Michael C. Ladd

My beginnings in nonprofit management commenced when I reconstructed a moribund legislative affairs program into a dynamic and proactive issues-directed legislative affairs program that identified local and state problems that produced positive solutions on multiple community issues. From this beginning I learned to be a proactive and aggressive nonprofit manager who was hired away to manage his own chamber of commerce with just two and a half years staff experience. From that beginning my career grew to include managing a variety of nonprofit programs. Continuing my nonprofit education, I built a background that includes economic development and fund raising experience as well. This combination of skills makes me unique among nonprofit managers. I have led boards, community leadership groups and staff in the development of mission and goal setting, creating objectives for dynamic, action-oriented organizations. I have assisted the successful accomplishment of revitalizing downtowns, creating public art projects, recognized workforce development programs, educational seminars and other value-added projects. My legislative experience includes crafting innovative solutions to such problems as property and gasoline taxation, township and local governmental reorganization, transportation and environmental issuesI enjoy the world of ideas and theory but work by logical and orderly methods to implement innovative solutions. I relish building systems, developing strategies and applying theoretical models that are right for the challenge at hand. I like to solicit input from others and am open to being challenged. I am flexible, willing to give on less important points and details, but committed to my goals and objectives. I am innovative, organized, determined, confident, independent and able to grasp the complex.