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Encore!Hartford Fellows 2010 & 2011
Each Encore Fellow completed a high level full-time professional project for a nonprofit host, based their career goals. Outcomes of their Encore Assignment are detailed in each Fellow's Resume.
Download easy to use PDF Encore!Hartford Fellow Booklet:
All Fellows are listed in alpha order based on first names. |
Karen Adamson - Encore! Assignment: Succession Planning / Organizational Planning / Grant Writing for Central Area Health Education Center.
HIRED - Development Coordinator, Rockville Public Library (part-time) |
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RozeLyn Beck - Encore! Assignment: Developed a donor strategy for Hartford Food System, Inc. to increase individual donor support.
HIRED - Director of Development and Marketing, YWCA |
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Roland Bernier - Encore! Assignment: Distribution Planning Strategist, Foodshare.
HIRED – TDLinx Client Director, East, The Nielsen Company |
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Jeff Blumenthal, Esq. - Encore! Assignment: Advising attorney at Eastern Connecticut Health Network.
HIRED – Vice President of Medical Claims for the Allied World Assurance Company |
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| Michal Bobryk - Seasoned executive and attorney, with entrepreneurial experience seeks a position in the nonprofit sector with an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life in underserved communities. Resume (pdf) |
| What I seek to do:I seek an opportunity to use the skills and experience acquired in my corporate career to join in the work of a nonprofit organization dedicated to making a difference in the lives of individuals and families in need. I have a broad range of experience in the corporate world, as in-house attorney and as an entrepreneurial senior executive, that can help achieve demonstratable results. |
What I have to offer: My entrepreneurial executive experience has given me the ability to develop and implement a business plan, set and meet budgets, and build and develop staff within a challenging environment. My in-house legal background gives me the ability to deal with complex situations requiring attention to detail, sensitivity to deadlines, and focused objectives. I have strong client
relationship skills and the ability to develop efficient and lasting working relationships. I have a demonstrated ability to build empowered work teams with a clear sense of mission, with specific and quantifiable objectives. Having worked in challenging and competitive environments, I know that focus, initiative, perseverance, and effort are needed to achieve difficult goals. I look
forward to putting my skills and experience to good and fulfilling use in a hands-on capacity within the nonprofit sector. |
| Encore!Assignment: Strategic planning with Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust
My Encore Fellowship assignment at Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust, a small organization making a huge difference in economically ravaged neighborhoods, has given me an opportunity to work closely with the Executive Director, staff and Board members. I have been able to review BNT’s strategic plan to help stabilize Bridgeport neighborhoods by making healthy
and affordable housing more widely available, and have done an in-depth study of the feasibility of expanding the scope of existing programs providing pre-homeownership and credit counseling services to clients. |
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| George M. Bolduc - Successful senior manager with a broad background in administration, operations and leadership seeks an opportunity to make a significant impact in a Connecticut nonprofit. Resume (pdf) |
| What I seek to do: I am seeking to transition an effective skill set in administration, operations and leadership into the nonprofit sector. My concentration would be on joining an organization that can benefit from my extensive experience in project management, budgeting, leadership, organizational management, team-building and staff development. Organizations of specific interest would
have a mission in providing human services, protecting the environment and involved in job creation and placement. |
| What I have to offer:I offer understanding of the “big picture”; where the organization presently exists, where it can grow and how to contribute to getting it there. I am a change agent with extensive experience and successes in working with internal and external stakeholders. Team-leading and team-building are additional significant strengths. I have broad experience in developing metrics, budgeting,
administration, expense management and project management. |
| Encore!Assignment: Long range facility planning with Billings Forge Community Works
Working with Billings Forge Arts Program Director, I developed a marketing and facility usage strategy to expand awareness and the impact of Billings Forge Community Works Arts STUDIO. |
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| Barbara Light Casey - Communications executive seeking a senior role within a nonprofit organization utilizing
expertise in developing and managing social awareness programs, engaging diverse stakeholders and leading communications and/or development strategy. Resume (pdf) |
| What I seek to do: All generations are more socially engaged and connected than ever before. People are eager to support causes that interest them and make them feel as a valued constituent. It is critical that organizations provide experiences that harness the voices, time and ultimately, their money. New media techniques may be valuable for increasing donations as well as expanding the capacity and awareness of your mission to your base. Social media has led the way for this engagement, and, when used effectively, can be an incredibly cost effective way to improve an organization’s marketing efforts. I can help advance the mission of a Connecticut nonprofit by leveraging my skills in marketing strategy, by creating compelling stories of the great work of your agency, but
most importantly, by using the available new media tools to expand the awareness of your organization. |
| What I have to offer: I am seeking a senior role in an organization that has an interest in utilizing new media as well as traditional media to advance their mission. I have a combination of strategic marketing and partnership development experience, so I am looking for a role where I could help further the mission of a nonprofit by seeking mutually beneficial partnerships. I approach problems from new directions and often see connections where others do not. I seek to use these skills where my efforts result in helping others in my community. |
Encore!Assignment: Developed repositioning strategy with Greater Hartford Arts Council
Working with senior GHAC leadership, developed messaging in support of organizational repositioning. A major sponsor of the CT Business Expo, a key goal of the Council is to have the Connecticut business community to regard the arts community as a rich resource from which to learn about innovation, creativity and collaboration – important skills of successful businesses. Taking project ownership, I produced a stage presentation, designed and resourced the booth, prepared staff and developed promotion strategies surrounding their sponsorship of the 2011 CT Business Expo.
