program. A troubled youth and former prisoner himself, he knows firsthand the challenges and obstacles that await once outside the prison walls. Karlton is a much sought-after conference speaker and holistic re-entry specialist. In 2015, he was recognized as “The Father of the Year” by The Fathers and Families Coalition of America and the National African American Drug Policy Coalition, Inc.
Karlton, his wife Karla, and their six sons reside in Houston, Texas. | |
| Douglas Hartjes Vice President of Development Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Charlotte Doug serves Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Charlotte as their Vice President of Development. Doug’s leadership experience includes service on the board of directors for the Gateway Village YMCA and The Jazz Arts Initiative, and is a member of Big Brothers Big Sisters National Leadership Council’s Fund Development Committee. He is a past president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals – Charlotte chapter and currently serves on AFP International's Chapter Support and Diversity & Inclusion committees. Doug is a senior fellow of Class Eight of the American Leadership Forum and a member of the class of 2012/2013 Leadership Gift School.
[Elevating Trust in Fundraising by Defining Your Competence as a Fundraiser an Introduction to Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) Certification]
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| Mandi Hawke Director of Youth Services Sunserve Mandi Hawke is Director of Youth Services at SunServe, a social services agency that focuses on providing compassionate and progressive care to the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning) community. In 2012 Mandi self-published the first ever personal growth book written for LGBTQA young adults called PROUD empowerment for LGBTQA Youth. When she isn’t starting a movement or leading a workshop Mandi loves to do anything creative as well as spend quality time with her family including her partner, daughter and furbabies.
[LGBTQ Youth Mentoring]
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| Major General, USA (ret) John R. Hawkins III, JD, MPA Assistant National Executive Director National African American Drug Policy Coalition Mg (ret) John R. Hawkins III, JD, MPA or “hawk” as he is known on and off capitol hill, a “son of Howard u.” and mentor in the Howard u./Hampton u. “promise program,” is pres. And CEO of Hawkins solutions intl., LLC, (HSI), providing legislative counsel, government relations, business development and funding development advice. He has served as the executive VP for Cohen and Wolfe, Washington, a national PR firm and as an associate for a major lobby firm. He has over 30 years in legislative and budgetary affairs on and off Capitol Hill, public affairs and marketing. By using his public relations and legislative prowess and contacts, he has planned, orchestrated and successfully executed numerous legislative, executive branch and funding program initiatives for the government and private clients, resulting in millions of dollars. He served as director of human resources for the entire us army, responsible for all quality of life. He has served in leadership positions for the army in legislative and public affairs as well as in numerous personnel and intelligence positions, world-wide, in his 37 plus years of service. He was the first us army general into Pakistan and Afghanistan after September, 11 2001. There he was the dir. of the coalition information service (cis), reporting directly to the white house and Assistant Secretary of Defense for public affairs, the US State dept. and the British high commission. He is a member of the Howard u. alumni association and active in the 100 Blackmen collegiate/mentor efforts. He is the natl. asst. exec. dir., of the natl. African American drug policy coalition often working on Capitol Hill and at the white house. He is president of the dc chapter.
He has held professorial and guest lecturer positions in the areas of American public policy, federal fiscal policy, legislative affairs, administrative law, labor relations and international affairs at trinity u., Washington, the johns Hopkins University, Howard University and Morgan state university.
He graduated in political science and marketing in 1971 and was commissioned through ROTC at Howard university, received a masters of public administration, and a juris doctor degree from the American university, with study in intl. law at the university of London law faculty in London, England. He is a published graduate of the natl. security fellowship program at the JFK School of government, Harvard University.
His awards include the NAACP Roy Wilkins award, the military distinguished service medal, the defense superior service medal, the army distinguished service medal, army superior service medal, three legions of merit awards, the defense meritorious service medal & oak leaf cluster, the afghan campaign medal w. Campaign star, the humanitarian service medal and numerous other military, civilian and societal awards.
He holds numerous board of director and board of trustee positions. “Hawk” enjoys mentoring troubled inner city and rural youth. He is a member of the NAACP and the NUL. He welcomes inspirational speaking engagements.
[Male Mentors through African American Organizational Partnerships]
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| Suzanne Hawley Executive Director Family Service Day, Ltd. Suzanne Hawley is the Executive Director of Family Service Day, LTD, a benefit corporation with an award-winning cause marketing initiative for the automotive industry called Keeping Cars Kickin’. The company helps independent repair shops stay competitive while increasing the safety and reliability of transportation for families in need of a hand up. What started as a grassroots effort in 2009 has developed into a national movement of shops in fifty states that are doing well by doing good. Hired in 2014, Hawley brought with her twenty plus years experience in public relations, advertising and marketing in the boating industry. Her career included positions as US Communications Manager at Raymarine, Inc. and ten years as the owner of Hawley Communications, an Advertising and Public Relations company. Suzanne is a two-time winner of Marine Marketers of America’s Neptune Award recognizing excellence in marine marketing communications. “I am proud to work with some of the country’s best automotive repair shops and industry leaders. Every day, I am excited to witness the positive results that these businesses are making in their communities and the world.”
[Leverage National Community Partners]
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| Robert Henderson Featured in All the Difference Robert was 17 months old when his father killed his mother. He and his six siblings were raised by his grandmother Ona, a former Mississippi sharecropper who escaped to Chicago after suffering years of abuse from her husband. When Robert arrived at Urban Prep, he was failing math and was at least a grade behind in his other classes. He graduated high school with honors and attended Lake Forest College in Illinois on a partial scholarship, starting with majors in history and pre-med. Robert graduated with a double major in history and American studies and a minor in Asian studies. He then joined City Year, an education organization fueled by national service. He is now living in Colorado, where he is an elementary school teacher, and working to pay off his college loans. He is still interested in a service-oriented career, maybe as a firefighter and/or an emergency medical technician. | |
| Lisa Hirsch Marin, LCSW Director of Programs Big Brothers Big Sisters Los Angeles Lisa comes to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles with more than 25 years experience working in urban communities assisting the most disadvantaged of Los Angeles’ children and families, preventing child abuse and neglect, and creating thriving communities. Her specialties include developing and implementing clinical prevention and intervention programs to ensure positive, measurable outcomes using best practices. Previously at the Children’s Institute Inc., Lisa led evidence-based mental health, Transition Age Youth (TAY) and family support programs. Immediately prior as Vice President of Programs at Para Los Niños, she led seven mental health, family support and community development divisions, integrating services within Community Charter Schools, impacting 8,500 children a year. In 1994, Lisa earned an MSW from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and Social Welfare, and became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in 2000. Lisa was recognized by the Los Angeles County Commission for Women as the 2010 Woman of the Year award recipient.
[Wellness Pathways: Keep Matches Thriving]
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| Kristi Hutchison Chief Marketing Officer Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City Kristi Hutchison has been with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City for the past 11 years. As the Chief Marketing Officer she has led many successful volunteer recruitment and fundraising campaigns that have resulted in record-breaking success. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City is the 2015 Agency of the Year and has recently been awarded Kansas City's top nonprofit.
