 Instructor Bios All Center seminars and Customized On-Site trainings are facilitated by experts in their fields. Each of the facilitators listed below has a minimum of 15 years of experience working and/or training in the nonprofit sector. Instructors are listed in alphabetical order, by last name.
Regina Birdsell (top)
Regina Birdsell has been a marketing and communications executive within the corporate, nonprofit and public sectors for over 20 years. After graduating from USC, she began her career at Eyewitness News in Los Angeles, served as press secretary for California’s Attorney General, worked to build the Public Affairs office at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, ran the New Los Angeles Marketing Partnership in collaboration with Mayor Riordan and corporate leaders throughout region and was later appointed by the Governor to be a consumer advocate. In 2006 she became the president of the Southern California Center for Nonprofit Management. The organization provides management and leadership education and coaching for thousands of nonprofit executives and volunteers every year. Barbara Clegg (top)
Barbara A. Clegg, MS, RCC is a Registered Corporate Coach with expertise in organizational development and learning, executive coaching, and comprehensive team development. With over twenty-five years experience as a learning facilitator, trainer, coach, and consultant for both the public and private sector, Barbara’s masterful insight and depth of experience gets to the heart of the complex issues facing business leaders and key influencers in today’s ever-changing global environment. Whether working with a C-level Executive, a Manager, or a group, Barbara’s discerning perception and capacity to elicit personal and professional shifts makes her a vital ally to the client organizations she serves.
Kent Dove (top)
Kent Dove is a leading practitioner, consultant, teacher, and author on the art and science of fundraising. He has led successful fundraising programs at numerous institutions of higher education and also directed fundraising campaigns at those and other colleges and universities. At IU, Mr. Dove has directed the multi-year Academic Endowment Campaign for IU Bloomington, which raised $504 million against a $350 million goal, and the Campaign for IUPUI, which surpassed its $700 million goal to become the first $1 billion campaign completed by a public university in Indiana. Mr. Dove is currently directing the Matching the Promise: IU Bloomington campaign with a working goal of $1 billion. He has served as a consultant for more than 100 clients, including research universities, independent schools, hospitals and health care centers, arts and cultural organizations, social service agencies, religious organizations, and United Way. Mr. Dove is also well known as the author of the Dove on Fundraising series of textbooks, which are widely regarded as the definitive work in their field. His commitment to the future of the profession includes teaching graduates and undergraduate classes in fundraising at IU. He is a frequent speaker and presenter and the author of numerous publications. Kent's full bio is available in his seminar description. Vincent Fraumeni (top)
Vince Fraumeni is a fundraising consultant and a professional speaker. He has accumulated over twenty-three years of professional experience in the field of fundraising and is responsible for raising over $45,000,000 worth of major and planned gifts. He works directly with leaders of non-profit organizations to develop programs, strategies, and promotional materials designed to stimulate increased giving activity. As a recognized planned giving specialist, Vince works with professional staff, donors, and their counsel to create gift arrangements that meet financial, estate planning, and philanthropic objectives. Vincent's full bio is available in his seminar description. Damian Goldvarg, Ph.D. (top)
Damian Goldvarg, Ph.D., is an Organizational Development Consultant, originally from Argentina, with fifteen years of experience in developing, implementing and evaluating skill building programs. He has expertise on issues of cultural competence, leadership training, strategic planning and in developing minority executives. He has experience working in non-profit, business and government sectors. Dr. Goldvarg received his Masters in Counseling from California State University Northridge and his Master and Doctorate in Organizational Psychology from Alliant University. He has been Certified as a Professional Coach by the International Coaching Federation.
