Nonprofit Consulting

There can be no better training ground in developing creative, cutting-edge youth and community development programming in a nonprofit setting than New York City.  I moved to New York City in 1991 to train as a social worker and stayed to pursue a career in the nonprofit sector there. I have worked in several of the best child welfare, youth development and community-based organizations in the city including Center for Family Life in Sunset Park, Good Shepherd Services and Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation (CHLDC). 

In my career, I have worked as a Family Counselor, a Group Worker with youth and adults, an Afterschool Program Director, and a Community Center Director. For 16 years, I led the Youth and Family Services Division at CHLDC, growing it from 5 programs with 75 employees to 14 programs with over 300 employees. At Good Shepherd Services and at CHLDC, I developed an approach to youth leadership programming that has been recognized nationally as an innovative practice. I have played a central role in developing and writing many funded proposals, and am a confident and skilled writer. I have played leadership roles in advocating for youth programs at the city, state and federal levels. I have mentored professionals and programs in the field. I have presented at multiple conferences on best practices in the field, including for the Network for Youth Success and the National Middle School Association .

I believe strongly in the importance of the non-profit sector, and am passionate to deploy my experience and capacity for collaboration to benefit great organizations and the field. I offer consultation in the form of proposal development and writing, professional development, program and organizational development. 

"We are all one and if we don't know, we will learn it the hard way."

Bayard Rustin