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Rebekah Castagno - Encore! Assignment: Researcher and analyst for the Village.
HIRED - Strategic Planner, The Village (part-time, continuing job search.)
Resume (pdf) |
What I seek to do: My focus is to be in a leadership role that will influence social change through direct interaction with clients and stakeholders. Throughout my life, my personal and professional experience has afforded me genuine relationship, loyalty and trust to receive as well as to give open and honest
feedback. As a sales and marketing professional, hearing first hand feedback was invaluable to me. I was able to see the impact the product I was marketing had on my customers while identifying areas of improvement. I looked to my clients for guidance, input and as a source of measuring the success of our programs and organization. I am enthusiastic about joining an organization, using these abilities to further the success of its mission. |
| What I have to offer: I largely attribute my success in the corporate environment to a few essential skills that I believe to be beneficial in most professional or personal environments. I understand the value of developing and maintaining solid relationships with both internal and external customers. When taking on a new task, I am highly organized considering the big picture, learning about it from all perspectives with great attention to detail and efficiency, acutely aware of the impact any given outcome may produce. Being effective and versatile in various team environments under a wide range of conditions has allowed for involvement in very diverse projects and initiatives over the years. The ability to work well with others of all personalities, backgrounds and cultures has been my experience and is essential to a cohesive team. |
| Encore!Assignment: Researcher and analyst for preparation of a new three year strategic plan creating new position papers for The Village for Families and Children Working with senior leadership, built an outline and process to highlight strengths and identify areas of improvement within the organization by first developing a current environmental scan of Hartford. Compiled information
to do early financial and efficiency analysis of key programs. Collected essential topics for position papers in order to address most common program inquiries. |
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Melanie Cecarelli - Encore! Assisgnment: Development and strategic planning with the United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut's Women's Leadership Council.
HIRED - Principal, Cecarelli Consulting Services |
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Cheryl O. Champagne, CMA, CLU, ChFC, FLMI - Encore! Assignment: Investment advisory, Middlesex County Community Foundation.
HIRED - Senior Accountant and Financial Analyst, Keystone Human Services |
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| Martha Conneely - Professional educator and community leader who excels in advocating for positive change and creating partnerships between different stakeholders in order to achieve successful outcomes seeks to join a mission-focused team in the nonprofit sector. Resume (pdf) |
| What I seek to do: My goal is to transfer the skills I have cultivated though professional and community work to the nonprofit sector. My ability to effectively communicate and engage others in the process will be great assets as I follow my passion for working on issues related to young people in areas such as
education, nutrition, and access to the arts. My experience educating young people, the leadership I have demonstrated through my community service, and the intensive leadership training I am receiving though Encore!Hartford will all serve as a solid foundation for building a successful and rewarding career in a nonprofit organization. |
What I have to offer: I am a professional educator with extensive community leadership experience. Although my background is in teaching, the community work I have engaged in over the last several years has inspired me to look beyond the classroom as I re-enter the job market. As a leader of parent and community organizations in Wethersfield, CT, I have demonstrated my ability to engage partners, organize volunteers, communicate effectively with our stakeholders, champion difficult
causes, and successfully achieve results. I am a passionate advocate who enjoys researching issues and collaborating with others to realize worthwhile goals. |
| Encore!Assignment:
Major event, fund, and social media strategy reporting to the Chief Development Officer at Hartford Public Library
Duties included key aspects of planning the Library’s major fundraiser One Big Summer Night, including publicity, sales, public relations, and pursuit of philanthropic support. The 2011 event is on course to exceed last year’s event by 33% in sponsorships and 65% in ad revenue. Additional duties included marketing of Library programs, advancing their social media strategy and supporting the launch of Hartford Public Library’s new brand strategy. |
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| John Foley - Successful corporate manager and in-house counsel seeks to advance the mission of a Connecticut nonprofit social services organization Resume (pdf) |
I would like to contribute my managerial, problem solving and advocacy skills to helping a local nonprofit agency achieve its mission. As an employee and as a volunteer I have found great satisfaction in helping social service agencies to meet and exceed their goals by developing strong interpersonal skills, as well as through tireless advocacy and managing and working along side paid staff and volunteers.
