Mark Lillis

About Mark Lillis

Professional with extensive background and proven track record of meeting and exceeding aggressive goals, building and maintain brand value, scaling organizations while increasing top-line revenue and bottom line profit. Possesses extensive experience in business development and managing teams for ongoing growth and customer satisfaction. Exemplary record of being an organizational change agent well-versed in developing leaders and high performing teams eliciting levels of productivity that win awards and set records. Excelled in building relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders and peers with a reputation of building trust and gaining loyalty across communities and within several sectors. Strong business development professional with a Master\'s degree focused in Organizational Leadership from Azusa Pacific University.

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer

   Leaven Kids

   Jan 2009 — Present

   Currently I serve as the Executive Director of The Leaven, an award-winning program providing after-school and summer in-community tutoring and mentoring programs for children living in under-developed communities. The Leaven began through the efforts of a coalition of elected officials, educators, religious leaders and concerned business leaders in Fairfield, California.Under my leadership, The Leaven has become the fastest growing grassroots organization in the region. From scratch, we developed messaging and a brand which led to an expansion throughout California, operating multiple campuses in both Northern and Southern California. Recently, I led the organization through a re-branding process and the creation of a business development plan to guide The Leaven’s future expansion to becoming a National Program.The Leaven currently has sixteen learning centers in six California cities. I grew and manage a team of 20, including an executive team and site directors. Additionally, I am responsible for The Leaven’s expense and income budget; under my guidance, the organization developed a healthy reserve and the brand has strengthened to the point that income (donations, corporate contributions and grants) have grown 318% in five years.

Education

• Westmont College

  Bachelor's degree

  1990 — 1993

• Azusa Pacific University

  Master's degree

  1997 — 2000

Skills

• Public Relations
• Branding & Identity
• Organizational Development
• Teaching
• Time Management
• Corporate Branding
• Sales Management
• Customer Service
• Board of Directors
• Social Media Marketing
• Event Planning
• Financial Reporting
• Event Management
• Team Building
• Public Speaking
• Government Relations
• Corporate Events
• Sales
• Marketing
• Financial Analysis
• Human Resources
• Community Outreach
• Non-Profit Fund Development
• Classroom
• Nonprofits
• Strategic Leadership
• Presentation Skills
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Social Media
• Recruiting
• Fundraising
• Marketing Strategy
• Tutoring
• Leadership
• Non-Profit Board Development