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719-330-0353 cstiles@uccs.edu
EDUCATION
PhD., University of Colorado Colorado Springs, 2013
Leadership, Education, and Policy
Master of Arts Degree, Wake Forest University, 1983
Communications, Business emphasis, with honors
Bachelor of Arts Degree, University of Minnesota
Communications and Sociology, with honors
LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS & AWARDS
Kellogg National Leadership Fellow – W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Class IX
Red Cloud Foundation , Board member
The Beach Company , Member, Trust Board of Directors
Bill Daniels Fellow in Ethics, 2012, 2014
Vera Gang Foundation , Former board member
Kellogg Fellows Leadership Alliance, Former board member
Rocky Mountain Product Development Management Association, Former board member
Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor, London, England, Former board member
Water For People, Former board member
Genesis Fluid Solutions , Former board member, global environmental company
Greatness in Giving, Inc., Past President, international consulting company
Central Minnesota Community Foundation, Founding, and former board member
Colorado Springs Nonprofit Center, Former board member
Bulldog Leadership Award, University of Minnesota
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
University of Colorado Colorado Springs Course Instruction
Instructor, Bachelor of Innovation
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Degree Program, courses include:
Introduction to Entrepreneurism
Innovation Processes
Innovation Team: Analyze and Report
Innovation Team: Research and Execute
Innovation Team: Design and Lead
Technical Writing and Presentations
Capstone: Entrepreneurism and Strategy,
Freshman Seminar Gateway Course
Independent Studies: Innovation, Business Administration, Marketing, Research
Principles

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University of Colorado Colorado Springs Administration
Co-Director, Bachelor of Innovation™ Degree
Director, Bachelor of Innovation™ Strategic Alliances
Bill Daniels Ethics Fellow 2014
Specialization: Philanthropy and the next generation
Bill Daniels Ethics Fellow 2012
Specialization: Ethics and Philanthropy
College of St. Benedict
Guest Lecturer, Leadership, Communication, Business, and Change, 1988–1990
National Academy of Volunteerism, Faculty, 1984–1988
National Minority Leadership Program, Faculty, Business, Leadership,
Communication, and Change, 1984-1988
St. Cloud State University, Human Relations Graduate Program Adjunct Faculty,
Business, Fundraising and Development, Management I-IV, Social Change, Minority
Leadership Development, 1984-1989
St. Cloud State University, Communication Faculty, Business 1983
Wake Forest University, Communication Faculty, Business 1981–1983
CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PROCEEDINGS
Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education: Conference Paper and
Presenter
March 2012, Phoenix, AZ Can ritual participation increase self-efficacy and innovation?
College Student Educators International: Conference Paper and Presenter
April 2012, Louisville, KY Can student involvement increase self-efficacy and innovation?
UCCS, Women’s System Wide Conference
February 2011, Evaluating international volunteer opportunities
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Public Speaker Guest Speaker addressing corporations, conferences, and foundations regarding sustainable solutions for the provision of water and sanitation, health and hygiene in developing communities throughout the world. Additional speaking

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Launchpad Central National Meeting: Keynote address
August 2014, Boots on the ground with Lean Start Up software
Small Business Development Center, Colorado Springs
January 2011, Keynote address Volunteer Appreciation Conference
PUBLICATIONS
Stiles, C. (2013). Venture philanthropists: An exploration of gifting to education
(unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Colorado Colorado Springs,
Colorado Springs, CO.
Stiles, C. (1983).
The effects of objective self-awareness on the measurement of rhetorical sensitivity (unpublished master thesis). Wake Forest University,
Winston-Salem, NC.
The Gateman Institute of Small Business
Leadership, and Small Business Development Faculty, Initial Curriculum Author, 2005
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
As an accomplished business strategist, I bring to the table more than 28 years of experience in corporate leadership and philanthropy. My reputation is built on my unique and powerful “all-out-massive-action” approach to business and leadership. My blend of personal assets and resource connectivity has provided agile leadership to corporate clients during the crucial transition phases of mergers, acquisitions, and new technology expansion. In education, corporate, and nonprofit sectors, I have helped leadership teams engage in dynamic, interdisciplinary partnerships that have unleashed new resources and built organizational capacity. I have a passionate commitment to philanthropy and have guided organizations in forming strategic collaborations that result in positive social change.
Co-Director, Bachelor of Innovation ™ Degree Program, Strategic Alliances 2013present
Instructor, Director of Strategic Alliances
Bachelor of Innovation ™ Degree Program 2010 – present
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
I serve UCCS as an Instructor and Co-Director of the BI Degree Program. I teach
Innovation Process, Entrepreneurism, Teams, Technical Writing and Presentations. I work with community leaders in partnership with student teams to develop innovative products and services. I also teach in the College of Business MBA program: Managing
Global Markets.