For over 30 years I have been successful in bringing together people with diverse backgrounds to achieve organizational goals. As a manager and as counsel to large organizations I have lead change and collaborated with others to make nonprofit and for profit organizations successful. |
| Encore!Assignment: Strategic planning consultant at Sound Community Services. |
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Donna L. Gianini - Successful program director and leadership development specialist seeks to contribute to
the Connecticut nonprofit sector. Resume (pdf) |
| What I seek to do: I am eager to bring my program management and leadership skills back to the nonprofit sector where I started my professional career. I am at my personal best when working alongside others who are dedicated to social justice and quality of life issues and programs. Whether in a social service or educational setting, I seek to help others in the community by bringing my energy, enthusiasm, and experience to a nonprofit encore career. |
What I have to offer: During my 14 years in a senior leadership role in the corporate sector as director of leadership development, I polished my organizational and leadership skills while designing and implementing projects and programs linked to the goals of the organization. Because of this experience, I bring both strategic thinking and planning skills as well as implementation
experience. I am adept at program management, negotiation and advocacy, leading change, facilitating meetings, identifying emerging leadership talent and developing talent through coaching, training, and team building. Having served in a leadership capacity in nonprofit volunteer work, I have demonstrated the ability to be responsive to all stakeholders by adjusting
communication and implementation strategies to fit a nonprofit and/or volunteer culture. |
| Encore!Assignment:
Developed program evaluation for The Purpose Project
The goal of the Purpose Project is to inspire and equip the next generation of social leadership by connecting different generations of leaders through three programs: Bridge the Gap, Meet a Changemaker, and Being the Change. As a result of the evaluation and impact study, decisions will be made regarding the design of the programs and the feasibility of expanding and replicating them with potential partnering organizations. |
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Kathryn Hale - Encore! Assignment: Managed transportation advocacy project with Connecticut League of Conservation Voters Education Fund.
HIRED - Part-time Faculty at Goodwin College (continuing job search)
Resume (pdf) |
What I seek to do:As an experienced nonprofit leader, lawyer and educator, I seek to use my broad skill set to achieve measurable results for a nonprofit organization in an advocacy, training or management function. While my skills can advance a wide range of goals, I am especially interested in working to build strong and healthy communities, preserve the environment and empower women and youth. |
| What I have to offer:
I use knowledge and passion to advocate for a better future. My background includes legal experience, nonprofit leadership, public office, and teaching. As an articulate public speaker and media spokesperson, I can translate complex information into messages that inspire audiences to action. As an advocate, I achieve results by developing knowledge, building teams, listening, and
then crafting solutions. I have effectively applied these skills across a variety of issues from environmental protection to senior citizen tax relief. With my existing contacts in government and my skill in translating scientific/technical language for variety of audiences, I am especially effective at the intersection of science and public policy. I also have experience with governance issues, volunteer recruitment and training, and fundraising. I look forward to using my skills and determination to produce positive results for a mission-driven organization. |
I served as principal writer for the Connecticut Guide to Transportation and the Environment. The Guide will provide information on how transportation policy impacts air quality, health, water quality, climate change, smart-growth, brownfields, open space and farmlands. It will assist citizens, transportation users, and elected officials to build a better Connecticut. |
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Brian Handley - Thirty-year communications professional seeks to contribute team-building, relationship management and advocacy skills in support of a nonprofit organization. Resume (pdf) |
What I seek to do: In my encore career I am looking to make a measurable and sustainable difference in people’s lives. I wish to contribute in a collaborative environment, for an organization with definable community enhancement central to its mission. I do not wish simply to work for an organization, but to represent it and to live its principles. |
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My ability to build collaborative relationships, and develop and deliver creative, yet practical, solutions has been the focus of my career. In directing high-profile projects, which required diplomacy, imagination and timely execution, I thrived in diverse settings and learned to value each individual’s contributions. In developing communications with internal staff and external
public, I learned the importance of listening and an appreciation for nuance and connotation in language. |
| Encore!Assignment:
Communications project manager with Leadership Greater Hartford
Obtained funder, created data base, worked with photographers and designers to edit and revamp the Neighborhood & Treasures guidebook of Leadership Greater Hartford programs, which is distributed at tourist sites and used by hiring managers to attract employees to the city. Since it was last printed in 2006 it had become dated. I researched and added site information, rewrote
the existing copy to establish a unified style and reorganized the presentation. |
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William E. Hoelzel - Marketing professional who wants to write, edit and conduct research to produce the kinds of
communications that work – and that support the mission of a nonprofit. Resume (pdf) |
| What I seek to do:
Using my skills in marketing and market research, I seek to help a Connecticut nonprofit find out what matters to its clients and donors. From there, I can help the group communicate more effectively with each constituency, reinforcing the nonprofit’s “brand identity” by consistently showcasing its purpose, its programs, and its people. |
What I have to offer: I bring to your nonprofit two decades of seasoned market research, communication and message packaging skills—from direct mail to the new world of web social media. I can advise and direct your efforts in understanding the needs of your clients and stakeholders through market research, and then turn that knowledge to action through targeted communications—from print to web social media and targeted use of search engines. My experience and strong track record of success for major corporations as a marketing and market research manager are strongly
transferable to work of the social sector in Connecticut. I am dedicated to bringing these skills and my resources to the Connecticut nonprofit sector. |
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Market research project manager with Foodshare
Working with senior leadership I designed the survey research and conducted interviews at Foodshare to find out what kinds of content and interactivity people want on the Foodshare website. Through this project, Foodshare hopes to discover ways to better communicate with supporters and to encourage conversations among donors, volunteers, advocates, and staff. |
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Fred Jackson - Encore! Assignment: Earned-income strategy development at the Hill-Stead Museum.
