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Thomas E. Backer, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Valley Nonprofit Resources
5435 Balboa Boulevard, Suite 115
Encino, CA 91316
(818) 990-0176
(818) 386-9582 fax
tomhiri@aol.com
www.valleynonprofitresources.org
Thomas E. Backer, Ph.D. is Executive Director of Valley Nonprofit Resources, which provides information and services to build the capacity of the more than 4,000 nonprofits in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles. He has conducted research on and provided technical assistance to the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors for nearly 40 years. Also a licensed psychologist, Dr. Backer is President, Human Interaction Research Institute and Associate Clinical Professor of Medical Psychology at UCLA Medical School.
Erica Bernal-Martinez
Senior Director of Civic Engagement
NALEO Educational Fund
1122 W. Washington Boulevard, Third Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 747-7606 x4111
(213) 747-7664 fax
ebernal@naleo.org
www.naleo.org
Erica L. Bernal-Martinez serves as the Senior Director of Civic Engagement with the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund, responsible for leading the organization’s political participation programs. As an expert on the issue of Latino political participation, she oversees the NALEO Educational Fund’s Civic Engagement Programs nationally. Since being with the NALEO Educational Fund, Bernal-Martinez has been instrumental in developing strategic programs aimed at empowering Latinos to participate fully in the American political process from promoting naturalization to voting, including the Naturalization Application Loan Fund, a grassroots training and technical assistance program for Neighborhood Councils in Los Angeles.
Bernard Boudreaux
Group Manager, Community Relations
Target
430 Newpark Mall, 3rd Floor
Newark, CA 94560
(510) 574-1021
(510) 574-1029 fax
Bernard.Boudreaux@target.com
www.target.com
Bernard Boudreaux currently holds the position of Group Manager, Community Relations for Target. His responsibilities include setting strategy and supervising implementation of community involvement programs embracing grants in education, arts, and social services, sponsorships, community outreach initiatives, volunteerism and reputation management for Target stores in the western U.S. Boudreaux, who has held several positions within his 20+ year career at Target Corporation, serves on the board of directors for The Association of Corporate Contributions Professionals (ACCP). Target contributes 5% of its income to schools and nonprofit agencies in the communities where they operate - over $3 million every week.
Liz Callahan
Executive Director
Center for Community Benefit Organizations
c/o CSU East Bay 4700 Ygnacio Valley Road
Concord, CA 94521
(925) 602-6760
(925) 932-4917 fax
liz@cbocenter.org
www.cbocenter.org
Liz Callahan is the founding executive director of The CBO Center. She was an independent consultant for thirteen years and spent 20-plus years in nonprofits, academia, and government, including as vice president for Public Affairs and Marketing at Recording for the Blind and founding executive director of the Hudson County Coalition of Nonprofit Organizations. Her consulting areas include team development, business process improvement, collaborations, restructuring, board development, matrix management, management accountability, and planning and project management. She is a trained executive and relationship coach and holds a Master’s degree in psychology from New School University.
James E. Canales
President and CEO
The James Irvine Foundation
865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2308
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 236-0552
(213) 236-0537 fax
knelson@irvine.org
www.irvine.org
Jim Canales is President and Chief Executive Officer of The James Irvine Foundation, a private Foundation dedicated to expanding opportunity for the people of California. Prior to his appointment as President in May 2003, Jim served as Vice President and Corporate Secretary, Special Assistant to the President, Program Officer and Chief Administrative Officer. A graduate of Stanford University, he currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Stanford, the Monterey Bay Aquarium and The College Access Foundation of California. His previous board memberships include KQED Public Broadcasting, the Stanford Alumni Association, BoardSource in Washington, D.C. and Larkin Street Youth Services in San Francisco.
