EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Executive Profile Visionary Executive Director excels marketing communication demonstrated ability development results-driven, strategic, comprehensive marketing public relations plans managing levels multiple projects including budgeting administration. Skill Highlights Leadership/communication skills Strategic planning Project management Budgeting expertise Self-motivated Marketing Public relations Print, broadcast, Web, social media communication Core Accomplishments Managing Editor, Academic Varsity: An Informal History Morningside College Interdepartmental Honors Program; 2002, Morningside College Press Keynote Speaker, Quota International Sioux City Annual Eighth Grade Honors Luncheon, March 2006 March 2007 Professional Experience Executive Director May 2013 Current Company Name － City State Responsibilities related Writer/Editor position CHIEF WRITER/EDITOR Responsible writing/editing content organizational publications, including development production public relations materials, Web sites (www.foothillscac.org, beaheroforkids.org, wordshurttoo.org), newsletters, publications, educational materials. Example, fall 2014 newsletter, available http://www.foothillscac.org/uploads/9/9/2/1/9921414/foothills-newsletter-fall-2014.pdf Maintains updates Web sites coordination volunteer webmaster. Ensures overall message aligns vision, mission, goals center. PUBLIC AWARENESS AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS Oversees development implementation comprehensive outreach, education, awareness programs community, maintains develops relationships community organizations agencies, governmental funding bodies, media, others, represents center community serves primary spokesperson chief liaison local media. Presents regularly community groups organizations work center. See http://www.foothillscac.org/news-events.html examples press releases media coverage. Other major responsibilities ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP ◦ Reports directly works Board Directors ensure sustainability growth 501(c)3 organization; oversees staff two full-time two part-time persons. STRATEGIC PLANNING ◦ Works Board Directors develop center's strategic plan, policies, procedures; responsible implementation same. FISCAL FACILITY MANAGEMENT ◦ Is responsible ensuring sound fiscal practices line Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) 501(c)3 regulations followed; administers center's programs within budgetary provision; provides comprehensive grant management works staff ensure financial program reports funders timely accurate; oversees maintenance facility procurement equipment. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ◦ Is responsible recruitment, employment, supervision, professional development, evaluation staff volunteers ensures job descriptions developed, regular performance evaluations held, sound human resource practices place. PROGRAM OVERSIGHT SUPPORT PROGRAM SUPERVISION Supports program staff needed ensures programs operating appropriately alignment vision, mission, goals center. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT Working Board, maintains shared vision organization appropriate goals strategies achieve mission, provides leadership developing programs organizational financial plans, maintains acceptable standards professional practice center, ensures ongoing accreditation National Children's Alliance. PROGRAM EVALUATION Is responsible evaluation programs overall evaluation center, including ensuring appropriate accurate collection data analysis data. FUNDRAISING DEVELOPMENT In conjunction Board, develops comprehensive fundraising plan secures financial support individuals, foundations, corporations, develops maintains ongoing relationships major donors grant funders, oversees participates fundraising community awareness events. Private contributions increased 71% FY 2015 FY 2014. Executive Director September 2008 April 2013 Company Name － City State Responsibilities related Writer/Editor position MARKETING PUBLICATIONS Oversaw development communications, including Web site content, e-mail social media messages, quarterly newsletter; oversaw conducted event marketing; served managing editor association publications, including oversight volunteer staff writers; wrote policy papers, Web content, news releases, documents needed. COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY Oversaw policy education, public outreach, social media relations; served public face association; responsible maintaining consistency message branding working improve postdoctoral experience. Successes included limited to: The NPA's recommendations adopted National Institutes Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), recently, White House Office Science Technology Policy. The NPA garnered attention postdoctoral experience Washington Post, New York Times, leading publications. The establishment International Consortium Research Staff Associations, led NPA representatives United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa. Other major responsibilities LEADERSHIP Reported directly works Board Directors ensure sustainability growth 501(c)3 organization; oversaw staff two full-time one part-time persons. STRATEGIC PLANNING Worked Board Directors develop association's strategic plan responsible implementation plan; recently, new five-year plan developed 2013-2017. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT Developed programs benefit support association's diverse constituencies leads staff volunteers implementing programs, including limited association's Annual Meeting, annual Board Retreat, events. FUNDRAISING Engaged fundraising activities, included limited fundraising campaigns, grant writing, donor cultivation, worked build culture giving within served community. FISCAL MANAGEMENT Oversaw accounting according Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) line 501(c)3 regulations including limited following: grant management; payroll; general ledger; financial statements; development annual budgets. Public Relations Staff Writer January 1999 August 2008 Company Name － City State position CHIEF WRITER, EDITOR, AND PHOTOGRAPHER Oversaw external internal communications, served editor chief writer photographer news releases, alumni magazine The Morningsider, e-newsletter, On Move. ◦ Conducted interviews alumni, faculty staff regular basis. MARKETING Oversaw marketing efforts marketing research, including leading integrated marketing team development production television radio commercials print advertising. Major responsibilities Served president's researcher writer college's strategic plan. Oversaw Office Foundation Grant Development; served college's main grant writer. Successful fundraising included limited to: ◦ Worked closely faculty develop seek funding new programming; example, worked professors mathematical sciences department developing programming writing submitting proposal National Science Foundation's S-STEM solicitation; $600,000 proposal funded February 2009. Served committees task forces assigned president. Major responsibilities Supervised Office Public Relations staff five; responsible ensuring continuation consistent media coverage effective marketing efforts. Served spokesperson college. Established Foundation Grant Development, new office college; served college's main grant writer. Served president's chief writer. Major responsibilities Oversaw external internal communications, served editor chief writer photographer alumni magazine, The Morningsider, e-newsletter, On Move. Oversaw marketing efforts marketing research, including leading integrated marketing team development production television radio commercials print advertising. ◦ Worked closely admissions develop implement marketing campaigns recruiting students; college's enrollment increased 57 percent 2001 2006. ◦ Led marketing efforts College's 2002-2008 capital campaign, including development production publications campaign video; served point person public launch event October 2004; campaign, began goal $20 million 2002, raised $42 million conclusion. ◦ Oversaw redesign ongoing maintenance College Web site, including major redesigns 2003 direction team 20 Web editors thereafter. Managed staff four eight. Assisted special event planning needed. Major responsibilities included writing news releases, copy brochures, articles alumni magazine, writing assigned. Co-Owner/Manager January 1974 January 1999 Company Name － City State Managed business facilities, serving accountant overseeing customer service marketing efforts. Relevant Proficiencies Experienced conducting interviews sensitive, culturally aware manner. Experienced communication written materials. Experienced presenting teaching large audiences (see Education B.A. Spanish 1999 Morningside College － City State US B.A., English (with emphasis writing) Spanish, minor mass communications, Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa, 1999 M.A. Leadership Bellevue University M.A., Leadership, Bellevue University, Omaha, Neb., January 2008 Languages emphasis writing) Spanish, minor mass communications, Professional Affiliations Working Board, maintains shared vision organization appropriate goals strategies achieve mission, provides leadership developing programs organizational financial plans, maintains acceptable standards professional practice center, ensures ongoing accreditation National Children's Alliance Publications To Hear Child Be Hero Kids Words Hurt, Too NPA Testimony Regarding Status Women Color STEM. National Postdoctoral Association. Available NIH Biomedical Working Group, NOT-OD-. Johnson Phillips, C., Fonseca-Kelly, Z., Fowler, G., Gelhaus, S., Taylor, D. "The Future Science United States: The case supporting 'invisible' researchers." Johnson Phillips, C. (2008) "The Advantages Challenges Small, Private Colleges (Master's thesis)." Omaha: Bellevue University Johnson Phillips, C., Gelhaus, S., Ho, J., Pohlhaus, J., Presentations Foothills Child Advocacy Center: Helping Child Victims"; First Presbyterian Church; Spring Gathering Luncheon; Charlottesville, VA; March 21, 2015 Foothills Child Advocacy Center: Proposal Action"; Leadership Charlottesville, Charlottesville, VA, November 20, 2013 Finding Postdoc Match Your Career Goals"; City University New York (CUNY) Career Research Symposium, New York, NY, February 1, 2013. Panelist, Society Association Effort Foster Research Integrity; National Academies Committee Responsible Science: Ensuring Integrity Research Process, Washington, DC, August 14, 2012. Panel Moderator, Launch International Consortium Research Staff Associations (ICoRSA), European Open Science Forum, Dublin, Ireland, July 13, 2012. Using Data Inform Policy Recommendations Strategic Planning"; Association Institutional Research (AIR)/NSF/National Center Educational Statistics (NCES) National Research Data Institute, Washington, DC, July 