HIRED: Interim Executive Consultant, Third Sector New England (continuing job search)
.Resume (pdf) |
| What I seek to do: I am looking for a route to senior management in a mid-sized to large nonprofit that offers an opportunity to utilize the skills I developed in the business world to benefit one of the various causes I support. I am particularly interested in the areas of Early Childhood Education, Minority Economic Development, and Theatre. I have a strong desire to spend this “last career” focusing my full time and attention to help make progress in one of these areas. |
| What I have to offer: My areas of leadership experience in the for profit sector include marketing, finance, and program/general management. To that experience I have added in-depth exposure to the nonprofit sector though my work with the Bridgeport Alliance For Young Children (newly elected as one of its Co-Chairs) and the State-wide CT Early Childhood Alliance (where I serve on its Steering and Advocacy Committees). My ability to adapt to these organization’s “collaborative” operating style, gives me confidence that, with the aid of the Encore program, I can successfully make the transition to a full time assignment within the sector. |
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| Shyama Jalpershad - Accomplished community, economic development and government relations professional seeks to transfer his knowledge, skills and commitment to the work of a Connecticut nonprofit. Resume (pdf) |
I understand how to produce outcomes with limited resources. I offer proven track record in strategic thinking, development, implementation and management of complex policies, programs and resources to meet tough community goals and objectives.
In my career I have successfully fostered and executed productive public and private partnerships and relationships—bringing stakeholders together—to benefit our communities.
In addition to a personal appreciation of the value of public service I bring to the right nonprofit, government and community relations expertise, an understanding of linking government and stakeholder policy to program creation, leadership skills, negotiation and outcomes measurement skills. |
| Encore!Assignment: Advocacy project manager for 1000 Friends of Connecticut |
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| Polly Kean - 18 year educator and business professional seeks to advance the educational and life skills goals of at-risk youth. Resume (pdf) |
| What I seek to do: Having worked in nonprofit, educational, corporate, and entrepreneurial environments and with over 18 years in the educational field, it is time in my professional life to make a full transition to the nonprofit sector, where I can apply my experience and expertise to help others and make a difference in the quality of their lives. Whether in the education field or other operational program role, I seek to work in a nonprofit that provides services to help at-risk youth working to meet the challenges of environmental, social, gendered, physical, or personal challenges that may impede them in achieving their educational or life skills goals toward a more fulfilling and successful life. |
| What I have to offer: With four years of specific nonprofit work experience, I understand that nonprofits work from a mission-based and collaborative foundation. As an 18 year educator in university, college, high school and adult education, I have developed, presented, and implemented local and regional curriculum, served on committees, taught teacher preparation and English courses to multicultural populations. My program development and services grant writing has been awarded over $350,000 for at-risk youth and adult education, and $150,000 for a statewide nonprofit technology initiative. Working as the Director of Marketing and Grants administration for a small entrepreneurial educational company, my skills grew through collaborating to design and develop a nonprofit and producing business organizational analysis, program development, communications, marketing, grant-seeking opportunities, and media relations. In corporate environments, I offer solid leadership experience focused on teams of diversified, dispersed communications quality assurance and IT initiatives. |
| Encore!Assignment: Grant writer for Ebony Horsewomen |
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| Mary Jo Keating - Encore! Assignment: Marketing and communications plan for Social Enterprise Trust Market. HIRED – Manager, Planning and Marketing, ReSet Social Enterprise Trust |
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| Janet Kennedy - Strategic marketer seeks to impact and influence community development. Resume (pdf) |
After twenty years of working to build strategies and coalitions to influence positive change and growth in various insurance programs, I've decided that I'd like to focus my energies on what has always been a passion of mine: helping to develop vital communities. I ardently believe that communities thrive when there are shared common interests among its various organizations, businesses and residents. I am looking for a position with a nonprofit organization that has collaborative, focused community development central to its mission, and which serves as a catalyst for leveraging and developing the resources and skills of local entities and individuals.
