Highlights

• 30 years of executive leadership; Executive Director/CEO
• 20 years of Board Leadership in a variety of corporations
• Executive Board Governance Certificate, Harvard Kennedy School
• 5 years as Director of New Business Development for a fortune 500 managed health care company (United Behavioral Health, a subsidiary of United Health Care) and the largest regional educational laboratory and research center in the US (WestEd)
• As the Executive Director of four San Francisco Bay Area behavioral health and social service organizations, Beth led and scaled innovative programs and initiatives for families, youth/children, schools, communities. She increased earned and contributed income across all companies
• Early career with Los Angeles County Behavioral Health Department providing planning, grantmaking, technical assistance

Board and Related Experience

• Certificate of Nonprofit Board Education, Boardsource, Washington, DC
• How Women Lead: “Women2Boards” professional training course
• Board Member- Alliance for Nonprofit Management, national (based in NY)
• Board Member – University of CA, San Francisco, Infant Parent Program
• Board Member, Counterpulse, San Francisco, CA
• Board Member and Treasurer – Z Space Studio, San Francisco, CA
• Board Member, Exhibit Envoy, San Francisco, CA
• Founding Board Member, Limmud Bay Area
• Board Member- Congregation Kol Shofar, Tiburon, CA
• Board Member, Jewish Community Relations Council of the East Bay, Oakland, CA
• Consortium, Contra Costa Children’s Interview Center, for abused children, Martinez, CA
• Governing Member, Sexual Assault Response Teams, Contra Costa and Marin Counties
• Appointed Member, United Way Housing and Basic Needs Boards, Contra Costa and San Mateo Counties

Employment Experiences 

United Behavioral Health, Director of New Business Development, San Francisco, CA, 1995-98
As a determined leader, Beth guided increased new business while the company grew (from $350M to over $500M) and experienced two mergers leading to securing subsidiary status with United Health Care (UHC). Beth increased productivity of the team of writers and planners by 140%.  Worked within deadline-driven and competitive company to complete dozens of complex multi-million dollar proposals, budgets and strategies for fortune 500 and 100 contracts. Developed business model for the newly created public sector division, managing Medicaid beneficiaries throughout the US.

WestEd, Director of Business Development, San Francisco, CA, 2003-05
WestEd is a $150M (at the time) national leader in R&D of educational and human development programs for state and local school leaders. Beth secured a position for WestEd on the coveted federal list of companies able to bid for the largest R&D and “centers of excellence” contracts, reserved only for exemplary companies. She trained staff nationwide on business development and program scaling, leading to increases in earned income through fee-based services and training. Developed and taught courses on grantwriting for staff in multiple regions. Secured many multi-million dollar grants with state and local Departments of Education.

Jewish Family and Children’s Services, Director, Peninsula Region, 2005-10
Beth increased visibility and programming for a key region of this 160 year old social service organization ($30M) providing programs across the age span. Opened a new 12,000 sqft regional office in the Bay Area and launched another newly acquired Peninsula location while scaling programs and increasing earned income by 43%. Provided constant analysis, innovation and the application of business principles to sustain and increase client base by 25%. Worked collaboratively with the Stanford Alumni Consulting Team (ACT), to streamline business systems. 

Community Violence Solutions, Bay Area, Executive Director, 1998-2003
Beth grew the organization by 150% by building strong relationships with key stakeholders in legal, mental health and child welfare circles. Created a county-wide collaborative that compassionately served child and adult victims at local hospitals and during legal proceedings. Worked tirelessly to co-design a multi-agency collaborative and construction of a cutting-edge children’s forensic interview center in Contra Costa County with law enforcement, DA and child services. Gained certification by the National Children’s Alliance. Led the Board in an an organizational rebranding and name change with a new structure for the future.

New Connections, Executive Director, Concord, CA, 1991-95
A Behavioral Health corporation. Beth expanded the use of a proven model for cocaine treatment and added a new intensive day treatment program for adolescents leading to numerous managed care contracts with private insurers and government entities. Won local and national awards for a juvenile offender diversion program, a gang suppression community center, and a nonpublic school and treatment program for teen female probationers, which received recognition and grants from The California Endowment. 

Center for Human Development, Executive Director, Pleasant Hill, CA, 1989-91
As a new Executive Director serving Contra Costa and San Francisco, Beth oversaw and expanded program funding impacting positive youth development, preventing teen substance abuse and delinquency, and cutting-edge diversity awareness.

Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, National Program Director, 1985-1989
PIRE invited Beth to lead the development, design and national launch of the “Just Say No” program working in partnership with the First Lady’s Office in Washington, DC and the National Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. This resulted in her relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area and gaining national recognition as the program director for this highly visible children’s prevention program with over 50,000 members and a team of national trainers. Many celebrities and politicians also were involved.

Los Angeles County Health Department, early career experience
Beth’s career began as a program planner in the behavioral health department of the county health system. She became a specialist in the prevention of youth substance abuse and wrote her master’s thesis on this topic. She taught workshops on program development and evaluation and designed the entire process for the first-ever cohort of state funded prevention services in LA County.