[Winning Big with Pro Athlete Partnerships]
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| Pam Iorio President and Chief Executive Officer Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Pam Iorio is the President/CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the country’s oldest and most effective mentoring organization, leading the organization since March 31, 2014.
Iorio, the former two-term Mayor of Tampa, Florida, successfully led the 54th largest city in the United States, leaving office in 2011 with a remarkable 87 percent approval rating. First elected in 2003, Iorio’s tenure was marked by a revitalized downtown, massive investment in infrastructure, redevelopment throughout the city, unprecedented reduction in crime, commitment to the arts and fiscal soundness, with financial reserves tripling even during a recession.
First elected to public office at age 26, Iorio was the youngest person ever to win a seat on the Board of County Commissioners for Hillsborough County, Florida. In 1992 she was elected for the first of three terms as the county’s Supervisor of Elections. In 1999 she served as the president of the State Association of Supervisors of Elections, where she served as spokesperson for the organization during the highly publicized 2000 presidential election in Florida.
In 2012, after three decades in public life Iorio authored a leadership book, "Straightforward, Ways to Live and Lead" and helped organizations build strong and effective leaders as a keynote speaker. She also served as the Leader-in-Residence at the John H. Sykes College of Business at the University of Tampa. In 2012, Iorio was asked to serve as the interim CEO of The Children’s Board of Hillsborough County after the agency went through significant leadership challenges. She served in that capacity until July 2013, setting the agency on a positive course and assisting in the selection of a new Executive Director.
Iorio graduated from The American University in Washington, D.C. with a B.S. degree in Political Science. She holds a Master’s degree in History from the University of South Florida. She is married with two children.
[Moving Forward Together: Pam Iorio & Affiliate Board Members]
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| Becky James-Hatter CEO Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri Becky has served for the past 22 years as the President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri (BBBSEMO). Under her leadership, the agency has grown from serving 300 children annually in 1994 to serving approximately 2,500 children today, an 800% increase. Becky has a long history, 27 years, with the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization. Prior to moving to St. Louis, she was the Vice President of Program for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Atlanta, the largest agency in the country during that time. She is also the founder of the Central Louisiana chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters.
In 2014, our Centennial Anniversary, Becky extended our promise to Be Theresm for our Little Brothers and Little Sisters until the age of 25. In this same year President Obama recognized Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri for its efforts in college preparation, entry and completion.
In addition to her job responsibilities, Becky, along with her husband have been a Big Couple to Little Brother Erick for the past 6 ½ years. Becky also continues to keep in close contact with her Little Sister Ke’Sheara with whom she was matched for 17 years.
[Extending the Promise through Age 25]
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| Keith Kaufman Professor of Psychology Portland State University Dr. Kaufman is a Professor of Psychology at Portland State University and a Clinical/Community Psychologist with approximately 30 years of community consulting, research, evaluation, and program development experience. His expertise is in the area of child sexual abuse prevention. He has worked closely with Big Brothers Big Sisters on prevention and safety issues for a number of years. Most recently he helped complete the development of a prevention module intended for use with all Big Brothers Big Sisters parents’ of Littles (with Julie Novak and John Patterson). Dr. Kaufman has also provided safety consultation and training to a broad range of organizations nationally and internationally including: Interpol; The U.S. Olympic Committee, SafeSport Program; The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children; The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention; Boys & Girls Clubs of America; Boy Scouts of America; children’s hospitals; and universities. He has provided program consultation in the areas of organizational safety, prevention, juvenile offender assessment and treatment, and program evaluation.
Dr. Kaufman has received approximately $3 million in federal and state grants and contracts that have supported his research, evaluation, and program development efforts. He has published more than 40 journal articles and book chapters related to sexual violence and its prevention. His most recent edited book, The Prevention of Sexual Violence: A Practitioner's Sourcebook (NEARI Press, 2010) is an in-depth guide for practitioners, focused on practical approaches to the prevention of sexual violence. Dr. Kaufman just completed a comprehensive review of the international literature on risk and protective factors related to child sexual abuse prevention in organizations for Australia’s Royal Commission. Finally, this past Fall, he began a three year, Department of Justice funded project to develop a situation-based prevention approach to address campus sexual assault. | |
| Caroline Kim Manager of Strategic Partnerships & Grants Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles Caroline Kim is an experienced development professional with a background in youth development programs in non-profit organizations and higher education. As a student affairs professional, she served at institutions of higher education in Los Angeles specializing in the development and evaluation of programs to support student success and retention amongst underrepresented students. She is currently leading BBBSLA's work around serving high-need communities and has been involved in the implementation of the My Brother's Keeper Initiative regionally. She served as a facilitator at L.A.'s MBK Local Action Summit and has engaged a diverse group of strategic partners toward advancing mentoring as a part of the MBK Initiative. Caroline holds a M.P.A. from the University of Southern California’s Sol Price School of Public Policy and a B.A. in Diplomacy & World Affairs from Occidental College.
[Advancing within the My Brothers Keeper Initiative]
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| John Kirby President John L Kirby & Associates John is president and owner of John L. Kirby & Associates Inc. John has thirty years’ experience in commercial insurance, insuring many different businesses in Jacksonville and the southeast. John’s association with Big Brothers began in 1985, collaborating with St. Paul Insurance Company to create an insurance policy for the affiliates of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Over the years, John has worked closely with insurers and BBBSA to provide insurance that meets the needs of BBBSA affiliates. The staff at JLK has over 20 years experience providing day-to-day service Big Brothers. Because of our long history and through understanding of Big Brothers Big Sisters, we are uniquely qualified in the placement of coverage, understanding of day-to-day operations, risk management and claim issues surrounding affiliate operations.
[Risk Management = Best Practices]
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| Janis Kupersmidt Senior Research Scientist Innovation Research & Training Dr. Janis Kupersmidt is a Senior Research Scientist at innovation Research & Training and a licensed child clinical psychologist. She is an expert in mentoring, prevention science, positive youth development, and children’s social-emotional development. She was the Co-author with Dr. Rebecca Stelter, Dr. Jean Rhodes, and Michael Garringer of the Fourth Edition of the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring, MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership’s groundbreaking research- and safety-based practice standards for implementing effective youth mentoring programs. In addition, she has devoted her work to developing evidence-based tools to improve mentoring programs including training for mentors, mentees, parents or guardians, and mentoring program staff. She has worked with the National Office of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America on developing core, pre-match and early post-match web-based training for Bigs (Be a Better Big, Ethics and Safety, and Boundaries in Impact U), and the PERL (Promoting Enhanced Resilience and Learning) program designed to train Bigs and match support staff in strategies to use in everyday interactions and teachable moments with mentees to promote and support positive outcomes through enhancing non-cognitive skills, particularly in youth with learning differences. She is the PI on a grant from NICHD to develop and test EQUIP (the Elements Quality Improvement Process), a quality improvement process for use by mentoring programs and technical assistance providers that includes a comprehensive web-based software application as a tool to assist in this process.
