Economic Development Professional With

Sheila Bliss Duffy, Ph.D. 925.451.4948 http://www.SustainableImpacts.com [email protected] http://www.linkedin.com/in/sustainableimpacts ______

Economic Development Professional with Sustainable Enterprise and Food Systems Expertise Provide consulting and coaching services that foster development of initiatives focused on triple bottom line results

 Ph.D., Agricultural Education  Sustainable Livelihood Development  Project Design/Management  Certificate, Natural Resource  Social Enterprise Development  Research/Writing Conservation  M.S., B.A., Business Administration  Applied Systems Scientist  Fluent in Spanish

Qualification Highlights

 Consult to academic institutions and development, conservation, and community-based organizations providing research, curriculum design and delivery, and project management services

 Coach groups and individuals to transition to new jobs and careers, improve existing businesses, and start and manage new businesses (e.g., www.brocairlakelands.com, www.handyscott.vpweb.com, www.terileichenger.com, www.theimagestudio.biz, www.concordchiropractic.net, http://perinatalpath.org, www.blessyourheartbaking.com, www.bushikaadventures.com)

Professional Experience

Sustainable Impacts, Lafayette, CA 2003 – Present Owner

Provide consulting and coaching to organizations, groups, and individuals to create sustainable programs, projects, businesses and careers

 Transform 140 unit residential real estate business to manage to goals and budget, increased profit by 25 % in one year  Mentor 24 Dominican University of California Green MBA students to clarify educational and vocational goals and brand themselves  Positioned 34 former auto industry workers for new jobs and careers  Edited (in Spanish) financial management training guide to support growth of midwives’ businesses for Banyan Global  Surveyed retail chain supermarkets to identify tropical fruit juices from El Salvador most in demand and for which demand is growing fastest in U.S. for project funded by USAID  Translated (English-Spanish) three marketing videos for Namaste Business Development with Microcredit Program  Analyzed primary data gathered by Namaste Business Advisors on microcredit clients to create model to assess impacts of business advisors on microcredit loan process for Namaste Direct – Microcredit and More  Coordinated multi-year grant proposal for project to strengthen San Francisco Bay Area food shed to Kellogg Foundation Entrepreneurship Development Systems for Rural America for Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust  Assessed assets and challenges facing community of McCloud, CA, produced 23-page report  Coordinated proposal for perinatal pathology group to provide professional services to hospital

University of California-Davis/UC Cooperative Extension, Alameda, CA 2000 – 2003 Food Systems Analyst

Established pilot Food Security Community Development and Public Policy Program linking University and community to strengthen local food system and promote local food security

 Provided research, outreach, education and technical assistance to local public agency and community-led health, nutrition and food security initiatives  Designed and implemented collaborative research projects to generate food security data in Alameda County

Mississippi Consortium for International Development, Jackson, MS 2000 Consultant, Lead Trainer, Trainer • Developed proposals to USAID and USIA to fund university agriculture and economic development educational exchanges and institutional partnerships in Bosnia, South Africa, and Guyana  Designed and delivered training for 12 Bolivians participating in USAID Women in Leadership scholarship program  Designed and delivered micro-enterprise administration training to 26 Honduran NGO credit officers participating in USAID CAPS/HOPS scholarship program

World Wildlife Fund/Biodiversity Support Program, Washington, DC 2000 – 2001 Consultant

Designed research methodology, conducted field research in U.S., Costa Rica, Honduras, and Guatemala, and wrote 61-page Analysis and Adaptive Management Program Series publication for conservation practitioners on ecoregion-based priority setting for biodiversity conservation documenting lessons learned from conservation planning approaches and priority setting exercises of The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, and World Wildlife Fund in Central America, West Africa, and Indochina.

Texas A&M University – College Station, TX 1995 – 1999 Teaching Assistant; Department of Agricultural Education Research Assistant; Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Consultant, Department of Agricultural Economics

 Coordinated ‘Kellogg Foundation Texas Mexico Initiatives Project’ communication, grant making, and networking activities. Enhanced Department’s international development formal and non-formal education activities.  Coordinated interdisciplinary ‘Managing Agroecosystems Project’ to aid management of natural resources in Mexico/US border corridor. Project synthesized into integrated system simulation model information on agricultural development and ecological restoration in La Amistad Biosphere Reserve buffer zone in Costa Rica and Panama  Adapted agribusiness training materials into formal curriculum for use by Russian instructors for USAID-funded Russian-American Agribusiness Training Partnership project

Other Related Experience

U. S. Peace Corps – Washington, DC Training Director/Staging, Technical Training Coordinator, Volunteer

• Delivered 5 pre-departure orientations for 175 trainees bound for Nepal, Panama, Mongolia, Kiribati, and Philippines • Coordinated 3 Small Business Pre-Service Trainings for 44 trainees in Mali, Lesotho, and Russia • Trained 14 rural community groups in Costa Rica to start and manage income generation, agribusiness, and community development projects

Bay Area Universities/Colleges, CA Adjunct Faculty: San Francisco Community College, Ohlone College, Mills College, Mission College, West Valley College, National University, Lincoln University, etc.

Developed and taught academic and vocational courses in economics, finance and business management to over 400 adults

Education/Certifications

Texas A&M University, TX – Ph.D., Agricultural Education Saint Mary’s College, CA – M.S., International Business Stephens College, MO – B.A., Business Administration

~ Professional Certified Coach ~ Certified Job and Career Transition Coach ~ Credentialed Community College Instructor: Business

Sheila Bliss Duffy, Ph.D. [email protected] 925.957.6688