412 West Plane Street, Hackettstown, New Jersey 07840 – [phone] x103

CAROL A. McKINNEY

412 West Plane Street, Hackettstown, New Jersey 07840 – [phone] x103

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Apr., 2014 to Senior Vice President & New Jersey Regional Director

Present NESC – National Executive Service Corps – New York, NY

Responsible for directing teams of senior-level professional volunteers delivering high-quality, affordable professional services and solutions to nonprofit organizations, schools and government agencies.

Nov., 2001 to Executive Director

Jan., 2014 VMC – Volunteer Management Centers, Inc. - Morristown, NJ

Lead a team of professional and volunteer staff dedicated to improving the effectiveness of NJ charities by providing training, consultation and networking to maximize organizational effectiveness and utilization of resources, both human and financial . Co-founder of Board Leadership Institute in partnership with the Non-Profit Resource Institute at Seton Hall University.

Mar., 1996 to Principal/Consultant

Nov., 2001 Mission Accomplished, LLC - Hackettstown, NJ

Provided consultative services to non-profit organizations in the areas of managing organizational change, strategic planning, fund development (capital campaigns, planned giving, major gifts, events), public relations, marketing, board training.

Sept., 1995 to Vice President for College Relations

Feb., 1996 Centenary College - Hackettstown, NJ

Responsible for all public and alumni relations, marketing and fund raising activities. Supervised all personnel and activities in the departments of development, events and public relations. Directed Quality Council.

Jan., 1993 to President and Trustee

Sept., 1995 Cathedral Healthcare Foundation, Inc.

Vice President, Public and Professional Relations

Cathedral Healthcare System, Inc. - Essex County, NJ

(operating St. Michael's Medical Center, St. James Hospital, and St. Mary's Hospital)

Concluded $40 million capital campaign for the Medical Center. Annually raised $8+ million through the Foundation for the hospitals. Responsible for all public relations, marketing and fund raising activities. Supervised all personnel (60+ people, 6 locations) and activities in the departments of the foundation, public affairs, community relations, grants and sponsored programs, community outreach, senior passport, health and wellness education, physician referral, volunteers and the Women's Center.

Feb., 1989 to Director of Marketing and Development

Jan., 1993 P. G. Chambers School - Morris Plains, NJ

Directed $4 million capital fund raising campaign with supervision of support staff and volunteers. Responsible for all community outreach and fund raising activities.

Dec., 1987 to Community Relations Manager

Feb., 1989 United Way of Morris County - Morristown, NJ

Responsible for marketing, fund raising and public relations.

CAROL A. McKINNEY
A Sampling from More Than 200 Planning/Organizational Change Board of Trustee Clients

Alliance for NJ Environmental Ed., American Red Cross – North Jersey Chapters, Assoc. of Junior Leagues Intl., AT&T Black Telecommunication Workers, Cancer Hope Network, Centenary Stage Company, Cerebral Palsy League, Craftsman Farms Fndn., DAWN CIL, Daytop - NJ, Deirdre O'Brien Child Advocacy Center, Family Intervention Services, Family Support Organization of Essex Co., Habitat for Humanity, Hackettstown Regional Medical Center, Harding Twp. Education Fndn., The Harmonium Society, Homeless Solutions, Horseback Riding for the Handicapped of NJ, Interfaith Food Pantry, Jefferson Child Care Center, Josephine’s Place, Macculloch Hall, Chorus, Mayo Center for the Performing Arts, Morris Area Arts Council, Morris Co. Chamber of Commerce, Morris County Historical Society, Morris Co. Org. for Hispanic Affairs, Morristown Neighborhood House Assn., Nat’l. Assn. of Social Workers - NJ Chap., NJ Assn. of Women Business Owners, NJ Assn. of Rehabilitation Facilities, NJ Fndn. for the Blind, NYU School of Occupational Therapy, Opera at Florham, Presbyterian Homes of NJ, Project Acorn, Resolve Community Counseling Center, St. Clare’s Foundation, So. Brunswick CIL, Trenton Film Society, Visiting Nurses Assn. of Somerset Co., United Family & Children's Soc., Unity Charter School, Women’s Fund of NJ.

Recent Volunteer Experience (current activities in italics)
Bd. of Directors: Columbus Foundation

Dress for Success, Morris County

Employment Horizons – past president and capital campaign leader

Heath Alliance for Care – past president

Jersey Battered Women's Service

National Sarcoidosis Foundation - president

New Jersey Asthma Institute

NORWESCAP

Zonta International – vice president, Morris Area Chapter

Lakeside Chautauqua Foundation

Bd. of Advisors: Past Chair, State Council of New Jersey Junior Leagues

Exec. Committee, NJ Governor’s Office of Volunteerism

NJ State Travel and Tourism Council

First Call for Help (now NJ 2-1-1)

Woman's Association of Morristown Memorial Hospital

Centenary Stage Company – Board chair
Committees: Renaissance Newark - Center City Development Corporation

Past Chair, Senior & Disabled Providers Group, Morris Co.

Immediate Past Chair, NJ Association of Volunteer Center Directors

Hackettstown Historic Preservation Commission – vice chair

Education Bachelor of Arts, French & Education (Honors) - Principia College

Additional course work at University of Illinois, University of Virginia, College of William and Mary, The College of New Jersey, Seton Hall University.

Graduate, Leadership Morris, Class of 1993 - a Chamber of Commerce program designed to engage emerging community leaders.
Award “Woman of the Year” 2003-2004, Zonta International – Morris Area, an organization dedicated to advancing the status of women worldwide.

Volunteer of the Year, Employment Horizons, 2010