Educated at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government [MPA, 1985]; the University of Pennsylvania's Department of American Civilization [MA, 1977]; and Connecticut College BA, 1975]. Current projects include: The Harvard University Art Museums in Cambridge.   Project director for the American Association of Museums re-accreditation of the Fogg, Busch-Reisinger, and Sackler Art Museums and their four study centers.  Communicating with University and Museum officials to take HUAM through a difficult and complex process during a time of extreme challenge and enormous change. Staff interface, process management, policy development, management analysis, best practice assessment.   The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America.   Project director for the publication of the collections and the design and installation of a national web-based database.  A historic preservation association with 44 affiliates nationwide, 62 historic properties, approximately 150,000 art objects,  and 20,000 volunteers/members.  Directing the production of material for a dedicated issue of The Magazine Antiques for July 2007; work closely with the National and State Boards, staffs and volunteers; provide the groundwork for a complete restructuring of the organization; staff interface for 62 historic sites on fiscal, operational, policy, staffing, management issues; set and enforce standards for best practices, technologies and policies; analyze art collections and 62 historic sites nationwide; pilot membership in computerizing a 200,000+ object art collection across 62 sites; lecture and write for national audiences. Past projects include: The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, Boston.          For the launch of this 27-acre park in downtown Boston, sponsorship, management and programmatic, branding consulting.  Donor due diligence and research.  Advisory for corporate and foundation fund raising. Harvard University's Astrophysical Observatory. Manager, Grant Awards Section.   Start up operations and direction of a $20 million annual grant portfolio, including budget oversight and development; interface for NASA, Harvard, and the Smithsonian, a complex relationship; hardware and software analysis for interface with internal and external systems, beta testing a nationally funded database tracking system for scientific data; researched and issued all materials, including legal, fiscal, policy, procedural, accountability; wrote text for and designed the web site; provided fiscal and legal analyses and oversight to SAO, Harvard, NASA and others; earned Federal Grants Management Certificate from MCI in 1999; started-up operations for the office and systems, staffed up and staff oversight; acted as liaison on all grants issues – legal, compliance, budgetary, policy and other; provided regular formal and informal technical assistance to grantees and staff; negotiated and supervised 30 postdoctoral fellowships and 100’s of sponsored research grants. Corporation for National Service, Washington. Senior Grants and Policy Officer.  Federal agency with $400 million in grant funds for nonprofits, tribe/territories, and state formula awards nationwide where I managed a grants portfolio of 200+ recipients nationwide and a staff of 6; wrote the Program Director’s Handbook, ushering it through reviews, approvals, issuance and training; wrote the Grant Terms and Conditions for the five programs, ushering them through reviews, approvals, issuance and training; acted as interface with Inspector General’s office and grants recipients nationwide and was appointed the Audit Resolution Officer; provided technical assistance on fiscal, legal, compliance and monitoring issues to staffs in the offices of programs and grants, the legal counsel, the inspector general and others; part of a small team that redesigned the databases for grants, audits, budgeting and other fiscal systems; performed due diligence on grant applicants; analyzed and interpreted laws, regulations, budgets and fiscal matters; chaired Continuous Quality Improvement Team, the output of which resulted in significantly improved  and streamlined communications and grants management processes, cutting down the time from application to grant by 50%; facilitated and led agency- wide work on granting functions, guiding the implementation of best practices for the grants and program offices. Independent Sector, Washington.   Created a Leadership/Management Division campaign around aggressive and effective evaluation of programs; designed and managed an evaluation seminar for members. Fleet Financial Group, The Fleet Charitable Trust, Providence. Researched and analyzed charitable giving systems and levels in the financial services industry; redesigned policies and procedures in line with corporate responsibility concepts; conducted strategy analysis and redesign for the foundation, which had a $7.5 million annual giving budget; provided written and verbal training to top executives on philanthropy and corporate responsibility. The Columbus Center, Baltimore. During construction, interface between the builder, Rouse Company, and the museum facility. U.S. Department of State, Diplomatic Reception Rooms, Washington. Director.  Published the collection catalogue Treasures of State: Fine and Decorative Arts in the Diplomatic Reception Rooms of the U.S. Department of State. [496 pages, Harry N. Abrams, publisher]; proposed project, secured funding, and negotiated all contracts; designed the book for use as a gift for Secretary of State to international diplomats [leather bound in a slip case], as well as for art scholars [hard bound]; supervised smooth operations in a secure site amidst the daily business of international diplomacy; initiated and facilitated the acquisition of 40 masterpieces of art;  identified, negotiated contracts for and supervised the work of 100 + contractors on and off site: art historians, conservators, art handlers, photographers, project staff; wrote and managed $2.5 million budget and timeline; worked with publisher on all issues including timeline, design, budgets and distribution; assessed collection and determined content of book; handled technical and substantive editing of the manuscript; Oversaw photography and design; led marketing and public relations, including reviews, radio interviews and articles in 35 spots internationally; developed database for collections management. Museum of American Arts and Design, New York City. Interim Director. [Previously called the American Craft Museum]  Oversaw operations, staffing, fund raising, space planning, management; managed shake-down year for the new building. The State Justice Institute, Alexandria, VA.     Director of Management and Development.  Managed $7.2 million budget;  assessment, technical assistance, and grant-giving corporation;  start up operations in a team of three that grew to 20 over a one- year period; created fiscal management, granting, and human resource systems, procedures, and policies. The National Partnership, Washington. Vice President of Finance.  Directed a $100 million fund raising campaign; authored a manual on fund raising for the nonprofit world.    The Dietrich Corporations and Foundations, Philadelphia. Director.  Managed a 6,000-object American art and manuscript collection rated one of the top five in the world; traveled extensively to 45 borrowers throughout the US; started up operations, including all policies, forms and procedures;  developed database; curated and published collections;managed all contractors and vendors; negotiated all contracts and loans; performed due diligence reviews on potential borrowers; managed the transfer of $9.5 million in assets within the holding company; analyzed and recommended grant recipients; managed and passed a ground-breaking IRS audit; worked with staffs and institutions of local, regional and national stature; assessed and advised historic properties and installations.