L.

Lloyd Stewart
125 Van Rensselaer Blvd.
Albany, New York 12204
(518) 432-1649
E-mail: ls10e3bda@westpost.net
_______________________PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE ________________________
Securing an executive position that will utilize my 25 years of professional exp
erience as: chief executive officer, administrator, manager, fiscal manager, leg
islative representative, and facilitator in the areas of executive and departmen
tal management; program and budgetary development and administration; management
, development, supervision and evaluation of new programs and initiatives; human
resource training and counseling.
__________________________COMPETENCIES ________________________________
Agency, departmental and program management
Analytical, consensus building and managerial skills
Policy development and compliance
Program development and administration
Grant and contract management and procurement
Agency and Community Capacity Building
Budget analysis, development and oversight
Development of program assessment & evaluations

ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

* Complete agency, departmental and program administration and
management.
* Provided administration and policy/program development for economic
and community development agencies, initiatives and programs.
* Provided specialized governmental, legislative and organizational
management consulting services.
* Developed short and long range strategic planning - goals, plans, policies
and best practices.
* Developed, negotiated and administered grants that supported agencies
and programs for educationally and socio-economically disadvantaged
individuals, children and families.
* Established entrepreneurial, educational, employment and training, and
youth programs.
* Established joint ventures with public and private sectors to facilitate
economic and community development agencies, initiatives and programs.
* Provided principal administration of policies, operations, and outcomes for
statewide agencies, initiatives, programs and projects.
* Recruited, screened, hired, trained and supervised employees and
performed agency, client and staff dispute resolution.
PROGRAM AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
* Provided specialized program and policy development and administration
of: Workforce Development, Apprenticeship Training, Small Business
 Development, Human (Intellectual Capital) Research and Development;
Micro-Manufacturing; Minority and Women-Owned Business (MWBE)
Development initiatives.
* Established youth and educational development programs, employment
and financing joint ventures with public and private sectors to facilitate
education, employment and training programs
BUDGETARY AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT
* Developed short and long term financing strategies; and, implemented
capacity-building strategies and facilities development/management.
* Developed and managed agency, departmental and organizational fiscal
and budgetary affairs.
* Prepared, negotiated and provided oversight of agency, departmental,
program and project budgets.
BUDGETARY AND FISCAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
* Assisted in securing over $300,000,000 in state contracts for corporate
clients
* Increased Agency Budget from $126,000 to $1,700,000 over a three year
period (Urban League)
* Increased Agency Budget some $600,000 over a two year period (CCRC)

