Non-Profit Speaker Panel
Explore Careers Options
Wed. November 16, 2011 from 3:00-4:30 p.m. (Roth Nelson Room-CLU Campus)
To be a speaker at our next event email: clewis@clunet.edu
Interested in learning more about the Non-Profit Industry? Speakers will discuss the various positions, critical skills needed and how to prepare for a career in the Non-Profit world.
2011 PANEL MEMBERS/ SPEAKERS
Many Mansions
Rick Schroeder (President)
http://www.manymansions.org/
Rick Schroeder has served as President for Many Mansions since July 2002. Many Mansions is a nonprofit affordable housing and service provider located in Thousand Oaks, California. Many Mansions currently owns and manages twelve affordable housing complexes in Ventura County, with 438 units of affordable housing for low-income individuals and families. Rick is an attorney, licensed to practice law in the states of California and Minnesota, and was in private practice in the Conejo Valley, specializing in real estate, litigation, and bankruptcy. He received his law degree from UCLA School of Law in 1986 and his Bachelors of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin in 1983.
Joni and Friends International
Glen Garcia (Video Editor/Videographer)
http://www.joniandfriends.org/
Glen Garcia, a southern California native, serves as staff video editor and videographer at Joni and Friends International Disability Center, a non-profit ministry that collects and restores used wheelchairs and distributes them, free of charge, to people in developing countries worldwide. Earlier this year, he received a BA in Cinema/Media Communication and Spanish from George Fox University in northern Oregon, where he volunteered starting up a spanish program at the public library. Glen connected with Joni and Friends through Azusa Pacific University and became a intern video editor during the summer of 2010. Shortly after his internship, Glen was offered a full-time position upon graduation.
Silversword Media Corporation
Mark W. Capehart (Chief Executive Officer/Founder)
http://silverswordmediacorp.org
Mark W. Capehart is the founder and CEO of Silversword Media Corporation, a non-profit educational media company. The company is creating multimedia educational and artistic media along several initiatives. Mr. Capehart spent years as an educator in the California education system as well as working for non-profit institutions such as the La Brea Tar Pits. He is also an experienced film/media maker with everything from feature films to documentaries to web series to live performances under his belt. Mark received his MA from CSU Northridge and currently works as an educator at local community colleges as well as his work with Silversword Media Corp.
The ALS Association Golden West Chapter
Fred Fisher, MSW, LCSW (President & CEO)
http://www.alsagoldenwest.org
Fred Fisher is the President and CEO of The ALS Association, Golden West Chapter which provides social and health services, funds research and advances public policy initiatives for the benefit of those suffering from ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) or more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Recently, the Chapter concluded a merger process resulting in an expanded geographic scope that reaches throughout most of California and Hawaii. The Chapter is solely funded through philanthropic efforts, so leadership development, fund development and program development are all dominant aspects of his role with the organization. Fred has more than thirty years of experience leading non-profit social service and health organizations, including those serving children, families, the frail elderly, high-risk youth and the mentally ill. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Fred has the experience, commitment and vision to execute creative and innovative programs that have an important and meaningful impact on the population served. His commitment to outcomes-based service delivery results in the identification and integration of best practices which lead the field to higher quality, greater impact program development and implementation.
Ventura County Community Foundation
Susan Seale (Director of Programs)
http://www.vccf.org/
Susan, who has been at the Ventura County Community Foundation since 2002, coordinates the programmatic activities of the Center including planning, developing and implementing all open-enrollment workshops, managing the library, volunteer faculty and special events. She provides information referral and technical assistance to visitors to the Center with emphasis on the Foundation Center’s prospect research database. Her position includes focused outreach efforts to nonprofit networks including service clubs and affinity groups. Susan has served on the board of directors for the Ventura Center for Spiritual Living, where she also teaches classes and coordinates fundraising events. Since 2007 she has been on the board directors for the Ventura County Volunteer Coordinators Council, where she currently serves as vice president.
2010 Speakers Below
Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce
Kelli Lighthizer (Director of Community Relations & Events)
www.conejochamber.org
Kelli Lighthizer, a San Diego native, is the Director of Community Relations & Events for the Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce. Kelli first moved to Thousand Oaks to attend California Lutheran University where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Business Marketing degree. Kelli left BERKMAN Public Relations in downtown San Diego to follow her passion for serving, returning to the Thousand Oaks community to coordinate Many Mansions’ special events and community relations for more than two years, enhancing the lives of local low-income and homeless residents. While working full-time along with a second part-time job, she returned to CLU, completed her Master’s Degree in Business with a focus in Management and Organizational Behavior earlier this year, and transitioned to her current role with the Chamber.
Girls in Power
Melinda Crown (Program Director)
http://conejovalleycares.org
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum
Mira Cohen (Director of Education)
www.reaganlibrary.com
Mira Cohen serves as the Director of Education at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. In this capacity, Ms. Cohen conceptualizes and implements multiple educational projects including professional development training for educators and student experiences. Ms. Cohen served as the creator and project director of the international award winning Air Force One Discovery Center at the Reagan Library. Ms. Cohen is a former classroom teacher who, prior to coming on board at the Reagan Library, served as principal of Cohen Curriculum Design developing educational strategies and content for companies and organizations such as PBS, CNN, UCLA, CraniaMania, the National Council on Economic Education, and the Zimmer Children’s Museum. Ms. Cohen earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in History with Minors in Government and Dance from Oberlin College and a Master of Education degree from the University of Maryland at College Park.
Dark to Dawn
Ashlee Harry (Founder & Executive Director)
www.darktodawn.org
Ashlee Harry’s multifaceted career started her first day of college when she was told that she and her classmates would have an average of seven careers in their lifetime. As a graduate of St. Mary’s College of California she volunteered as a teacher in the deep south, worked for a medical device company, and spent the bulk of her “career” in oncology clinical research. At that point she laid career aside to become a full time mom. She spent the past several years investing in three children -two through adoption and one biological child. The experience of the plight of the orphaned child left Ashlee and her husband, Scott, continuously asking “what can we do to stand in the gap for the orphaned child?” The Lord gave them a vision for a grass roots ministry to spotlight the Biblical mandate for orphan care and adoption and, subsequently, to inspire people to serve the orphan in any number of capacities. Dark to Dawn was born and, thus, her sixth career.
The Fender Music Foundation
Moriah Harris-Rodger (Executive Director)
www.FenderMusicFoundation.org
Moriah Harris-Rodger is the executive director of The Fender Music Foundation, formerly named The Guitar Center Music Foundation. The foundation is a public nonprofit that gets instruments into music education programs, including school music classrooms, after-school music programs and music therapy programs across the United States. Moriah is an alumna of California Lutheran University. She majored in communication with a concentration in journalism and worked on The Echo and in the Writing Center.
American Red Cross of Ventura County
Rachel Kaloian (Director of Development)
www.arcventura.org
Rachel Kaloian has been an important figure in many non-profit organizations since 2002. Currently she is the Director of Development for the Ventura County Region American Red Cross. She began her work in non-profit at the Nicole Brown Charitable Foundation as an Acting Executive Director and Director of Special Events/Fundraising, pro bono. She also sat on the board as secretary, involving herself fully in the Foundation. In the tail end of her involvement in the Nicole Brown Charitable Foundation, Rachel volunteered for Gubernatorial Race, immersing herself in many coalitions which involved encouraging minority presence in the local governments. With her current work at the American Red Cross, Rachel is able to aide a variety of both local and national issues.
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