Marla Cornelius
Associate Director of Programs
CompassPoint Nonprofit Services
731 Market Street, Suite 200
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 541-9000
(415) 541-7708 fax
marlac@compasspoint.org
www.compasspoint.org
Marla Cornelius, MNA, is a Projects Director at CompassPoint Nonprofit Services and has been with the organization for eight years. She is responsible for the creation and management of several research, leadership and governance projects. Marla develops curricula in the areas of staff management, personal development, and governance/boards of directors and she co-authored the recently published national research report Ready to Lead? Next Generation Leaders Speak Out.
Katharine Coles
Founder and CEO
Mad Marketeer
P.O. Box 1219
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
(310) 94-78511
Katharine@MadMarketeer.com
www.madmarketeer.com
Katharine Coles is CEO and Founder of Mad Marketeer, a full service agency specializing in search optimized & internet marketing for start-ups, nonprofits & small- to mid-sized organizations and is a branding expert, author and entrepreneur with over 20 years experience in marketing for high-tech, association, Internet, health care, nonprofit and entrepreneurial organizations. She is also co-author of “Leading Partners: How Men and Women Lead Differently and How We Can Work Together” with Michael Gurian, a leading author on gender diversity. She serves on the Board of Access Executive Network. She earned her MBA from George Washington University and a B.S. in Marketing from the University of Virginia.
James M. Ferris, Ph.D.
Director, The Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy, Professor; Emery Evans Olson Chair in Nonprofit Entrepreneurship and Public Policy
School of Policy, Planning, and Development
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0626
(213)740-0388
(213) 740-0001 fax
jferris@sppd.usc.edu
www.usc.edu/philanthropy
James M. Ferris is the founding Director of the Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy at the University of Southern California. He holds the Emery Evans Olson Chair in Nonprofit Entrepreneurship and Public Policy. He specializes in the economics of the public and nonprofit sectors, public finance and public policy. His research focuses on the shifting roles of the public, nonprofit and for-profit sectors in governance and the economy. Professor Ferris is currently investigating the changing landscape of philanthropy; roles and strategies for foundation engagement in public policymaking; and the efficiency of philanthropic markets.
Dudley "Skip" Gill
President
Strategic Impact Marketing
(949) 340-3851
sgill@strategicimpactmktg.com
www.strategicimpactmktg.com
Skip Gill, President of Strategic Impact Marketing, helps organizations enhance performance through effective strategy development and innovative marketing programs. Prior to starting Strategic Impact Marketing, Skip held executive and management positions at premier Fortune 200 companies including PacifiCare, Express Scripts, Cendant and American Express. He received his MBA in marketing and finance from the University of Chicago and holds a BA in economics from Dartmouth College. Skip serves on the Executive Committees of the Long Beach City College Foundation and the Association of Fundraising Professionals/Orange County.
Antonia Hernández
President & Chief Operating Officer
California Community Foundation
445 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 3400
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 413-4130
(213) 383-2046 fax
khernandez@ccf-la.org
www.ccf-la.org
Antonia Hernández, President and CEO of the California Community Foundation, is nationally recognized for her commitment toward the betterment of underserved communities in Los Angeles and beyond, oversees all operational and programmatic aspects of the foundation's activities. Previously, she was president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF.) Ms. Hernández is a member of the State Bar of California, District of Columbia Bar, American Bar Association and the Mexican American Bar Association of Los Angeles and a fellow of the American Law Institute.
Michael Kisslinger
Program Coordinator
Catalyst - a community services program of
North Coast Opportunities, Inc.
776 S. State Street, Suite 102-B
Ukiah, CA 95482
(707) 462-2596 x111
mkisslinger@ncoinc.org
Michael A. Kisslinger has run Catalyst, an MSO serving Mendocino and Lake Counties, for twelve years. Michael is a national trainer for Results Oriented Management and Accountability. Michael received his Bachelors in Fermentation Sciences from The University of California – Davis, and his Masters in Negotiation and Conflict Management from California State University – Dominguez Hills.
