NAI ADVISOR PROFILES
NAI Advisors are volunteers with business savvy and extensive experience in for-profit and nonprofit businesses who can help you plan and implement changes that will make your organization more efficient and effective.

Learn more about each NAI Advisor and how you can benefit from their collective experience and organizational and business knowledge from the following anonymous profiles.

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Advisor 1
• Business Background
Worked with large technology company in sales, product development and quality, strategic planning and management. Performed business process development, strategic planning and human resources.

• Nonprofit Background
Has served on boards of nonprofits and in other volunteer position. Also has served on national committees of nonprofit associations.

• Skills
Accounting, QuickBooks, budgeting, strategic planning, meeting facilitation, training, human resources, data collection, research, technology, volunteer management and Business Process Improvement.
• Quote
“I see everything as a process and if you can define it, you can measure it and you can improve it.”

Advisor 2
• Business background
Marketing/communications for a variety of companies, both large and small

• Nonprofit background
Has served on nonprofit boards for start-ups and established organizations. Also provided meeting facilitation and executive coaching.

• Skills
Marketing, communications, meeting facilitation, strategic planning, board development, nonprofit start-up, executive coaching.
• Quote
“Marketing requires continuous outreach and networking.”

Advisor 3
• Business background
Accountant, CPA has worked as treasurer and CFO of manufacturing corporations, and has been a financial planner.

• Nonprofit background
Served on nonprofit boards as treasurer. Also served on finance board of town government, and is developing financial system on QuickBooks for small nonprofits.

• Skills
Accounting, finance, budgeting, financial planning, financial systems.

Advisor 4
• Business background
Served as CEO of public company. Has served on boards of for-profit corporations and chaired various committees of the board.

• Nonprofit background
Served as chairperson on nonprofit board. Has chaired various committees including a significant capital campaign.

• Skills
Facility operations, finance, budgeting, business management, volunteer management, fundraising, board development

• Quote
“I think the most important ingredient is the chemistry between parties with a clear understanding of the task at hand.”

Advisor 5
• Business background
Served as CFO and Executive Administrator with colleges and Business Manager in school system. Also served as a NEASC Evaluator.

• Nonprofit background
Served on a city finance board. Has been a board officer and board member for a variety of nonprofit organizations.

• Skills
Facility operations, finance, budgeting, personnel, long range and strategic planning

Advisor 6
• Business background
Worked as consultant for professional development of business executives and as professional facilitator for business meetings and workshops. Also certified in Myers-Briggs Type Indicator for training and general applications such as conflict management and building teamwork. Also has worked as a journalist and non-fiction writer.

• Nonprofit background
Served as board member for several nonprofit organizations. Has worked closely as an advisor on organizational assessments and strategic planning with a variety of nonprofits. Also served as a volunteer in non-leadership roles with nonprofits. Has facilitated public training programs for nonprofits in managing volunteers, strategic planning and teamwork for nonprofit boards.

• Skills
Strategic Planning, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Organizational Assessment, Meeting Management, Public Speaking, Writing, Editing

• Quote
“I think many management processes have been overcomplicated. It is better to use a simple process and do it well than a complex process which overwhelms people and thus never gets completed or used. “

Advisor 7
• Business background
CEO of multi-billion dollar international corporation. Also served in top-level positions for marketing and communications with international corporations.

• Nonprofit background
Provided direction on marketing to nonprofit organizations.

• Skills
Marketing, Strategic planning, Business process and models, Competitive strategy, Evaluation of leadership personnel.