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The Bliss Beneath

I write weekly newsletters and articles about personal development. I teach accessible on-line yoga classes.

Writer & Educator

https://www.theblissbeneath.com/

The Phoenix

Yoga Instructor

Aspen Consulting Group Inc.

Contracts Manager

Contracts Navigator, LLC

Provide expertise to small businesses in the federal marketplace with a comprehensive understanding of the government regulatory environment and all facets of contract management for commercial and government areas. 
♣	Provide project life cycle consulting services to include government customer identification, market planning, strategic alliances, business development, proposal writing, contract negotiations, project initiation and staffing, and contract administration.
♣	Create and implement policies and procedures to ensure 100% contract compliance.  
♣	Conduct government contracts training and workshops for small businesses.
♣	Develop and review contractor proposals resulting in a 99% acceptance rate by the government.

Consultant

Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation

Directed the activities of 10 Contract Managers at Headquarters and three satellite offices while overseeing all phases of Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract management for approximately $200M in federal contracts annually. Partnered with stakeholders including Senior Management, Business Development, and Engineering to negotiate terms and conditions of Non-Disclosure Agreements, Teaming Agreements, Operating Agreements, Joint Ventures, and Strategic Alliance Agreements. Negotiated contract language and pricing with Contract Specialists, Contracting Officers, DCAA Auditors, Contracts Managers, CEOs, and CFOs. 
♣	Won $150M in new contracts per annum
♣	Collaborated with the Quality Assurance Director to develop a company-wide purchasing procedure compliant with AS9100 and ISO Quality Management Systems eliminate redundancies and streamline purchasing procedures. 
♣	Accelerated the development of contracts, amendments, and Statements of Work (SOW).
♣	Initiated contract closeouts and collected $1M in outstanding dollars per annum.
♣	Instituted a series of internal processes to optimize Strategic Sourcing including gathering market information, developing a supplier portfolio, and managing supplier relationships. Established monthly conference calls, interactive meetings and provided a support system for staff.
♣	Streamlined the Purchase Requisition process by designing and developing a company-first internal purchasing training program. Collaborated with engineering staff to provide a comprehensive inaugural program directed at cross-functional levels of staff.
♣	Maintained repository for supplier contracts.
♣	Identified areas for continuous improvement initiatives for internal contract management processes and contract compliance to company leaders.
♣	Maximized team success through sound hiring, onboarding, training and mentoring while providing opportunities for career development.

Director of Contracts

RDA, Inc.

Assist Owner/President in all aspects of the business including:
Business Development, Program Management, Contract Administration, Proposal Writing, Government Property and Security, DCAA Audit, and Human Resources.
Negotiated with government Program Officials, Contracting Officers, prime contractors, subcontractors regarding
statement of work, delivery dates, cost elements, and fee.
Scheduled and planned project tasks and deliverable items using engineering estimates.
Prepared government vouchers/commercial invoices, resolved problems, and tracked payments.
Computed direct and indirect costs and prepare proposal cost data.
Tracked costs and contract deliverables to assure all contract obligations are met.
Performed quality assurance on technical reports before submittal.
Prepared/supported annual budgeting of direct and indirect labor overhead rates.
Created and provided support data for DCAA annual cost incurred audits.
Developed cost proposal based upon engineering budget sheets on a responsive and timely basis.

DIrector of Administration

Chenega Integrated Services, LLC

Directed a support staff of 9 and two team subcontractors with the budgetary responsibility of $1 million annually for work performed in 5 states.
Achieved outstanding customer service and fully accountable for purchasing, vendor sourcing, tracking financing data, overseeing invoicing and accounting system reconciliation, meeting contract deliverable deadlines for over 183 EPA sites.
Cultivated 100% growth in new work generated under contract.
Upgraded quality of products delivered to customer by reducing labor hours using updated software systems. Mentored and promoted cross-training of professional-level interdisciplinary staff.

Senior Project Manager

CHENEGA OPERATION SERVICES, LLC

Managed the maintenance of 600+ emergency response equipment related to hazardous materials response situations in four different warehouses for the EPA Region 3 Superfund Emergency Response Warehouse.
Selected full-time staff and launched an aggressive corrective action plan to address government statement of work issues and contract terms.
Initiated an emergency response contact network through a combination of in-house staff and subcontractors.
Renegotiated current contract to correct inaccurate government estimate. Adjustments in Other Direct Costs and Labor Hours resulted.

