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• Public agency leadership with six direct reports and a professional team of 265 FTE’s and over botanical garden with acclaimed horticultural library, the National AIDS Memorial Grove, the
1,000 volunteers historic Victorian-era Conservatory of Flowers, Japanese Tea Garden, Sharon Arts Center, two
• Annual operating budget of $38.0 million for FY 17/18 and a capital improvement projects historic windmills, bison paddock and extensive specialty gardens
budget of $15.0 million • Managed an operational staff of 135 with 16 direct reports and over 600 volunteers with direct
• Led the Planning for Parks master planning initiative operational budget management responsibilities for over $13.5 million and capital improvement
• Served as Executive Director of the Anaheim Community Foundation projects of $10.5 million in FY 11/12
• Served as primary spokesperson for the Anaheim Community Services Department • Responsible for master planning, strategic planning and specialty facility development
• Served as primary staff liaison to the Parks and Recreation Commission, Community Services • Led planning, design and funding efforts for blockbuster special exhibitions and events to
Commission, Library Board, Friends of the Library, Cultural and Heritage Commission, Youth improve organizational financial sustainability, increase of membership support and annual
Commission, Senior Citizen Commission and the Sister Cities Commission admission revenue
• Developed collaborative partnerships with area schools and universities, Disneyland, the Los • Served as primary spokesperson for the San Francisco Botanical Garden and the Conservatory of
Angeles Angels, Anaheim Ducks and Visit Anaheim Flowers
• Diversified self-earned revenues across the department to meet sustainability goals
October 2006 to June 2007
September 2012 to September 2016 Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Rockford IL
El Dorado Hills Community Services District, El Dorado Hills CA Executive Director, serving a 17-member Board of Directors
General Manager, serving a 5-member elected Board of Directors • Served as chief executive officer of a non-profit arboretum, horticulture library and botanical
• A community services district meeting the park and recreation needs of El Dorado Hills, garden of 155-acres in Northern Illinois
population of 38,000 residents • Managed a staff of 12 full-time with three direct reports and part-time employees and over 400
• Public agency leadership of a professional team of 26 full-time, 22 part-time, 195 seasonal staff volunteers. Operating budget of approximately $800,000
members and over 300 volunteers • Led the organization through a strategic planning process and master plan redevelopment with
• Annual operating budget of $11.9 million in FY 16/17 and a capital improvement projects budget extensive community engagement
of $1.0 million • Introduced special exhibitions such as a railway garden and various holiday-themed events
• Primary community services center upon parks and recreation with facilities that included a • Successfully expanded fund raising and sponsorship revenue to support special events and
major community center, teen center, skate park, senior center, aquatics center and 24 education programs
neighborhood and regional parks comprising over 170 acres of parkland and open space • Worked effectively with the Klehm Arboretum Foundation trustees in the formation of an
• Instrumental leadership in enhancing facility aesthetics and gardenesque qualities of parks endowment fund
• Led strategic planning, establishment of a new master plan for parks and facilities, and the • Served as primary spokesperson for Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden
formation of a 501(c)3 non-profit community foundation
• Successful pursuit of grants funding, corporate sponsorship of programs and special events April 1997 to July 2006
• Developed collaborative partnerships with area schools and libraries; created viable internship Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids MI
programs, diversified self-earned revenues across the organization to meet sustainability goals Executive Director, serving a 36-member Board of Directors
• Served as primary spokesperson for the El Dorado Hills Community Services District • Served as chief executive officer for a private, non-private 125-acre botanical garden,
conservatory and contemporary sculpture park that opened in April of 1995, eventually ranking
June 2007 to September 2012 as the second leading attraction in Michigan behind the Henry Ford
San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, San Francisco CA • Led professional staff of 160+ and over 700 volunteers; managed an operating budget of $10.6
Assistant Director of Operations for Golden Gate Park, Director of the San Francisco Botanical Garden, million in FY 05/06
Director of the Conservatory of Flowers, reporting to the Director of Park Operations • Led the organization through a master planning process and long-range strategic plan
• Served as leader of the Golden Gate Park Management Team to improve the communications development
and effective achievement of the master plan for Golden Gate Park’s 1,017 acres of urban • Involved in three major capital campaigns that rose over $25.0 million to greatly expand the
parkland and unique facilities campus, welcoming over 14 million annual visitors from around facilities, galleries, library, sculpture and horticultural collections
the world • Worked effectively with the Frederik Meijer Gardens Foundation trustees to grow the
• Founder of the Golden Gate Park Cultural Collaborative uniting the park’s cultural institutions endowment fund in support of the Gardens to over $35 million
including the California Academy of Sciences, the DeYoung Museum of Art, the 55-acre • Founded the “WOW” botanical garden travelling exhibition collaborative and launched “The
2 Amazing Chocolate Tree” exhibit that toured the nation and enjoyed significant attendance
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