Rob Kusel
Vice President
Essex & Drake Fund Raising Counsel
1202 University Avenue
San Jose, CA 95126
(707) 224-2625
rob@essexdrake.com
www.essexdrake.com
Rob Kusel has over twenty years experience in high-level fund development with an extensive array of diverse nonprofit clients. Prior to Essex & Drake, he was Director for Development Major Gifts with Stanford University, and he also led a comprehensive $103 million campaign for the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut. He holds a BA from Williams College and a Masters from the University of California Berkeley.
Kenneth Larsen
Director of Public Policy
California Association of Nonprofits (CAN®)
520 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 695
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 347-2070x 203
(213) 347-2080 fax
klarsen@Canonprofits.org
www.CAnonprofits.org
Ken Larsen, Director of Public Policy, became the first director of CAN’s Sacramento public policy office in 2001, after more than 20 years in state government advocacy, including with the Friends Committee on Legislation and the California Confederation of the Arts. He spent eight years as executive director of Rural Arts Services in Mendocino. He has served on over a dozen nonprofit boards, grants panels, and advisory committees, been a university lecturer, and edited six nonprofit newsletters. Perhaps his most interesting job in the nonprofit sector was booking the first California tour of North America’s only professional horse-drawn theater company.
Terrence Murphy
Program Manager
California Communities
2033 North Main Street, Suite 700
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
(925) 933-9229 x223
(925) 933-8457 fax
tmurphy@cacommunities.org
www.cacommunities.com
Terrence Murphy joined the California Statewide Communities Development Authority (the “California Communities”) in 2006. He manages finance programs for California Communities which include 501(c)(3) nonprofit bonds, industrial development bonds, multifamily housing bonds, and various municipal programs. Prior to joining the Authority, he was with Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
Vici Nagel
President & CEO
High Desert Resource Network
PO Box 293928
Phelan, CA 92329
(760) 949-2930
Vici@HDRNetwork.org
www.HDRNetwork.org
Vici Nagel has almost 30 years of successful nonprofit and for-profit business experience and joined HDRN in 2002. Vici has worked for a variety of organizations including the American Cancer Society, United Cerebral Palsy Association, and the Volunteer Center of Orange County. During her career she has owned and operated a successful trucking business with her husband (even learning to drive a big rig herself) helped create a new nonprofit agency, was instrumental in completing a corporate merger of two nonprofit agencies, and received "Certified Fund Raising Executive" credential (CFRE.) She has trained hundreds of nonprofit professionals in the art of fundraising and loves to mentor new fundraisers and nonprofit executives.
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Rick Nahmias
Photographer and Author
RCN Studio
(818) 782-9035
rick@rcnphoto.com
www.rcnphoto.com
Rick Nahmias is a photographer, writer, and filmmaker whose work has been shown across North America, Europe, and Asia. He creates special multi-media image-based projects of all sizes for foundations, non-profits, corporations and cause-driven organizations. He also shoots freelance assignments with an emphasis on editorial, travel, medical and food subjects.
Torie Osborn
Strategy Consultant and Senior Advisor,
Mayor Villaraigosa
Torie.Osborn@gmail.com
Torie Osborn is a senior advisor to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as well as to the United Way of Greater Los Angeles and the California Endowment. Formerly the Executive Director of the Liberty Hill Foundation as well as the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, she has been a social justice advocate for 40 years. She is liaison to the philanthropic community for the Mayor, and designed his homelessness policy as well as working on his economic opportunity
Allan Pressel
CEO/Founder
CharityFinders
18337 Grevillea Avenue
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
(877) 456-3210
(310) 793-6067 fax
allan@CharityFinders.com
www.CharityFinders.com
Allan Pressel is founder/CEO of CharityFinders, which helps nonprofits use the Internet to further their mission. CharityFinders’ main product is NonprofitSite123 – a tool that enables any nonprofit to build its own world-class website quickly, affordably, and with no training required. Allan was named as one of the world’s leading e-philanthropy experts by the ePhilanthropy Foundation. Previously, Allan was a co-founder of i-Cube, which had a highly successful IPO, and was later acquired by Razorfish. i-Cube helped large corporations develop an IT/Internet strategy and implement it through software/web development and consulting services -- much like CharityFinders does for nonprofits.
