Asheville Buncombe Christian Community Ministry, ABCCM
ASheville, NC
11.2023 - Current
Oversaw marketing initiatives with The Goss Agency and respective partners of ABCCM, and coordinated an improved social media campaign among all Ministries of ABCCM.
Coordinated special events, such as galas, golf tournaments, receptions, and other annual events, that promoted the organization's mission and led to increased volunteers and resources for its mission.
Participated in regular meetings with the senior management team, the board of directors, and various committees to discuss progress in each of the seven ministries of ABCCM.
Collaborated with staff on multiple annual fundraising campaigns.
Identified and applied for various sources of funding from corporate sponsors, government grants, and private foundations.
Managing Director
Flat Rock Playhouse
Flat Rock , NC
09.2022 - 08.2024
Implemented process improvements initiatives across multiple departments in the organization.
Worked with board of directors to adopt the Carver Governance Model
Improved the governance interface with staff across all departments
Created better planning in advance of seasons for department directors
Served as interim finance and HR director while replacements were sought
Learned about theater industry and the innerworkings of a regional playhouse
President
Pisgah Health Foundation
Brevard, NC
2018 - 09.2022
Led transition of hospital foundation to an independent 501c3 community based public charity
Hired all staff, preserved donor relationships, established bylaws for newly organized health foundation.
Launched new health initiatives including the 50th Brevard Blue Zone project to improve health and wellness in and around Western North Carolina
Established grant making programs and awarded $6.5 million in impactful grants to over 200 meaningful programs
Spearheaded the Physician’s Roundtable, the Women’s Giving Circle and other new affinity fundraising groups.
Director of Philanthropy Region 4
Mission Health System
Brevard, NC
2013 - 2018
Serving the 879,000 citizens of Western North Carolina, our high performing team of 30 professionals raised over $20,000,000 in 2017 in support of a very diverse set of clinical needs
Utilized an innovative model for philanthropic fundraising
Provided for the construction of a fully donor funded $8,000,000 emergency department, $6 million surgical center, $1 million cancer center, $800,000 women’s imaging center and other impactful improvements to Transylvania Regional Hospital.
Certified Public Accountant
Cool Beans Accounting, Inc
Starke, FL
2007 - 2013
Owner and Sole CPA
Provided all aspects of accounting for clients including payroll, billing, payables and business development assistance in private practice CPA office.
Assisted clients in business expansion and budget evaluation.
Chief Financial Officer
The Weight Place, LLC
Starke, FL
2007 - 2014
Analyzed market, set working budget, set up financial structure for an independently owned and operated physician office
Handle payroll, quarterly taxes and provide physician with regular spreadsheet of business productivity
Stay at Home Dad
Green Family Home
Starke, FL
2003 - 2008
Supported family's needs at home.
Cooked, cleaned, coached, tutored children with homework, provided transportation to school function.
Learned more about leadership than in most every prior career role.
Certified County and Family Mediator
Florida Mediation Academy
Starke, FL
1998 - 2013
Owner and operator of FMA, a private medication firm.
Provided private and court appointed fee for service mediations.
Provided mediation training to other professionals.
Florida Supreme Court Certified - 1998
Listed on 8th judicial circuits select panel of paid mediators for county and family matters.
Cheif Executive and Financial Officer
North Florida Regional Chamber of Commerce
Starke, FL
1994 - 2003
Leader of three-county Chamber of Commerce.
Grant writer, marketer, public speaker, financial analyst, lobbyist, special events planner, personnel and volunteer manager.
Recruited over 500 manufacturing jobs to North Florida.
Increased chamber membership from 75-500
Authored $2.1 million dollars in diverse grants including the start-up grant for the Bradford County Community in Schools Program.
Selected by the State of Florida to personally administer a $1.6 million Florida's Charter Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) program.
Education
Post Graduate Accounting
Saint Leos University
2003
MBA - Management And Marketing
Mercer University
Macon, GA
1990
Internation Marketing/History
University of London
London England
1987
BBA - Finance
Mercer University
Macon, GA
1987
Skills
Recipient, Ernest B Messer Award, North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services, 2022
Recipient, COVID-19 Community Service Award, Sharecare, 2021
Recipient, 50th Blue Zones Project Worldwide, 2020
Recipient, IBM Eagle Award, 1992
Recipient, Certificate of Excellence, University of Georgia, 1994
Recipient, Key to the City, Starke, Florida, 2003
Affiliations
Member, Pisgah Forest Rotary Club, 2021
Member, Grace Brevard Church 2017
President, Rotary Club of Keystone Heights, Florida, 2007
Treasurer, Florida Academy of Professional Mediators, 2000
Established the Florida Incumbent Worker Training Program, 2000
Chairman, North Florida Economic Development Partnership, Gainesville, FL 1996
President Bradford Jaycees, 1997
President, Bradford County Rotary Club, 1998
Chairman, Alachua/Bradford Workforce Development Board, (2) 1999, 2000
Candidate, Florida House of Representatives, 12th District, 2000
Founding CEO, North Florida Regional Chamber of Commerce, 2001
Member, Camp Blanding Veteran’s Museum Board
Member, Community in Schools Task Force
Member, Bradford County Education Foundation
Member, Florida Economic Development Council
Member, Northeast Florida Tourism Task Force
Coach, Various Little League Teams
Member, Delta Sigma Pi
Member, Sigma Chi
Certification
Certified Public Accountant, Florida Board of Accountancy, 2009
Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor 2007
Certified Lay Speaker; United Methodist Church, 2006
Certified Family and County Mediator; Florida Supreme Court, 1998
Certified Babe Ruth Little League Coach, 2010
Interests
Family Reunions, reading, waterskiing, snow-skiing, camping, traveling, distance running, cycling, renewable energy projects, fund raising, civic involvement, church fellowship, coaching, staying involved in children’s school activities, home maintenance projects, sailing, mountain biking, hiking, swimming, Wim Hoff Ice Bathing.
Timeline
Development Officer
Asheville Buncombe Christian Community Ministry, ABCCM
11.2023 - Current
Managing Director
Flat Rock Playhouse
09.2022 - 08.2024
President
Pisgah Health Foundation
2018 - 09.2022
Director of Philanthropy Region 4
Mission Health System
2013 - 2018
Certified Public Accountant
Cool Beans Accounting, Inc
2007 - 2013
Chief Financial Officer
The Weight Place, LLC
2007 - 2014
Stay at Home Dad
Green Family Home
2003 - 2008
Certified County and Family Mediator
Florida Mediation Academy
1998 - 2013
Cheif Executive and Financial Officer
North Florida Regional Chamber of Commerce
1994 - 2003
Post Graduate Accounting
Saint Leos University
MBA - Management And Marketing
Mercer University
Internation Marketing/History
University of London
BBA - Finance
Mercer University
Certified Public Accountant, Florida Board of Accountancy, 2009
Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor 2007
Certified Lay Speaker; United Methodist Church, 2006
Certified Family and County Mediator; Florida Supreme Court, 1998
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