Greenlights for Nonprofit Success

Matt Kouri - Executive Director

Matt Kouri is the Executive Director of Greenlights for NonProfit Success. He joined Greenlights in January of 2007 after having spent more than 11 years working to improve the public and non-profit sectors in Austin and across the country. Matt most recently worked as a Senior Manager with Deloitte Consulting’s Austin office where he helped to lead the firm’s management consulting practice focused on serving not-for-profit and governmental clients. While with Deloitte Consulting, he led efforts to launch a new K-12 education-focused non-profit organization in Dallas, oversaw transformations of two state Medicaid programs, and helped to guide the largest government agency consolidation in Texas history. Prior to joining Deloitte, Matt worked on policy issues for the Chicago Public School System.

Matt’s consulting and business management expertise spans a number of functional areas, including organizational assessment and development, strategic planning and execution, financial and operational management, human capital talent development, board and leadership coaching, and high-performing team building and development. In addition, Matt has working knowledge in a number of subject areas including public health management and improvement, healthcare cost containment, educational achievement, technology adoption, state and local government operations improvement, and more.

Matt is a published author and speaker on health and human services program transformation, organizational improvement, and leadership development. He also serves as a board member for a local human services non-profit organization and regularly works with the Kiwanis organization’s youth leadership development program.

Matt holds an MBA and a Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree from the University of Chicago and an undergraduate degree in economics from Oklahoma State University.

Matt lives in Austin with his wife and two-year-old son. They attend Grace Covenant Church where they lead an orphan and adoption advocacy ministry and serve as youth group volunteers.

Angie Adams - CFO and Director of Back Office

Angie Adams joined Greenlights in April 2008 having spent more than 17 years working in the nonprofit sector as a management level staff member, consultant and trainer. Angie’s focus has been in the areas of financial management, administration, human resources and operations. She most recently served as the CFO/COO for Cheekwood, a 55 acre botanical garden, art museum and historic home in Nashville. Her consulting focus has been on creating accounting systems, training staff on how to manage those systems as well as providing interim and virtual CFO services. Angie also has extensive experience in turn around management and forensic accounting. She has worked with a variety of nonprofit organizations of all sizes including social service organizations, foundations and arts organizations. Angie has a Bachelors of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Belmont University’s Honors Program.

Kimberly Caldwell – Consultant



Kimberly Caldwell currently serves as a Consultant for Greenlights for Nonprofit Success, where she has worked since mid-2005. In addition to providing direct consulting to nonprofit boards and staff, she also manages the Information and Referral program.  Kimberly graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2004 with a B.S. in Public Relations. Before joining Greenlights, Kimberly worked for the Kelly White Campaign for State Representative District 48, Ballet Austin, and The Foundation for Women’s Resources. Kimberly serves on both the YNPN National Board of Directors and the YNPN Austin Steering Committee. A graduate of the program, she also serves on the Leadership Austin Emerge Council, guiding the leadership development of young professionals. Kimberly was named one of GENAustin's 10 Outstanding Volunteers for 2005-06. When away from the office, Kimberly enjoys spending time with her family, pontificating on the virtue of John Adams, and hanging out with her devoted cats, Tim and Willow.

Mary Alice Carnes - Program Manager

 

(BA Theater - St. Edward's University) Mary Alice has been involved with many Austin nonprofits in a variety of roles. She has worked as grant writer, Executive Director, development offer, publicist, and board member. She's also served as a director, producer, writer, and actor with several Austin theater companies producing bilingual theater, theater for youth, and Broadway musicals including Zilker Theater Production, Different Stages, Teatro Vivo, Second Youth, Austin Musical Theatre, and Children of Light Players.

Laraine Johnston - Education & Customer Services Coordinator

Laraine joined Greenlights in February, 2008, having spent the past seven years at Texas Business and Education Coalition (TBEC) bringing together educators and business people to strengthen public education in Texas. Prior to TBEC, her career consisted of work in corporate environments with several Fortune 500 companies. Laraine is a graduate of St. Edward University’s New College, and she values being part of a team that contributes to the greater good.

