Wendy Brown, Training Specialist, City of Chesapeake, Virginia
Diversity in the Workplace
Wendy Brown has more than 10 years of human resources experience. Currently she is a training specialist for the city of Chesapeake. In addition to certification as an NCBI instructor for Diversity Training, she is certified with Franklin Covey, Myers Briggs Type Indicator, FISH, violence in the workplace and many others.
Her nonprofit experience includes several years as a human resources associate at Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Mrs. Brown has served as an advocate for volunteer services through the development and execution of volunteer programs in various organizations. She has also implemented several internship programs and partnerships with schools during her career. Wendy has served in several positions within the Conference of Minority Public
Administrators and is active in many community activities. As part of her community outreach, she has served with FRIENDS of the Portsmouth Juvenile Courts, Mayor’s Youth Day, United Way, Carpenter’s Shelter, and Adopt-a-School program.
Wendy earned a masters degree in education from American Intercontinental University in Buckhead, Georgia and a bachelor of science in Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Jane Stein, president of JPS Consulting of Norfolk, Virginia
Planning and Leading Board Retreats
Jane Stein is the owner of JPS Consulting in Norfolk. A sought after facilitator, speaker and trainer, Jane has presented her programs in board development, management, leadership development, marketing, public relations, and fundraising to nonprofit agencies throughout the United States. Her experience also includes a tenure as a national director for major gifts for the American Cancer Society. Currently, Jane serves as the national chairman for training for the United Jewish Communities (formerly the United Jewish Appeal). She shares her secrets for success in these turbulent times and inspires her audiences to solve challenges in the nonprofit community in a humorous and heartfelt manner.
Jane holds a Masters in Business Administration from Old Dominion University and a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Wheaton College in Massachusetts.
Belinda Willis, president of Focusing on Solutions of Yorktown, Virginia
Understanding Generational Differences
Belinda H. Willis serves as a consultant, strategic thinking partner and coach to leaders, teams, and individuals as they plan and implement change. She is based in Hampton Roads, Virginia, and brings 20 years of experience in working with governmental and human services agencies, as well as individuals.
Belinda received her Bachelor's degree from Christopher Newport College, in Newport News, Virginia, in English and Psychology in 1979. She received her Master's degree in Counseling from The College of William and Mary, in Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1989.
She has been working with children and families for almost 20 years in both the private, as well as the public sector. She has worked with many non-profit groups on early childhood issues, advocacy, problem solving, strategic planning, mental health issues, parenting and board development. She is a three time award winner of the National Association of Counties (NACO) award for early childhood initiatives and staff development. Belinda is also a current member of ASTD (American Society for Training and Development) and AMHCA (American Mental Health Counselor's Association).
Belinda is committed to creating a learning environment that honors individuals and supports learning, growth and change. Her unique abilities are individualized to her clients’ needs and she approaches all work with an element of respect and humor.
Cristina M. Wineinger, president of Wineinger & Associates of Williamsburg, Virginia and the Island of Bermuda.
How to Run a Successful Development Office
Cristina Wineinger is the President of Wineinger & Associates, Ltd., a consulting firm serving non-profits throughout the state of Virginia and the island of Bermuda. Wineinger & Associates’ services include strategic planning, board training, capital campaigns, annual funds, feasibility studies and development audits. Over the past 15 years Cristina has conducted numerous development audits for nonprofits ranging from the very small to the very large. Previously, she worked as a Development Director prior to launching her own business. She is a popular speaker and presenter in her home country of Bermuda. Cristina currently resides in Williamsburg with her husband and 2 children and divides her professional time between Bermuda and Tidewater area charities. Some of her more recent local clients include the United Way of Greater Williamsburg, WHRO, the Hope House Foundation and the Great Bridge Battlefield and Waterways Foundation. Cristina enjoys sharing her experiences and learning from the experiences of others in the Development profession.
Love Thy Reader
Mary Ruth Clowdsley, president of Strategic Grant Group of Portsmouth, Virginia and a national trainer with the Grantsmanship Center of Los Angeles, California
Principles of Grantsmanship: Getting Key Funders on Board
Mary Ruth Clowdsley is currently a trainer for the Grantsmanship Center, a California-based corporation that has been providing program planning and proposal writing training across the country since 1972. More than 110,000 people have completed the week-long training course, and more than 1.2 million copies of its text, Program Planning and Proposal Writing, are in print, making it the most widely read nonprofit publication. She also assists community colleges and nonprofit organizations in developing grant proposals and serves as the writer for the Portsmouth homeless Continuum of Care and for one of the projects submitted under it.
From 1992 through 2002, Ms Clowdsley served as director of grants for Tidewater Community College. In her last year there, the College received $7.5 million in grant funding, exclusive of financial aid, most of it from federal agencies. Among the successful proposals she and her colleagues developed there were funding to create the College Women’s Center and support many of its activities for an eleven-year period, several grants to fund international education projects in this country and abroad, three grants from the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education, a number of grants to support services to and improve the success of at-risk students, and a five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to build shared mathematics and science educational programming between the College’s Virginia Beach Campus and the Virginia Beach City School System.
Naomi Takeuchi, president of 1000 Cranes Consulting of Durham, North Carolina
Strategic Planning: Tools, Techniques, and Tips
Naomi Takeuchi is founder and president of 1000 Cranes, LLC, a private consulting firm specializing in business consulting, strategic planning, and financial analysis for small businesses and nonprofit organizations. She has assisted organizations through thoughtful business planning, effective communication and organizational development, and as a professional member of the National Speakers Association, she regularly presents to executives, board members, senior staff, and consultants nationwide.
