| Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - Seeking managerial role with NYC nonprofit or healthcare organization. Areas of interest include health disparities, poverty health outcomes, access to care and adherence issues. Recently completed MBA. |
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| SHAWN DOUGHERTY
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Over 9 Years of Fiscal Leadership Experience for Government-Funded Agency; MBA; Background in Managing Multiple Functional Areas
Record of Success in Driving 6-Figure Revenue Growth through Writing Winning Proposals, Achieving Cost and Productivity Improvements, and Directing Teams to Achieve Multiple Goals
Broad-based management experience includes supervision of finance, business development, marketing, HR, and administration functions, providing strategic leadership as the common denominator for all roles. Excellent communication and relationship building skills applied to employee teams, partners, and community members. Establish solid foundation for business growth by maintaining strict quality control, fiscal accountability, employee management, and program excellence. Advanced verbal and written communication skills demonstrated through public speaking engagements, grant writing, web content development, and editorial experience.
Core Skill Areas:
* Contract & Financial Management
* RFP & Proposal Writing
* Cost Reduction & Avoidance
* Community Service Delivery
* Proposal & Program Budgets
* Team Building & Leadership
* Turnaround/Change Management
* Employee Training & Mentoring
* Allocation of Indirect Costs
* Budget Planning & Administration
* Policy & Procedure Development
* Strategic Partnerships/Alliances
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PROJECT RESPONSE, INC. - Melbourne & Fort Pierce, FL - 1998-2007
Executive Director
Function as Chief Executive Officer for social services agency that services over 1,400 clients across 5-county area. Administer $2 million annual budget, monitoring expenses and establishing accounting/purchasing policies. Write RFPs, negotiate terms of govt. contracts, and manage $1.5 million+ in Florida Department of Health grants, ensuring adherence to contract deliverables. Oversee development of cost allocation plan and agency financial statements. Supervise, mentor, and evaluate performance for staff of 46, directing all staff training and development programs. Create and implement promotional campaigns to build community awareness of organization's mission and activities.
Challenge: Identified series of critical problems upon hire, including several months of unpaid payroll taxes and fraudulent activities from prior manager.
Key Achievements:
Business Development
* Drove agency's growth from $1.3 million to $2 million in annual revenues, maintaining revenue over expenses for 7 out of 9 years of tenure.
* Upheld agency's position as the Treasure Coast's sole provider of agency's key service; established organization as member agency of 2nd county's United Way, increasing number of United Way-funded programs from 1 to 4.
Fundraising Initiatives
* Expanded agency services and funding streams; wrote and secured $65,000 annual foundation grant in 2007 and $150,000 annual grant from the Florida Department of Health in 2005.
* Completed RFP for $870,000 in annual case management funding, maintaining confidence of funders so that Project Response is the sole provider in 4 counties for this service for 8 years.
Turnaround Management
* Spearheaded 180-degree turnaround for organization within 1st 4 months of tenure, bringing agency into compliance with Medicaid provider enrollment and Internal Revenue Service guidelines.
* Guided organization towards continual professionalism and integrity throughout tenure, with excellent reputation in the community and among all funders. (Continued)
Policy & Program Implementation
* Developed and implemented quality assurance programs that improved fiscal and programmatic integrity of government-funded programs.
* Formulated cost allocation plan that resulted in more detailed, defensible way of distributing indirect and administrative expenses across all agency programs.
* Designed series of HR systems and personnel policies; developed security and computer policies critical to the privacy objectives of the organization.
* Created effective model program for addressing linguistic and cultural barriers to healthcare for undocumented immigrants.
Technology Solutions
* Increased technology resources that included computer systems and email addresses for all employees, broadband access, DSL, and VPN implementation.
MEDICAL PUBLICATIONS CORPORATION - Chicago, IL - 1995-1997
Assistant Editor
Served as Assistant Editor for monthly medical journal distributed to physicians and other subscribers across 40 countries. Wrote feature articles on social issues and national conferences; copyedited articles for publication. Maintained editorial schedule, assigned clinical articles, gathered photographs and graphics, and incorporated advertisements into overall layout.
Key Achievements:
Cross-Functional Team Guidance
* Coordinated and managed activities for broad range of team members, including freelance medical editors, graphic designers, international authors, advertising representatives, and printer, maintaining excellent record of on-time publication.
Data/Technology Solutions
* Created and maintained database in Access that provided tracking of articles for publication, resulting in improved research/analysis capabilities.
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH/GRACE PLACE - Chicago, IL - 1993-1995
Administrator
Key Achievements:
Facilities Management
* Coordinated community use of a meeting space maintained jointly by 3 different denominations; maintained schedule of events and managed multiple administrative duties.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Master of Business Administration, May 2009: University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. Courses: Economic Analysis of the Firm; Applied Business Research Tools; Managerial Accounting Analysis; Strategic Financial Management; Organizational Behavior; Conflict Resolution and Negotiation; Ethics, Diversity, and Social Issues in Business; Business Law and Ethics, Strategic Innovation, International Business Analysis. GPA: 3.8
Master of Music Degree: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Bachelor of Music Degree: American Conservatory of Music, Chicago, IL
Publications
* "Acción Solidaria," in Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care 3, no. 5 (1997):44-45.
* "Second International Conference on Health and Human Rights," in Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care 3, no. 1 (1997):34-37.
* "1996 National Farmworker Health Conference," in Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care 2, no. 8 (1996):12-19.
* "A Brief Survey of Hispanic Music on the Camino Real," in El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, compiled by Gabrielle Palmer. Santa Fe: Bureau of Land Management, 1993. |
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