Do you know the Chinese proverb: "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." Similarly, that's what I want to do in my next career. I would like to work with a nonprofit that works to teach people how to improve their well-being.
Through my volunteer and professional work experience, I have honed transferable skills for this type of work. Volunteering has given me opportunities to contribute to programs targeted at helping youth to understand and develop their potential. Through business experiences, I learned how to: perform program and policy analyses and formulate senior-level recommendations; establish lines-of-sight to link constituent objectives; work well in and manage teams of individuals to design and execute training, development and communications programs; and represent an organization's mission, principles, and work. |
| Encore!Assignment: Project Manager at Leadership Greater Hartford |
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Michael Marinaccio - Experienced process consultant and corporate internal audit and controls professional with a history of volunteering seeks to use broad and diverse set of skills to obtain an executive position in the nonprofit sector. Resume (pdf) |
| What I seek to do:
Looking for a career as a nonprofit executive where my diverse background and experience would benefit an organization in fulfilling its mission. I want to make a difference for other people and add value to their life experiences. Giving back is an essential value of mine. I would like to use my abilities and skills to achieve a deep sense of personal satisfaction, the type that often eludes people in the for-profit, corporate world. |
What I have to offer: Throughout my career, I have been recognized for my ability to grasp business issues, provide honest and wise perspectives, prioritize options, and work in collaboration to plan effective steps. This delivers real value in partnership. With my business and consulting skills I would be able to offer a wide variety of options to a nonprofit. Overall, I believe I possess a broad and diverse set of transferable skills that can be called forth at different times. I am a versatile and effective leader with outstanding ability to analyze, strategize, collaborate, negotiate, and communicate. I have been recognized for building, leading, growing and managing organizations and mentoring staff and teams. |
| Encore!Assignment: Developed a performance measurement and social indicator tracking system at Billings Forge Community Works
Involvement with a self-sustaining and entrepreneurial nonprofit committed to the economic revitalization of Hartford’s Frog Hollow Neighborhood through innovative programs. My Fellowship project focused on the development of a methodical performance measurement and monitoring system to track indicators and report on measures of organizational health, program performance, and social and economic impact. With a methodology designed by a nonprofit research firm, the project used a five-step approach for refining the existing performance measurement system and deploying improved processes and tools to capture and report results. |
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Lawrence W. Marino - A senior manager, entrepreneur and life-long volunteer seeking the opportunity to contribute my experience, energy and passion to a committed organization in the nonprofit sector. Resume (pdf) |
| What I seek to do:
I am seeking a purposeful role working with a nonprofit organization committed to a cause. Throughout my business career I have felt it was vital to support nonprofits because they were committed to the community, to the individuals and to the organizations they supported and funded. I understand that nonprofits face some of the same challenges for-profits face and would
like to assist in identifying and resolving them. |
What I have to offer: I am eager to utilize my leadership qualities, communication and teaching skills in adding to an organization committed to education, human and social services, and youth development. Combining business development experience with my fundraising ability gives me the tools to provide a nonprofit organization with the expertise to identify pressing issues, foster effective planning and develop collaborative solutions. |
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Transportation Research Project Manager with Middlesex County Community Foundation
I worked on a research study of the various Middlesex County senior and disabled person transportation programs to determine what each organization does, their costs per ride, the number of rides and their destinations, the average charges and the amount of funding each program receives from private and public sources. The Middlesex County Community Foundation and Middlesex United Way plan to convene service providers, review the findings and discuss possible collaborations and other opportunities for partnering. |
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| John Mayo - 30-year Communications professional seeks to meet the needs of a social services agency Resume (pdf) |
Whether in the Communications field or other program role, I seek to work in a nonprofit that benefits people in a socially responsible way. Having both worked for a nonprofit and volunteered for several others, I have seen how the actions of dedicated people can make a difference. I spent 25 years in the corporate environment, sharpening my skills in Communications and management. Now is the time to use what I have learned and give back in my encore career.
