Internationally-recognized human rights leader and nonprofit manager with more than two decades’ experience in three countries. Strategic thinker and team builder. Expertise in international human rights and California criminal justice reform. Deep experience as both grantee and grantor. Created effective programs to enhance mission. Turned around struggling operations. Widely published author. Popular keynote speaker.
With more than 2 decades of experience, I have accomplished a lot in my career. Here are a few highlights:
Increased funding by 1329% in a nine month period.
First secular person elected president of the United Nations NGO committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief.
Worked to change three state laws and one federal law.
Reorganized large nonprofit to restore balance and revenue growth.
Created and implemented a multi-year strategic plan to build a small nonprofit into an international leader, while increasing funding by 1000%.
Created first global report on persecution of freethinkers and atheists, which gained coverage in hundreds of media outlets around the world.
Appointed Special Advisor to the first UN High Level Dialog on Inter-religious Cooperation by the President of the UN General Assembly.
Increased funding from c $350,000 in 2013 to $7.5 million in 2016 while leading bothorganization.
Built development department from scratch, creating strategy, and recruiting staff. Acquired new major donors and foundation relationships.
Executive leader who implemented new fundraising and outreach programs, including raising nearly $500,000 in less than eight weeks during the beginning of the pandemic.