Maura J. Harrington, PhD, MBA (top)
Maura J. Harrington is the Director of Consulting and COO at the Center for Nonprofit Management. Maura is the former Senior Associate at Lodestar Management/Research, Inc., a firm specializing in applied social research, program planning, program evaluation and management services. She has worked successfully with managers and employees to improve operational and program effectiveness, customer satisfaction and staff performance. She conducts workshops on participatory and self-evaluation methods to small nonprofit organizations. She received her doctorate from Claremont Graduate School in Applied Research in the Department of Psychology and her MBA from the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management. She is an active member of the American Evaluation Association and a Eureka Foundation Fellow. Ranlyn Hill (top)
Ranlyn Tilley Hill, president of Benevolent Vision, brings nearly 20 years of passion for and experience with nonprofits to the classroom. After representing nonprofits and businesses in legal matters for 7 years, she founded the Los Angeles based firm in 1998. She provides fundraising counsel, consulting and management services to nonprofits focused on education, the environment, homelessness, youth, animal welfare, veterans and social service. Ranlyn’s special expertise is in navigating the course for nonprofits as they move to the next level in their fundraising and organizational development. She collaborates with legal counsel, accountants and other professionals on the design of innovative solutions for tax exempt organizations. Ranlyn passionately advises on annual campaigns, online fundraising, creative program sponsorships and capital campaigns, as well as dynamic strategic planning and relationship building. She lectures frequently on fundraising and the “real life” application of policy and procedure. Kristy Jones (top) Kim Klein (top)
Kim Klein is an internationally known fundraising trainer and consultant. She is the author of four books, including the classic Fundraising for Social Change, now in its fifth edition. She was the co-founder of the Grassroots Fundraising Journal, and has worked in fundraising for three decades. She has taught fundraising in all 50 states and 21 countries. Her new book, Reliable Fundraising in Unreliable Times, will be provided as part of her training. Dr. Joan Klubnik (top)
Dr. Joan Klubnik has a proven track record in working with senior management to drive change and organizational improvement. She has had extensive experience in working with not-for-profit organizations, information technology, financial services, health care and educational systems. Her firm, Two K Consulting, specializes in partnering with clients to improve their human asset management, organizational effectiveness and training initiatives from design through implementation and evaluation. She was a vice president at Transamerica Life Companies and has provided consultancy and training services for over two decades. Klubnik has authored several books including Rewarding and Recognizing Employees. Her articles have been published in a variety of professional journals. She has served in a senior leadership capacity for a number of volunteer organizations. Klubnik has been a keynote speaker, has spoken at several international training conferences -- including ASTD and ASQC -- and appeared as a guest on KWHY business channel. She has served as an adjunct professor at California State University at Long Beach and at Fullterton, Chapman University and the University of California, Irvine Campus. Klubnik received her undergraduate degree and doctorate from UCLA. Dana Lee (top)
Ms. Dana Lee is a graduate of the University of Southern California and holds a Master's Degree in Education. Ms. Lee is an Instructional Designer and has developed curricula and training programs for Fortune 500 corporations, educational institutions and several non-profit organizations. She is also an instructor in both the community college and private sector with over 15 years of experience working with adult learners. She is well versed in adult learning theory and teaching strategies. Ms. Lee is fully bilingual and continues to write and teach workshops in financial literacy, job search and computer skills in both English and Spanish. Janet Levine (top)
Janet Levine works with nonprofit and educational organizations, helping them to exceed their goals. In her more than 20 years in the field of philanthropy, Janet has been intimately involved with all aspects of fund development and nonprofit management. She has built programs from scratch and brought existing programs to the next level. As Vice President for Advancement at California State University, Dominguez Hills, she built a sustainable, ongoing fundraising program while repurposing communications and implementing a government relations program. In places as diverse as USC, the Reason Foundation, the American Film Institute and two community colleges, she increased levels of fundraising and deepened prospect pools. At the University of Oregon, she played a key role in the Oregon Campaign which, at the time, was the largest campaign ever attempted in the state. Janet's full bio is available in her seminar description.
Ron Milam (top)
Ron Milam has twelve years of successful experience in the nonprofit sector and provides the following consulting services for community-based nonprofit organizations: facilitation, presentations, coaching and project management. Ron founded the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition and served as its first Executive Director. He later raised over $2 million for Enterprise Community Partners and the Future Leaders Institute Charter School in New York City. Ron has served as a board member for Sustainable South Bronx and the Thunderhead Alliance. He holds a B.S. in Planning, Public Policy and Management from the University of Oregon. For more info, visit www.ronmilam.com Jaime Miranda (top)
