Hi, I’m
Jane Calbreath
Executive Leader / Organizational Psychologist
Santa Cruz,CA
Summary
Successful Executive Director with over 15 years of demonstrated ability in delivering mission-critical results. Offering outstanding communication and cross-culture team management skills. Entrepreneurial attitude for optimal profitability. Ambitious team leader adept at creating strategic alliances with organizational leaders and effectively aligning with and supporting key business initiatives.
Overview
22
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Positive Impact Center, Nevada City, CA
Founder CEO
02.2017 - 03.2020
Job overview
- Conducted cultural study with key community leaders and constituent interviews and demographic research in Nevada County, CA
- Identified needs and developed project for intergenerational community center
- Created Positive Impact Center Inc as CA benefit corporation with organizational mission and vision statements to raise capital
- Researched and trained in fundraising models including equity crowdfunding to raise money without VC restrictions
- Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth
- Conducted target market research to understand industry competition and identify advantageous trends
- Built website and Social Media presence, conducted local live promotional events
- Prepared start-up budgets with contingencies and cash flow projections
- Cultivated forward-thinking, inclusive, innovative company culture
- Developed strong partnerships with civic leaders and business leaders for collaboration and opportunities for growth
- Shaped approaches by leveraging trends in marketplaces and industries
- Developed business model to serve community needs and develop landmark property
Greenwood School
Interim Executive Director
04.2013 - 07.2014
Job overview
- Remained composed and highly professional while providing crisis management and leadership during difficult leadership transition
- Worked closely with faculty leadership and board of directors to strategically affect operational and academic outcomes
- Drove strategic improvements to enhance administrative efficiencies
- Addressed conflict to improve parent and staff morale
- Collaborated with board, staff, and parents to define challenges and created plan of action
- Organized and empowered teachers and volunteers to align mutually defined outcomes
- Introduced best practices and new policies to improve operations and communications
- Supported board process to hire new leadership and smooth transition
- Improved customer relations and engendered trust
Marin Montessori School
Interim Director of Admissions
08.2011 - 06.2012
Job overview
- Provided support to leadership team after series of untimely staffing transitions
- Researched and identified marketing challenges in relation to key competitors to restructure enrollment process
- Delivered annual recruitment and admissions process with sensitivity to organizational change
- Navigated organizational culture, new database management system
- Negotiated key changes with faculty to improve programs and new client experience
- Provided excellent customer service representing mission and vision resulting in high levels of client satisfaction and respect
Montessori de Terra Linda
Executive Director/Head of School
07.2003 - 07.2008
Job overview
- Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to strategically affect operational direction.
- Enhanced community visibility, increased enrollment, expanded programs, facility improvements
- Consistently able to analyze difficult situations, apply methodologies, and develop processes for effective resolution of parent and staff issues
- Facilitated faculty professional development with emphasis on communication & community building resulting in greater employee engagement
- Exercised appropriate cost control to meet budget restrictions and maximize profitability
- Initiated collaboration with sister school to establish middle school program to serve and retain students
Berkeley Montessori School
Admissions Director/Head of Preschool
01.1998 - 01.2003
Job overview
- Managed successful marketing and admissions activities for independent school with two campuses and 235 students, preschool - middle school, resulting in meeting budget enrollment for 4 years
- Provided administrative oversight and leadership for preschool campus with 20 staff, 100 students, including maintenance, expansion and improvements to facility
- Navigated relationships with cultural and ethnic diverse community with sensitivity and inclusivity
- Integrated technology into administrative processes
Education
California Institute of Integral Studies
M.A from Organizational Development & Transformation
1996
Sonoma State University
B.A. from Transpersonal Psychology
1992
Skills
- Operational Efficiency
- Professional Relationships
- Board Oversight
- Leadership and People Development
- Integrity and Transparency
- Executive Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
- Budgeting
- Policy and procedure adherence
- Negotiation
- Vendor relations
- Financial Management
- Staff Management
Accomplishments
- KVMR Community Radio, Nevada City CA, Board Development Committee 2018-2020
- CoHousing US, Board of Directors, 2013-2015
- Phinney Neighborhood Association, Board Member and Board Development Committee, Seattle WA, 2009-2011
- The Pachamama Alliance, Seattle Community Coordinator, 2009-2011
- The Satyana Institute, Seattle WA, Interfaith Conference Coordinator, 2011, Strategic Planning Board Retreat Facilitator, 2009
- Golden Gate Center for Spiritual Living, Marin County, Board Member, Welcome Committee Chair, 2005-2007
- Post Adoption Center for Education & Research, SF Bay Area, Board President, Conference Chair, Support Group Leader 1990-2000
Certification
- Capital on Your Terms and Crowdfunded Equity Investing, Jenny Kassan, 2018-2020
- Gender Reconciliation Facilitation, Satyana Institute - 2013-2014
- Collaborative Facilitation Methods, Innovation Partners International 2009-2010
- Co-active Coaching, Co-Active Training Inst. 2004
- Feng Shui Consultant, Abundant Well Being 2002
Organic Gardening, Feng Shui Design, Evolutionary Astrology
My favorite activities engage me with my deepest values of being connected to the natural world, living with beauty and order, and having a larger context for my life and the world we live in.
Languages
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Founder CEO
Positive Impact Center
02.2017 - 03.2020
Interim Executive Director
Greenwood School
04.2013 - 07.2014
Interim Director of Admissions
Marin Montessori School
08.2011 - 06.2012
Executive Director/Head of School
Montessori de Terra Linda
07.2003 - 07.2008
Admissions Director/Head of Preschool
Berkeley Montessori School
01.1998 - 01.2003
California Institute of Integral Studies
M.A from Organizational Development & Transformation
Sonoma State University
B.A. from Transpersonal Psychology
- Capital on Your Terms and Crowdfunded Equity Investing, Jenny Kassan, 2018-2020
- Gender Reconciliation Facilitation, Satyana Institute - 2013-2014
- Collaborative Facilitation Methods, Innovation Partners International 2009-2010
- Co-active Coaching, Co-Active Training Inst. 2004
- Feng Shui Consultant, Abundant Well Being 2002
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