My nonprofit experiences have fueled my passion for working in the social services arena. My collective skills – including internal and external communications, strategic planning, staff development, mergers and acquisitions communications, community relations, Web communications and diversity program management – are transferable to the nonprofit sector and would allow me to serve in a variety of roles. I look forward to serving the needs of others as I make the transition to a rewarding nonprofit career. |
| Encore!Assignment: Managerial advisor at Organized Parents Make a Difference (OPMAD) |
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Bette E. McIntire - I am a passionate and motivated professional focused on helping women, children, and/or the elderly to realize a better future. Utilizing my high energy, courage, and compassion, combined with my strong management and operational skills, I am committed to furthering the success of a nonprofit organization in the human services, health care or mental health areas. Resume (pdf) |
What I seek to do: I seek a management or leadership position that leverages both my operational and strong interpersonal skills for use in areas that serve human services, health care, mental health and crisis intervention. By strengthening the voices of those currently underserved, I believe it will help to bridge connections and capabilities across all of the social sector and enhance their value exponentially. Throughout my career, I have received many opportunities to serve others while in a leadership capacity and I believe those skills can be applied to the nonprofit sector to help others realize their own potential. |
| What I have to offer:
One of my key strengths is the blended combination of head, heart and soul that allows me to move an organization or team toward their defined goals. My work in the corporate sector for 27 years has enabled me to develop experience in a variety of leadership positions that included areas in human resources, global management, marketing and communications. These experiences required me to work successfully with diverse cultures and stakeholders in order to foster strong, successful collaborative partnerships, which should prove valuable in the nonprofit sector. In addition, my 5 years in leadership positions at Toastmasters International, has strengthened my public speaking skills and has served me well to inspire individuals to take action. I have demonstrated ability to motivate and influence key stakeholders toward achieving high levels of customer satisfaction and team buy-in, inspire change using proven problem-solving skills, and facilitate collaborative approaches that value each stakeholder as a contributing force behind the health and success of the organization and mission. |
| Encore!Assignment: Development and volunteer management with Alzheimer’s Resource Center
Reporting to the Director of Community Services at the Alzheimer’s Resource Center, to further the mission of the Center I assisted in conceptualizing the organization of a volunteer department; involving such initiatives as hosting a volunteer recognition event, updating the volunteer orientation handbook and documents, and helping the outreach efforts to recruit more volunteers. I also organized an art show fundraising event. |
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| Ernie Mirando - Skilled manager and entrepreneur, who believes in empowering communities, seeks the opportunity to support the work of nonprofit agencies. Resume (pdf) |
From my early roots in health care and throughout the course of my career my desire to make a difference in others’ lives has not waned. There are many causes that are of interest and importance to me. Issues that usually tend to ignite my passions and desires to educate, advocate and take action are perhaps best described as causes that link to the ideal of social justice with its many related concerns and challenges.
The knowledge, skills and competencies that I offer represent the sum of over thirty years of entrepreneurial ventures and employment in health care, insurance, teaching and the finance sectors. Traits that have served me well, and that I offer a Connecticut nonprofit organization include mentoring staff, nurturing of creative team approaches to complex problems, goal setting, adaption and succeeding in new territory. |
| Encore!Assignment: Research project manager at the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund |
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Patrick Murphy - Encore!Assignment: Human resource project with Foodshare, Inc.
HIRED- Vice President of Human Resources with Vesta
Corporation located in Simsbury, CT. |
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Danielle Neary - Encore! Assignment: Developing volunteer management program, Billings Forge Community Works.
HIRED – CEO, Independent Marketing and Communications Consulting Firm for Nonprofits. Contact Danielle at 860-295-0110 |
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James Palma - Thirty year planning and public policy professional and dedicated volunteer seeks to return to the nonprofit sector in a senior leadership role for a mission-driven organization. Resume (pdf) |
| What I seek to do:
Looking to join a nonprofit team where I can continue to learn and be energized from the clients we serve daily. I am ready to manage, along with direction from the Board of Directors, the challenges of a dynamic organization with clarity of mission while improving the sustainability of the organization. |
| What I have to offer:
Over thirty years, I have developed a skill set that encompasses Board leadership, volunteer efforts and professional skills, including strategic planning, outreach, volunteer management, fundraising and event planning. I have served in a leadership role on several nonprofit boards, including president and CEO. I understand how to work with the Board to successfully raise funds in a difficult economy. I have enjoyed developing long-term relationships with community leaders and government officials from many diverse groups across Connecticut. I have successfully led teams where I had little direct authority but was still able to accomplish a great deal within a tight time frame. I have also motivated staff to provide professional services to a wide constituency. I am very comfortable listening and speaking one-on-one or gathering feedback after presenting key elements to hundreds of stakeholders. |
| Encore!Assignment:
Autism spectrum feasibility study with HARC, Inc.
Working with HARC Inc.’s senior management team conducted a feasibility analysis on expanding program services for children on the Autism Spectrum that would generate new revenue sufficient to cover new costs and eliminate existing program deficit. |
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Georgette Paolantonio - Encore!Assignment: Fundraising Event Planning at Billings Forge Community Works.