Jaime Miranda is the Director of Development Research at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. He oversees delivery of research services directly related to fundraising programs and projects at the Keck School of Medicine. He joined USC as research analyst within University Advancement in 2002. Prior to prospect research, he was a major gifts fundraiser at a national educational reform nonprofit in Los Angeles, where he also managed the annual stewardship campaign. In addition, he has done market research and served as a development consultant for various organizations. Jaime is a former elementary school teacher. He received a degree in Spanish from Oklahoma State University. Adrienne N. Newsom (top)
Adrienne N. Newsom is an attorney with over a decade of experience helping nonprofit organizations with incorporation and tax-exempt status, board governance, risk management and employment issues. Adrienne drafts policies, procedures and handbooks, performs legal and risk management audits, and delivers training to help nonprofit and faith-based organizations minimize risk and operate above reproach. Adrienne graduated from UCLA School of Law in 1993 and Tufts University in 1990. Patty Oertel (top)
Patty Oertel is the President of The Oertel Group, a management consulting firm specializing in strategic planning, fundraising strategy, and board development for nonprofit organizations. She served as the Executive Director of the Center for Nonprofit Management for seven years and for the previous ten years as the Center's Associate Director developing its information, education and consulting services. Patty holds her MBA from and has taught on the faculty of UCLA's Anderson Graduate School of Management. She also served as the Administrative Director of the Nonprofit Management Association. Diana Peterson-More (top)
Diana Peterson-More is a labor lawyer and corporate executive who left an LA-based Fortune 50 company to launch The Organizational Effectiveness Group in 1996. OEG focuses on aligning individual strengths and talents with organizational goals, and serves as an executive coach, a leadership trainer, a strategic planner and an advisor to boards and senior leaders in the for-profit, nonprofit, governmental and volunteer service worlds. Peterson-More received her BA from UCLA, her JD from Loyola Law School and serves as a guest lecturer at USC, Phillips Graduate Institute, and local community colleges. Carlos Ramirez (top)
Carlos Ramirez is the Education Coordinator at the Center for Nonprofit Management. He received his BA from Williams College where he studied comparative literature. While in school he interned in the Office of Congressman Xavier Becerra and the Getty Foundation. William M. Ramseyer (top)
William Ramseyer is an attorney who specializes in nonprofit organizations. He represents a wide variety of nonprofit organizations in various aspects of their operations. He taught nonprofit law at UCLA for many years, and has conducted numerous seminars and consulting projects for the Center. William advised the California Continuing Education of the Bar on bylaws for California nonprofit corporations and is one of the originators of the concept of legal audits. Janet Schulman (top)
Janet Schulman is an independent consultant in the nonprofit sector with more than 25 years of experience as the Executive Director of Big Sisters of Los Angeles and Special Olympics Southern California. She holds an M.S.W degree from Boston University and an M.B.A from UCLA. Janet has provided leadership in the areas of board development and training, organizational development, volunteer management, resource development and strategic planning to a wide variety of community-based organizations. She also has served as an Interim Executive Director to Agencies in transition. Marta Segura (top)
Marta Segura M.P.H. is a nonprofit consultant specializing in both fundraising support and capacity building small non profits in transition. She also teaches for The Center for Non Profit Management of Southern California, The Flintridge Foundation, Faith in Communities, and the Valley Nonprofit Resource Network. She has been both a grantmaker and development director, and in executive leadership, and has served on several boards. Her 15 years of management and leadership experience in the nonprofit & academic sectors have led her to a professional commitment to developing leadership and capacity building in marginalized communities. She is passionate about eliminating disparities in communities of color, building capacity of non profits, community building, & children’s causes. Segura holds a B.A. from U.C. Santa Barbara, an M.P.H. from the U.C.L.A School of Public Health and is certified as a leadership coach by the Coach Training Alliance. She has also been trained as a Grant maker for her work with The California Endowment, The Flintridge Foundation, and as a reviewer for First 5 LA, the Liberty Hill Foundation and National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences. Kent E. Seton, Esq (top)
Kent E. Seton, Esq., an entrepreneur at heart, started his law career simultaneously with the launch of a separate online venture that quickly grew into one of the largest nation-wide providers preparing the paperwork for creating 501(c)(3) organizations. At its height, this online company was forming over 250 501(c)(3) organizations per month. At the same time, Mr. Seton also steadily grew his law practice in the Beverly Hills and outlying areas and has become one of the foremost attorneys representing charities on tax, corporate governance and legal matters concerning fundraising. Not only does he regularly speak on legal topics, but, in the last several years he has also sprearheaded a free monthly event featuring the most advanced thinkers in the nonprofit sector for the benefit of sharing resources, information and networking for non-profit leaders in the Los Angeles Area. Several months ago, Mr. Seton launched a separate venture in Century City, California, which is a first of its kind investment bank for Mergers & Acquisitions (M & A) transactions in the nonprofit sector. It includes both a for-profit arm and a non-profit arm; the nonprofit arm is intended to help dissolving charities and to engage in studies concerning the viability of M & A activity in the nonprofit sector. His partner in this venture is Bob McKim, who among other things, is an accomplished entrepreneur and is the Chairman of the Board of Meals On Wheels-West. Mr. Seton intends to launch an office in Silicon Valley for his law firm in the near future. He is also currently in the process of writing his own book on nonprofit trends and the law. Belinda Madrid Teitel (top)