[Connected Scholars: Intro to Youth-Initiated Mentoring]
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| Tori Sizemore Lehman CPA Engagement Principal CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Tori is an engagement principal with CLA’s public sector group. Tori has more than 20 years of public auditing experience with a focus on nonprofit organizations and governmental entities. Tori received her bachelor of business administration in accounting from Stetson University in 1992. Additionally, Tori is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Florida.
[10 Questions to Ask Your Auditor]
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| Richard Lewis Director, Federal Compliance and Project Management Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Mr. Lewis has 25 years of program management, planning, research and evaluation experience. Currently, he serves as Director of Federal Compliance and Project Management for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America—the oldest and largest youth mentoring organization in the United States. Mr. Lewis provides professional management consulting services that help drive mission effectiveness, develop strategic plans, achieve organizational outcomes, implement innovative solutions, and advance effective programs and policies for the public good. He also serves as a consultant subject matter expert to the Urban Institute, a nonpartisan economic and social policy research organization, and advises on criminal justice system and legislative issues involving improving outcomes for children, families, and communities. Mr. Lewis’ broad knowledge base includes: managing federal, state and privately funded contracts and grants; providing advice and counsel to various agencies and organizations on public policy issues and fund development initiatives; and developing and maintaining value-added strategies, partnerships and effective working relationships with members of various branches of the federal government. His skill set also comprises conducting policy relevant research, developing balanced performance measures, and empirically evaluating programs designed to solve social problems. In addition, Mr. Lewis develops cutting-edge training curricula and delivers state-of-the-art technical assistance to clients in the public and private sector. He authors papers and proposals, lectures on social justice policy issues, develops policies and procedures, supports corporate communications, and provides Congressional testimony. Mr. Lewis’ project management portfolio includes more than $18M in active federal grants. Finally, he holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Maryland at College Park.
[Advancing within the My Brothers Keeper Initiative] [Federal Funding through BBBSA]
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| Drew Linn Chief Strategy Officer WWD Solutions [App Creates New Match Activities & Partnerships] | |
| Margaret Linnane Executive Director Rollins College Edyth Bush Institute Margaret Linnane is the executive director of the Rollins College Edyth Bush Institute. Prior to coming to the Center, Ms. Linnane was the executive director of the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida for 18 years. Her extensive experience in resource development, program and fiscal management, board governance and leadership, and community outreach were paramount in selecting her to lead the Philanthropy Center in 2004.
Ms. Linnane serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of Florida Nonprofit Alliance, the statewide association formed to provide a collective voice for nonprofits at the local, state and federal levels. A past recipient of the prestigious Martin L. Bell Memorial Scholarship, a full-tuition scholarship awarded annually to a nonprofit executive in the Executive MBA Program at the Roy E. Crummer Graduate School of Business, Ms. Linnane holds an MBA and a B.A. from Rollins College.
[Succession Planning: “Letting Go of the Vine"]
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| Riley Little Balanced Man Program Director Sigma Phi Epsilon Riley currently serves as the Balanced Man Program Director for Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. In his role he manages the membership experience for over 15,000 program participants on 228 university campuses across the country. He received his B.A. from Christopher Newport University where he spent his time outside of the classroom working with a number of nonprofits, serving in AmeriCorps, and starting the CNU Mentoring Initiative. After graduating, Riley immediately began working for SigEp, and spent a year traveling Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia as a regional director for the organization. He currently resides in Richmond, Virginia and enjoys writing and playing music, cheering on the Green Bay Packers, and learning about Asset-based Community Development.
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| Dale Long Community Outreach Coordinator/Public Information Officer; Life Member, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity City of Dallas, Public Works Department Dale Hawkins Long was born in Tuskegee, Alabama and reared in Birmingham where he graduated from high school in 1970. He accepted a music scholarship, becoming a member of the famous “Ocean of Soul” Marching Band of Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, earning the Bachelor’s Degree in 1974. Professionally, in his 19th year, he works for the City of Dallas, Public Works Department serving as the Community Outreach Coordinator/Public Information Officer. Dale holds membership with the Garland Branch NAACP, the Dallas Chapter, Texas Southern University Alumni Association, a Dallas County Deputy Voter Registrar, Leadership Dallas Alumni Association and is a Life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Now mentoring his seventh Little Brother, for over four decades he has been a volunteer and advocate with Big Brothers and Big Sisters and serves on a national task force to recruit volunteers and supporters. Dale and his wife, Ellen are in a couples match mentoring twelve-year-old, Mawntel. He’s the recipient of numerous awards and recognition for his lifelong commitment to community service. Chief among his major accomplishments are receiving the 1989 National Big Brother of the Year and the 2007 Clifford P. Norman National Award for local board participation, both from Big Brothers and Sisters of America. He is the only person in the agency’s one-hundred ten year history to receive both awards. Dale is listed in the 2011 Class of the Griot’s 100: History Makers in the Making. He’s also been chronicled in the Dallas Morning News, Ebony, Essence and Forbes magazines as well as NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. He has been a speaker on the national platform, including the National Urban League, Congressional Black Caucus, the University of Michigan, The University of Texas at Dallas, Texas Southern University and the United Methodist Church’s General Conference. In 1990 he shared the podium at the White House with President George H. Bush as the President announced one of his Youth Engaged in Service initiatives. In 2004, during the 40th Anniversary commemoration of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, President George W. Bush included in his White House speech one of Dale’s childhood memories of growing up in Birmingham. Dale and Ellen reside in the Dallas suburb of Garland, Texas and are proud parents of adult daughters, Kendra Dale and Amber Nicole. They are members of Hamilton Park United Methodist Church in Dallas. A “retired” marathon runner, he now practices Pilates and yoga. [Male Mentors through African American Organizational Partnerships] | |
| Christina Martinez Vice President of External Relations Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas Christina Martinez has been with the agency for a little over 8 months, however her relationship with us began almost six years ago when she became a Big Sister to Julisa. Christina and Julisa are still matched today and enjoy shopping, going for walks, and cooking dinner.
Christina began working in the non-profit sector over 15 years ago at the Witte Museum. Since then she has had many positions including working for Girl Scouts and most recently served as the Executive Director at San Antonio Youth Literacy. While at San Antonio Youth Literacy she led the agency to triple the size of it’s program in just three years. She also helped to strategically place the organization on the map and ensure that SAYL was seen as the leading early literacy organization in the city.
In Christina’s new role as VP of External Relations she is overseeing the agency’s partnerships, external messaging and marketing department. She is also working closely with our fund development and special event staff to ensure that all aspects of the organization are mission focused with the desired outcome of matching more children with caring adult role models. She is excited to be part of our agency and looks forward to helping BBBS improve its external messaging.
