Glen Peterson

Current

• Substitute Teacher at Whittier Christian High School
• Consutlant/Trainer at Center for Nonprofit Management
• Consultant at Capacity Partnership Group

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Past

• Program Manager at World Vision
• Program Manager at Mennonite Ecomonic Development Associates
• Executive Director at JobStarts, Inc.

• Regional Sales Manager at Genie Industries
• Customer Service at Polly's Pies

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Education

• Denver Seminary
• Biola University

Recommended

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Connections

424 connections

Industry

Professional Training & Coaching

Websites

• Capacity Partnership Group
• Capacity Partnership Blog

Glen Peterson’s Summary

Experienced leadership in community engagement, community economic development, networking, and board governance using Policy Governance®.

Seeks high-capacity engagements in growing-capacity organizations that value partnership and diversity across social, economic and cultural continua, to design programs, activities and freedom where mentoring and servant leadership improve leaders and affects change, creating vision and impacting the world for good.

Community economic development project management, organizational development, board governance and assessment and evaluation.

Professional Experience includes:
• Affiliate Consultant for Southern California Center for Nonprofit Management
• Affiliate Consultant for Long Beach Nonprofit Partnership
• NeighborWorks® trainer and consultant
• Policy Governance® Academy™, October 2004, personally trained by John and Miriam Carver; Carver Governance, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
• International Policy Governance® Association, Supporting Member
• Capacity and infrastructure building, networking, consultant management with Mennonite Economic Development Associates South Florida, Southern California, central Indiana; Chicago.
• Microenterprise Development programs and community economic development project activities
• Association of Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) member national and regional training, governance committee, policy governance training
• AmeriCorps*VISTA supervisor 1999-2003
• MATRIX development program of Southern California Association of Philanthropy, Los Angeles Urban Funders and Executive Support Network
• Developed national training program and co-authored handbook for World Vision’s National Employment Initiative, Here’s Life Inner-city and Victory Outreach
• Writing: published article in Marketplace, MEDA membership magazine; newsletters, fund appeal letters, proposals, press releases, reports and other communication
* Director of English Programs, Seminary of the Americas

Glen Peterson’s Specialties:

Board governance process and development using Policy Governance® model, training and technical assistance; Community Economic Development, Project Conceptualization and Development; Strategic Planning, Equipping, Coaching, Assessment and Capacity Building

Glen Peterson’s Experience

• Substitute Teacher

  Whittier Christian High School

  (Education Management industry)

  2008 — Present (1 year )

  Ad Hoc teaching assignments including Spanish, Bible, History, Math, Art, Cooking, Health, Music.

• Consutlant/Trainer

  Center for Nonprofit Management

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  2007 — Present (2 years )

• Consultant

  Capacity Partnership Group

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  2002 — Present (7 years )

  Equipping leaders in growing-capacity organizations that value partnership and diversity through social, economic and cultural strata, to design programs, activities and freedom where servant leadership empowers leaders to affect change, creating vision and impacting the world for good. <br>gpeterson@capacitypartnership.com

• Program Manager

  World Vision

  (Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  January 2006 — 2007 (1 year )

  Managed a team that consisted of staff, community organizations, and consultants at an intermediary organization to implement a community capacity building project funded by the Department Of Health and Human Services' Compassion Capital Fund called Tools for Transformation. Assessed, strategized, and implemented capacity building plans for 27 sub-award recipients. In two southern California cities, organized and executed training and technical assistance in all aspects of organizational management, community engagement and development. Specialized in board process and leadership.

• Program Manager

  Mennonite Ecomonic Development Associates

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; International Trade and Development industry)

  August 2003 — November 2005 (2 years 4 months)

  In Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Los Angeles, Chicago, Peoria, Indianapolis, and South Florida.
  
  Manage Capacity Partnership Project funded by Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Compassion Capital Fund for $3 million.
  
  Planned organizational development strategies with leaders of community and faith-based organizations.
  
  Managed sub-award grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 to provide capacity building, technical assistance and assessment
  
  Monitored progress of capacity building projects with organizational clients and consultants
  
  Managed use of consultants to achieve maximum impact through training and technical assistance
  
  Direct consultation and guidance with organizational leaders
  
  Established and managed linkages to partner institutions to help maximize effectiveness and leverage resources to the benefit of organizational clients

• Executive Director

  JobStarts, Inc.

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Human Resources industry)

  February 1989 — October 2003 (14 years 9 months)

• Regional Sales Manager

  Genie Industries

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Wholesale industry)

  1987 — 1989 (2 years )

• Customer Service

  Polly's Pies

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  1975 — 1979 (4 years )

Glen Peterson’s Education

• Denver Seminary

  1978 — 1983

• Biola University

  1974 — 1979

Additional Information

Glen Peterson’s Websites:

• Capacity Partnership Group
• Capacity Partnership Blog

Glen Peterson’s Interests:

Community and Economic Development, Governance Process, Board Leadership Training, Training, Coaching, Capacity Building, Microenterprise, Policy Governance, Asset based community development, Social Justice, Travel, Bicycling, Cooking

Glen Peterson’s Groups:

International Policy Governance Association, Association of Enterprise Opportunity (AEO), Christian Community Development Association, California Association of Micro Enterprise Opportunity (CAMEO), California Association of Nonprofits, Long Beach Nonprofit Partnership, Eureka Communities, Southern California Center for Nonprofit Management, KCCD, Several Common connections, Sojourners, World Vision Compassion Capital Fund, Capacity Partnership Group

•    theCrossLinkNetwork
•    NetSquared
•    On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
•    Obama for America
•    Christian Professionals Worldwide
•    Grassroots.org
•    International Network of Social-Eco Entrepreneurs
•    OCEAN - Orange County Executives And Networkers
•    YMCA
•    Google Group
•    International Justice Mission
•    Speakers and Panelists
•    Christian Business Leaders Network
•    Mac Users
•    Boards For Good
•    Small Business Online Community
•    GOVERNING
•    Servant Leadership
•    Southern California Venture Capital Community
•    Connect to Mexico
•    World Vision Supporters
•    Professionals for Humanitarian Global Issues (unaffiliated group)
•    Cycling Enthusiasts
•    Linked 2 Leadership
•    the Organizational Development NETWORK
•    Non Profit Professionals
•    Christians in Technology Networking Group
•    The Friends of / Amigos de Chile
•    World Vision Former Staffers
•    LIVESTRONG
•    CDFIs and Friends- Community Development Financial Institutions
•    Faith and Service Technical Education Network (FASTEN)
•    Biola University Alumni Connections
•    Fundraising Friends (650+)
•    Nonprofit Professionals Forum
•    Biola University
•    BoardSource
•    LinkedWorking Los Angeles
•    The Institutional Corporate Governance Network
•    UK Corporate Governance
•    Non Profit Network - MojaLink
•    Useful Tools for Non-Profit Groups
•    Alliance for Nonprofit Management
•    Idealist.org
•    SoCal Business As Mission Network
•    Biola University Center for Career Development

Glen Peterson’s Honors:

* Red Cross CPR/AED-Adult and Child plus CPR-Infant and Boodborne Pathogens
* Eureka Communities Fellowship, Los Angeles, Class 5,
* National Trainer for World Vision's US Programs, National Employment Initiative
* Southern California Tools For Transformation Trainer

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