William C. Bland

Experience

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  Mondelēz International

  Jun 1988 - Jun 1992

  Associate Brand Manager

  Served as Associate Brand Manager on several consumer packaged goods brands -- KraftMacaroni & Cheese, Parkay Margarine, New Products. Responsibilities included P&L, R&D,pricing, promotion, sales, manufacturing, advertising, PR, market research and packagingcoordination.

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  Oral-B Laboratories

  Apr 1993 - Jun 1994

  Product manager

  for all aspects of national interdental (dental floss, dental tape)products for Oral-B laboratories (division of Gillette) -- sales force management,advertising, promotion, packaging, new products.

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  National Task Force on AIDS Prevention

  Jun 1994 - Nov 1997

  Director -- National Programs

  Provided technical assistance and training to organizations across the US that weredeveloping HIV prevention programs targeting gay men of color. Performed strategicanalysis, organizational development consultancy, curricula development, training andcoordination of annual national meetings. Interfaced with all levels of government (localthrough Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) as an advocate for health careprogramming and funding. Interdental Brand Manager

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  Interaction Associates

  Dec 1997 - Jan 2007

  Affiliate

  Certified instructor in several organizational development courses -- Facilitative Leadership, Coaching Edge, Essential Facilitation.

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  Aplomb Consulting LLC

  Jan 1998 - Apr 2002

  Vice President

  Created $1MM healthcare consulting practice as part of overall firm focus of developingmutually beneficial relationships between corporations and the lesbian, gay, bisexual andtransgender (LGBT) communities. Created and implemented PR campaigns, market research,focus groups, grant writing, program development, program evaluation, training curricula,meeting facilitation, project management for more than 35 companies and non-profitorganizations.

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  Sante Consulting

  Apr 2002 - Sept 2009

  Independent consulting services

  leadership training, meeting facilitation,project management, grant writing, strategic planning, organizational development,community development, coaching and curricula development. Director, Community Programs

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  San Francisco AIDS Foundation

  Apr 2002 - Jun 2008

  Director of Community Programs

  • Created, implemented, managed and evaluated effective HIV prevention programs targeting high-risk populations in San Francisco (gay and bisexual men, African American men and substance using men). Managed department budget ($1MM) and staff (10). Served on agency executive management team that was responsible for strategic planning, budget management, training, leadership and fundraising. Served as agency representative on local and national advocacy and HIV prevention planning bodies. Created and implemented local, state and national curricula for general health and social capital development programs. Show less

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  Black AIDS Institute (BAI)

  Sept 2009 - Aug 2012

  Mobilization Manager

  Managed efforts to mobilize Black American's around the issues of HIV/AIDS, health disparities and health equity. Focusing primarily on the Black Gay Men's Network and traditional Black institutions. e.g., civil rights, professional organizations, historically black colleges/universities.

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  Macy's

  Nov 2013 - Sept 2020

  Manager, Sales and Customer Experience
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  Facente Consulting

  Sept 2020 - Oct 2022

  Managing Consultant

  Responsible for independently cultivating and leading a portfolio of public health consulting projects within Facente Consulting, e.g., strategic planning, program evaluation, needs assessment, training and technical assistance, capacity building, project planning and implementation. Participates in providing case-by-case oversight and support to various projects in the core portfolio and supervising some staff consultants.

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  CAI (Cicatelli Associates Inc)

  Oct 2022 - now

  Deputy Director

  Responsible for leading CAI's Technical Assistance Provider-Innovation Network (TAP-in) program which provides technical assistance and capacity building support to the 47jurisdictions funded by HRSA as part of the Ryan White AIDS Program (RWAP) Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative. Supervises a staff of 10 and manages the delivery of direct technical assistance, national webinars, presentations.