Heather Jones - Back Office Account Manager

Heather Jones came to Greenlights with 6 years of nonprofit accounting experience.  She spent two and a half years at Any Baby Can of Austin, Inc., where she completely rebuilt their accounting system.  Prior to Any Baby Can, Heather spent three years as a Grant Accounting Specialist at Advocacy, Inc.  She graduated from Texas A&M with a BS in Political Science.  As an Account Manager for Back Office, Heather enjoys providing hands on assistance to her clients.

Tara Kirkland - Director of Consulting Services

Tara Kirkland (M.P.A. with a concentration in Nonprofit Management from the Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs at Syracuse University) loves her work as the Director of Consulting Services.  Tara brings to Greenlights experience gained from building the capacity of people, organizations and communities in diverse nonprofit, government and for-profit settings.  An Austin native, Tara is glad to be back working with Central Texas nonprofits after spending several years in the northeast - including two years as a Presidential Management Fellow for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development's Southwest Border Initiative in Washington, DC.  She is a proud graduate of the Plan II Liberal Arts Honors Program at the University of Texas at Austin.  Her Austin area nonprofit experience includes designing, managing and evaluating programs and projects with Family Forward, the Charles A. Dana Center at UT Austin, Austin Interfaith, and Highest Vision, Inc.

Tara Levy - Senior Consultant

Tara Levy serves as Senior Consultant at Greenlights for Nonprofit Success. Prior to joining Greenlights, Tara served as the Executive Director for YouthLaunch from 2003 to 2005, during which time she managed all aspects of the youth empowerment nonprofit, including supervision of multiple youth service programs throughout Texas. Additionally, Tara served as Director of Human Resources for Enspire Learning from 2005–2006, where she developed, implemented and managed recruitment, orientation, personnel strategies, and performance review systems for one of the fastest growing companies in Central Texas. She also served as the Interim Executive Director of CASA of Travis County for more than seven months; she brings that experience to her practice specialization on executive transitions and organizational development. Tara holds a JD from the University of Texas at Austin, and a B.A. with Special Honors from the University of Texas at Austin’s Plan II Honors Program. Tara is a graduate of the Leadership Austin class of 2005 and serves on the organization’s Board of Directors.

Jo Ann Mills - Accounting Specialist

Jo Ann Mills is an Accounting Specialist for Back Office. She joined Greenlights after spending 7 years at Austin Travis County MHMR Center, where she was a member of the Budget Department and kept the books for and provided Financials for The New Milestone Foundation. While there, she was certified in MIP, maintained the MIP accounting system, and did Grant Accounting for ATCMHMR. As an Accounting Specialist, Jo Ann gives hands-on assistance to her clients.

Anne Rickard - Membership & Marketing Coordinator

Anne Rickard graduated from the University of Virginia in 2007 with a BA in Psychology. While at the University, she worked for the psychology department and with the University Internship Program. Anne is very interested in public policy and nonprofit management and hopes to pursue further education in these fields. She has previously interned with both CASA of Travis County and Texas CASA, and she started her position with Greenlights as an intern. She is excited to be back in her hometown of Austin and to continue working for a great nonprofit like Greenlights! In her spare time, Anne enjoys playing tennis and playing with her golden retriever, Molly.

Kim Wilson - Director of Development

 

Kim Wilson (MPIA with a concentration in Economic & Social Development from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh) brings to Greenlights 11 years of diverse experience as both a funder of nonprofit and for-profit initiatives, as well as a fundraiser and director of nonprofits in the humanitarian aid, economic development, and philanthropy education sectors. Kim spent the four years prior to joining Greenlights working with an international federation of philanthropic organizations that builds capacity of select nonprofits through a combination of grants and targeted pro bono business expertise (Social Venture Partners). A native Texan, Kim is happy to be back near family in warm, sunny Central Texas where she can swim, run, and ride her bike outdoors year-round.

Greenlights’ Interns

Michael Linan - Education Program Assistant (Work-Study)

Michael Linan is currently the Work-Study hire here at Greenlights for NonProfit Success. A Fine Arts Major at the University of Texas at Austin, he has been employed at Greenlights to assist with program management in the form of handling registrations, cataloging business docuements, processing workshop evaluations, and assisting with pre-workshop activities. Originally from San Benito, TX, Michael’s transition from a small town environment to a new big one has been somewhat of an adventure, but was something he looked forward to when starting his new life in Austin.