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Business Ethics: Education and Organizational Best Practices Certificate
University of New Mexico Anderson School of Management 11/19/2013
Being a leader and exercising leadership effectively: University of British Columbia
2013, Certificate of completion
Lean Launchpad Educator Training: University of Southern California Berkeley
2014. Certificate of Completion
Chief Executive Officer
Water for People, 2007 – 1/2009
As CEO I developed a multifaceted outreach strategy to build capacity and visibility of this NGO as an innovative thought leader and provider of proven, sustainable solutions to the water and sanitation, health and hygiene challenges of communities in the developing world. This strategy involved implementation of fundamental changes in operational models and methodology:
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Recasting the organization’s vision from that of a charity-based model to an economic development model, and establishing the multi-year corporate partnerships to provide economic sustainability for in-country programs and general operations.
• Initiating a global systems integration and automation program that enables a seamless, web-based platform for finance, resource development, and program.
This platform allows scalability of programs and operations to match increasing demand; permits business in any country to be conducted in real time, language, and currency; facilitates impact-based reporting.
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Integrating the core values of impact-based philanthropy into daily operations and program development. Increased fund development 25% per year, implemented first matching gift program, leadership fellowship program.
• Transitioning to a matrix style of management that increases internal leadership and accountability, identifying best practices and core business criteria for outsourcing of services.
Chief Executive Officer
Greatness in Giving, Inc. 1998 - 2007
I founded Greatness in Giving, Inc. to provide philanthropic and strategic business services to a variety of international clients including foundations, corporations, higher education, nonprofit organizations, and private entities. The range of services I have provided to my clients include:
Senior executive leadership development services:
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Facilitating the vision casting process and realignment of corporate and organizational goals for senior management teams

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Leading management teams in problem-solving strategies through which they confidentially assess competitive advantages, risk analysis, and potential return on investment in order to generate creative and sustainable solutions to complex and sensitive issues
Guiding management teams in building alliances, sharing knowledge, and increasing the vested interest of all parties involved
Empowering management teams to move an agenda forward with confidence.
Experience in grant making, program evaluation and development, fundraising and development, and facilitating social change through the creation of collaborative philanthropic partnerships.
Identification and recruitment of donors and venture capitalists to support start-up needs of nonprofit organizations and new, for-profit corporations.
The establishment of a new philanthropic company including corporate board recruitment, collaborative programming, needs assessment and priority planning, institutional identity and marketing, intellectual property protection.
Strategic business planning and guidance for mergers and acquisitions, new market expansion, exit strategies, corporate turnaround, and preparation for corporate sale.
Increasing bottom-line profitability by leading corporations through development and growth strategies resulting in annual profitability increases of 20%.
Applying the all-out-massive-approach of Greatness in Giving resources to bring about dramatic progress in short periods of time.
President and CEO
Pikes Peak United Way – Colorado Springs, CO 1993 – 1996
Served as change agent to re-establish United Way donor and community credibility including agency relations, campaign transparency, and collaborative outreach to other combined campaigns,
Founded Pikes Peak Volunteer Center to be a community-wide clearinghouse for volunteerism,
Established recognition programs for philanthropic leadership giving,
Dramatically expanded collaborative partnerships with the corporate community in order to reduce administrative costs and increase charitable donations to the community, thereby unleashing new resources to meet changing needs.

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President, Owner
Stiles Associates 1992 - 1993
Served as private philanthropic counsel to corporate and family foundations, higher education. Services included program identification based on giving priorities, donor advised funds, family foundation strategic planning.
Vice President, Institutional Advancement
College of St. Benedict 1989 - 1991
As senior advisor to the president for public relations, communications, alumni relations, fundraising and development, I dramatically increased donor base of annual, capital, and planned giving donors. I implemented a collaborative development approach to build volunteer leadership and community involvement and increased the school’s state and regional presence as the
Midwest’s premier women’s liberal arts college.
Executive Director
St. Cloud Area United Way 1985 – 1989
Expanded the St. Cloud Volunteer Center to an area-wide clearing house for volunteerism
Director of Marketing
St. Cloud United Way 1984 - 1985