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July highlights:
- 3rd in a series: Five questions every candidate should ask
- Last call: Applications due for our Fellowships to Harvard B-School's short course for board members
- Recent placements: COO, Heifer Int'l; COO, United Way; CEO, Atlanta Union Mission; ED, East Lake Foundation
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New assignments: CDC Foundation (VP Ops), United Theological Seminary (President), City of Atlanta (CFO), more
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Five questions
every candidate should ask
In the final installment of our series on search committee interviews, we offer five questions every candidate should ask.
Previous articles in the series highlight questions for the search committee to ask itself, as well as questions the committee should ask its candidates. All three articles in the series are available via the link below.
Tidbit: Our recent "Five Questions" articles have been among our most popular smorgasBoard offerings yet, with reprint rights published by GuideStar for its 270,000 subscribers.
Click here to see "Five questions every candidate should ask." |
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Last call:
Nominations invited for the Fifth Annual
BoardWalk Governance Fellowships
to Harvard Business School
December 3-6, 2008
Preliminary applications due August 11, 2008
Once again, BoardWalk is pleased to support excellence in nonprofit board leadership by offering up to six fellowships that will allow a select group  of nonprofit trustees to attend a compelling short course at Harvard Business School on "Governing for Nonprofit Excellence."
Recipients typically range from senior board members of national nonprofits with nine-figure budgets to chairs of local agencies a fraction that size--diversity of viewpoints, experiences and platforms is fundamental to the program's value. All recipients share a personal commitment to service, personal growth and excellence in nonprofit governance.The deadline for preliminary expressions of interest is August 11, 2008. Our eligibility requirements are simple and straightforward. For more information on the course itself and our process for selecting BoardWalk Governance Fellows, please click here.
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Recent placements on the BoardWalk
We are pleased to have advised the following clients on these recent appointments:
Steve Denne, formerly a senior executive with American Red Cross in Washington D.C., will join Heifer International as Chief Operating Officer in September.
Over his ARC career, Steve held program, fundraising and operational leadership roles at a $3-billion organization with 800 affiliate offices. Known for building strong teams and building bridges across the organization, Steve recently led enterprise-wide transformation of the Red Cross fundraising model. In an earlier role heading Health and Safety Services Operations, Steve led the program from a decade of flat enrollment and revenue to double-digit nationwide growth
Steve earned his MBA at Yale University and his BA in Economics and English at Denison University. He is a competitive rower, a demanding endeavor that he describes as the perfect team sport.
Donna Buchanan has joined the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta as COO. Until last month, Donna was President of Junior Achievement of Georgia, serving nearly 100,000 K-12 students through six regional offices. In 2004, Donna received Junior Achievement's highest national award, the Charles R. Hook Award, for "superior results in promoting the growth and development of Junior Achievement."
Donna started her Junior Achievement career in New Orleans in 1979. After nine years progressing through various regional and national roles in development, she joined Jack Morton Productions, a privately held, $100mm communications company, rising to VP and General Manager. She was appointed president of Junior Achievement of Georgia in 1993.
Donna earned her BA in English at Georgia State University.
The Atlanta Union Mission Board of Directors has selected Jim Reese as the new president and CEO of the Atlanta Union Mission. Jim Reese succeeds Interim CEO Jay Cory, who has just been named executive vice president.
Previously, Jim was president and chief operating officer of CCCi (formerly Comprehensive Computer Consulting) in Atlanta. He was CEO of RANDSTAD North America from 2001-2005. Earlier, he held senior-level positions with The HoneyBaked Ham Company and the Frito Lay Division of PepsiCo. As CEO of RANDSTAD North America, the fourth largest staffing company in the world, Reese was responsible for $1.7 billion in revenue for the U.S., Canada, and United Kingdom. He was the first non-Dutch member of the Executive Board for RANDSTAD.
Jim earned his BBA in Marketing and General Business at Western Michigan University. He is chairman of the elders for Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell, Georgia.