[Changing the Funder Conversation]
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| Charles “Chuck” Matthews BBBS of America Mentoring Brothers in Action National Partnership Chair Omega Psi Phi Inc. Charles Matthews received his Bachelor’s degree from Alabama A&M University and his MBA from Webster University. He is an adjunct professor at Indiana Wesleyan Schools of Business MBA program.
Matthews is the founder and CEO of Matthews Enterprises LLC, a Business Consulting Firm and Ecommerce Matthews Electronic World. He recently retired from the General Electric Company after 30 + years, where he managed various upper level Operations & Quality Management departments.
He is married to Nancy Adams Matthews. They have a daughter Tamarra, esq (Rusty Johnson esq), a son Charles Jr. MD (Tanisha M. Matthews) & three grandchildren, Sophia, Lewis & Reid.
Over decades of service Matthews has been the recipient of several awards; The YMCA Adult Black Achiever of the Year in Louisville, Kentucky; Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity - Psi Boule`s Archon of the year; Omega Psi Phi Fraternity’s chapter & district citizen of the year; General Electric outstanding performance awards; National Big Brother of the year for 2007 and the White House President Obama “Drum Major of Service” award, Kentucky’s Citizen’s Service award,
He is a member of The Green Castle Baptist Church and has numerous service & volunteer work that he is involved with. Such as; 1) Mentoring in the Jefferson County Public Schools; 2) Chestnut Street YMCA Black Achiever Program (VP of the YMCA PAC); 3) The Urban League / NAACP; Precinct captain for the Obama for president campaign; 4) Church league basketball coach; 5) and Big Brother to Little Brothers Rico, Shaquille Johnson, & Marcus Hampton over a period spanning 10 years.
Matthews serve on the board of Kentuckiana BBBS Agency, the National Leadership Council of BBBS of America, and the Omega Psi Phi Inc. / BBBS of America Mentoring Brothers in Action National Partnership Chairman.
Matthews is principal founder & leader of Rico’s Roundtable Saturday Academy. It is a local collaboration of several civic, fraternal, sorority, social, business, and JCPS, parents & citizens groups. RR objective is aimed at closing the achievement gap within our schools.
[Male Mentors through African American Organizational Partnerships]
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| Laurel McCombs Senior Philanthropy Advisor The Osborne Group Laurel McCombs joined the Osborne Group in 2013 and brings more than 16 years of experience in the non-profit sector, with particular focus on fund development, performance management and board development.
As a consultant and trainer, Laurel has worked closely with clients on a variety of topics, including donor retention, development operations, planning, donor management, board fundraising and more. Current and recent clients include Easter Seals, Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles, La Clinica de la Raza and Better Tomorrows. In addition to well-received workshops at national conferences, such as Junior Achievement, JDRF and Boys & Girls Club, Laurel has presented at the Association of Fundraising Professional International Conference and several local development professional associations and gatherings.
Prior to joining the Osborne Group, Laurel worked with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America where she was responsible for the coordination of capacity building resources and support to more than 350 Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies across the country. She also served as the Program Officer for a local health foundation and began her non-profit career at the Girl Scouts of Monterey Bay where she was the Director of Development and Communications.
Laurel has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California and lives in Santa Cruz, CA. In addition to supporting youth development organizations, Laurel volunteers for the Japanese American Citizens League and is an alumna of the American Express Nonprofit Leadership Academy.
[Double Donors in Two Years] [How to Fuel More Giving through Stewardship]
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| Diane Meiller-Cook President and CEO Diane Meiller and Associates, Inc. A dynamic change leader with specific expertise in enterprise strategic planning, change management and corporate organizational realignment, Ms. Meiller-Cook possesses the expertise to collaborate effectively with senior leaders to assess and leverage an organization’s human capital resources to optimize its ability to achieve objectives. Ms. Meiller-Cook is a regular presenter on the topics of Performance Excellence, Culture, Strategic Planning, Organizational Alignment and Leadership Optimization.
With over 25 years of experience in multiple industries, specializing in the areas of Business Strategy and Leadership, Marketing and Sales, Human Resources, and Operations Management, Ms. Meiller-Cook started her career at IBM in Human Resources, followed by roles in Sales and Marketing assignments in Tucson, Boston, and Manhattan, where she received numerous commendations for outstanding performance, including the IBM’s Chairman’s Award. She joined EDS where she spent five years in the areas of Business and Strategic Planning, Recruiting, Marketing, and Business Development, leading transition efforts as a result of mergers/acquisitions in new market areas.
Upon relocating to Florida twenty years ago, Ms. Meiller-Cook led regions in the IT solutions and staffing industry and offshore SOX compliance. In 2006, she launched Diane Meiller and Associates (DM&A), a performance excellence consulting firm with four practice areas which include: Strategy and Facilitation, IT Optimization and Planning, Human Capital and Organizational Alignment, and Business Process Optimization.
[Reaching Performance Excellence]
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| Tim Midkiff Chief Financial Officer Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Tim Midkiff joined Big Brothers Big Sisters of America as controller in December 2013. In September 2014, he assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Tim oversees Information Technology, Grant Compliance and Quality Assurance, Payroll, Internal Audit, Annual Audit, Building Maintenance, and BBBSA Foundation.
Tim previously served as the controller for American Lung Association of the Plains-Gulf Region. While at American Lung Association he lead in consecutive years of successful annual federal audits, managed grants from varying federal agencies as well as lead in several mergers.
Prior to joining American Lung Association, Tim served as the controller for Family Gateway. Tim comes from a background of business ownership where he successfully led the company from start-up to expansion to multiple locations.
Tim received a Bachelor Degree from Baylor University and Masters of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Dallas.