________________________EMPLOYMENT HISTORY _______________________

2009 - Present Director, Office of Community Development
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Alban
y
40 N. Main Street, Albany, New York
Complete agency administration and management of Catholic Charities' Office of C
ommunity Development for Albany and Rensselaer Counties. Provided policy/program
development for economic and community development initiatives and programs. Pr
eformed specialized legislative/ governmental, affairs services to Catholic Char
ities. Developed short and long range strategic planning - goals, plans, policie
s and best practices. Instrumental in establishing entrepreneurial, educational,
employment and training, youth and capacity building programs and initiatives f
or Catholic Charities Imitated joint ventures with the public and private sector
s to facilitate and implement economic recovery and community development strate
gies.
2007 - 2009 Executive Director
Catholic Charities of Rensselaer County, I
nc.
9th Street & Ingalls Ave. PO Box 1410
Troy, NY 12181
As Chief Executive Officer was responsible for the overall administration of a m
ajor human services agency servicing Rensselaer County's underserved communities
. Responsible for program and policy development, legislative/governmental affai
rs, facilitation with Board of Directors, community representatives and agencies
, program and budgetary development and administration; supervision and evaluati
on of new programs and initiatives; human resource training and counseling. Resp
onsible for the administration and supervision of the following agency affiliate
s: Sunnyside Child Development Center: Day Care Facility, Elementary After-Schoo
l Programs, Summer Educational Enrichment Program; Catholic Charities of Renssel
aer County Family Empowerment Center; CCRC Food Pantry; and 2 county-wide advoca
cy/service agencies: CONSERNS-U (Rensselaer, NY), The Roarke Center (Troy, NY).
Also responsible for increasing Agency Operating Budget by some $600,000 over a
two- year period.
2001 - 2007 President, Stewart Associates
125 Van Rensselaer Blvd.
Albany, New York
Provided specialized governmental, legislative affairs and organizational manage
ment consulting services to private enterprises, public entities, c
onsumers, businesses, and non-
profits organizations. Responsible for securing over $300,000,000 in state contr
acts for
corporate clients.
Author - A Far Cry from Freedom: Gradual Abolition (1799-1827)
Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2006, ISBN: 1-4208-8365-8
1998 - 2001 Director, Special Projects
State University Construction Fund
State University Plaza
PO Box 1946, Albany, N.Y. 12201-1946
Served as head of Special Projects, and legislative/governmental affairs; provid
ed administration and policy/program development for SUCF's economic developmen
t initiatives. Directed the development of legislative proposals and policies g
overning such initiatives and serve as principal point of contact with NY State
Legislature and other State Agencies on matters relating thereto. Provided spe
cialized program and policy development and administration of the following init
iatives: Human (Intellectual) Capital: Research and Development Initiative; Micr
o-Manufacturing Initiative; Small Business/Local Contractor's Assistance Program
; and the supervision of University-wide Emergency Construction Projects and SUC
F's Minority and Women- Owned Business Enterprise Program (MW
BE).
1996 - 1998 Manager: Economic Development
MidDev (Midrand Development Corp.)
Suite 64, Postnet x65
Halfway House 1685
Midrand, South Africa
011-27- 11- 805-0523
Chief administrator for Economic Development, Job Creation and Employment & Trai
ning Department; administration, strategic planning and overall management of ec
onomic development operations, policies, projects and programs for the City of M
idrand's Development Corporation (MidDev).
Specific responsibilities:
Developed short and long range goals, plans and policies; implemented and admin
istered Economic Development initiatives, policies and procedures. Developed sh
ort and long term financing strategies; and implemented capacity-building strat
egies; and facilities management.
1992-1996 President and CEO,
Urban League of Northeastern New York, Inc.
95 Livingston Avenue
Albany, New York 12207
(518) 463-3121
Chief administrator: primarily responsible for leadership, strategic planning a
nd overall management of Albany economic and community development affiliate
of national community based organization (National Urban League), directly res
ponsible to the Board of Directors. Additionally, was responsible for articulati
ng and communicating affiliates' mission and vision to community in accordance w
ith NUL requirements. Directly responsible for the expansion of the Agencies' op
erating budget from a total of $ 116,000 to $ 1,700,000 in a three year period.
Specific responsibilities:
Developed short and long range goals, plans, and policies; implemented and admin
istered ULNENY policies and procedures; responsible for the management and devel
opment of all fiscal affairs; supervised all agency department heads; managed ag
ency's facilities: main office, 4 satellite offices and training facility and se
cured all grants and external funding;; establishing educational, workforce deve
lopment and financing partnerships with public and private sector and, facilitat
ed all public relations activities, serving as principal spokesperson for agency
and the community at large
1984-1992 Founder and President/CEO,
Stewart Associates
Albany, New York
Provided specialized governmental, legislative and organizational management con
sulting services to private enterprises, public entities, consumers, businesses,
and non-profit community organizations. Responsible for securing over $300,000,
000 in state contracts for corporate clients.

1980-1984 Senior Budget Analyst

New York State Assembly: Ways and Means Committee
Albany, New York
As Senior Analyst, I was responsible for the analysis of various state agencies
operations and annual Executive Budget requests. Additionally, I was responsibl
e for monitoring all New York State regulatory agencies that regulated the State
's major industries.
Specific responsibilities included:
Developing legislative, policy, and program initiatives; developed legislation f
or: federal block grants, community services block grants, the uniform fire and
building code, arson prevention grants, the bank examiner aide program and, edit
ed all Ways and Means fiscal publications.
1976-1980 Director
Higher Educational Opportunity Program (HEOP)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York
Responsibilities included program administration, fiscal management, and policy
development; staff selection, supervision, and professional development. Respons
ibility for program recruitment, admissions financial aid and the securing of al
l program funding; increased Program enrollment from 6 students to 96 students,
which reflected a concomitant increase in funding over a three year period.