Greenlights’ Board 2008

Rob Bridges - Chair
Wortham Insurance & Risk Management

Rob is a partner with Wortham Insurance & Risk Management in Austin, Texas.  Rob is a native Austinite and graduate of Texas Christian University.  He started his career in the property and casualty insurance business, ten years ago, in Atlanta as an underwriter for Chubb Insurance Company. Rob is active in the community as a board member of Greenlights for Non-Profit Success, PLUS (Professional Liability Underwriting Society), a member of the Seton Forum, and a past member of the TCU National Alumni Board.  Rob and his wife Elise have two boys, Robert and Blake.

Suzanna Caballero - Chair Elect
Business Banking Leader - Wachovia Bank, N.A.

Before joining Wachovia Bank in August 2004, Ms. Caballero was Senior Vice President at Washington Mutual Bank. Ms. Caballero has 31 years banking experience in Austin. Her prior associations were with Wells Fargo, Cattlemen's State Bank and Interfirst Bank. Born in Victoria, Ms. Caballero was raised in Austin, received her BBA in Management from the University of Texas and stayed in Austin for her career. She is very active in the community, serving on the boards as treasurer of Leadership Austin and Greenlights. She is also active in her church and serves on its Child Development Center Board. She is past president of the Central & South Texas Minority Business Council. Ms. Caballero is married and has two daughters.

Edd New - Treasurer (Retired)

Edd retired in 1999 from a 37 year career with Ernst & Young that included serving as the managing partner of the Oklahoma City (1976-1987) and Honolulu (1987-1999) offices. He has served in leadership positions in the not-for-profit sector in 4 cities over a span of more than 3 decades. Examples of the positions he has held are as follows:
President –Lubbock, Texas Jaycees-1967
Treasurer--State of Texas Jaycees-1968
President- Junior Achievement of Oklahoma City-1975
President- NonProfit Center of Oklahoma-1976
Chairman-Oklahoma State Board of Accounting-1984
Chairman- General Campaign – Aloha United Way (Honolulu)-1993
Chairman- Board of Trustees-Central Union Church, Honolulu-1993
Chairman-Finance Committee- Hawaii Convention and Visitors Bureau-1995-99
Private Sector Chairman- Governor’s Task Force for Reinventing Government in Hawaii-1998-99
President – Barton Creek Property Owners Association- 2003
In addition, he has served on numerous other boards of organizations ranging from the performing arts to social services to professional associations. He and his wife, Linda, have 3 adult children and 7 grandchildren.

Linda Haines - Secretary
Principal, Linda Haines Associates

Prior to becoming a full-time executive coach in 2001, Linda accumulated over 25 years of human resource management experience, 20 years at the executive level. She built and managed People Solutions of Austin, a successful HR consulting and outsourcing company. She has worked for companies such as Stanford University, EPIC Healthcare, Pharmaco International, and Dell Corporation. In her current role, she helps company executives develop and implement strategies to support dramatic personal/professional and organizational growth and change. Linda has a BA and an MA from Stanford University, and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management, founder and past Chair of the Human Resources Peer Group of Austin Technology Council, past Chair of the Board of Directors for Pathways Community Counseling (now LifeWorks), and a past Board Member of People's Community Clinic.

Drew Beckley
Principal - Deloitte Consulting

Drew has more than 25 years of business consulting and executive management experience, in both public sector and private sector assignments.  As a Principal for Deloitte, he leads Deloitte’s Medicaid and Public Health Practice.  He regularly consults with states on a broad range of Medicaid program, administrative, and technology issues.  At the same time, Drew also leads the Deloitte’s Austin consulting practice, consulting with Texas state government agencies as he has for a number of years.  In previous executive positions, Drew led a major public sector health care business for a large outsourcer, a role which also included developing and implementing new health care models and a major information system.  He also has served as the Chief Financial Officer for a large government-industry consortium, creating a unique collaborative business model among long-standing business competitors.  In previous consulting positions, Drew founded and led a national consulting practice for a major systems integrator and outsourcer, a practice which was used to restructure their traditional customer business relationships.  He also, at one point, actively advised higher education and non-profit boards on strategy, governance and operations.  Drew holds an undergraduate engineering management degree from the United States Air Force Academy, and graduate business degrees from Georgia State University and the University of California at Los Angeles.

