3725 Mountain View Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90066

310.751.6593 office, 310.980.4410 cell jfcf056e@westpost.net

Skills
* Conceiving and implementing complex projects and events
* Social media expertise
* Budget oversight
* Supervising individuals and teams
* Excellent research and communication skills (verbal and written)
* Grant writing, proposals, policy memos
* Scheduling and coordination of people and events
* Effective liaison between staff, board members, volunteers, media
* Ability to work in a fast paced environment and to manage tight deadlines
Nonprofit Management 2008 - 2010
www.Quad4Dreams.com Produced an event launching a new scholarship fund that will
benefit special education students in Los Angeles County who are graduating from
high
school and going on to further their education. Event was attended by over 320 p
eople, and
five scholarships were funded. The first scholarships will be awarded in the spr
ing of 2011.
"Social Media and Nonprofits: Impact and Efficacy" The MBA thesis outlines the
evolution of social media as a communications tool, and describes the emerging
technologies* current impact on nonprofit organizations. The thesis includes a g
lossary of
terms, case studies, profiles of thought leaders in the sector, and an extensive
guide to social
media resources and applications. PDF or hard copy available upon request.
District Office of California State Assembly Speaker Emeritus Karen Bass
http://www.asmdc.org/members/a47/district-47
* Assisted in public outreach and daily in-office case work
* Helped organize People*s Council public forums, keyed to various policy initia
tives
and attended by government officials, private sector representatives, and the pu
blic
* Event photography
* Researched and wrote detailed responses to letters from incarcerated constitue
nts
* Attended weekly planning meetings and presented status reports
* Coordinated trip to the state legislature in Sacramento for Holocaust Survivor
Day
This internship position provided a significant opportunity to learn how state g
overnment
interacts with nonprofit organizations in the community.
Camp Discovery http://www.campdiscoveryla.org/
Camp Discovery is a summer day camp for children who have mild to moderate speci
al
needs. As an administrative and development associate, I
* Provided overall support to the Executive Director
* Researched and identified grant sources, wrote grants
* Coordinated with government entities, and executed applications for permits
* Helped create and implement public relations campaign; oversaw the "marketing
mix"
* Silent auction/annual gala, all activities (prior to, day of, and post event):
raffle, data
base, created marketing elements, supervision of sub-contractors, heavy phone wo
rk.
Lay/Volunteer Achievements in Nonprofit Management 1999 - 2007
* Committee chair and committee participant, various projects at three LAUSD sch
ools
and New West Charter Middle School in West Los Angeles.
* Chaired the Grants Committee at New West Charter Middle School during its firs
t
year of operation. Supported the principal and all other committees (both parent
s and
staff) by writing grants and directing people to resources. Teamed with the prin
cipal
and comptroller to write and secure a $125,000 grant from the S. Mark Taper
Foundation to build the school*s library.
* Playground Committee Co-Chair. Helped to build consensus, engaged the
stakeholders, wrote grants, wrote press releases, raised funds, helped design th
e
Playground Renovation Phased Master Plan, acted as on-site liaison with LAUSD
during planning and construction phases. Major funders: California Proposition B
B
and the Anne and Kirk Douglas Playground Fund.
* Instituted "Open Saturdays" at Mar Vista Elementary School- a community buildi
ng
initiative. Families and local neighbors were given access to the school on the
weekends so that everyone could play together *on the yard* and read together in
the
school*s library. Post event surveys indicated increased parental engagement and
higher satisfaction overall with the local elementary school.
* Extensive experience with project scheduling, event planning, event management
,
fundraising, and volunteer recruitment and coordination.
Other Professional Experience
Assistant Director/Unit Production Manager Member, Directors Guild of America
More than 20 years of experience working on film and television projects in Los
Angeles and
New York, as well as proposal writing and development of alternative content con
cepts.
* Responsible for creating and executing daily production schedule for cast and
crew
(10 - 400 people, depending on the project/day)
* Budget oversight - cast, crew, location, and equipment expenditures for projec
ts
ranging from $10,000 to $50,000,000. Typically, my responsibilities entailed cos
t
estimating and containment for designated areas of the total project budget.
* Execution of cast and crew union contracts, daily cast and crew supervision an
d
communication and implementation of all activities as designated by director and
producer
* Liaison between on-set, studio, network, and media personnel
* Extras casting and setting of background action
* Film credits include: 1st Assistant Director, 2nd Unit, "Meet the Fockers"; TV
credits
include: 1st Assistant Director and 2nd Assistant Director, multiple episodes of
sitcoms
"The Drew Carey Show", "How I Met Your Mother", "8 Simple Rules", and "The Ellen
Show". More upon request.
* Board Member: Well Baby Center, Los Angeles, CA http://www.wellbabycenter.org/
Education
* MBA in Nonprofit Management, The Lieber School of Business at American Jewish
University, Los Angeles, CA
* Grantsmanship Training Program Certificate of Completion, The Annenberg
Foundation and The Grantsmanship Center, Los Angeles, CA
* Directors Guild of America Producers Training Program, New York, NY
* BA in French and Comparative Literature, Clark University, Worcester, MA