Charles Evans MPA, CPC
Bowie,Maryland
Summary
Highly effective Chief Operating Officer with 15 plus years of experience directing operations and facilities management. Experienced leader of managers with proven record of staff development. Accomplished business developer with over 20 million in funding secured. Focused on coalition building, quality and service excellence and creation of world-class organizational culture. Significant consulting and coaching experience with the ability to serve individuals and organizations.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chief Operating Officer
Progressive Life Center
Washington, DC
03.2021 - Current
- Managerial oversight of $21 million annual operational budget
- Provide strategic vision and program management for 19 programs serving youth and families in the Northeast corridor and direct management of regional/program director-level staff, providing oversight and leadership development coaching
- Lead key organizational business responsibilities, including creating the strategic plan for the organization, identifying and managing IT provider, identifying and implementing a new data management system, developing and implementing organization-wide policies and procedures
- Manage advisory group consisting of community leaders, subject-matter experts, and partnering organizations and cultivate relationships with key stakeholders at nonprofit, for profit and governmental agencies
Washington DC Regional Director
Progressive Life Center
Washington, DC
10.2014 - 02.2021
- Managerial oversight of $9 million annual operational budget
- Manage program director-level and front-line staff, providing oversight and leadership development coaching
- Provide strategic vision and program management for five programs serving youth and families
- Manage grant making activities including development of RFAs, recruitment and training of independent reviewers, marketing and promotion of grants, contract negotiations, and grantee onboarding
Founder and Lead Consultant
BlackStar, LLC
Washington
09.2011 - Current
- BlackStar is an organizational development firm providing services to nonprofit, for profit businesses, and high potential individuals
- Service areas include: Organizational management processes: creating fundraising plans, creating staff performance measurement systems, program creation and management
- Group training packages on leadership development; process-based program development and evaluation; and key aspects of youth development programming and volunteer recruitment / retainment Individualized leadership development coaching for newly established managers
Senior Program Officer
DC Children & Youth Investment Trust Corporation
Washington
11.2007 - 09.2011
- Served as lead for major grant competitions yielding grantees for year-round selections as well as special initiatives with District government agencies
- Managed talent acquisition and development: created position descriptions for, hired, and managed 6 Program Officers; provided training, goal setting and monitoring, and performance evaluation
- Provided financial oversight, technical assistance, and program oversight for 25+ grantees
- Created and managed a learning circle of 16 organizations focusing on the positive development of boys of color in Washington, DC Lead organizational restructuring efforts that reshaped the Grants Management and Training division of the DC Trust
Program Manager for Communications
UNCF/Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Program
Fairfax, VA
07.2006 - 11.2007
- Conducted outreach presentations to inform students, parents, high school administrators, and community-based organizations on the GMS Value Proposition up to 10 years of funding and support navigating higher education for students of color and indigenous students
- Created and managed an outreach program specific to young men, designed to increase the number of young men who applied for and become Gates Scholars
- Managed outreach budget specific to male outreach programs Drafted position requirements, hired and managed permanent and temporary employees and volunteers on various programs nationwide
Program Manager for Operations
UNCF/Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Program
07.2004 - 07.2006
- Completed award allocations for 400+ Gates Scholars attending over 800 colleges and universities Drafted policies and procedures that impacted GMS internal and external operations, as well as over 9,000 current and alumni Gates Millennium Scholars
- Functioned as a primary point of contact for Gates Scholars impacted by Hurricane Katrina Managed temporary employees during the GMS administrative cycle
Program Manager for Program Services
UNCF
Fairfax, VA
10.2001 - 07.2004
- Coordinated, distributed, and managed over 40 scholarship programs, comprised of varying criteria, ranging in size from $10,000 to $1,000,000
- Designed applications for various competitive scholarship programs Formulated annual reports to donors on scholarship dispersals and financial statements
Education
Masters of Public Administration - Nonprofit Management
George Mason University
05.2006
Bachelor of Business Administration - Marketing
James Madison University
05.2000
Skills
- Budget Administration
- Business Development
- Contract Negotiation
- Creating Performance Measurement Systems
- Educational Curriculum Development
- Executive Leadership
- Grants Management
- Group Facilitation and Team Management
- Operations Management
- Professional Development Coaching
- Program Development and Management
- Program Evaluation
- Policy and Procedure Writing
- Strategic Planning
- Policy Development
Certification
- Certified Professional Coach (CPC) by the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC)
- Certified in the DC Best Youth Development model
- Certified in the Situational Leadership II model for Organizational Management and Development
- Certification in Management Systems International (MSI) Evaluation process for non-governmental programs
- Certified in Progressive Life Center NTU engagement model for Supervision
Affiliations and Engagement
- Volunteer Faculty Member, Center for Nonprofit Advancement (2014-present)
- Adjunct Professor, Trinity University, School of Professional Studies (2013-2014)
- Volunteer, Life Pieces to Masterpieces Saturday Academy (2010-present)
- Fellow, The Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington Future Executive Directors Fellowship (2010-2011)
- Volunteer/Mentor, Leaders of Tomorrow (LOT) (2005-2010)
- Fellow, Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE) Leadership Development Fellowship (2008-2009)
Timeline
Chief Operating Officer
Progressive Life Center
03.2021 - Current
Washington DC Regional Director
Progressive Life Center
10.2014 - 02.2021
Founder and Lead Consultant
BlackStar, LLC
09.2011 - Current
Senior Program Officer
DC Children & Youth Investment Trust Corporation
11.2007 - 09.2011
Program Manager for Communications
UNCF/Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Program
07.2006 - 11.2007
Program Manager for Operations
UNCF/Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Program
07.2004 - 07.2006
Program Manager for Program Services
UNCF
10.2001 - 07.2004
Masters of Public Administration - Nonprofit Management
George Mason University
Bachelor of Business Administration - Marketing
James Madison University
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