Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Senior executive with broad strategic planning, operations and financial leadership background in the not-for-profit sector. Experience in Board engagement, fundraising, operations management, accounting/finance, information technology, facilities management, human resources, legal/contracts, and protection services for large nonprofit social services organization, national membership association, national federated voluntary health organization, and cultural arts institutions.
President and CEO for Newfields, a 152-acre leading cultural arts institution focused on art and nature experiences. Oversight for all aspects of the mission, vision, values, strategic planning and execution. Newfields welcomes more than 600,000 guests a year, operates a $40 million budget, and employs more than 350 dedicated employees.
Chief Financial Officer for Chicago's most iconic cultural arts institution with oversight responsibility for Finance & Accounting, Facilities Planning and Management, and Protection Services. Interim oversight responsibility for Human Resources, Restaurants, Retail, Special Events, Group Sales, and Business Development. The Field Museum provides collection-based research, conservation action, exhibits and public education. The Museum’s collections amount to more than 25 million specimens and artifacts spanning the Museum’s four disciplines — Anthropology, Botany, Geology and Zoology. With an annual budget of $83 million and an Endowment of $600 million, the Field Museum employs more than 500 employees.
Chief Financial Officer with oversight responsibility for Finance/Accounting, Human Resources, and Office Administration for the leading national nonprofit provider of services for individuals with autism, developmental disabilities, physical and mental disabilities, other special needs, and veterans. The organizational structure of Easter Seals includes a national headquarters office and 90 domestic and global affiliates/partners in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, and Australia. The national headquarters revenues are $80 million with offices in Chicago and Washington D.C.
Chief Financial Officer for a membership association of 63,000 Pediatricians and allied health professionals. The AAP has an operating budget of $95 million with sales and services in 110 countries. The organization employs more than 400 employees and maintains a satellite office in Washington D.C.
Held several positions leading to Chief Financial Officer with oversight responsibility for Finance/Accounting, Facilities Management, and Information Technology. UCAN is one of the largest nonprofit social service organizations in the Chicago metropolitan area. With an operating budget of $40 million the organization employs more than 500 employees in Cook and Lake County, Illinois.