HIRED-Executive Assistant to the Executive Director and Event Coordinator for the National Conference for Community Justice |
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| Carol Polsky - Encore! Assignment: Program Development and Outreach at Windham Area Interfaith Ministry. Currently volunteering as Administrative Assistant in the Office of the Non-Profit Liaison to the Governor. (continuing job search) Resume (pdf) |
| What I have to offer: Throughout my banking career, I have always established a connection to both my internal and external customers. I truly care about people and made sure the job got done and done correctly. I have experience in managing others, mentoring, training one-on-one or in a group setting, business development, actively participating in project teams, learning and implementing new products and services, resolving issues, articulating ideas, and cold calling, I want to combine the skills I have with the passion I have in helping others. |
| What I seek to do: Whether in the financial field or another area, I seek to work in a non-profit that I can give back every day. Too many times during my career, I felt lost when I did not have the time to volunteer. Some of the small ways I nurtured my passion to give back was to be part of many fundraising events, from the inception to the wrap up, and teaching a group of urban school children the global economy. The experience that has really stuck with me is the two years I spent mentoring a middle school student. I wish to combine my enthusiasm for helping others with the skills I have received in the business world. |
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Bob Reale - Encore! Assignment: Event Manager and Strategic Consultant at the Hartford Public Library.
HIRED - Principal, RLR Consulting |
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Lisa Roger - Encore! Assignment: Collaboration Analyst, Connecticut Association for Human Services.
HIRED – Family Services Manager, Norfolk Housing Authority |
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Barbara Salop - Encore! Assignment: Business planning, service development, planning and funding for Roses for Autism, Ability Beyond Disability.
HIRED – Consultant, Verve Professional Services |
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| Carol Scott - Encore! Assignment: Birth-to-Three advocacy project manager, Key Human Services, Inc. HIRED – Chief Human Resource Officer, Project Genes |
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| Liz Sheridan - Seasoned corporate trainer and project manager seeks to impact the work of a Connecticut nonprofit. Resume (pdf) |
I have always wanted to contribute more time and energy to society but family responsibilities kept me working in the corporate sector. I am now at a point where I can turn to finding an opportunity in the non-profit sector where I hope to find an opportunity to apply 30 years of project management, facilitation, training and disaster recovery/business continuity experience to more directly benefit society.
I offer 30 years of meeting the organizational challenges of the financial services industry and I wish take a new path to use my project management and training skills to help a Connecticut nonprofit organization. At various times in my career I have also used my facilitation skills to help groups quickly and productively achieve goals such as solving a business problem or developing a product such as a mission statement. I have volunteered in various roles with a focus on enabling people to acquire the skills they need to achieve their life goals. Key examples are teaching ESL to Bosnian refugees and mentoring inner city high school girls to help them complete high school and go through the process of selecting, getting financial aid, and going to college. |
| Encore!Assignment: Business continuity plan developer for Our Piece of the Pie. |
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Jodi Shulman - Encore! Assignment: Collaboration Manager, Family Life Education.
HIRED – Business Process Analyst, Lego Corporation |
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Abraham J. Siegel, Esq. - 14 year attorney seeks a social-purpose legal and/or business leadership role in the nonprofit sector that supports and encourages strategic planning to create better integrated service delivery networks. Resume (pdf) |
| What I seek to do: In recognizing that collaborations with nonprofits have become an essential strategy for increasing government efficiency, reducing costs and for improving services for citizens, I seek a leadership position with a nonprofit organization to bring my experience in negotiating and strategic relationship building skills. It is essential to realize that without trust between the leaders of organizations, the challenges to create integrated delivery service networks are insurmountable. I seek to apply my experience in the area of health care, education, housing, animal welfare or social services. |
| What I have to offer:
My seasoned professional strategic relationship building and negotiation skills have served me well throughout my career and will transfer into the nonprofit sector. I offer my strength in bridging organizations to act toward combining resources, which is imperative for long-term success in a climate where the need for services have increased and funding is challenging. As an attorney, I also have strong advocacy and creative problem solving skills, and sharp analytical abilities. To help those in need, listening is paramount in delivering sound solutions; results based strategy plans, action and change. People have different styles of communication, come from different cultures, and have different ways of getting their point across, but I have successfully dealt with these differences sensitively and with the acumen to achieve the objectives of the organization for which I was working at the time. I know that I can successfully bring these skills to the nonprofit world. |
| Encore!Assignment:
Environmental assessment study for Eastern Rehabilitation Network of
Hartford Hospital Department of Rehabilitation
Charged with researching hospital networks and related community-based rehabilitation health care facilities to create a rehabilitation health care system database and producing a comprehensive study to formulate a Connecticut environmental assessment along with recommendations. The study and assessment shall serve to identify areas or populations that may be under served or have reduced access to a continuum of health care services through their community hospitals. |
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Lisa Silks - Encore! Assignment: Communication and Curriculum Project Manager, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center.
