David Cooper

About David Cooper

Aggressive, agile-minded, and skilled leader with demonstrated senior executive nonprofit management & leadership experience. Innate ability to conceptualize and frame organizational challenges and develop and implement an effective strategic vision producing positive change. Over 3-decades of increasing responsibility leading and synthesizing teams that achieve and exceed objectives and goals. A certified Project Management Professional (PMP) skilled in developing solutions and solving complex problems with a proven track record in executive leadership and strategic planning. Within the nonprofit sector, implemented organizational change solutions that produced measurable and sustainable programmatic growth. Detail oriented and able to manage multiple tasks successfully. Served over 21-years as a Marine Corps officer attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.AREAS OF STRENGTH AND EXPERTISE• Strategic Vision Development• Strategy Implementation• Team Building/Leadership• Process Redesign/Improvement• Business/Donor Development• Risk Management• Organizational Change Management• Budget/Resource Development• Program Management

Experience

1. Chief Operating Officer

   Marine Toys For Tots Foundation

   Mar 2018 — Present · Triangle, VA, US

   Serves as the principal advisor to the President & CEO and the Board of Directors on all programmatic and financial aspects of the Foundation. Coordinates all facets of the annual toy/book Christmas collection & distribution campaign including: purchasing and distributing ~$2M in promotional materials and toy collection boxes; purchasing and distributing ~$43M toys and books; planning and organizing the annual fundraising golf tournament; planning and organizing the annual Local Coordinator Training Conference; leading annual financial audit; and supervising the collection of the local chapter’s annual program and financial reports.1. Lead a team of 10-employees who provide all financial, program, and logistical support to over 870 local Marine/Volunteer chapters across the United States, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam.2. Instituted significant organizational change endeavors since 2017 that resulted in:a. 9.75% growth in local campaign chapters from 800 to 878 in 2024.b. 43.03% growth in toys/books distributed and 50.53% growth in children in need assisted since 2017.c. 97.96% growth in local chapter cash donations from ~$11.2M in 2017 to ~22.2M in 2023.3. Implemented enterprise change in receiving, counting, sorting, re-palletizing, and shipping millions of annual corporate toy/book donations through a donated third-party logistics (3PL) partner allowing this product to reach significantly more local campaign chapters.4. Directly impacted unmodified opinions in every financial audit since 2017.5. Directly supported 32.14% growth of Foundation revenue from $271M in 2017 to $359M in 2023.6. Supported President & CEO’s strategic vision to increase support to children in need through year-round efforts.

Education

• United States Army War College (USAWC)

  Master of Strategic Studies (MSS)

  2011 — 2013

• North Carolina State University

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Business Administration and Management, General

  1987 — 1992

Skills

• Project Management
• Active Dod Secret Clearance
• Government
• Leadership
• Intelligence Analysis
• Exercises
• Information Management
• Security Clearance
• Program Management
• Air Force
• Command
• Operational Planning
• Information Assurance
• Top Secret
• Command
• Force Protection
• Active Dod Top Secret Clearance
• Counterterrorism
• Homeland Security
• Defense
• Contingency Planning
• Military Leadership
• Strategy
• Army
• Military Decision Making Process
• Government Contracting
• Consulting
• Briefing
• Training
• Team Building
• Combat
• Strategic Planning
• Business Development
• Military Operations
• Counterinsurgency
• Marine Corps
• Military
• Weapons
• Organizational Leadership
• Military Training