[Understanding Nonprofit Accounting (Board Members Only)]
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| Gary Moore Senior Partner Moore Strickland Gary Moore serves as national coordinating legal counsel for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America in defending child protection cases. He founded Moore Strickland in 1985 and throughout his career has been privileged to defend clients in an array of cases, representing numerous private and public entities in areas from general liability to civil rights. He has tried more than 100 jury trials and successfully argued appeals which resulted in landmark child protection case opinions. He has been honored as an “Illinois Super Lawyer” in a peer review selection process conducted by Law and Politics. [Risk Management = Best Practices] | |
| Wes Moore CEO BridgeEdU Wes Moore is an author, a producer, a decorated Army combat veteran, an advocate for youth, and the founder and CEO of BridgeEdU. This national initiative focuses on addressing the college completion and career placement crisis by reinventing the freshman year of college. In place of the traditional freshman year, BridgeEdu advocates engaging college students with real-world internships and service-learning opportunities.Moore graduated Phi Theta Kappa from Valley Forge Military College in 1998 and Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins University in 2001. He completed a Master of Letters in International Relations from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar in 2004. Upon graduation, Moore served as a paratrooper and Captain in the United States Army, participating in a combat tour of duty in Afghanistan with the 82nd Airborne Division. Moore is also the author of two New York Times best-selling books, “The Other Wes Moore,” a story of the importance of individual decisions as well as community support, and “The Work,” which chronicles Moore’s journey to discover meaning in his work and how he found that meaning in service. Moore’s first book, The Other Wes Moore, is a story of mentorship and support networks that prevented him from falling into crime and drugs. It tells the tale of two kids with the same name living in the same decaying city. One grew up to serve in the Army’s prestigious 82nd Airborne Division, become a Rhodes Scholar and serve as a White House Fellow. The other is currently serving a life sentence for the killing of a police officer during an armed robbery. Moore wondered why he and the other Wes were so radically different. To satisfy this curiosity, he began investigating the man who had the same name. The result was an instant New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller that captured the nation’s attention and explored how the line between success and failure is drawn in our communities. Moore has been featured by USA Today, People magazine, “Meet the Press,” “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” “The View,” MSNBC, and NPR, among many others. He is also the host of “Beyond Belief” on the Oprah Winfrey Network, and the executive producer and host of “Coming Back with Wes Moore” on PBS. [General Session, Wednesday, June 29, 9:00 am] | |
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| Laurie Nathan Director, National Outreach National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Laurie Nathan is a child safety advocate dedicated to raising awareness of abduction prevention, child sexual exploitation, and Internet safety in communities nationwide. As Director of National Outreach at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), Laurie partners with organizations on child safety issues and educates professionals at national and regional events, including the National Sheriffs’ Association Annual Conference, Internet Crimes Against Children National Conference, and YMCA of the USA EXPO. Laurie is an alumna of Emory University in Atlanta, GA where she graduated with highest honors in Psychology.
[Educating Littles Parents on Sexual Abuse]
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| Julie Novak Vice President, Child Safety Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Julie Novak joined Big Brothers Big Sisters of America in 2004. As associate vice president of child safety, she serves as a leading expert and national spokesperson on child safety and youth protection.
Novak leads the nationwide advancement of effective child abuse prevention and crisis response strategies and works collaboratively with other national experts from organizations including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Crimes Against Children Research Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nonprofit Risk Management Center and law enforcement.
Novak develops and provides statewide training on issues including abuse of children, violence prevention and crisis management. She currently serves as a member of the National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse & Exploitation, LexisNexis’ Advisory Board and the NCMEC Youth Online Working Safety Group.
Novak has received professional training in the areas of child abuse, exploitation, violence prevention and risk management. Prior to joining BBBSA she served as CEO of Big Brother Big Sisters of Northwestern Wisconsin for 11 years where she expanded the organization’s service to children by more than 400 percent. She graduated from the University of Iowa and served for three years as a sexual assault and domestic violence victims’ advocate.
[Child Safety: System for Youth Protection Workshop]
[Educating Littles Parents on Sexual Abuse]
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| Mike O’Brien CEO iMentor Mike is a believer in the power of mentoring and has dedicated his career to contributing to the national mentoring movement. Mike joined iMentor in 2003 and became CEO of iMentor in 2007. iMentor builds mentoring relationships that empower students in low-income communities to graduate high school, succeed in college, and achieve their ambitions. iMentor partners with high schools and provides every student in the school with a mentor. Since 1999, iMentor has connected 15,000 students with mentors, through our partnerships with public schools in New York City and nonprofits nationwide. iMentor has also recently launched a direct-service site in Chicago to be followed by a launch in the Bay Area. Under Mike’s leadership, the organization has grown its direct-service annual enrollment from serving 400 New York City high school students to serving 3,200 New York students and 200 students in Chicago. In 2006, Mike launched the iMentor Partner Programs, expanding iMentor’s reach beyond its direct service work by bringing iMentor’s effective mentoring model to communities across the country. Partner Programs provides iMentor’s curricula, technology tools, and consulting to non-profits nationwide so they can implement their own effective mentoring programs in the iMentor model. Currently Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliates across the country serve over 2,300 students in partnership with iMentor. Mike is a member of the board of directors at Blue Engine and BUILD. He is also the recipient of an Ashoka Fellowship, which recognizes leading social entrepreneurs who have innovative solutions to social problems and the potential to change patterns across society. Mike began his career as a high school teacher in East New York, Brooklyn, where he also coached the boys’ basketball team and launched an after-school writing program. He is a graduate of Bucknell University. | |
| Talya Oberfield Managing Director iMentor Talya has a range of experience in youth development, volunteer engagement and building sustainable partnerships. She began at iMentor as a Partnership Manager before moving into her current role. Prior to iMentor, Talya led program design and implementation at Boston-based Building Impact where she cultivated strategic partnerships across the non-profit and for-profit sectors to mobilize volunteers through the buildings where they work and live. In addition, Talya was a Teaching Fellow with Citizen Schools, where she taught and mentored middle school students and coached professionals as part of their school-based apprenticeship program while developing and delivering early college awareness workshops with Gear Up. Talya earned her B.A. from Brown University and M. Ed from Lesley University.
[Mentor2.0: More Mentors, Funders & Outcomes]
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| Katie Orlando Executive Director Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Iowa Katie Orlando has over 16 years of experience coaching and motivating staff. She is a graduate of Gettysburg College and serves as the Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Iowa. Katie has 7 years of Big Brothers Big Sisters experience and 8 years of higher education experience as a director and adjust professor. In her free time, Katie is a Big Sister to Little Sister Kiana, she serves on the Iowa Mentor Partnership Board, the Waterloo Historic Preservation Commission, and she volunteers over 100 hours a month through her involvement with the Jaycees, Lions, and Kiwanis. She also serves on the Nebraska-Iowa Kiwanis Board of Directors and is the Lieutenant Governor for Northeast Iowa Kiwanis. Katie's professional and volunteer history has given her the opportunity to supervise and empower hundreds of professionals from all different states, countries and backgrounds. Katie is excited to have the opportunity to help others in the Big Brothers Big Sisters network build their bench of professionals and coach them to success.
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| Darcey Palmer-Shultz CEO Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana Darcey has served Big Brothers Big Sisters a total of 12 years through two agencies – beginning her career in fundraising and marketing, expanding into organizational strategy and leadership, and then assuming the role of CEO at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana (BBBSCI) in 2011. During her time as CEO, BBBSCI has been recognized with an Indiana Achievement Award, as the Best Place to Volunteer in NUVO’s Best of Indy, the United Way of Central Indiana Volunteer Program of the Year, and with the Community Charity Award from the I Love Julia Foundation.
In addition to leading Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana, Darcey has served as the Secretary, President, and currently Vice President of the Indiana Big Brothers Big Sisters State Association. She is also a member of the National Leadership Council, representing the Midwest Region and serving as a co-chair of the Fund Development Committee.
