Chuck V. Loring, MBA, CFRE is a Senior Governance Associate for BoardSource and senior partner of Loring, Sternberg & Associates, based in Fort Lauderdale and Indianapolis, which provides governance consulting services to nonprofits. Chuck has helped hundreds of local and regional nonprofits across the country strengthen their boards and improve governance practices, and advanced the missions of world renowned organizations such as Special Olympics, Second Harvest Food Banks, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, The Susan G. Komen Foundation, and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Chuck also conducts training programs for funding organizations, including a host of community foundations across the country.
Lori Tsuruda is the founder and executive director of People Making a Difference. She primarily assists charities that lack dedicated staffing and other resources to support their own, ongoing volunteer programs. She also helps select companies improve their community involvement programs, relying on a foundation of knowledge gained from feedback from more than 6,400 PMD volunteers, from organizing nearly 1,000 service projects, from partnering with 125 recipient charities and 38 companies, and from her 35 years as a volunteer and a volunteer manager.
She currently serves as president of the Directors of Volunteer Administration (DOVA), a professional organization for volunteer managers in Greater Boston. She also advises an Alpha Phi Omega chapter at MIT, serves on the board of Hawthorne Youth & Community Center, and volunteers for the Museum of Science's Annual Fund. Tsuruda holds a Bachelor of Science degree in applied biology from MIT and a Master of Science degree from Tufts University.Though the nonprofit sector uniquely relies on volunteers, we often struggle to identify and to articulate our highest needs and purposes so that we engage and retain the best volunteers to further our missions. Volunteers will only reliably add value if their roles are well defined and they are effectively managed and planned for by our organizations. Furthermore, volunteers will stay with our organizations if they feel valued and feel that they are making a real difference.
As Vice President of Operations for
The WorkPlace, Inc., Adrienne builds upon her wealth of knowledge in the employment and training arena. Adrienne has over ten years’ experience in workforce development as the former Regional Director for the Connecticut Department of Labor. Adrienne has experience administering the state’s unemployment insurance program, job training programs and welfare to work programs. Adrienne is responsible for all program operations at The WorkPlace including: Welfare to Work, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, Workforce Investment Activities, Youth Programs and all competitively procured grants. Adrienne teaches legal specialty courses at Naugatuck Valley Community College and Teikyo Post University. She has a B.S. in Finance from Villanova University and a Juris Doctorate from Quinnipiac University. Adrienne is Chairperson of the National Congress of Black Women, President of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. and Commissioner for the City of Waterbury Human Rights Commission, Charter Revision Commission and Board of Assessment Appeals. Adrienne is an adjunct professor at Post University in Waterbury where she lectures on law and employment related topics.
Mr. Venditti serves as
The WorkPlace’s Chief Administrative Officer. In that role, he manages the organization’s finances, human resources and Information Technology (IT) infrastructure. Mr. Venditti’s responsibilities encompass all aspects of fiscal management for an annual budget in excess of $20 million, including budgeting, auditing, accounting and contracting. He oversees a total staff of 50, implementing HR policies and leading the hiring and evaluation processes. Mr. Venditti also directs The WorkPlace’s IT team and the procurement of hardware and software. Working with the Board of Directors, he provides fiduciary oversight and stewardship, as well as driving and monitoring organizational evolution. Mr. Venditti earned his Bachelor of Science degree at Sacred Heart University and brings over 15 years’ experience in management of financial, human resources, and IT policies to The WorkPlace.
Michael McCarthy is the Assistant Vice President for New Business Development for
The WorkPlace, Inc. (Southwestern Connecticut’s Regional Workforce Development Board) located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Mr. McCarthy oversees several key divisions aimed at improving the capacity of non-profit organizations, measuring and evaluating program success, creating in-house innovation, increasing competitiveness of business and industries and creating new programs and partnerships that increase the WorkPlace’s position to strengthen revenue from non-federal sources. Prior to joining The WorkPlace, Mr. McCarthy worked for the City of Bridgeport where he was involved in both economic and community development initiatives. Mr. McCarthy is a frequent presenter at conferences and seminars on economic and workforce development topics. Mr. McCarthy holds a Master’s of Science in Urban Management from Southern Connecticut State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Albertus Magnus College.