HIRED - Human Resource Director, Hampton County Physicians |
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Mae Sonmez - High level volunteer in international NGOs seeks to bring her management skills and enthusiasm to the Connecticut nonprofit sector. Resume (doc) |
| What I seek to do:
I want to utilize my fifteen years of experience in volunteer work, United Nations involvement and other professional skills within the nonprofit field with the intention of improving lives and having an overall positive impact. Due to the current economic down-turn, the nonprofit sector has been especially hard hit. I want to assist them in expanding donor support and corporate sponsorship, i.e. fundraising drives, as well as help improve their capacity to provide services within local communities. |
| What I have to offer: My eight years of experience in the NGO field has made me realize how important it is to be people oriented, have credibility, be a self starter, listen and provide recognition for a job well done. I believe that my corporate background, organizational and management skills, and extensive volunteer experience would be an asset to the nonprofit sector. |
| Encore!Assignment:
College bound project developer with Community Partners in Action
I collaborated with the HR Director in the development of a college recruiting strategy which identifies and analyzes the issues to be addressed in assisting formerly incarcerated individuals in obtaining college degrees. |
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Robert Stern - Encore! Assignment: Videographer and Storyteller for the Hartford Ballet.
HIRED: Owner and Photographer / Videographer, Focus Nonprofits (continuing job search) Resume (pdf) |
| What I seek to do:
I became a photojournalist because I wanted to change the world and believed that my photography could be a hammer as well as a mirror for the betterment of society. It’s no surprise that many of my most inspiring images grew out of working with charitable organizations and nonprofits.
Focus Nonprofits, a multi-media communications service, was inspired directly by my participation in the Encore!Hartford Fellowship program. Our motto is: Tell Your Story—Propel Your Mission. With Focus Nonprofits I’m committing the unique skills I’ve developed over 30 years as a professional journalist to the goal of helping to promote organizations working toward the greater good. |
| What I have to offer:
I am a non-fiction storyteller. As a creative communications professional my entire adult life, I’ve touched the lives of countless people with my work. The media has changed, but the stories of committed people working to help others endure. The impact of a single, insightful photograph or poignant moment in a video timeline is as powerful as ever. A skilled writer, with a thorough understanding of print and visual communications, I’m adept at working under strict budget constraints and tight deadlines. My intention is to capitalize on my ability to portray worthy organizations in the best possible light to positively impact their fundraising efforts and facilitate their missions. |
I produced a video for The Connecticut Ballet to use as the centerpiece of the organization’s 30th Anniversary Initiative. The concept was to show how the Connecticut Ballet has touched hearts and minds for three decades, with exceptional performances and inspired educational outreach programs. The video combined new interviews with older stills and video footage to paint a
portrait of a developing organization that is a treasure within our community. |
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Steven W. Tabara - Encore! Assignment: Anti-bullying program development and strategic planning with Organized Parents Make a Difference (OPMAD)
HIRED: Youth Development Coordinator, Our Piece of the Pie
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Alice Thompson - Encore! Assignment: Performance consultant at Achieve Hartford.
HIRED – Director of Talent Development, Our Piece of the Pie |
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Robert Toller, M.S. - Encore! Assignment: Organizational Development Consultant, Community Health Center, Inc.
HIRED - Assistant Director of the Center for Adult Academic Services, University of Hartford |
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Harvey L. Wiener, Ph.D. - Encore! Assignment: Board assessment and development for Central Area Health Education Center;
HIRED - Part-time faculty at Goodwin College and Albertus Magnus (continuing job search) |
| What I seek to do:
I am currently seeking a full-time leadership role with a nonprofit organization where I can apply the knowledge and skills that I acquired in academic and corporate environments, and as a volunteer in the nonprofit sector, to help the organization develop the strategies, goals and objectives necessary to best serve its mission and the communities where we live and work. |
| What I have to offer:
My passion for the nonprofit sector was fueled by volunteering with a nonprofit animal rescue organization and seeing the impact that a dedicated group of geographically dispersed volunteers have in promoting and advancing responsible pet ownership. As an individual with over 20 years of experience in research and development organizations, I bring a wealth of experience in research methods, business analysis, project management, information and knowledge management, and training. I lead strategically, collaborate, communicate directly and drive performance. I am comfortable working with all members of an organization, from board members to volunteers and clients. As a volunteer, I developed and honed skills in fundraising and development, and in orienting and coaching new volunteers. |
| Encore!Assignment:
As an Encore! Fellow at the Central Area Health Education Center, a 501(c)(3) community-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to eliminate health disparities among diverse populations of central Connecticut by providing and coordinating programs that improve the health status of all, I collaborated with the organization’s Executive Director and Board President, to research, assess, and evaluate all aspects of the Board process and its impact on past and current Board membership. I created survey instruments, leadership assessments, best practice tools, and recommendations for Board implementation to optimize current and future Board performance. I also trained the organization’s senior staff in project management fundamentals. |
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