Vernon Bryant
Partner - TGF Management

Mr. Bryant is a Partner with TGF Management, one of the longest established and most active middle market private equity investment firms focusing on the southwest region. Mr. Bryant joined TGF Management in July 2000. Prior to his tenure with TGF Management, Mr. Bryant spent a number of years investing in private equity transactions as a Director at The Beacon Group, LLC (now JP Morgan Chase Capital Partners) in New York, and was responsible for the development and execution of strategic alternatives for the largest portfolio companies of a $2 billion private equity fund. Prior to Beacon, Mr. Bryant was an Associate at Sandefer Capital Partners, managing investments for an Austin, Texas-based $500 million private equity oil and gas fund, and a Certified Public Accountant with Ernst & Young and Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Bryant received his B.B.A. degree in accounting from Texas Christian University and M.B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin.

Bryan Campbell - Past Chair
DuBois, Bryant & Campbell, LLP

Bryan is a partner in the Austin-based law firm of DuBois, Bryant & Campbell, L.L.P.  Bryan has lived in Austin for over 15 years and is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and of South Texas College of Law in Houston.  He started his legal career in Houston as an associate attorney with Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P. and then moved to Austin as the General Counsel of EnviroTech Measurement & Controls, Inc. (a Baker Hughes company) and its successor ONIX Systems, Inc. (a Thermo Electron company). Prior to forming DuBois, Bryant, Bryan worked in the Austin office of Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C. as a transactional attorney.  Bryan is active in the community as the former Board Chair and current Board Member of Greenlights for Non-Profit Success, PLUS the current Secretary of Boy Scout Troop 399.  Bryan and his wife Donna have two girls, Caroline and Ellen, and one boy, Ford.

Cathy Casey
Senior Editor - Texas Monthly

Cathy S. Casey, a native of Wichita Falls, Texas, attended Texas Tech University and Midwestern State University. Before assuming her current position as Senior Editor, Cathy served as Director of Texas Monthly Press, the company's book publishing division, and Director of the magazine's custom publishing division. Her current responsibilities include developing branding programs with outside media organizations such as TEXAS MONTHLY TALKS, the weekly television program that airs on all 13 PBS stations in Texas. She also works with outside media organizations to garner attention for the magazine’s editorial product. In addition, she is responsible for managing all subsidiary rights and permissions for the magazine, including the sale of television and movie rights to TEXAS MONTHLY stories and developing book projects in partnership with outside publishing companies. Cathy served as Co-Chair of the Blue Ribbon Committee for the Center for Child Protection’s capital campaign where she was President of the Board for three years. She is a graduate of Leadership Austin and currently serves on the boards of Greenlights, Leadership Austin, and A Legacy of Giving. She is also a Community Adviser for the Junior League of Austin and serves on the Advisory Council for Austin Area Interreligious Ministries.

Dori Flores
Executive Director - Seton Fund

Dori Flores is the Executive Director of Seton Fund, the fund development and endowment arm of the Daughters of Charity healthcare ministry of Central Texas. In this role, she provides leadership and direction for all of The Seton Fund’s fundraising initiatives. Prior to Seton Fund, Ms. Flores has worked at the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Austin, Brackenridge Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Austin, and Clear Channel Radio. She received her BS in Communications from the University of Texas. Ms. Flores currently serves as the Treasurer on the Board of Directors of the Junior League of Austin, and she was a finalist for the 2008 Austin Under 40 Awards.

Ron Ford
Senior Vice President - PlainsCapital Bank

Ron has over sixteen years investment experience in the Austin community. He currently runs the Wealth Management and Trust division for PlainsCapital in Austin and San Antonio. Ford brings over 20 years of nonprofit experience to Greenlights. He is a former board member of the Capital Area Food Bank, The Austin Parks Foundation, Ballet Austin and the Young Men's Business League. Mr. Ford is married and has two daughters.

