Harry Schwarz

Current

• Principal at bearsolutions, LLC

Past

• Associate VP for Advancement of Corporate and Foundation Relations at Tai Sophia Institute
• Business Manager at Maryland Community Health Initiatives (Maryland CHI)
• Associate VP for Business Services/Corporate Secretary at Tai Sophia Institute

• Special Projects Administrator/Corporate Secretary at Tai Sophia Institute
• Chief Administrative Officer/Corporate Secretary, Chief Financial & Admin Officer/Corporate Secretar at Tai Sophia Institute
• President/CEO at Transitional Living Council of Central Maryland (Transitions)
• Community Rehabilitation Center Director at Vesta Foundation
• Director of Residential Services at Threshold Services
• Assistant Director, then Director, Case Management Program at Mental Health Association of Montgomery County MD
• Coordinator of Community Services, National Catholic School of Social Service at The Catholic University of America

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Education

• The Catholic University of America
• The Catholic University of America
• Maryknoll College

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Connections

130 connections

Industry

Non-Profit Organization Management

Websites

• My Blog

Harry Schwarz’s Summary

Harry Schwarz is a passionate leader committed to excellence. With over 30 years experience as a manager/executive for health care and higher education nonprofit organizations, he is an accomplished financial manager, fundraiser, organizer, and planner with a proven track record for achieving and exceeding expected outcomes. A licensed social worker since 1986, he is an attentive listener and an effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills, a skillful writer/editor, and a proficient public speaker. Nicknamed “the professor” by his colleagues, Harry is married with two teenage children.

Harry Schwarz’s Experience

• Principal

  bearsolutions, LLC

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  2008 — Present (1 year )

  Provides management advisory services for start-up and evolving for-profit and nonprofit business organizations. Areas of engagement include business plan development, organizational structure, budgeting, forecasting, accounting, and proposal writing.

• Associate VP for Advancement of Corporate and Foundation Relations

  Tai Sophia Institute

  (Higher Education industry)

  2008 — 2009 (1 year )

  Launched new development position for this nationally-renowned non-profit graduate school for acupuncture and complementary medicine. Created inventory of targeted foundations and supervised development of proposals. Submitted proposals totaling $775 thousand, with 60% funded and others pending. Maintained positive relations with funders, including the issuance of regular reports. Assisted with the annual campaign and managed the donor database.

• Business Manager

  Maryland Community Health Initiatives (Maryland CHI)

  (Alternative Medicine industry)

  2002 — 2009 (7 years )

  Oversaw unique program of innovative addiction recovery services using acupuncture and complementary medicine practices. Coordinated with service system, maintained financial accounting records, prepared foundation and governmental proposals, and managed grants.

• Associate VP for Business Services/Corporate Secretary

  Tai Sophia Institute

  (Higher Education industry)

  February 1998 — September 2009 (11 years 8 months)

  Created department and supervised staff of six professionals. Managed physical plant, information technology, capital budget, procurement, health and safety, risk management, business support services, intellectual property, and legal and regulatory compliance.
  Provided administrative support to the Board of Trustees.
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• Special Projects Administrator/Corporate Secretary

  Tai Sophia Institute

  (Higher Education industry)

  2002 — 2007 (5 years )

  Member of the Business and Finance Team. Developed budgets and built spreadsheets for monitoring and forecasting; assisted in accounting and financial audits; collaborated on application for mortgage refinance/revenue bond funding; administered endowments and restricted funds; managed insurance portfolio; developed standards and practices; created emergency preparedness plan; and served as managing editor for 2004 Self-Study for the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM). Provided administrative support to the Board of Trustees.

• Chief Administrative Officer/Corporate Secretary, Chief Financial & Admin Officer/Corporate Secretar

  Tai Sophia Institute

  (Higher Education industry)

  1998 — 2002 (4 years )

  Principal on Executive Team reporting to the President and Board of Trustees. Designed and implemented salary structure and benefits package; created and supervised Office of Personnel Services; coordinated budgeting and forecasting; implemented strategic planning process; oversaw operational divisions and supervised managers; developed standards and practices; primary editor for the Application for Candidacy with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, and for the 1999 Self-Study for ACAOM.

• President/CEO

  Transitional Living Council of Central Maryland (Transitions)

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Mental Health Care industry)

  1988 — 1998 (10 years )

  Led award-winning psychiatric rehabilitation agency; achieved operational self-sufficiency without State-grant support; acquired agency membership in United Way and secured foundation-backing; organized community support for agency zoning variance; facilitated reorganization of agency governance and management structure.
  
  In my ten years with the agency, I went from being primarily a mission-driven social worker to learning how to run a business. I also started in acupuncture treatment for severe cluster headaches, which introduced me to Tai Sophia Institute. After I left, the agency merged into the network of community mental health programs of the Sheppard Pratt Foundation.

• Community Rehabilitation Center Director

  Vesta Foundation

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Mental Health Care industry)

  1986 — 1987 (1 year )

  Administered psychosocial program for mentally ill adults; developed computer-based management information and quality assurance system; organized agency inservice trainings; obtained grant for a supported employment program.
  
  I loved this job and got fired from it - learned how necessary it was to be less self-centered and more attuned to what was good for the agency.

• Director of Residential Services

  Threshold Services

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Mental Health Care industry)

  1984 — 1985 (1 year )

  Managed 26-bed program for chronically mentally ill adults including a group home and seven apartments. Supervised 18 staff; coordinated case management services; provided crisis intervention; maintained positive community relations. Met my wife here - one of my best staff who I always knew I could count on.

• Assistant Director, then Director, Case Management Program

  Mental Health Association of Montgomery County MD

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Mental Health Care industry)

  1983 — 1984 (1 year )

  Directed program of social work student interns providing advocacy and counseling for mentally ill adults, including assessment of psychosocial needs, assistance in daily-living skills, referrals to community resources, family counseling.

• Coordinator of Community Services, National Catholic School of Social Service

  The Catholic University of America

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  1979 — 1981 (2 years )

  Managed programs of continuing education, job development, and alumni relations. Assisted Administrative Dean in all aspects of organization and support for this undergraduate/graduate school of 400 students.

Harry Schwarz’s Education

• The Catholic University of America

  MSW , Social Work , 1980 — 1983

  Activities and Societies:

  Specialized in social planning and administration. My field practicum was at the Green Door, a psychosocial program for adults with mental illness, and the Dixon Implementation Monitoring Committee, an agency established by court order to monitor the deinstitutionalization of St. Elizabeth's Hospital. My integrative paper was on Interorganizational Relations Theory as Applied to the Delivery of Mental Health Services in Washington, DC.

• The Catholic University of America

  BA , Economics , 1972 — 1973

  Activities and Societies:

  Member of Sigma Phi Delta fraternity. Organized Catholic University chapter of the DC Public Interest Research Group. Through Consortium of Universities, also took courses at Georgetown University and George Washington University.

• Maryknoll College

  Liberal Arts 1969 — 1971

  Activities and Societies:

  Spent six months in 1971 in Bolivia and Peru. Studied spanish and toured the countries.

Additional Information

Harry Schwarz’s Websites:

• My Blog

Harry Schwarz’s Groups:

Association of Community Services of Howard County, Howard County Mental Health Disaster Team, Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations, Thunder Hill Park Alliance, Troop 75/Boy Scouts of America

•    Assn of Community Services of Hoco - Board Members

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