In 2010, Darcey completed Six Sigma training through Cummins Inc. and led a Six Sigma project focused on improving the agency’s 12 month match retention which resulted in an increase from 59.91% to more than 78%. This project was recognized as a Six Sigma Chairman’s Quality Award Winner by Cummins Inc., the first community-focused project to receive this distinction. BBBSCI has now completed its second Six Sigma project through the leadership of Amy Pomeranz Essley, Chief Program Officer, and has begun implementing enhanced training, opportunities, and resources for Bigs with an innovative mobile app platform called The Big App.
[App Creates New Match Activities & Partnerships]
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| Sue Price Sue is a highly effective leader with 26 years of experience in the property-casualty insurance industry. She has expertise in a broad range of commercial segments ranging from small business to large accounts (with Alternative Risk Transfer mechanisms), encompassing many industries. Sue holds many professional designations within the insurance industry. Sue has been with Great American Insurance since 2007 specializing in nonprofits. Sue was instrumental in Great American becoming the insurance carrier for Big Brothers Big Sisters. She oversees the national headquarters policies, and the local affiliates that are insured with Great American. Susan enjoys working with John L Kirby & Associates. Sue lives in Chicago, and enjoys attending Cub games, golfing, and spending time with family and friends. | |
| Josette Rider Executive Director Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana Josette Rider currently serves as the CEO of BBBS of Northeast Indiana, a graduate of Indiana University, Bloomington. Rider received a degree in secondary English education and went on to serve as the executive director of the Boys and Girls Club in Decatur, where she built Clubs and designed programs. While CEO of BBBS she has helped to start up two additional Boys and Gilrs Club programs in the same service territory. While CEO of BBBSNEI the number of children served grew from 368 to 2019 while cost per match decreased from $2900 to just under $700. BBBS of Northeast Indiana has been named the top Agency in the United States for 2006, 2009 and again in 2013. Under Rider’s direction the BBBS Agency received funding to expand services to Hispanics both English and non English speaking and serve over 350 children of parents who are incarcerated. Recently BBBSNEI was one of six agencies across the country awarded a mentoring enhancement grant from OJJDP to conduct next level research on enhancements that could lengthen the match. Ms. Rider has led several successful capital campaigns; including successful campaigns to erect buildings for Boys and Girls Club, Community Centers, expand mentoring and her latest’s efforts revolve around raising more the 6 million dollars to expand mentoring across Northern Indianan and create a state of the art mentoring center. Josette has been successfully matched with her first little sister Kayla for over 11 years. Kayla is the first person to graduate high school in her family and now is the manager of the Customer Service Department at BBBSNEI. Josette is matched with a new “little” Courtney – ironically it was her first little sister Kayla that made the match with her current little Courtney and they all share the same middle name.
[Engaging Collegiate & University Bigs]
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| Brandon Schmidt Co-Founder and Principal TwelveX • Happily married father of four, three boys and a girl.
• Former Big Brother
• Michigan MBA and Santa Clara University Graduate
• Co-founder and Co-principal of TwelveX, a company that helps nonprofits (including BBBS agencies) develop predictable cash flow and engage supporters by employing the power of MEG (monthly engaged giving).
After an accomplished career in sales, marketing, recruiting, training, new product development and sales team leadership, including serving as a Vice President at two different companies, Brandon and Co-Founder, Jackson Davis, launched TwelveX.
Brandon decision to create a company with Jackson Davis based on their concept of Monthly Engaged Giving (MEG) was simply a natural extension of his life. He and his family are longtime monthly givers in support of Omar, a 16-year-old Honduran boy. Their early sponsorship experience with Omar was the inspiration for MEG.
In college, Brandon played soccer at Santa Clara University and was named Most Inspirational Player on SCU’s 1st Division I National Championship Team (1989). He was Captain on the 1991 National Championship Finalist team. Brandon graduated in 1992 with a B.S. in Marketing, Cum Laude and received the prestigious Nobili Medal.
After seven years working in sales and sales management he returned to school to earn an MBA Degree from the University of Michigan. It was a Dean’s Fellowship and he was only one of 2.5% of Michigan MBA’s to have full tuition covered. While there he served as Student Body President and received the Michigan MBA Student Leadership Award.
[Sustainable Growth with Monthly Giving]
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| Angie Scott Associate Director of Child Safety Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Angie Scott has served as Associate Director of Child Safety for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America since June, 2015. Working in partnership with the Vice President of Child Safety, Scott supports the research and advancement of effective child protection strategies across Big Brothers Big Sisters’ nationwide network of affiliated agencies. Before coming to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Scott provided direct service to children and families for four years through BBBS in the Tampa Bay region. She has experience working with child and adult sexual assault and trauma survivors, and has received training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Advocacy Core Training through the Florida Council of Against Sexual Violence. She holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology.
[Child Safety: System for Youth Protection Workshop]
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| David Shapiro CEO MENTOR David Shapiro is the CEO of MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership, the unifying champion for expanding quality youth mentoring relationships. MENTOR was founded 25 years ago to build and activate a youth mentoring movement. Since then, the number of mentoring relationships has grown from 300,000 to more than four million. Under Shapiro’s leadership, the organization has been highlighted by the Social Impact Exchange, the Stanford Social Innovation Review and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, and was selected by the U.S Department of Justice to establish and operate the National Mentoring Resource Center. In 2014, MENTOR’s report, The Mentoring Effect, found that 1 in 3 young people reach adulthood without a mentor. MENTOR’s strategy to close that gap incorporates policy expertise and advocacy, public awareness and mobilization. The organization bridges research to practice, and develops and delivers standards, training and tools in collaboration with its national network of affiliate Mentoring Partnerships. Shapiro was previously the CEO of MENTOR’s Massachusetts affiliate, Mass Mentoring Partnership and he has held positions with the U.S. Golf Association Foundation and the American Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay. He chairs the Mass Nonprofit Network board and serves as a volunteer leader with America’s Promise Alliance and National Human Service Assembly. | |
| Paula Shell President & CEO Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida Paula Shell is the President & CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida serving the five county area of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton and Bay Counties. She has served in this capacity for 19 years. Paula holds a BA from the University of West Florida with a degree in Criminal Justice and a minor in Psychology. Prior to Big Brothers Big Sisters she worked in the mental health field managing group homes for adolescent boys and girls for 12 years. She has served in many capacities over her years with Big Brothers Big Sisters Florida State Association including Legislative and Vice-Chair and currently represents the mid-size agencies with a term on the Florida Association Board. She has served as a Big Sister over her years to Shakara and Christina and currently is Big Sister to Hope for 4 years now. She has served on the Florida State Board for the Arthritis Foundation for 6 years and in her spare time she has trained and completed seven Marathons through the “Joints In Motion” program with the Arthritis Foundation having personally raised over $50,000 for Arthritis research.