________________________EDUCATION AND TRAINING _______________________

State University of New York at Albany
Master of Arts Program: African American Studies 1972
Concentration: Urban Studies
Graduate Assistantship
State University of New York at Albany
Bachelor of Arts, History, 1972
Van Slyke Scholar
Columbia College, Columbia University
1968 - 1970
____________________ORGANIZATIONS & COMMUNITY SERVICE ______________
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
* North Central Troy Community Empowerment Corporation
* Albany Convention Center Authority Board
* African Reflections Foundation -Executive Committee
* New Covenant Charter School - Board of Trustees
* Albany County Airport Authority - Vice Chairman & Treasurer
* Albany Economic Development Zone Administrative Board
* Capital Region Youth Tennis Foundation
* Arbor Hill Community School - Board Member
* Albany Neighborhood Based Alliance - Executive Committee
* Capital Region Information Services (CRIS) - Executive Committee
MEMBERSHIPS
* Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations
* Association for the Study of African American Life and History
* National Association of African American Studies
* New York State Delegate to National Summit on Africa
* Joint Legislative and Executive Committee on the Fiscal Condition
of Albany County
* New York State Commission on the Capital Region - Economic
Development Advisory Committee
* Albany Civic Forum
* Albany School District - Safe Schools Committee
* Albany School District - School Improvement Review Committee
* Albany Comprehensive Neighborhood Enhancement Committee
* American Association of Airport Executives
AWARDS
* 2009 Martin Luther King, Jr. Outstanding Community Leadership Award
* 2008 "Agent of Change," Times Union Newspaper, Albany, NY
* 2007 12th Annual Summer Love Classic Community Service Award
* 2006 Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Founders Day: Outstanding Author
Award/Keynote
* 1998 Urban League of Northeastern N.Y. Distinguished Service Award
* 1996 Urban League of Northeastern N.Y. Community Service Award
* 1996 Albany District Links - President's Award for Outstanding Community
Service
* 1996 Capital District Minority Contractors Association- Community
Development Award
* 1995 Arthur Mitchell/Community Service Award - Whazup! Community
Newspaper
* 1994 NAACP Outstanding Community Leadership Award
* 1994 NY State Martin Luther King Commission and Institute - Youth
Service Award
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS
A FAR CRY FROM FREEDOM: Gradual Abolition (1799-1827) New York State's Crime Aga
inst Humanity, 2006, Author House Publishing Co.
ARTICLES
"New York needs to understand its history of Slavery," PERSPECTIVES, Times-Union
Newspaper, Albany, NY,
February 18, 2007
"Black Community Overlooked in Burial Find", PERSPECTIVES, Times-Union Newspaper
, Albany, NY, October 1, 2006
"A Far Cry From Freedom: Gradual Abolition (1799-1827) New York State's Crime Ag
ainst Humanity" A Perfect Blend: American Legacy in Color, NAAAS Monograph, 14th
Annaul Conference - Baton Rouge, LA. 2006
"Atlantic Creoles and Africans in Early New Netherland: Free, Indentured and Ens
laved", The Dutch Settlers Society of Albany Yearbook 2001-2005, vol. 54, The Al
tamont Enterprise, May 2005
"African Pope would show church is universal" COMMENTARY, Times-Union Newspaper,
Albany, NY, March 19, 2005.
"African Descendents key to New Netherland" PERSPECTIVES, Times-Union Newspaper,
Albany, NY, October 12, 2003
"New York's Slave History - Needs to be Re-evaluated" PERSPECTIVES, Times-Union
Newspaper, Albany, NY, June 29, 2003.
"A Case for Reparations", Part I & II, Urban Voices Newspaper, Albany, NY, 2003.
"Slavery and Its Abolition in New York State", PERSPECTIVES, Times-Union Newspap
er, Albany, NY, February 2002.
"History of Slavery, Bondage in New York State", PERSPECTIVES, Times-Union Newsp
aper, Albany, NY, September 24, 2001.
"On Revitalizing the Inner City: Community needs say in Development Efforts", Ca
pital District Business Review,
May, 1993
"The Numbers tell the Story of a Dehumanizing Slave Trade", VIEWPOINT, Times-Uni
on Newspaper, Albany, NY, June 29, 1992

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