Shannon Scott Miller

Non-profit organization providing supportive services to LGBTQ+ youth and educational programming for parents and the community.

Financial and strategic planning including plan for financial sustainability; developing and oversight of outreach programs to schools and community centers providing prevention programs to LGBT+ youth and parent support programs; providing $12,000 income in the first six months; and expanding to $30,000.

Structure a comprehensive fundraising plan (grants, donor relations and fundraising events) writing process grant schedule, and templates as part of succession plan. Expanding grants from $67,000 to over $155,000 in one year. Developing corporate relationships including NBA and American Greetings, bringing in over $40,000 in 2023.

Create program evaluations and update programming to meet youth needs, increasing youth from under 50 to over 200 youth and families.

Shaping and expanding programs from 2 core teen programs to 10 in-house programs, 4 offsite programs, and summer camp; adding programs for families, children ages 3-11, parent/adult support and education programs, sensory friendly/Double Rainbow Programs.

Seek and oversee community partnerships and corporate relationships, providing volunteer hours, specialized programs, and monetary support.

Develop and facilitate LGBTQ+ training including the design of online continuing education programs to provide consistent and sustainable income.

Advocacy for LGBTQ+ through education, working with legislators, and key member on LGBTQ+ and advocacy coalitions.

Arts therapy organization art therapy, advocacy and training for LGBTQ+ community.

Design and facilitate interactive workshop exploring gender, gender bias, and gender affirming art therapy.

Coordinate with national and international organizations to customize workshops.

Historic program providing art therapy services at four studio locations and collaborating with local agencies to build and run art therapy programs throughout Northeast Ohio.

Recruited to build service model for community-based art therapy programs, create branding and increase visibility, and build a sustainable financial model.

Identified relevant market trends and opportunities to expand clinical art therapy reach increasing the number of programs from 15 to 38, increasing number of clients served from 1,943 to 7,460 individuals; increased total client contacts from 4,467 to 20,342 over 3-year span.

Cultivated community partnerships that resulted in expanding services, increasing awareness, building student opportunities, and establishing a strong volunteer base.

Completed oversight of all core functions: operations, human resources, training and development, finance, technology systems, services and programs, fund raising, grant writing, event planning, marketing and public relations and program delivery.

Stimulated financial support by improving contracting process expansion of services, development of donor base, grant writing. Increasing fee for service from $166,00 to $770,000, grant funding from $62,000 to $133,000 and increasing net income every year.

Understanding the mission to align strategic plan. Planning, facilitation and execution strategic goals, while tracking, analyzing and reporting data and using for quality assurance.

Recruitment, train, enrich and retain staff, doubling the clinical staff adding office positions.

Recruited to design and implement art therapy programs for inpatient and outpatient settings.

Develop and facilitate targeted art therapy programs including education, referral system, treatment model, evaluation tools, research protocols, and reporting model in multiple areas of inpatient and outpatient services. Collaboration with the treatment team and families to provide effective, seamless care.

Recruit, train and mentor volunteer base to extend programs.

Establish and engage community volunteer advisory committees for patient and family care programs for inpatient and outpatient services, fostering relationships between patients and medical staff

Cultivate and maintain donor relationships.

Promoted to build complementary therapies program to assist adults with cancer.

Educate and collaborate with medical staff to develop understanding of therapies, set program standards and evaluation process, build referral models, and report program outcomes to create job descriptions and expectations. Recruit, train and retain staff.

Maintain financial viability of program by establishing and maintaining donor relationships and leading fund raising.

Build strong internship and volunteer opportunities.

Develop materials and provide education internally and externally including presenting at professional conferences, nationally and internationally