She has been an instructor for the last four years for the Duke University Certificate Program in Nonprofit Management and is an active member of the National Association of Asian-American Professionals, the Alliance for Nonprofit Management, and the Social Enterprise Alliance.
Naomi is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in Genetics and Microbiology. She later earned her MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke University. Naomi is based in Durham, North Carolina.
Elizabeth Thornton, Department of Corrections, Commonwealth of Virginia
Human Resources for the Nonprofit Professional
Elisabeth "Liz" Thornton is the Employee Relations Manager for the Virginia Department of Corrections. An alumni of Washington State University, her resume includes 20 plus years of private and public sector human resource management experience with additional experience as a non-profit executive director and director of institutional advancement. Additionally, Liz serves as a human resource liaison to several local non-profit organizations, and is a member of the executive board (president elect) of IPMA-VA (International Public Management Association for Human Resources Virginia Chapter).
Instructor Bios: Summer 2008
Alvean Lyons, M Ed. and Chelsea Washington, MS Ed., NCC, Trace Success Consulting of Newport News
Alvean Lyons, M Ed., is a Personal and Professional Development Consultant and Private Life Coach with nearly a decade of experience in the fields of counseling, education and coaching. She began her professional career in higher education as an Educational Consultant for the CoZi Initiative with Yale University at Hampton University. She continued in secondary education as a Student Assistant Counselor and Guidance Counselor for Hampton City Schools, while consulting for school systems across the state of Virginia. After completing her Masters in Education at The College of William & Mary in 2004, Ms. Lyons became the Founder of the National Education & Empowerment Association (NEEA), and the Chief Executive Officer for TRACE Success Consulting, LLC. She is of the creator of the Individual Success Model (ISM) Series® and PeopleSmart Technologies & Innovations ® modules. She currently conducts conferences, seminars and trainings for executives, administrators and supervisors on personal development, motivation, cultural & diversity awareness, organizational success and human relations.
Chelsea Washington, MS Ed., NCC, is a Professional Development Consultant and Career Coach with a decade of experience in the fields of counseling, education, program management and coaching. She is a graduate of Old Dominion University’s Counseling Education program and a National Board Certified Counselor. In 2004, Ms. Washington partnered her career coaching and consulting services with TRACE Success Consulting, LLC, where she currently serves as Chief Operations Officer and Senior Consultant. As Senior Consultant she conducts workshops and trainings for executives, administrators and supervisors on cultural & diversity awareness, organizational success and human relations. Ms. Washington also serves as adjunct faculty for Thomas Nelson Community College teaching student development courses and seminars and is the Co-Founder of the National Education & Empowerment Association (NEEA).
Missy Blankenship, nonprofit marketing professional, Pentagon South of
Norfolk, Virginia
Missy Blankenship
“Marketing Ambassador”, PentagonSouth.com and Communications Manager, CASE-LLC.com, an Alaskan Native Corporation dedicated to providing scientific, engineering and managerial services to a diverse base of government and commercial clients.
Missy has 25+ years of business development experience in managing relationships in sales, marketing, PR, customer care and government contracting in nonprofit and for profit industries. Prior to moving to Norfolk, Missy built-from-the-ground-up the new Director of Sales & Marketing position at Friendship Industries in Harrisonburg VA, a nonprofit employment services organization whose mission is to train and provide employment for persons with disabilities in an integrated work environment.
During Missy’s tenure, Friendship grew from a $1.5M company to $4M, a rate of 167% in 5 years and expanded into new, profitable commercial business lines including government contracting. Her work led nonprofit Friendship Industries to earn small business status with the State of Virginia, including a catalog presence on eVA, Virginia’s e-Procurement Portal.
In federal contracting, Missy was able to earn a GSA MAS Contract Award for several Pandemic, Survival, Medical, Evacuation and Disaster Response Kits developed by Friendship and the pièce de résistance? A $9 Million sole mandatory source US Air Force Contract for a product developed, the USAF’s Escape & Evasion Kit (E&E), a vital personal survival and medical kit for America’s airborne warfighters.
Missy created and implemented Friendship’s first Sales & Marketing Plan to develop the brand, including creation and maintenance of all online and print materials and implementation of Strategic Plan. She managed customer and prospect relationships, negotiated and maintained sales contracts, and trained and managed internal customer service.
Missy’s kudos included launching Friendship’s first-ever interactive website www.Friendship-Industries.com and the 2007 NISH National Community Outreach Award for creative use of print materials and PR.
Missy’s networking in Hampton Roads led her to volunteer as Marketing Sub-Committee Head and Website Admin for Hampton Roads Technology Council’s Defense & Homeland Security Consortium (DHSC), aka PentagonSouth.org. She recently completed her continuing education certificate in Navigating Business with the Federal Government, a seminar series at TCC.
Besides her position as Communications Manager with Chenega Advanced Solutions & Engineering (CASE), Missy runs her own business venture, PentagonSouth.com, whose mission is to:
- Develop and manage branding and corporate communications for DoD and HS contractors;
- Provide business development for select products and services;
- Match jobs and people, especially for military personnel transitioning into civilian positions.
Missy holds a B.S. degree from James Madison University and claims to have a “Masters Degree in Life”, as she is learning something new (and useful) everyday. Missy also subscribes to the “pay it forward” philosophy which brings her to your service at TCC’s Academy For Nonprofit Excellence.
Naomi Takeuchi, president of 1000 Cranes Consulting of Durham, North Carolina
(see Spring 2008 Two-Day Classes)
Kay Kemper and John Garrett Kemper, Kemper Consulting, Inc. of Norfolk, Virginia
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