Miko

Seasoned Real Estate professional, manager and consultant with diverse experience in non-profit and international NGO sectors, specializing in the areas of grantmaking, program development, capital project management, and public-private partnerships.

Realtor at Keller Williams Yellowstone Properties (2015-05 – Present)

• Fiduciary representative for buyers and sellers in real estate transactions
• Negotiate contracts, coordinate with lenders, appraisers and other professionals for a successful transaction

Principal at Leo & Associates, Foundation and Non-profit Services (2008-07 – 2015-05)

• Founded consulting practice for grantmaking foundations and non-profits corporations
• Specialized services include organizational capacity building, facilitative leadership and grantee assessment

Program Officer at Children's Fund, DCYF (2003-02 – 2008-05)

• Monitored and evaluated grantee portfolio of more than $8.2 million in awards to community-based organizations
• Coordinated cross-disciplinary organizational development and capacity building activities for each grantee
• Analyze budgets and financial statements, conduct audits, provide or recommend technical assistance on fiscal matters
• Collaborate with staff and external consultants on appropriate and effective evaluation methodology and data collection

Project Manager & Outreach Coordinator at Friends of Recreation & Parks (1996-02 – 2003-01)

• Established community grantmaking initiative, provided technical assistance and fiscal sponsorship where needed
• Evaluated programs and projects through data collection and subsequent analysis for publications and donor reports
• Supervised staff, consultants and contractors for a variety of programs and capital projects for the city Parks Department
• Engaged media representatives, community groups, neighborhood, and non-profit organizations to promote activities
• Conducted policy research and organized public forums, produced community affairs TV show, edited agency newsletter

Programme Officer at United Nations Protection Forces in the former Yugoslavia (1995-07 – 1995-12)

• Executed campaign to integrate United Nations Volunteers for civilian peacekeeping posts in the former Yugoslavia
• Established new office at UN Protection Forces-HQ to liaise with Mission administration and associated agencies
• Reconnoitered prospective work sites throughout the former Yugoslavia and placed 35 civilian specialists

Youth Development Volunteer at Peace Corps (1989-09 – 1991-08)

• Organized and implemented a program for construction of fuel-efficient, wood-burning cook stoves
• Recruited and trained a team of young entrepreneurs to construct stoves as an income generating scheme
• Conducted ethno-botanical survey with village elders to identify and catalog species of medicinal and other useful plants

Strategic Planning Facilitator at Nonprofit Leadership Services (2005 – 2005)

Feature & Department writer at Black Diamond Living Magazine (2005 – 2006)

MA in International Policy Studies – Monterey Institute of International Studies (1994)

BA in Recreation Administration – California Polytechnic State University (1989)