Susan Sellers, JD: Deputy Director

susans@nkw.org

Susan Sellers is a Deputy Director for Nonprofit Knowledge Works, where she currently manages strategic projects selected by Nonprofit Knowledge Works that lend support to the nonprofit and public sectors. Susan has more than fifteen years of experience in public policy, development, nonprofit law, and nonprofit management. Her diverse professional experience, academic training and communication skills, make her an effective manager, researcher and sought after presenter and facilitator.

Prior to joining Knowledge Works, she served as the founding director of a nationally recognized partnership of after–school programs, as Executive Director of the McLennan County Youth Collaboration, and as a staff attorney in the Public Policy Division of the National Center for Victims of Crime. In these roles she has raised and managed millions of dollars in public and private funding while staying true to the mission of the organizations involved. Susan has a Juris Doctor from Baylor University School of Law and a BA from Texas Christian University.

Expertise

Public Policy
Development
Nonprofit Management
Funding Research

Experience

Founding Executive Director, Greater New Orleans Afterschool Partnership
Executive Director, McLennan County Youth Collaboration
Development Director, McLennan County Medical Education & Research Foundation
Research Associate, Center for Occupational Research and Development
Staff Attorney, Public Policy Division, National Center for Victims of Crime

Education

JD, Baylor University
BA in Political Science and English, Texas Christian University

Select Projects

Established a Legal/Compliance office for Metropolitan Human Services District
Created a funding matrix for City of New Orleans U.S. Census Challenge
Reviewed literature on structure, laws and funding comprising the criminal justice system in New Orleans
Implemented a $30 million Hurricane Katrina recovery program serving more than 7500 families

Select Presentations

Sellers, S. (2006, July 10). Putting the sustainability elements into practice. Presented at the 21st CCLC Summer Institute, San Diego, California.