Adam Goldman
Managing Director - Public Strategies

Offering a decade of political and governmental expertise, Adam Goldman helps develop and implement communications and legislative strategy for a diversity of Public Strategies’ clients.  Goldman spent almost ten years working for President George W. Bush, culminating with a White House position as special assistant to the president and deputy director of the Office of Public Liaison. There, Goldman served as a liaison between the Bush Administration and the business and Jewish communities, helping communicate issues of import between all groups. He also worked with coalitions and congressional staff to pass key federal legislation — including Trade Promotion Authority and the Jobs and Growth Act of 2003. Previously, Goldman served as director of the Governor Bush Committee, the then-Texas governor’s political action committee, where he worked with over 600 county leaders, managed expenditures and helped state judicial appointees win their elections. During Bush’s first gubernatorial term, Goldman worked within the Office of the Governor as board and commission appointments manager, and his first post-college job was with Bush’s 1994 campaign for the Texas governorship. Just prior to joining Public Strategies, Goldman was senior director of government and corporate affairs for the Electronic Industries Alliance, a 2,300-member nationwide group of technology companies and organizations. There, Goldman worked with White House and congressional contacts, and was responsible for creating the group’s strategic communications plan to study high-tech offshore outsourcing.

Brooke Hardie
Attorney - Law Offices of Brooke Hardie

Brooke has been a Greenlights board member since January 2005 and currently sits on the Development and Governance Committees for Greenlights. After practicing law for five years in the area of civil defense, Brooke started her own firm in Austin, Texas which services clients in the areas of estate planning and business law. Brooke received her B.S. from the University of Texas and her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center. What does she do in her spare time? "When not trying to coax my dog, Arnold, back inside the house, I enjoy any and all outdoor physical activities (running, cycling, swimming), international travel, and laughing until it hurts."

Patricia V. Hayes
Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations and Educational Policy - Texas State University System

Patricia V. Hayes began as Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations and Educational Policy at the Texas State University System Office in September 2006. In this role, Ms. Hayes serves as the primary liaison to the Texas Legislature and other state agencies for the TSUS Board of Regents, the System and its component institutions. Prior to joining TSUS, Ms. Hayes served as the Associate Commissioner for Educator Quality and P-16 Initiatives at the Texas Education Agency and as the director of the P-16 Coordination Office within TEA. Ms. Hayes has served the state in a variety of capacities including, as a Legal Intern in the Office of the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives and as Director of the Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education. Her most recent position in the Legislature was as the Special Assistant for Education to former Lieutenant Governor Bill Ratliff. A licensed attorney, Ms. Hayes earned her bachelor’s degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin and her law degree from the George McConnell School of Law at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.

Kay Kirchner
Program Manager - Applied Materials

Kay is the Executive Communication Program Manager for Applied Materials' Austin Community Affairs Department. She coordinates internal fund raising and volunteer projects as well as manages Austin's civic sector grants and the company's North American grants programs. In addition, she serves as the community relations liaison for the company's Japan and South Korean offices. Prior to Applied Materials, Kay spent 18 years working in high-tech start-ups establishing marketing communication functions for the companies. Before that she has a freelance writing career for six years. She currently serves on Community Action Network's Assessment and Planning Committee. Kirchner has a Journalism/Public Relations degree form the University of Texas. She is a native Texan who is married and has five sons.

Bettye Nowlin

Bettye is devoted to the active support of the arts and civic causes. A woman of many interests, Bettye serves on numerous boards, including the Austin Museum of Art, Austin Symphony, People's Community Clinic, Greenlights, and KLRU. In addition, she has worked extensively with the Austin Parks Foundation, Austin Community Foundation Board, McDonald Observatory Visitor's Center, the Capital Soccer Club and UT Commission 125. Bettye is a founding member of Women Vote, an organization dedicated to motivating women to participate in the voting process. She also serves on the policy committee for Annie's List, a pro choice action committee to elect Democratic women. Bettye is married to Bill Nowlin and they have three daughters.

