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John Corwin has worked for 40 years in the nonprofit/public interest sector. He has served as interim CEO for 10 nonprofits undergoing leadership transition. His insight into nonprofit leadership also comes from working in the nonprofit sector as Executive Director of The Glaucoma Foundation and practicing public interest law at The Legal Aid Society, the Center for Constitutional Rights, and the New York Attorney General’s office, where he was Chief of the Consumer Frauds and Protection Bureau. Mr. Corwin is a member of the Alliance for Nonprofit Management, the American Society of Association Executives, Governance Matters, New York Technical Assistance Providers (NYTAP), and Board Source. He graduated from M.I.T. and Harvard Law School.

John E. Brothers is a recognized leader in the nonprofit and philanthropic arena with more than 20 years experience. He is a national expert in the field of executive leadership, nonprofit effectiveness, sustainability, and assisting organizations in their growing and declining stages.

Brothers has a Doctorate in Law and Policy from Northeastern University, an MPA in Nonprofit Management from New York University, and an MBA in Public Policy from American University. He has also studied at Georgetown University and the London School of Economics. Dr. Brothers is an adjunct professor in social welfare policy at Rutgers University; in nonprofit management at New York University; and recently served as a Visiting Scholar at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard University. He has served in multiple fellowships, including engagements with the Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs and the Children's Defense Fund.

Dr. Brothers is also the Editor of the Journal for Nonprofit Management and a Senior Fellow with the Support Center for Nonprofit Management. He is a popular blogger with the Stanford Social Innovation Review and recently collaborated on a book about nonprofit leadership with SAGE Publishing. His latest book,  Building Nonprofit Capacity: Strategic Tools for Managing Change was released by Jossey-Bass in October 2011.

Dr. Brothers, a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), is also the Principal of Cuidiu Consulting, a consulting firm serving nonprofit, philanthropic, and government efforts throughout the world. He has been a nonprofit executive in several local, regional, and national nonprofit efforts, including serving as a CEO, COO, and numerous programming roles. Dr. Brothers gravitated toward nonprofit work as a result of his experiences growing up in poverty in Minneapolis, MN.

Jocelyn Lucas Rosenberg is creative director/partner at Chelsea Media Group. For 20 years, she was as an advertising and marketing strategist and creative. This experience honed her ability to recognize the unique perspective of each client and fostered her ability to nurture innovation and integration. She is deft at finding the essence of a story and helping others use this as the basis for their own communications. She is a dynamic speaker and a very good listener, with the ability to bring large groups together and focus them on a common goal. Jocelyn creates highly engaging and effective workshops, learning sessions, and experiential trainings. Having worked with companies, from airlines to healthcare, nonprofits to Fortune 500 businesses, she is truly industry agnostic. Her ability to see a clear path for change is the essence of the strategy and breakthrough thinking that CMG brings to clients.
 

Bill Anderson, managing partner at Chelsea Media Group, has more than 30 years of senior management experience, leading media companies and advising early and growth-stage companies in the new media space. He led The Atlantic Monthly as president and publisher among other distinguished publications. He has helped such publishers as Time Inc., Hachette and Hearst develop ROI strategies to ensure profitable relationships with customers across the various print and new media communication channels by leveraging and managing content and highlighting brand strength. As founder of Powers Solutions, he developed proprietary web-based event management solutions to reduce organizational costs and optimize sponsor revenue for events. He cofounded the Nonprofit Sponsorship Network to bring revenue from luxury goods and financial advertisers to arts and cultural nonprofits in the form of email driven ad sponsorships. Bill brings a background rich in experience from working with a broad cross section of organizations to help them meet their strategic marketing, communications and revenue goals.

Jeanne Brutman is an independent fee-based financial planner for small to medium-sized businesses and savvy individuals. She conducts rigorous research and carefully monitors changes in the tax code and insurance law that affect financial planning. She then tracks financial products as they evolve to determine how clients can best take advantage of them.

Through her many years of personal and professional experience, Jeanne has acquired the skills necessary to help individuals and small companies make breakthroughs in the areas that are most confusing:

• discretionary benefits
• retirement plans and planning
• workers compensation
• estate analysis and tax strategies
• retirement asset management
• business continuation and succession planning
• long-term investing strategies
• life, disability, long-term care, and group health insurance policies

Jeanne works with a team of a dozen highly trained professionals in related fields for her clients’ convenience. She has four designations in her field LUTCF CFBS, CFS and CLTC and holds several licenses in her profession. She speaks extensively in industry and academia, including Baruch College, Pace College, New York University, The American College for Financial Planners and she has spoken at The Learning Annex, as well as for various industry associations. Jeanne has given more than 50 seminars that were approved for Continuing Education Credits in New York and New Jersey for CPAs and attorneys. Jeanne has also been a member of MDRT for many years, an organization that represents the top 1% of the financial services industry. She also teaches continuing education courses for her industry and is an instructor for the LUTCF designation,

Giving back to her community is a passion. Jeanne has served on the board of her professional association as the Educational Chair (NYCAIFA) and was on the board of the nationally recognized nonprofit organization Savvy Ladies for five years. She is quoted in media and she has appeared by reference in Real Estate Weekly, Financial Planning Magazine, The Green, Golf beyond the Links Magazine, Registered Rep, CNBC online, Smartmoney.com, CFO Magazine and Oprah Winfrey’s website, as well as many other publications and websiites. Jeanne also runs a weekly teleseminar on financial planning every Wednesday evening at 8 Pm ET. To register, go to her website www.askjeannebrutman.com.

Jason founded Nonprofit Solutions Network in 1998 to help nonprofits boost productivity, lower costs, and improve their overall operation through the use of technology. Other IT firms that provide affordable services do this by providing a “one size fits all” approach. Nonprofit Solutions and its sister company that serves small businesses provide technology solutions customized to meet the unique needs and financials challenges of nonprofits and small business. 

Dennis Miller is president and CEO of Dennis C. Miller Associates Inc. located in Denville, New Jersey. The firm specializes in providing a wide range of strategic advisory services to healthcare, educational, and nonprofit community organizations as well as to corporate foundations. These services include strategic planning, organizational assessment, board and leadership development, CEO and board chair coaching, succession planning, and philanthropy. Dennis has more than 30 years of executive leadership experience.

Previously, Dennis was president and CEO of Somerset Medical Center and Somerset Healthcare Foundation, a major New Jersey teaching medical center and healthcare foundation, from 1999 to 2004. Under the leadership of Dennis as president and CEO, Somerset Medical Center became one of the top medical centers in the state and won a national award for patient satisfaction from Press Ganey. Dennis also completed a $30 Million capital campaign, much larger than the size of any previous hospital campaign.

Dennis is the recipient of the American College of Healthcare Executives Senior Executive Award, Citizen of the Year from the Boy Scouts of New Jersey, and Business Leader of the Year from the Somerset County Business Partnership.

Dennis is a motivating speaker and frequently requested board retreat facilitator. He brings passion and a wealth of personal experience and practice knowledge to his clients. Dennis is the author of “A Guide to Achieving New Heights: The Four Pillars of Successful Nonprofit Leadership” and The Nonprofit Board Therapist: A Guide to Unlocking Your Organization’s True Potential. He writes regularly for The Nonprofit Times, the country’s leading business publication for nonprofit management.