Belinda Madrid Teitel brings skills from the nonprofit, business and governmental sector. She offers expertise in board development, fundraising and grantsmanship, training and organizational development, marketing and strategic planning.Ms. Teitel is a capacity building consultant and trainer on a range of topics, including raising funds for foundations and corporations. Most recently, she was Vice President at Draper Consulting Group, a nationally recognized firm that serves both grantmaker and nonprofit institutions. Prior to joining Draper Consulting Group in 1998, Ms. Teitel served as Southern California Director for Earth Share of California, a nonprofit federation of 90 premier local, state and national environmental organizations. During her seven year tenure, Ms. Teitel established Earth Share's presence in the Southern California region by recruiting, training and mobilizing volunteer board members, cultivating relationships with socially-conscious employers and initiating and participating in hundreds of employee charitable giving campaigns. During her career, Ms. Teitel formed extensive alliances in the nonprofit, business and governmental sectors throughout Southern California. Judith Teitelman (top)
Judith Teitelman brings more than 25 years of experience in helping grass roots and mid-sized organizations and large institutions strengthen their management and resource generating capacities and plan for a sustainable future. She is a strong proponent of management initiatives designed to examine and challenge long-standing assumptions about arts administration, and is committed to helping organizations rethink “business as usual.” Her consulting practice, established in 1990 and based in Los Angeles, provides a full range of services, tailored to meet the unique vision and particular needs of each organization. Ms. Teitelman served as a Planning Consultant to the National Endowment for the Arts Advancement Program. The Los Angeles County Arts Commission contracted Ms. Teitelman as a Technical Assistance Specialist for more than a decade, and she worked with the Flintridge Foundation's Nonprofit Leadership Program in a similar capacity during the program’s four-year history. Roz Teller (top)
Roz Teller is a general partner in the management consulting firm of Teller Associates, which has been assisting organizations to develop their human resources since 1980. They specialize in helping managers, supervisors, and employees to develop the management and human relations skills needed to succeed in rapidly changing environments. A former New Yorker, Roz received her B.A. from Brooklyn College and her Masters from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Roz has designed and conducted over a thousand workshops across the country and is listed in Who’s Who in the West, Who’s Who in American Women, and the International Who’s Who of Professional and Business Women. She is a member of the boards of directors of Barlow Respiratory Hospital and the Mary Magdalene Project. Kimberly Marie Tso (top)
Kimberly Tso works as an independent grant writing consultant to nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles, and she is frequently asked to write government grants. Her career began by making government grants with the Commission on National and Community Service, the precursor to AmeriCorps. There she provided technical assistance to government grant seekers and ran review committees for the grant programs. Later, she experienced what it was like to seek grants and developed great empathy for all those who have to write government proposals. Her most recent government application was a proposal to the State of California on behalf of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health to access $40 million available through the Mental Health Services Act. Chuck Watson (top)
Mr. Watson serves as Senior Vice President of The Oertel Group; his consulting focus is strategy development for large nonprofit organizations, financial management, leadership coaching, change management and strategic alliances. He is the past President and CEO of Interface Children Family Services of Ventura County. Interface is a multi-service non-profit agency with over 187 staff and 1200 volunteers with a budget of $9 million dollars. Mr. Watson did his undergraduate work in Community Psychology and holds an MBA in Organizational Development. Since his entry in the field of non-profit management 28 years ago, he has overseen residential care, child abuse prevention, adoptions, counseling, domestic violence, in-home therapy, drug diversion, family crisis and youth services programs in a variety of positions. Mr. Watson has served as the Chair of the California Association of Nonprofits and Chair of First 5 Ventura County. Mr. Watson and Ms. Oertel created the Institute for Organizational Health, a statewide technical assistance program designed to increase the organizational effectiveness of domestic violence organizations; the Institute worked on change management issues with the management teams and boards and included assessment, education, facilitation and evaluation over a nine year span. Tien Yuan (top)
Tien Yuan graduated from Claremont Mckenna College with a dual degree in Economics and Psychology. In her sophomore year of college, she formed a web development company and won the Henry R. Kravis Award for Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition among undergraduates in 2001 held by the Peter Drucker Graduate School of Management. As a young entrepreneur, Tien has been the project manager for development projects for Chicago.com, Illinois.com, and other websites which incorporated many open source tools. Tien Yuan currently manages the Southern California Center for Nonprofit Management's website, email campaigns, and print publications. |
