Derrick Gates
Dynamic Leader, Project Manager, Education Consultant
- Role
- Executive Director Founder at 1stouch Inc
- Location
- Charlotte, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Derrick Gates
Highly motivated leader and passionate educator with over 15 years of leadership, project…
Experience
Executive Director Founder
Feb 2009 — Present
Reports to the Board of Directors• Oversees overall strategic and operational responsibilities for volunteers, programs, expansion, and execution of its mission. • Developed a deep knowledge of core programming, operations, and business plans• Ensures ongoing local programmatic excellence, rigorous program evaluation, and consistent quality of finance and administration, fundraising, communications, and systems; recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve the strategic goals• Actively engage and energize 1sTouch volunteers, board members, event committees, alumni, partnering organizations, and funders.
Education
The University of Akron
BA, English Literature
1990 — 1995
Pfeiffer University
MSL, Organizational Change & Leadership
2006 — 2008
Skills
- Teaching
- Entrepreneurship
- Public Speaking
- Mentoring
- Fundraising
- Athletics
- Higher Education
- Nonprofits
- Sponsorship
- Ms Visio
- Customer Service
- Staff Development
- Volunteer Management
- Training
- Event Management
- Leadership Mentoring
- Curriculum Design
- Non-Profits
- Educational Consulting
- Program Management
- Marketing
- Microsoft Office
- Customer Relations
- Change Management
- Workshop Facilitation
- Public Relations
- Organizational Development
- Blogging
- Coaching
- Research
- Youth Mentoring
- Grant Writing
- Community Outreach
- Community Development
- Fitness
- Educational Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Conflict Resolution
- Sports
- Leadership Development
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