Senior Project Manager and Consultant

CLEANMASTER SERVICE, INC

Initiated day-to-day operations of marketing, obtained and maintained new business clients.
Interfaced with corporate, retail, hotel, university operations directors and general contractors.
Authored contract winning proposals, negotiated terms and conditions with customers and subcontractors.
Directed, tracked and managed subcontracted crews in over 250 retail sites.
Developed, implemented and customized maintenance plans based on architectural blueprints.
Provided superior customer service, and performed and made outsourcing decisions regarding bookkeeping, accounting,
and logistical tracking.

Owner and manager

I write about using work as a tool for transformation based on my 40 years of experience. I also teach yoga classes and write about yoga philosophy on my newsletter https://ilonagoanos.substack.com/.

Ilona Goanos

Resilience Lab

Clinical Director/Supervisor

Dr. Leslie Morrison Faerstein

Dr. Leslie Faerstein

Psychotherapist and Specialist in Aging, Women and Body Image

Musicians On Call

As the first Executive Director from the organization’s beginnings, I developed Musicians On Call from one program at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center to 50 weekly Bedside Performance Programs in 33 hospitals located in six cities (all the cities have branches with their own staff). I have grown and managed a $1.4 million budget and a staff of 11. Our volunteer musicians have played for	over 400,000 individuals over the years. Additionally, I have worked with many celebrity artists, both in bringing them to the healthcare facilities to perform for the patients as well as their volunteering to perform at our fundraisers.

In my dual role as Secretary of the Board of Directors and the Executive Director, I attended every Board meeting and worked closely with both the Board Chairperson and Founder; I sat on all subcommittees of the Board working with the Chairpersons of those committees. My position also included development as well as numerous media appearances.

Executive Director Emerita

Executive Director

Sesh

Support Group Facilitator for Groups on Body Image, Compulsive Eating, etc.

amazing.community

amazing.community is a new nonprofit organization whose mission is to expand the work horizon for women.  We work to redefine what an inclusive workplace is and to equip aging women to thrive in it. We focus on helping  women return to the workforce or to change careers.  We are also working with corporations on their inclusion policies to ensure that older women are considered for positions.

Integral Board Group, LLC

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E&L Counseling and Consulting Group

I am very proud to announce the opening of E&L Counseling and Consulting Group which I've co-founded with my friend and colleague, Elena Estrin. We provide a wide range of services including: Career Counseling and Exploration, Support and Counseling Services for International Students, Support for Families New to New York and Psychotherapy. We also provide educational consulting, training and workshop programs and consulting to nonprofit organizations.  
www.elccgprof.com

Co Founder

DoMore4:Good

After serving as Affiliate Consultant and Interim Executive Director, I had the honor of being asked to take on the role of Executive Director of the Foundation as of March 1, 2015. We are in the process of building programs for high school students to perform daily acts of kindness and service.  We have a city4:good in Cleveland and Los Angeles and are establishing programs in 2016 in Anaheim CA, Nashville and New York City.   In October 2015, the Foundation underwent a re-branding and a name change and are now known as DoMore4:Good.
Our mission is to empower individuals to do more for good by creating positive programs with volunteer opportunities that are supported, promoted and sustained by local communities.  Our goal is to make kindness and service a part of everyone’s daily routine.

unite4:good foundation

unite4:good is a global collaboration uniting individuals, organizations, media, entertainment, businesses, communities, influencers and technology under the common theme of kindness. Its mission is to inspire global citizens to embrace positivity and acts of kindness, leading to worldwide collaboration and good will. We aim to achieve it through community programming, partnerships, socially conscious media,entertainment, and innovative technology. Together we will unite individuals, organizations, businesses and communities under the common theme of kindness.

Interim Executive Director

As consultant to the Founding Affiliates, I was the liaison between the 12 Founding Affiliate nonprofits: Points of Light, DoSomething.org, ASPCA, U.S. Fund for UNICEF, the Eva Longoria Foundation, Exploring the Arts, Feeding America, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Conservation International, Joyful Heart, The Trevor Project, Keep A Child Alive.

Affiliate Consultant

As a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor and older woman, I work to sound the clarion call for women to come together and examine what aging and body image means for them and for our culture.

I am proud to be a role model for the therapists whom I supervise to open their world to working with people of all ages and to understand the particular challenges faced by women as they age: in the workplace, at home and in their bodies. I listen to the newer clinicians, their experiences and what they have learned in their training and we exchange experiences and wisdom across a span of 50 years.

As a licensed therapist, I bring those five decades of experience to working with people of all ages and generations.  I have also worked in the field of Eating Disorders for 40 years and was trained in a feminist psychotherapy model. 

I have no intention of ever stopping the work that I do and the new learning that is exciting, inspirational and ongoing.  My motto is: Not Dead Yet!

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