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The Executive Consulting Service Partners Network
The Executive Consulting Service Partners Network is a team of professionals affiliated with our firm that provide specialized services.
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Executive Service Corps / Wade Smith
Nonprofit management consulting
- Management Consulting Services: Analysis of operational concerns i.e. strategic planning, human resources and public relations
- Executive Advisory Program: Leadership and management skill development for Executive Directors
- Board Coaching Program: Board development though planning, recruitment and education
- Retainer Partnership Program: Partnership on multiple projects for a flat fee
- Management Development Program: Development of senior staff’s management skills
- “Sounding Board” Sessions: Brainstorming sessions on specific management issues
- Developing Development Program: Review current fundraising plans and develop a tailored organizational approach
- Wells Fargo Executive Directors Institutes: Training and coaching of new or experienced Executive Directors in a class room setting
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John Lopker, JD
- Specialist in nonprofit law
- More than 15 years of legal experience
- Former Attorney, McKittrick, Jackson, DeMarco & Peckenpaugh
- Graduated in the top 15% of law school class
- BA, UCLA; JD, George Washington University Law School
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Aleph Inc./Denise Davies
- Specialist in Internet strategy and implementation
- More than 10 years of experience creating Internet solutions for nonprofit and for-profit organizations
- Former Library Automation Planning & Implementation Manager - Karachi American School, Karachi, Pakistan and Former Systems Administrator, Jakarta International School, Indonesia, business office and information center
- Has lived and worked in more than 10 countries, working in education, libraries, information management, consulting for information systems, and working in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors
- B.S., Education, St. Francis Xavier University and M.L.S, Library and Information Science, University of Hawaii
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Patricia Holloway, MCP
- Specialist in grant writing
- More than 20 years of nonprofit and government experience
- Former Community Development Planner, City of Lake Forest; Former Senior/Associate Planner, City of San Clemente
- Managed the Housing and Community Development Block Grant Programs for the cities of San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano; has obtained grants from the California Coastal Commission and the Orange County Transportation Authority, among other organizations
- BS, University of California, Davis; Master of City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley
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Greatrake, McBride & Associates, Inc./Joan McBride
- Specialist in marketing communications, fund development and strategic planning
- More than 20 years of nonprofit experience
- Former Executive Director, Corona Regional Medical Center Foundation and Former Development Officer, Hoag Hospital Foundation.
- Certified Fund-Raising Executive (CFRE) and Fellow, Association of Healthcare Philanthropy (FAHP)
- BA, University of California, Irvine; MBA, California State University, Long Beach
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Strategic Sales Solutions/Trina Schoonmaker
- Specialist in advertising, management and marketing
- More than 20 years of management experience
- Former Vice President, Sales & Marketing / Western Region - Travel & Leisure Group, Advanstar Communications
- Possesses the ability to recognize opportunities for innovation and growth, as evidenced by her concept and launch of an edition of the Official Meeting Facilities Guide to serve the European planner market
- In addition to her collegiate coursework, Trina was selected as one of two divisional representatives to attend Reed Elsevier's Global Management and Marketing Program at Warwick University in England
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Geri Lopker & Associates/Geri Lopker, CPT
- Specialist in organizational development
- More than 10 years of consulting experience
- Former Director of Operations for a large healthcare organization
- Certified Performance Technologist (CPT); Certificate, Management Development Program, USC
- MA, Human Resources and Organization Development, University of San Francisco
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Lorette Herman, ACSW, MPH
- Specialist in Management Consulting and Interim CEO
- More than 15 years of nonprofit experience
- Former Director, Community Service, AIDS Project Los Angeles; former Project Coordinator, the APT Foundation
- Excellent assessment skills to determine client and/or organizational needs to effectively develop solutions
- BA Sociology, Brandeis University; MPH and MSW, Columbia University
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