Lori Ann Whittington

About Lori Ann Whittington

Dynamic CEO and strategic leader with 15+ years of experience in nonprofit growth…

Experience

1. CEO

   Pine Castle

   Nov 2017 — Present · Jacksonville, FL, US

   Pine Castle\'s mission is to empower adults with intellectual and developmental differences through opportunities to Learn, Work and Connect. We are committed to assisting anyone with a disability, regardless of its severity. Whether it\'s teaching a new social or self-care skill, providing group activities, offering vocational training, providing comfortable group homes, or helping with a job search - everything we do supports a single goal: to empower people to achieve their highest potential.Services include adult day training, vocational and life skills training, on-campus employment options, community employment placement /follow-along services and the operation of five group home residences for 38 individuals. As CEO, responsibilities include oversight $7 million budget, day-to-day operations, programming, fundraising and strategic planning for a staff of 115 employees and more than 300 daily participants. Completed a $2.25 million capital campaign in 2022 to renovate the entire 10-acre campus, design new program curriculum for participants and pay off the agency’s debt in conjunction with the 70th Anniversary of the organization.

Education

• Baylor University

  Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)

  1983 — 1987

Skills

• Team Building
• Management Consulting
• Event Management
• Program Management
• Public Speaking
• Small Business
• Fundraising
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Event Planning
• Marketing
• Nonprofits
• Board Development
• Strategic Planning
• Coaching
• Change Management
• Sales
• Volunteer Management
• Staff Management
• Public Relations
• Media Relations
• Brand Development
• Leadership