Shelia M. Pardo
Aurora,IL
Summary
Talented Executive Director offering proven background in business settings and driving organizational change at operational levels. Demonstrated leadership, planning and problem-solving abilities focused on delivering robust, performance-oriented strategies to meet current and expected demands.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Interim Executive Director
Harmony Hope and Healing
01.2023 - Current
- Provide overall organizational leadership to promote the vision, mission, and values of HHH
- Build strategic relationships with partner organizations
- Negotiate and administer contracts and grants
- Oversight of the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs and services
- Review and develop a staffing structure
- Growing annual budget from $300k
- Work in collaboration with the staff and Board to create an annual budget
- Conduct multi=year financial analysis
- Comply with all local, state, and federal legal requirements and nonprofit reporting
- Oversee annual fundraising plan
- Provide leadership to staff.
Executive Director
Compudopt Chicago
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Built partnerships in new areas
- Established relationships with funders, donors, and community leaders and partners
- Ensured ongoing local programmatic excellence, evaluation, growth, and consistent quality of fundraising, communications, and operations; recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve strategic goals
- Actively engaged and energized volunteers, board members, event committees, partnering organizations, and funders
- Developed new, and maintained current strategic, collaborative relationships with community-based organizations, donors, and foundations - Developed, monitored, and grew annual budget from $2M to $10M
- Modeled positive, productive collaboration and relationship building skills in all interactions
- Effective board development including recruitment of board members who represent the local community as well as development of strong board committees .
Chief Operating Officer
Black Oaks Center
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Focused on strengthening and managing the operational and financial infrastructure
- Oversaw the administrative functions while ensuring that internal controls were sound, transparent, and adding strategic acumen to the leadership team
- Built collaborative partnerships and networks
- Worked to grow the annual budget of $500K
- Recruit, hire, and train Recruit, hire, and train
- Collaborated with the Board of Directors to achieve strategic goals
- Design and administer policies
- Focused on Mission critical initiatives.
Executive Director
Food For Greater Elgin
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Managed overall planning and operation of this client-choice pantry, feeding over 7000 individuals each month
- Developed and grew budget from $400,000 to $800,000
- Identified, created and implemented strategic plans to realize business objectives
- Monitored operations and ensured business and financial practices complied with regulatory and legal requirements
- Established and maintained relations with financial institutions, vendors and internal and external auditors
- Acquired new opportunities to help fund existing operations and future program goals
- Cultivated the trust of current partners and forged new relationships
- Grew community resource partner activities
- Cultivated a culture of learning and teamwork among staff
- Collaborated with the Board of Directors to achieve strategic goals.
Education
MBA -
Aurora University
BSBM -
University of Phoenix
Teaching License -
IL State Board of Ed
Skills
- Leadership
- Training & Development
- Financial Reporting
- Accounting
- Compliance
- Auditing
- Payroll
- Problem Solving
- Data Manager
- Budgeting
- Collaboration
- Conflict Resolution
- Fundraising
- Event Planning
- Strategic Planning
- Team Building
- Public Speaking
- Crisis Intervention
- Empathy
- Project Management
- Marketing
- Business Development
- Operations
- Non-Profit Accounting
- Human Resources
- Financial Analysis
- Grants Management
- Employee Relations
- Full Cycle Recruitment
- Harassment Compliance
- DEI
- Employee & Labor Laws
- Safety
- On-Boarding
- Policy Design
- Board Development, Recruitment & Governance
- Union & Non-Union Contracts
- Compensation & Benefits Administration
- Quality Control
- Stakeholder Relations
- Grant Writing
- Program Management
- Staff Management
- Community Engagement
- Financial Management
- Vendor Relations
- Contract Management
- Operations Management
- International Business
- Crisis Management
- Corporate Governance
- Budgeting and Financial Management
- Relationship Building
- Innovation and Creativity
- Media Relations
- Outreach Programs
- Coaching and Counseling
- Government Relations
- Partnership Development
- Operational Planning
- Business Planning
- Program Monitoring
- Human Resources Management
- Training Methods
- Negotiation
- Program Leadership
- Business Administration
- Leadership Development
- Business Management
- Compliance and Regulations
- Talent Management and Staffing
- Team Leadership, Training, and Development
- Performance Feedback
- Fundraising Expertise
- Sales Management
- Focus Group Facilitation
- Profit and Loss Statements
- Communications Strategy
- Client Services
- Consulting
Websites
Timeline
Interim Executive Director
Harmony Hope and Healing
01.2023 - Current
Executive Director
Compudopt Chicago
01.2021 - 01.2023
Chief Operating Officer
Black Oaks Center
01.2020 - 01.2021
Executive Director
Food For Greater Elgin
01.2018 - 01.2020
MBA -
Aurora University
BSBM -
University of Phoenix
Teaching License -
IL State Board of Ed
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