Ray Reisler
Executive Director
S. Mark Taper Foundation
12011 San Vicente Boulevard, Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 476-5413 x10
ray@smtfoundation.org
www.smtfoundation.org
Ray Reisler is the founder of the Education Funders Group, an affinity group of funders interested in public education issues. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Southern California Grantmakers. He received an Ed.D. from the University of Massachusetts/Amherst as well as B.S. and M.A. degrees from Cornell University. Prior to coming to Los Angeles, he was Assistant Commissioner of Labor in New Jersey and a staff member for Presidential and other governmental commissions in Washington, D.C. He has run the S. Mark Taper Foundation for the past 15 years. The foundation awards approximately $7,000,000 in grants annually in a wide variety of areas.
Darian Rodriguez Heyman
Executive Director, Commissioner, San Francisco Department of the Environment, President, Full Circle Fund, Community Fellows Class of 2007
Craigslist Foundation
60 Spear Street, Floor 9
San Francisco, CA 94105
(510) 593-1187
darian@craigslistfoundation.org
www.craigslistfoundation.org
Darian Rodriguez Heyman is passionate about creating community and connecting people to all the resources they need to build a better world. Besides serving as Executive Director of Craigslist Foundation, he serves on the Mayor’s Commission for the Environment in San Francisco, was President of the Community Fellows class of 2007 at Full Circle Fund, and works with Michael Franti & Spearhead on their annual 911 Power to the Peaceful festival. He sits on the Board of Directors of Project Ahimsa, a global effort to empower children through music, and previously co-founded the interactive advertising agency Beyond Interactive.
Judy Ross
Executive Director
Long Beach Nonprofit Partnership
3635 Atlantic Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90807
(562) 290-0018
(562) 290-8018 fax
jross@lbnp.org
www.lbnp.org
Judy Ross currently serves as the Executive Director of the Long Beach Nonprofit Partnership, a management support organization for nonprofit organizations serving the Greater Long Beach area. She has held this position for nine years. Prior to her current position, Ms. Ross worked as an independent organization development consultant, working primarily with nonprofit organizations. She spent over 6 years at the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services, mainly as the agency’s first project director for the Tobacco Education Program and in grants administration. Judy attended undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley and Ohio State University for graduate school with a Master’s in Social Work.
Constance Rossum, Ph.D.
President
Management Directives, Inc.
2687 San Angelo Drive
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 625-3802
rrossum@earthlink.net
Constance Rossum, Ph.D., is President of Management Directives, Inc., a consulting firm for strategic planning, marketing, and research. Previously she worked for 20 years in advertising, marketing/management, and consumer research for major companies. She was selected to develop the Drucker Foundation Self-Assessment Tool for Nonprofit Organizations; has taught at the graduate level; and authored a dozen articles on marketing and management. Dr. Rossum conducts seminars and workshops for organizational leadership teams.
Jonathan D. Schick
President
GOAL Consulting, LLC
660 Preston Forest Center
Dallas, TX 75230
(214) 587-3960
jds@goalconsulting.com
www.goalconsulting.com
Jonathan Schick is the president of the governance and management consulting firm, GOAL Consulting. He is a dynamic leadership consultant and nationally known speaker. Having served as the founder of two nonprofits, and consultant for hundreds of nonprofit corporations, Jonathan has built a track record of successfully guiding organizational growth and change. Jonathan’s new book entitled The Nonprofit Secret will be published this January. In addition, Jonathan holds an appointment as adjunct professor at the University of North Texas. Jonathan earned his Master’s degree in Educational Administration from Boston College, along with a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management.