Dave Shaw
President - Russell Shaw

Prior to co-founding Russell/Shaw, Dave was vice president at TateAustin where he directed account service and business development for the firm. Dave has a broad range of marketing experience that spans advertising, branding, public relations and public affairs work with a number of household-name companies such as Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, AT&T, AOL, Seton Family of Hospitals, James Avery and H-E-B. His work at Russell/Shaw has been featured in PRWeek, the national trade magazine for public relations. His work has also been recognized with industry awards from PRSA, Advertising Federation, Texas Public Relations Association and International Association of Business Communicators. In the community, Dave is a board member of Greenlights for NonProfit Success and the Austin Public Library Foundation, where he served as board president and is currently a member of the executive committee. He has also served as a board member of Leadership Austin and YouthLaunch, and as PR Committee Chair for the Texas Book Festival. Dave earned his M.A. in Communication Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a B.S. in Communication Studies from the University of Texas at Austin.

Hector Silva
Chief Financial Officer - LatinWorks

Mr. Silva has overseen the evolution of LatinWorks into one of the fastest growing advertising agencies in the United States. He played a dynamic role in its launch as a new creative agency model to focus on the ever-changing client/agency relationship. In this role, he stewards the operating and financial strategy of LatinWorks. He holds an MBA from Our Lady of the Lake University and a Finance degree from the University of Texas San Antonio School of Business. Hector is a strong believer in the life changing impact of the local church. As such, he serves in several capacities at Southwest Hills Community Church in SW Austin. He lends his time and leadership to the mission of Greenlights.

Greg Talley
Capitol Advisors, LLC

Greg brings nearly two decades of experience in government agencies, nonprofit associations and trade organizations to work on behalf of corporation and association clients seeking to build community relations, outreach activities, and cohesive public affairs programs. Talley's background is in building grassroots constituency groups, which can be mobilized to form coalitions and help companies achieve a public agenda. Talley has also worked in the offices of elected officials in both Washington and Austin. In addition, he has served as the ED of the Texas Legal Reserve Officials Association and Putting Children First.  Currently, he is the principal owner of Capitol Advisors, LLC, where he directs coalition campaigns and community relations activities on behalf of selected clients.

Bill Waxman
Waxman Cavner

Bill's career as a life insurance professional spans more than 25 years in which he has developed expertise in financial, estate, business, and pension planning. He is an attorney, having graduated with a Juris Doctorate from The University of Texas School of Law in 1974 and a BA from The University of Michigan in 1968. He is a Chartered Life Underwriter, Life Insurance Counselor, and holds licenses for Group I Individual Life and Variable Life. Bill is a member of the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting. Bill is a board member of the Anti-Defamation League and an Executive board member of Greenlights for NonProfit Success. Previously, Bill served as the Building Committee co-chair for Congregation Agudas Achim (past-president and board member both youth soccer and basketball organizations), and on committees of the downtown Rotary Club of Austin as well as the Chamber of Commerce. His wife, Judy Waxman, is the Senior Director of Development for the Children’s Medical Foundation of Central Texas, Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas; while his three children live and work on the east and west coasts.

Kristen Wicke
Audit Associate - Maxwell, Locke & Ritter

Kristen attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she attended the Professional Program in Accounting, through which she received both her Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Master of Professional Accounting in 1996. After graduation, Kristen worked as an auditor for the Houston office of Ernst & Young. After participating in the audit of a non-profit organization for the first time, she knew she had found her calling. She found the concept of being motivated by something greater than profit very compelling. Before joining Maxwell, Locke & Ritter, Kristen worked for Hood & Strong, a California based public accounting firm, and Montemayor & Associates, an Austin public accounting firm that focused most of its practice on non-profit clients. Kristen joined Maxwell, Locke & Ritter in August 2005 to continue her professional goal of serving non-profits by providing quality audit services. She is on the board of the Heritage Society of Austin and is a member of the Girlstart Finance Committee. Kristen believes that if we all treat each other with honesty, respect, compassion and selflessness; the world would be a better place.