[100 Men in 100 Days: New Male Mentors]
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| Krissy Smith VP of Programs Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida Krissy Smith is the VP of Programs for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida. She began her work at the agency 17 years ago as a case manager and serving in her current position the last 14 years. Krissy received her BS in education from the University of Texas in Arlington. Prior to her work at Big Brothers Big Sisters she worked in Texas at IBM and the HR industry in Florida. Krissy has served on the Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Florida program committee, Junior Achievement Board, as well as many various committees in her community. Krissy is the Children's ministry leader at her church as well as serving on the Children’s Council along with helping her husband in the Youth Department.
[100 Men in 100 Days: New Male Mentors]
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| Dan Soliday President & CEO for Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters Dan has worked more than 20 years in youth development and addressing root causes of poverty. After receiving an MDiv, Dan served as a pastor in Fort Worth. Living in the city’s center forced Dan to struggle with themes of disenfranchisement and poverty, moving him to start a local, grassroots youth center. Dan moved to Los Angeles to lead multiple entities that educated, mentored youth and addressed root causes of poverty in a culturally, ethnically and socioeconomically diverse neighborhood in the heart of LA. After 5 years, Dan’s denomination asked him to provide leadership to its growing compassionate ministries’ network. Dan served as the President/CEO of NCMI, a NPO tasked with providing technical assistance, organizational development consulting and non-church resources to address youth development and root causes of poverty through the church’s global network that included more than 200 nonprofit/nongovernmental organizations. During his 6 years at NCMI, Dan led his team to raise more than $23 million to serve thousands of youth and families around the world. While serving NCMI, Dan completed his MBA. Dan then returned to his Kansas roots to serve as President/CEO for Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters. KSBBBS is one of the largest youth development organizations in the state and the second largest one-to-one mentoring organization in the nation. They serve approximately 5,000 kids, with 85% living in poverty. Dan is passionate about changing the trajectory of Kansas kids living in poverty.
[Big Transformation: Creating Growth and Sustainability in Today's Competitive Environment]
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| Maritza Soto Keen, Ph.D Maritza Soto Keen, Ph.D. joined the University of Georgia’s Fanning Institute in 2002 after serving as the executive director of the Latin American Association (Atlanta) for 17 years. At Fanning, she co-leads the nonprofit practice, conducting assessments, technical assistance and training for nonprofit organizations and community groups. Her nonprofit work focuses on board governance and development, CEO and board leadership, program assessment and evaluation, organizational change and transition, strategic planning, and cultural competency/diversity training. Her most recent clients include Georgians for a Healthy Future, the Lynda Brannan Williamson Foundation in Statesboro, Welcoming America (Decatur, GA), the Albany-Dougherty County Education Collaborative, and the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. In her previous position as Executive Director of the Latin American Association from 1985-2002, Maritza provided executive leadership to two capital campaigns generating over $13.5 million, managed a budget that grew from $200,000 to over 4 million and provided leadership to a staff of 55. | |
| Susan Spear Director, Wilderness and Wild & Scenic Rivers, National Forest System USDA Forest Service With 25 years with the Forest Service, I have worked in a variety of positions and locations around the country (Arizona, Colorado, Michigan and Washington). In my current position as Director for Wilderness and Wild & Scenic River programs for the National Forest System, I am privileged to manage our most precious resources. I get to assist the forests in managing designated Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers, and do the planning and protection for potential future designations. I have managed these precious resources throughout my Forest Service career as a staff person on a District, to a District Ranger and Forest Supervisor and Washington Office staff working with Congress on budget and legislation. I have worked with many partners and built new partnerships for public use of their public land heritage.
I found my personal mission of protecting public lands for future generations having grown up in the Upper Midwest doing outdoor activities with my family and Girl Scouts. I was in the Youth Conservation Corps in Minnesota on the Superior National Forest while in high school. I got to work in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness where I was inspired for my career. I received my BS degree in Wildland Recreation Management (planning option) from University of Idaho in 1980 and my MS, Renewable Natural Resources, (wildlife management and landscape architecture) from University of Arizona in 1983. | |
| Dawn Stagliano Director of Government/Regulatory Affairs & Community Investment Comcast Dawn Stagliano joined Comcast in 1994, and is Director of Government/Regulatory Affairs & Community Investment in Comcast's Florida Region, responsible for shaping and advancing the company's government, public and community relations visibility in Broward County.
Dawn currently serves on several community and non-profit advisory committees and boards, including Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County, Urban League of Broward County and HandsOn Broward. Dawn grew up in South Florida and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Florida Atlantic University. When not working, Dawn can be found at Flywheel taking spin, volunteering with community organizations and spending time with her family. [Leverage National Community Partners] | |
| Rebecca Stelter Research Scientist II innovation Research & Training Rebecca Stelter, Ph.D., is a Research Scientist at innovation Research & Training where she has served as Principal Investigator and Project Director on projects related to substance abuse prevention, mentor training, mentee training, evaluation of mentoring program quality and quality improvement processes, and the development of curriculum for enhancing children’s social and emotional skills. Currently, she is the Co-Principal Investigator on an award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to develop training for mentees and their parents or caregivers using a personal computer or mobile device. In addition, she is currently the Principal Investigator on an OJJDP grant to evaluate the long-term impact of mentoring for youth at high-risk for delinquency. She is also a Co-Principal Investigator on several OJJDP funded grants including an evaluation of mentoring enhancements for children of incarcerated parents and a research grant examining the impact of mentee risk on youth outcomes. Dr. Stelter is Co-Principal Investigator on a grant award to develop and evaluate a web-based mentoring program quality improvement system based on the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring. In addition, she served as one of the lead authors of the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring, 4th Edition. Dr. Stelter has provided training and technical assistance to numerous other organizations on youth mentoring across the United States. Dr. Stelter received her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from North Carolina State University and served as a Big Sister to her Little for over ten years.
