Steven McCarthy

Experience

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  南开大学

  Sept 1988 - Jun 1989

  Foreign Expert

  Taught English to students in the Department of International Economics at one of China's top universities.

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  Star News Newspaper

  Aug 1989 - Sept 1990

  Managing Editor

  Responsible for executing all aspects of the newspaper's mission in one of the Chicago area's county seats, including reporting on local and county news, overseeing staff and operating profitably.

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  College of Lake County

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1993

  Grant Writer

  Responsible for writing and coordinating $10 million in proposals and funded grants to foundations, corporations, and federal, state and local government bodies.

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  Lutheran Social Services

  Jan 1993 - Jan 2001

  Regional Director of Development

  Responsible for annual, special, major and deferred giving. Member of management and development teams that raised more than $25 million for ongoing operations, capital projects and special appeals, including a successful $14 million fund appeal in the mid 1990s. Earned Certified Fund Raising Executive designation in the late 1990s.

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  Promethean Partners, LLC

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Managing Partner

  Responsible for providing comprehensive fundraising, marketing, public relations, strategic planning, and board and volunteer development consulting to a variety of non-profit organizations.

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  Lutheran Social Services of WI & Upper MI

  Jan 2003 - Dec 2012

  As a result of agency restructure in 2008, the operational responsibility changed from regional to agency wide with a focus on lines of service. Responsible for the growth, oversight and operations of all Addictions and Restorative Justice Services programs, and formerly all Behavioral Health Services, which includes 150 staff and an operating budget of approximately $10 million. Responsible for strategic planning, program development and implementation. Member of the agency's Operations Accountability Team and Collaboration Team. Show less

  • Director of Advocacy

    Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

  • Executive Director

    Jan 2003 - Dec 2011
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  Curative Connections

  Dec 2012 - Dec 2021

  President and CEO

  Led a multi-faceted organization dedicated to helping people live independently through a variety of innovative, compassionate, person-centered services.

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  Envision Greater Green Bay

  Jan 2022 - Apr 2023

  Executive Director
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  United Way St. Croix Valley

  Apr 2023 - now

  Executive Director