Marcia Schmitz
Program Officer
The Annenberg Foundation
2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(310) 209-4560
(310) 209-1631 fax
lainfo@annenbergfoundation.org
www.annenbergfoundation.org
Marcia Schmitz has been a Program Officer with the Annenberg Foundation since January 2006. Prior to Annenberg, she was the Director of Information Services at the Center for Nonprofit Management where she managed the Nonprofit Resource Library and provided trainings for grantseekers. Marcia has her master’s in Library and Information Science from UCLA; her B.A. in Communications is from San Francisco State University.
Brent Shannon
Lead Employee Benefits Broker/Consultant
CAN Insurance Services
3435 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1930
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(888) 427-5224 x3034
brent@caninsurance.com
www.caninsurance.com
Brent Shannon, Lead EB Broker/Consultant for CAN Insurance Services, has a wide range of employee benefit experience spanning 33 years. He came to CIS following a career that began as a principal in a privately held third party administrative firm, specialty product general agency, employee benefit consulting practice, and as Vice President of Labor and Trust Sales for Aetna Insurance. He has participated in various committees of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans and is active in many local and statewide employee benefit associations. He served in the U.S. Navy and attended El Camino and Los Angeles Harbor College.
Cody Sharp
Account Executive
eTapestry
6107 W. Airport Boulevard, Suite 120
Greenfield, IN 46140
(317) 336-3981
(317) 336-3828 fax
cody.sharp@etapestry.com
www.etapestry.com
Cody Sharp is an account executive with eTapestry. In that role, he is responsible for working with nonprofits in the Southern California area to help determine their database needs. He has spoken at numerous nonprofit conferences about how to effectively use the internet to help raise money and build relationships. Several clients Cody works with in the area include the Nest Foundation, Employment and Community Options, and Talk About Curing Autism.
Alan Strand
Interim Executive Director
California Association of Nonprofits (CAN®)
520 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 695
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 347-2070 x206
(213) 347-2080 fax
astrand@CAnonprofits.org
www.CAnonprofits.org
Alan Strand has over ten years of experience in business and financial management and came to CAN in 1999 following a career in the hospitality industry. In addition to managing CAN's finances, Mr. Strand teaches nonprofit financial education classes around California and the nation, consults with nonprofits on financial systems improvements, and represents CAN on nationwide committees including the Unified Chart of Accounts (UCOA©) team and Independent Sector's Form 990 work group. He was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco and has a Bachelor's degree from California State University, Chico.
Jeffrey R. Wilcox, CFRE
President and CEO
Executive Consulting For The Nonprofit Sector, Inc.
110 W. Ocean Boulevard - Suite #A
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 951-9514
(562) 951-5813 fax
jwilcox@interimexecutive.org
www.interimexecutive.org
Jeff Wilcox founded Executive Consulting in 2002 with a mission statement of facilitating a continuity of leadership for the nonprofit sector. Its team of 50 has provided interim executives and leadership continuity services to over 300 nonprofit organizations and is considered a pioneer in the field of executive transition and nonprofit leadership continuity services. Jeff is the nonprofit columnist for the Long Beach Business Journal and teaches over 120 classes each year in nonprofit leadership development and succession planning. He has over 20 years experience as a senior executive with United Ways in Seattle, Phoenix, and Los Angeles.
Gary L. Yates
President & CEO
The California Wellness Foundation
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1700
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
(818) 702-1900
gyates@tcwf.org
www.tcwf.org
Gary L. Yates is president and chief executive officer of The California Wellness Foundation and serves as a member of the Foundation’s board of directors and currently serves as treasurer of the board of Independent Sector. He is also assistant clinical professor of pediatrics at the University Of Southern California School Of Medicine, and is a licensed marriage and family therapist. He joined the Foundation staff in 1992 after more than 20 years of experience in education and public health. Immediately prior to his association with The California Wellness Foundation, he was associate director of the division of adolescent medicine at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. Yates received his undergraduate degree in government from American University in Washington, D.C., and his master’s degree in counseling psychology from the University of Northern Colorado. |
