Girl Scouts San Diego CEO and leadership

Visionary leader with extensive background in leadership, management (Board, volunteers and staff), strategic planning and implementation, fiscal management, business development, fundraising and marketing. Leadership background includes jobs in all three economic sectors: nonprofit, government/military and corporate. As CEO of Girl Scouts San Diego, responsible for developing the vision, direction and strategies to achieve organization's goals, while working in collaboration with a dedicated Board of Directors, 112 employees and over 12,000 dedicated volunteers, to expand the reach and serve more girls throughout San Diego and Imperial Counties.Chief External Relations Officer at Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles, strategically developed the structure, business model, marketing and funding strategy and operational framework for a newly merged nonprofit with 140 staff, $17M budget, serving over 40,000 girls and 23,000 volunteers while enhancing efficiencies, leveraging resources, building protocols, policies and procedures, capitalizing on partnerships and volunteers and overcoming legacy barriers.Served as a Captain, Air Defense Artillery (Patriot Missiles), in the U.S. Army. As a combat arms officer, served in Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Earned executive MBA from University of Arizona. Earned Certified Fundraising Executive, CFRE. Commited to the highest standards of ethical and professional practice.Specialties: Strategic planning development and implementationFundraising: major gifts, annual, corporate, grants. Develop and implement strategic mult-year fundraising planMarketing and public relations. Build and implement strategic marketing plansExpert in resource management and logisticsStaff development, training, management, team building, goal settingExtensive background in crises communications and media relationsBuild and manage multi-million dollar budgetsExperienced teacher and trainer