business IS personal

I am currently the Director for Membership Advancement at the Museum of Life + Science in Durham, NC.  In my spare time, I am also an independent consultant specializing in start-ups, strategy and social enterprise.  I received my MBA in May 2003 from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, where I completed an internship at the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) and co-founded the Fuqua-On-Board program, involving MBA students in local nonprofits.

I have been an instructor for Duke University’s Certificate Program in Non-Profit Management for over a decade, teaching courses on Board Service, Communication & Presentation Skills, Social Entrepreneurship, and Intergenerational Management.  From 2003-2006, I was the Executive Director of Laboratories for Learning, a non-profit educational organization bringing biotechnology and entrepreneurship programs to traditionally under-represented students.  Prior to attending Fuqua, I spent eight years in nonprofit management and education. From 1998-2001, I worked in Durham Public Schools as Coordinator of Elementary Programs, with responsibility for before and after-school programming at 23 schools.  From 1995 to 1998, I ran the largest youth service program in the state of NC, at the Volunteer Center of Greater Durham. During this time, I coordinated over 1,000 volunteers at 150 agencies, and was the recipient of several Learn and Serve America grants.  Jeff holds a B.A. in Psychology from Connecticut College.  I have co-founded two non-profits (ncyt, NC’s network for young nonprofit professionals, and AIM, the Alliance for Improvised Music), and has served as a board member and volunteer for several others, including Board stints at radio stations WCNI and WXDU.  I recently completed Board service terms as President of the Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County and as Vice-Chair of NCYT, North Carolina’s network for young nonprofit professionals.  I’m always seeking new challenges and adventures.