Interim Executive Directors

Since the inception of Greenlights' Interim Exective Director Program in 2008, our Interim EDs have provided over 40 months of service to the Central Texas nonprofit community.

Ashley deJong Ashley deJong
Ashley Katz-deJong served as Executive Director of Patient Privacy Rights. With a Masters degrees in social work, she is well-versed in government and nonprofit management, and has particular expertise in organizational assessments, strategic planning, and online communications.

Mark Doherty
 Mark Doherty
Mark Doherty served as the Executive Director of the Institute for Operations Research & the Management Sciences (INFORMS), the Cardiology Research Foundation, and the American Society of Pension Actuaries. An acute financial analyst, organizational diagnostician, and thoughtful leader, he has significant experience in health care, government, non-profit management, and research.

Gretchen Flatau Gretchen Flatau
Gretchen Flatau’s Executive Director service is extensive, with posts at the Women’s Advocacy Project, Recording for the Blind, the Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin, and College for All Texans. She brings her expertise in development and nonprofit management to the IED program.

Steve McKee
 Steve McKee
Steve McKee founded Pathways Community Counseling and served as its Executive Director through its merger into Lifeworks, where he was a co-founder and director of client services. An expert in board development, finances, strategic planning, and program administration and delivery, he is well-poised to work with organizations in transition.

Jack Nokes Jack Nokes
Jack Nokes has served as the Executive Director of the Texas Association of Museums for 12 years, and the Interim Director of Laguna Gloria Art Museum, where he served as Director of Administration for 11 years. His professional expertise includes board management and development, finance, management, strategic planning, and succession planning.

Sharon Reece
 Sharon Reece
Sharon Reece has over two decades of Executive Director experience, at various Girl Scouts councils throughout the country and abroad, as well as with San Antonio Youth Literacy. She is a versatile nonprofit leader and educator, with expertise in board development, financial management, human resources and management, strategic planning, and mergers.

Mike Renquist Mike Renquist
Mike Renquist served as Senior Pastor of NorthPark Presbyterian Church in Dallas for 7 years, supervising a staff of 17, trebling the annual budget, and focusing on community economic development. Since then, he has focused on strategic planning and leadership development in corporate and nonprofit settings.

Mike Rush Mike Rush
Mike Rush is the former Executive Director of the United Way of Odessa, Earth Share Texas, and Austin Families, Inc. With over three decades of nonprofit leadership experience, Rush brings a diverse range of expertise in the areas of management, marketing, outcome measurement, program administration, board engagement, development, and fundraising.

Alan Washington
 Alan Washington
Alan Washington has an extensive record nonprofits management, with great depth in the health care field. He served as Executive Director of the Harlem Directors Group in New York and at Project Transitions in Austin. His professional expertise centers around board development, strategic planning, financial management, and service delivery.

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