12, 2012. The Future STEM Graduate Education Postdoctoral Training"; National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate Education Human Resource's Division Human Resource Development Joint Annual Meeting, Alexandria, VA, June 14, 2012. Finding Postdoc Match Your Career Goals"; Howard University 2012 Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) Summer Institute, Washington, DC, June 8, 2012. Expanding Cross-Disciplinary Dialogue Postdoctoral Community Workshop; organizer session facilitator; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, April 23-24, 2012. Practical Tips Effective Mentoring: Hand-holding Not Required" "What Do You Need Your Mentoring Relationships"; Environmental Protection Agency, Raleigh, NC, January 3, 2012. Comments general postdoc issues, The National Academies (NAS) Committee Review State Postdoctoral Experience Scientists Engineers, Washington, DC, December 13, 2011. Leading Innovation Discovery Workshop; organizer session facilitator; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, September 19, 2011. Postdoctoral Trends Perspectives: Selection, Training, Support," Graduate Career Consortium, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, June 23, 2011. Presentation regarding postdoc workforce issues; National Institutes Health (NIH) Biomedical Research Workforce Working Group (Advisory Committee NIH Director); co-presented Zoe Fonseca-Kelly, Ph.D., Chair, NPA Board Directors; NIH, Bethesda, MD, June 21, 2011. Facilitating Postdoc Women's Advancement Academic Career Pipeline," Oregon State University, Corvalis, OR, May 27, 2011. Postdocs, Federal Initiatives Title IX," 2011 NPA Annual Meeting, Bethesda, MD, March 26, 2011. Postdocs Title IX (Plus: Some Promising Practices)," 2010 NSF ADVANCE Workshop, Alexandria, VA, November 8, 2010. Postdoc Women," National Academies Committee Women Science, Engineering, Medicine (CWSEM) Meeting, Washington, DC, November 4, 2010. Let's Talk: Broadening Participation Social, Behavioral, Economic Sciences Postdoctoral Community Workshop, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, organizer session facilitator, October 29, 2010. EPSCoR Mentoring Plan: The NPA Core Competencies IDPs," Arkansas Science Technology Authority EPSCoR Annual Meeting, Little Rock, AR, October 4, 2010. Remarks, National Academies Committee Research Universities Reception, Washington, DC, September 21, 2010. Feeling Invisible?: The Postdoctoral Experience," University Florida, Gainesville, FL, September 13, 2010. How NPA Can Help You Maximize Your Postdoc Experience," Society Study Reproduction Annual Meeting, co-presenter Philip Clifford, Ph.D. Milwaukee, Wis., July 31, 2010. Early Career Researchers Survey Project, Human Resources Expert Panel, facilitator/consultant National Science Foundation Division Science Resources Statistics, July 13, 2010. Thinking Long-term: The Keys Successful Postdoc," The University South Dakota, Vermillion, S.D., April 12, 2010. Thinking Long-term: Incorporating Core Competencies Postdoc Experience," Brown University Providence, R.I., February 25, 2010. What Makes Successful Postdoctoral Program?," Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Graduate Program Biomedical Science Translational Medicine, Los Angeles, Calif., February 9, 2010 The NPA Core Competencies," University Virginia Lunchtime Postdoc Seminar, Charlottesville, Va., November 2009. What Makes Successful Training Program?"; National Institute Drug Abuse (NIDA) Research Training Directors' Meeting: Sustaining Training Programs 21st Century, Bethesda, Md., November 2009. NPA's Perspective Core Competencies," Group Graduate Research, Education, Training (GREAT) Postdoctorate Leaders Section Annual Meeting: Innovation Optimization Graduate Student Postdoctorate Learning Development, St. Louis, Mo., October 2009. Leadership Styles" "Conflict Management," NPA Committee Leadership Institute, Bethesda, Md., October 2009. The State Postdoctoral Researcher Today," Cancer Biology Training Consortium (CABTRAC), Cancer Biology Chair Directors Retreat, Clearwater Beach, Fla., October 2009 What Every Postdoctoral Scholar Should Know," Howard University/University Texas El Paso (UTEP) Annual Institute Postdoctoral Preparation, El Paso, Texas, September 2009. Mentoring Plans Postdoctoral Associates," National Science Foundation (NSF) Division Human Resource Development (HRD) 2009 Joint Annual Meeting (JAM), Washington, D.C., June 2009. What Every Postdoctoral Scholar Principal Investigator Should Know: The National Postdoctoral Association Core Competencies," University Nebraska-Lincoln Research Fair; Lincoln, Neb., April 2009. General presentation NPA postdoctoral issues, Postdoctoral Young Investigator Networking Brunch, American Society Nutrition (ASN) Scientific Sessions Experimental Biology 2009; New Orleans, La., April 2009. The Last Link: The Postdoctoral Experience," National Science Foundation, Co-sponsored Division Graduate Education, The Office International Science Engineering, The Division Biological Infrastructure, Arlington, Va., January 28, 2009. Leadership Seminar Leader, Morningside College Leadership Academy, March 2008. Cost-effective Surveys," Public Relations Society America (PRSA) Counselors Higher Education (CHE) Senior Summit, Washington, D.C., April 2007. Keynote Speaker, Quota International Sioux City Annual Eighth Grade Honors Luncheon, March 2006 March 2007. 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