Board Member Series: Planning for Action 

About the Presenter, Lisa A. Brown

With more than 30 years of experience in the nonprofit world, Lisa A. Brown has worked with organizations of all shapes and sizes in the areas of development, marketing and communications. As a senior level administrator, Lisa has built development programs from the ground up, expanded organizational capacity, and shaped the public profile of nonprofits with a variety of missions and visions. As a consultant and an advisor, she brings a diverse set of skills to the table, working side-by-side with staff and leadership to define the big picture, unearth opportunity, connect the dots, hone in on the details, solve the problem, tell the story, connect with the community, and turn planning into action. Lisa is deeply committed to nonprofits and the value they bring to local communities. It’s why she’s stayed in the game and why she remains an enthusiastic partner in energizing nonprofits to do their best work and motivating people to get involved in making a difference. Current or recent professional/consulting affiliations: WVDO, OMSI, Metropolitan Family Service, Urban League, Mercy Corps Northwest, Children’s Center, Beaverton Education Foundation, Coalition for a Livable Future, The Portland Kitchen, Oregon Tradeswomen Inc., Constructing Hope, Well Arts Institute. Past professional affiliations: Community Action, Tacoma Symphony, American Red Cross, Food Alliance, Oregon Symphony, Omaha Symphony, Ballet Omaha, Boston Shakespeare Company, High Point Theater.

Learn more at www.linkedin.com/pub/lisa-brown/34/75/87a/