Candidate for
Board Member; Orinda Union School District

WORK EXPERIENCE Expert and trainer on issues of adoption for older children and youth who are waiting in the foster care system.

• Direct all outreach efforts to recruit prospective adoptive families, including community-based outreach, participation in community events and presentations to community groups
• Direct all aspects of the adoption exchange program for the State of California including web site, photo listing of waiting children, service expansion and delivery to all counties in the state
• Coordinate public/private collaborations on behalf of the exchange and the agency
• Direct implementation of State of California's program to respond to national recruitment campaign by AdoptUsKids and the Ad Council
• Direct all communication and public awareness efforts for the agency; conduct special events
• Provide training and technical assistance to both public and private agencies throughout the state
• Devise, implement and direct non-clinical programs for the agency
• Member of leadership team for the agency; participate in devising long term strategic plans
• Significantly contributed to writing grants for many projects totaling multiple millions of dollars. Funding came from various organizations from the federal government to local community foundations

• Directed on an executive level all marketing and communications functions
• Launched a new product line of resources directed to the faith-based community
• Planned and implemented advertising and marketing campaigns
• Managed all aspects of direct mail campaigns with mailings of over 1 million pieces per year
• Directed all aspects of multi-channel marketing for resources and books for the non-profit sector
• Formed and managed private and independent sector partnerships with such non-profit organizations as The Drucker Foundation, The Fundraising School at Indiana University, Lilly Foundation, The Kellog Foundation, and Leadership Network
• Directed all aspects of marketing product line for non-profit organization governance
• Formed and managed partnerships with major religious groups and denominations at the national level for the purpose of developing and publishing curricula

• Lead a team of 10 Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) who advocate for children and youth who are in foster care
• Secretary of the Board of Directors, Family Builders by Adoption
• Started a free dinner program which continues to feed over 400 hungry people each month
• Various successful stewardship and fundraising campaigns for faith based communities and relief efforts in Central America
• Began a series of forums to raise public awareness of urgent needs in the community
• Convinced a group of 80 like-minded business owners to form an association that would pool their purchasing resources and increase their profits. Served as Executive Director
• DATE teacher for Orinda schools
• Classroom aid for Orinda schools
• Town precinct coordinator for Lamorinda Democratic Club