JANE A. VAN BUREN, EDM, MPA
86 Cherry Lane
Burlington, VT 05401
802-324-1724
janevb@noonmarkservices.com
SPECIALIZATIONS AND SKILL SUMMARY
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A creative and enthusiastic high-achieving consultant and executive leader with extensive professional experience in
management and leadership. Qualified through extensive practice and scholarship in organization and leadership
assessment and evaluation; research; governance; capacity building and curriculum development; classroom
teaching; and, delivery of professional training.
Currently, president of innovative and entrepreneurial Noonmark Consulting Services providing skilled consultation
in strategic planning, organizational development and behavior, marketing, human resources and incorporation startup.
Strong management skills, flexible and easy-going with a strong work ethic and a great sense of humor.
SELECTED MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Executive Management
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Successfully managed and staffed not only nonprofit and business start-ups but also periods of rapid sustained
growth. Negotiated and executed contracts with government agencies, contractors and community partners.
Successfully stepped in as Interim Executive Director to manage and lead influential trade associations for socially
responsible businesses.
Developed a management style that combines the major elements of management, i.e., marketing, mission-based
program services, finance, advocacy, employee motivation, public relations and governance.
Research
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Initiated and successfully conducted state-wide electronic survey of compensation and benefits in Vermont’s
nonprofit sector. Authored 50-page report.
 Academic research presented at Academy of Management, ARNOVA and National Council of Nonprofit
Associations.
Highly skilled in qualitative exploration of data and investigating phenomena which are not easily measured or counted
but reflect people’s perceptions and experiences.
Leadership
 Recognized by Case Western Reserve University as an outstanding nonprofit leader, awarded fellowship for
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academic work.
Initiated and successfully implemented leadership circles for nonprofit executive directors, currently provide
strategic leadership advice to local organizations through bi-weekly electronic Noonmark Reader as well as through
consultation practice.
Elected frequently into leadership position on boards of directors.
EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY
2006 – present
President, Noonmark Consulting Service, LLC. Burlington, VT
Owner and president of Noonmark, a firm that provides management and governance consulting and project
management services to mission driven ventures. Specialize in organization development, executive transition, longand short-term strategic action planning, qualitative and quantitative research and board development. Consulting in
Vermont and Internationally.
1998 - 2006
Executive Director, Vermont Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations (VANPO), Burlington, VT
Founding executive director of Vermont’s nonprofit alliance and support center organized to increase the influence and
organizational capacity of nonprofit organizations through collaboration, education, and advocacy.
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1997 - 1998
Lobbied legislators in support of bills positively affecting the nonprofit sector, and provided training and
other opportunities for nonprofit advocates to do the same.
Developed and implemented an extensive training curriculum on all facets of nonprofit management and
leadership development.
Responsible for all administrative and financial operations of organization, including budget development,
accounts receivable and payable and grants management. Successfully secured funds to support
programming and staff.
Interim Executive Director, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, Burlington, VT
Provided supervision and direction as interim executive director to the staff of a business trade association providing
services to Vermont business owners through coordination of advocacy and legislative lobbying, educational
conferences and workshops, networking and referral opportunities, and peer-to-peer discussion groups.
1991 - 1997
Director of Operations, 1996-97; Director of Finance and Administration, 1991-96
Northeastern Family Institute, Williston VT
Responsible for all operations in $10 million private nonprofit behavioral health care agency providing intensive
mental health treatment services to children, adolescents and their families. Started four new treatment programs
across the state during my tenure, which involved locating suitable facilities, lease negotiation, space fit-up as well as
project budget negotiation with Agencies of the State of Vermont. Responsible for overall budget management.
KEY INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
2006 - present
2006
Strategic Action Planning Consultant. Project Harmony, Waitesfield, Vermont
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Fill requirements of USAID funded professional exchange by leading groups through a
planning process. Individuals create a short-term plan to implement when they return to
work. Groups I have trained are from: Moldova, Belarus and Georgia.
Organization Development Consultant. Counterpart International, Kabul
Afghanistan. November – December , 2006
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2001
Hired to conduct training and lead organization development assessment.
Developed curriculum and training model.
Conducted intensive 6-day professional training on organization development practice
and assessment to Afghan NGO employees – part of a 2-person team.
Supervised trainees in subsequent OD assessment of the Afghanistan Women’s
Educational Center including writing and presenting final report.
Consultant in Capacity Building. Japan United States Community Education &
Exchange (JUCEE), Sendai, Japan. October – December, 2001
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Hired to assess capacity of Miyagi NPO Plaza in Sendai.
Interviewed key personnel, and external stakeholders.
Reviewed operating systems.
Prepared and presented final report with recommendations.
Small Business Development Trainer. Vermont Russian Professional Women’s
Exchange, Petrozavodsk, Karelia, Russia. June 1998
1998
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1986 - 1990
Developed training curriculum with team from Vermont.
Conducted technical training workshops for women small business owners in marketing
and financial management.
Business and Logistic Manager. Academy for Educational Development, Botswana
Workforce and Training Program, Washington DC and Botswana, Southern Africa. Full
time AED employee.
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EDUCATION
Developed and managed budget for $21 million USAID funded program.
Identified and hired technical assistance consultants for short- and long-term
consultancies in Botswana.
Negotiated all contracts, including USAID extension.
Worked closely with chief of party to manage office in Gaboronne
EDM, Doctor of Management, Case Western Reserve University,
Weatherhead School of Management, Cleveland, OH. 2005
MPA, Master of Public Administration, Northeastern University, Boston, MA. 1982
BA, Bachelor of Arts, University of Wisconsin Madison. 1980
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
1/06 – present
Adjunct Professor, University of Vermont, Master of Public Administration Program
Administration of Nonprofit Organizations
Women, Leadership & Power in Organizations
1/99 - 5/07
Adjunct Professor, Saint Michael’s College, School of Administration & Management
Developing an Effective Nonprofit Board,
Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations,
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Academy of Management—2006 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, “Everywhere Except on Top: Women
Executives in the Nonprofit Sector”
Academy of Management—2005 Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, “Do Nonprofits Need Businessmen to
Survive? Confronting the Challenges of Transition in the Nonprofit Sector”
ARNOVA—2004 Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA, “Everywhere Except on Top: Women Executives in the
Nonprofit Sector”
Academy of Management—Executive Doctoral Consortium—2004 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
National Council of Nonprofit Associations—2004 Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, “Conducting Research on
the State of the Sector: Lessons from Vermont”
National Council of Nonprofit Associations—2003 Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., “Mid – Career
Transitions; Options for Educational Programs”
Miyagi NPO Plaza Conference—2001 keynote address, Sendai, Japan “Volunteerism in the US”
Ministry of Economics, Industry and Trade. National Diet of Japan—2001 by invitation, Tokyo, Japan,
“History of Collaboration between Nonprofit Organizations and the Business Sector in the United States”
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS / SERVICE
Current Board Service: Center for Media & Democracy; Chittenden Bank Advisory Board on Socially
Responsible Banking; Project Harmony’s Community Connections Board of Advisors
Recent Board Service: Greyhound Association of Vermont, 2006-2008; National Council of Nonprofit
Associations: Chair - Nonprofit Congress Steering Committee on State Town Meetings 2005-2006; Burlington
Community Health Center, treasurer, vice-president: 2000-2004; Vermont CARES, president 1996-2000
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Founder: The Burlington Women’s Investment Club. 1995 - present.
Interests and Other Skills: eating and preparing international cuisine, world and U.S. travel, retired racing
greyhounds, knitting, mah jongg, jogging, nonprofit sector research and politics .
Jane A. Van Buren, EDM
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