Madelyn Adams has just been named executive director at East Lake Foundation, nationally known for its holistic approach to community revitalization. Before joining East Lake, Madelyn was the Vice President of Administration & Diversity at the Atlanta Journal- Constitution (AJC). At the AJC, Madelyn was responsible for Community Affairs, a role which led to board service with the Alliance Theater; Imagine It Children's Museum; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) Foundation; and, the Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter of the Red Cross.
Her most heartfelt engagement has been with the Children's Museum where she most recently served as Chair of the board. During her tenure she helped raise over $1 million and, she is proud to report that during her tenure as chair the Museum ended its fiscal year in the black for the first time. She was also one of the founding board members of TechBridge.
Previously, Madelyn was Director of Media and Marketing for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games and a Marketing Manager for Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in Los Angeles
Madelyn earned an MBA in Marketing at The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania and a BA in Political Science at Duke University.
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New assignments & new Leadership Profiles since our last smorgasBoard:
The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention do more, faster by forging effective partnerships between CDC and individuals, foundations and corporations to fight threats to health and safety. Atlanta, GA. Click here to receive Leadership Profile (expected mid-August).
The City of Atlanta is at the heart of one of the most dynamic metropolitan areas in the country. Reporting to both Mayor Shirley Franklin and the Atlanta City Council, the Chief Financial Officer is a cabinet-level position with direct oversight responsibility for a general fund budget of over $550mm and governmental, enterprise and capital funds of over $1BB. Click here to receive our Leadership Profile when it is finalized (early August).
Already respected as one of the finest independent day schools in the country, Westminster promotes excellence in student achievement and character, relevance in knowledge and purpose, and balance in accomplishments and relationships. Atlanta, GA. Click here for Leadership Profile.
Odyssey provides treatment and counseling services to adolescents and families at several locations throughout greater metro Atlanta. Odyssey respects the dignity and worth of all individuals and families and pledges to make its services accessible to all socioeconomic groups. Atlanta, GA. Click here for Leadership Profile.
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities prepares women and men for effective ordained and lay leadership in church and society; to pursue theological inquiry and shape theological understanding; to serve as a sustaining resource for religious leaders; and to foster spiritual formation and ethical development. New Brighton, MN. Search commences September 2008. |
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To view our other active assignments, please click here.
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Changes on the BoardWalk...
Our newest plank...
 Jasmine Haynie
Research Associate
We are pleased to report that Jasmine Haynie has joined the BoardWalk team as a Research Associate. Jasmine will support the firm's candidate-facing activities and help develop profiles on organizations and executives relevant to our various consulting engagements.
An Atlanta-area native, Jasmine earned her BA. in Psychology from Spelman College and her MA in Organizational Management from George Washington University.
Outside of the work world, Jasmine is an avid traveler and black-&-white photographer. Welcome, Jasmine!
... and farewell and thanks to Ami Thaker
 In August, we bid fond farewell to Ami Thaker, BoardWalk's Marketing and Communications Associate, as she leaves us to commence full-time study for her Masters in Public Health at Emory University.
During her short while with us, Ami played an outsized role in focusing our marketing and communications efforts while lending major project support to a large engagement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the CDC). The de facto editor of smorgasBoard during her time here, Ami also tended to our website and our business development activities.
A summa cum laude graduate of Georgia State, Ami looks forward to a career in public health. We look forward to following your successes for years to come!
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Please click on the pictures below to learn more about the consultants at BoardWalk.
Kim Anderson
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Kathy Bremer
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Sam Pettway
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Margaret Reiser
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About smorgasBoard®
smorgasBoard is the mostly-monthly newsletter of BoardWalk Consulting, a firm committed to building strong foundations for nonprofits through executive search, board enhancement and strategic facilitation. Contents © 2008 by BoardWalk Consulting LLC. Dissemination and reproduction encouraged, if accompanied by attribution to BoardWalk Consulting; all other rights reserved.
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Steve Denne, COO
James Reese, President & CEO, 
Madelyn Adams, Executive Director, 
