Lee is a consummate “people person" who recognizes tools in others, and envisions pathways to having them used to bear fruit.

Lee stands out as one of the top leaders I have worked with due to her skills and abilities. In particular, Lee stands out for her ability to effectively communicate, her professionalism, and being an outstanding manager. Additionally, at each meeting Lee was prepared above and beyond my expectations. She was able to understand our funding goals and metrics and effectively manage the relationship with our Foundation.

Lee added many new opportunities for the organization including marketing, social media, systems, financial controls, grants, and donations from high net worth members of our community. She is bright, articulate, very comfortable speaking to large groups, and passionate about our mission.

The program that Lee successfully conceived, developed, administered and tracked at Jewish Family and Children's Services was called Successful Aging. It began as a pilot symposium with a dozen individuals. Her abilities to vision a project, develop, market, conduct and complete are excellent. She is a dynamic presenter and public speaker, well able to engage audiences of varying sizes.

Lee’s leadership and vision helped foster a more collaborative and aligned Sonoma Valley nonprofit community, especially for those that serve children and youth. She’s a champion for our kids’ social-emotional wellness, evidenced by her achievements while serving as Executive Director at the Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance.

"As the Executive Director of the Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance, Lee brought big innovative ideas to the organization and executed on them. She was the driving force behind working to upgrade many of our current systems and processes to be more streamlined, efficient and data driven. She implemented digital enhancements to more appropriately track volunteer and donor information. Leveraging what technological advances are out there for nonprofits she was able to increase our volunteer reach, making a significant impact on our programs. Additionally, she understands how important metrics and results are to our donors and made the integration of a new CRM a focus of hers. From a practical and aesthetics perspective, we were able to create and roll out an entirely new website, which is a critical component to success in the digital age. I enjoyed working with Lee and learned a lot from her."

To put it simply, Lee is just a "good human". She is so kind, thoughtful, fair and intelligent. I had the pleasure of working collaboratively with Lee as partners for youth in our community. She takes incredible pride in her work and is passionate about making a difference. She's a fearless leader, who is driven, insightful and proactive. She has been one of my greatest thought partners and supporters in my journey as the CEO of a non-profit. Always lending and ear, advice, words of wisdom and thinking strategically. She is one of the most dedicated and inspiring people I have had the pleasure of working with.