[Online Training for Big Impact]
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| Andrea Stelzl AIM Support Analyst Big Brothers Big Sisters of America [Utilizing AIM to the Fullest ] | |
| Mark S. Tillman General President Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Mark S. Tillman is the General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. He served the fraternity in numerous leadership positions and most recently as the immediate past Midwestern regional vice president and a district director of Michigan. He has thirty years of dedication as a member in maintaining Alpha Phi Alpha as a leader in the eyes of the membership it serves and the community at large. Mr. Tillman has over twenty-five years of information technology experience with Hewlett Packard Enterprise. His current responsibilities include leading a team of systems engineers to design, build, and test cloud solutions. He provides leadership in project management, determining technical direction and research, and support implementation plans for new technology standards and processes. Mr. Tillman is also the former chairman of an employee-network group where he promotes and executes programs which enhance professional development and diversity within the IT profession. A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, he completed his bachelor’s degree in computer science at Dillard University in 1988 and in 1989 he moved to Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Tillman is married to Velicia, his wife of nineteen years, and is an avid outdoorsman. He is a three-time mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters and has been honored as a “Person of the Week” by the local ABC affiliated news station WXYV and the 100 Black Men of Metro Detroit for his dedication to mentoring. He is also a 2014 recipient of the Michigan Chronicle, Men of the Year Award. | |
| Hanh Tran Senior Director of Partner Programs iMentor Hanh joins iMentor with experience in communications, consulting and non-profit program management. Formerly, Hanh worked at the Morgan Stanley Foundation where she created communications aimed at increasing the visibility of philanthropic initiatives. She has also worked in community outreach at New York Cares to expand volunteer opportunities in the Bronx and Brooklyn. Hanh has an interest in social entrepreneurship and previously served as a Kiva Fellow in Vietnam where she used video to share stories about women entrepreneurs. She has worked with refugee communities through WomenCraft, a social enterprise in Tanzania that connects rural artisans with international fair-trade markets. Hanh believes that all youth have the potential to succeed if given adequate opportunity and support and is thrilled to contribute to iMentor’s efforts to serve more students through mentoring. Hanh received her M.P.A. from the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University and her B.A. in journalism and marketing from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
[Mentor2.0: More Mentors, Funders & Outcomes]
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| L-Mani Viney Executive Director Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation Since 1998 Mr. Viney has been a teacher of Social Studies at Piscataway High School in Piscataway, NJ. In 2014 he was appointed the program coordinator for the schools newly formed 50 Strong Peer to Peer Mentoring program which focuses on the life and academic outcomes of young men of color and underserved youth. Outside of school, Mr. Viney has served as the national consultant to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America on African American mentoring, chief facilitator of the Inside/Outside Dad’s program for the Visiting Homemakers Service of Hudson County, and National Guide Right Committee Chairman of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated serving over 14,000 young men of color throughout the country. His work has also allowed him to work closely with the White House Initiative for Educational Excellence for African Americans and the Campaign for Black Male Achievement. In 2015, he was named by the Black Men’s Dossier publication as one of the Top 25 Gentlemen History Makers Now. Currently, Mr. Viney lives in West Orange, NJ with his wife Deidra, son Lorenzo (9) and “CEO of the Universe” daughter Dana (4). He is also a graduate of Boston College with a Bachelor’s in Arts and Sciences degree in History. [Black Male Achievement through Mentoring]
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| Michelle Von Fange National Executive Director Smile for a Lifetime Michelle Von Fange serves as the National Executive Director of Smile for a Lifetime. Michelle has over 25 years of non-profit experience serving with local, state and national organizations in leadership positions, with a majority of that work in youth serving agencies. Her masters and bachelor's degrees are in education with a minor in communications. Working closely with her husband, she has also served as an entrepreneur running several businesses over the years. As a volunteer, she’s served as a committee member with the Colorado Governor's Commission on Community Service's Disability Inclusion Team, Youth Philanthropy Initiative of Indiana, and currently serves as a 4-H volunteer in El Paso county. Michelle and her family reside in Peyton, Colorado where she enjoys jeeping, hiking, family events and volunteering.
[Leverage National Community Partners]
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| Carol Westberry, SPHR, SHRM-SCP Founder, President, and Chief HR Passion Officer The Westberry Group, Inc. “I Love Human Resources!” Carol founded The Westberry Group, Inc. a full service human resources consulting group and HRToolkitsOnline.com™ an online, on-demand HR resources center.
Carol’s primary focus is Human Resources Compliance and has an impressive track record of defusing HR complaints and employee relations issues before they turn into costly lawsuits. The Westberry team are expert in employee counseling, discharges, designing policies, and keeping management up-to-date on employment laws.
Early on Carol learned many businesses were missing the HR basics and that there were few alternatives to affordable HR guidance. To bridge this gap, in 2003, Carol began The Westberry Group consulting and training services and in 2005 her team l created her first version of HRtoolkitsonline.com™. In 2013, Carol and her team launched the full-online HR resource center of HRToolkitsonline.com™.
Carol is a graduate of Patricia Stevens College for Women and has been certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) by the Human Resources Certification Institute and is an active member of the national Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) certified as a SHRM-Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).
She is an international best selling author and an accomplished workshop and seminar presenter. Her motivation and inspirations come from sharing practical business-based HR solutions that make it easy for clients to successfully achieve their business and financial goals.
[HR Secrets to Surviving Overtime Regulation Changes]
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| Jennifer Williams Principal Consultant, CEO Succession Practice Korn Ferry Jennifer Williams is a Principal Consultant and member of the Board and CEO Practice for Korn Ferry, based in the Firm’s Atlanta office.
In her current role, Ms. Williams works with boards of directors to design and implement best-in-class CEO succession processes. In addition, she focuses on the assessment, development, and coaching of CEO succession candidates.
Ms. Williams has been instrumental in the creation and launch of the firm’s global CEO Succession offering and served for several years as Practice Manager.
Prior to joining Korn Ferry, Ms. Williams was a member of Heidrick & Struggles’ Atlanta office. There, she helped to create and build the company’s Global Chief Marketing Officer Practice, which became the second largest practice in the firm after only two years. She also participated in the Consumer Practice, was a talent manager for the firm’s Chief Advisor Network, and a member of the Senior Associate training faculty.
Throughout her career, Ms. Williams has been consistently engaged in working and consulting with senior leadership teams and creating organization-wide solutions. She spent a number of years at Deutsche Bank, one of the largest global investment banks in the world, as a senior project manager for the Equities division. There, she was responsible for all construction and technology initiatives in North America, as well as managing the Equities’ real estate portfolio. She began her career at Deutsche Bank as an associate in the Equity Research division on the Major Chemicals team.
Before joining Deutsche Bank, she worked for Grey Advertising, managing the personal portfolio of the Chairman of the Board and CEO. Prior to Grey, Ms. Williams was on the senior management team of Inspirica, where she helped to create the business plan for this private tutoring start up.
Ms. Williams earned a bachelor of science degree from Cornell University in human development.
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| Laura Yeats Program Director Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Iowa Laura Yeats graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 2011 with a Bachelors in Social Work with a certificate in conflict resolution. Laura spent two years working as a youth counselor at a residential treatment center for adolescent girls, where she facilitated, planned and implemented individual, group and family counseling session. Laura was hired as a Match Coordinator for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Iowa in March of 2014 and was promoted to Program Director in August of 2015. Laura enjoys interacting with volunteers and families, supporting her amazing staff and being a part of the agencies growth. She truly believes that every child has the potential to lead a successful life and that having a mentor supporting you along the way can make all the difference. Laura is excited to witness this great organization change more lives for the better as she continues her journey with Big Brothers Big Sisters.
[Building Your Bench: Coaching Your Staff]
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| Greg Zweber Director of Affiliate Support Big Brothers Big Sisters of America [New ED/CEO Orientation(Lunch): Aschermann’s Nonprofit Boot Camp] | |
