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Herb Paine is President of Paine Consulting Services, now in its twenty-ninth year of operation, specializing in organizational development, strategic planning, turnaround management, mergers, and governance. He is a nationally recognized expert on all aspects of nonprofit organization management.
Herb has consulted extensively with local governments in the restructuring and redesign of their service delivery systems and management operations. He has also advised domestic and multi- national corporations in rethinking their strategies for social responsibility and community involvement. He is known as the go-to consultant for at-risk organizations and has successfully managed the turnaround and recovery of a diverse array of public and private sector enterprises throughout the country.
Mr. Paine’s executive engagements as a manager of change and organizational development have included the following positions: President and CEO, Make-A-Wish Foundation of America; Senior Vice President, Affiliate Services, National Easter Seal Society; Chief Deputy Director, Alameda County (CA) Social Services Agency (the “welfare department”); Interim Manager of the Phoenix Family Museum (now the Children’s Museum of Phoenix); Interim Executive Director of YWCA of Maricopa County; Interim Executive Director of West Valley Child Crisis Center; and Interim CEO of Florence Crittenton Services of Arizona. His successful turnaround in 2000 of Faith House, a shelter for victims of domestic violence, won him editorial acclaim by the Arizona Republic.
Prior to establishing his consulting practice, Herb capped a thirteen-year career with United Way as Executive Director of United Way of California and was the principal advocate for the nonprofit sector in the State Capitol. His work on behalf of nonprofits led to the enactment of important legislation regarding charitable giving, voluntarism, liability insurance, and funding for health and human services. As a guest lecturer, media panelist, appointee to numerous public policy commissions, and as a witness before legislative committees, he has championed the nonprofit sector and spoken extensively on the critical issues and challenges it confronts.
His social and political commentaries are aired regularly on KJZZ/91.5 FM, NPR’s Phoenix affiliate.
Herb received his Bachelor of Arts in government from Boston University and the Master of Arts from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies.