Faculty

Jacqueline Carrigan
Jackie was born in New Mexico and received her BA in sociology and psychology, and an MA in sociology, from New Mexico State University. She completed her doctorate in sociology from the University of Colorado-Boulder, with a specialization in demography and inequality. She is currently an assistant professor at California State University-Sacramento in the Department of Sociology and a research analyst at the Institute for Social Research. She has completed numerous applied research projects and program evaluations for the institute. Her academic research has focused on the relationship between social class and health behaviors.

Anthony T. (Tom) Caso
Tom teaches the Legal Issues Affecting Nonprofit Organizations course in the MNA program at the Sacramento Campus. He is currently the Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Pacific Legal Foundation, a nonprofit corporation based in Sacramento. In this position, Tom advises the corporation on issues regarding corporate status, fundraising, and tax law. Tom received his Juris Doctor degree from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1979, and his Masters of Business Administration from Golden Gate University in 1999. In addition to this class, Tom is an adjunct professor at McGeorge School of Law where he teaches State Constitutional Law.

William Coy
Bill Coy teachers Human Resource Management in the MNA program. He is currently a senior consultant for LaPiana Associates, a leading nonprofit consulting firm. His past work experience includes serving as Director of Human Resources for the Yosemite National Institutes, Director of Human Resources for the Catholic Diocese of Oakland, and Training and Development Coordinator for Industrial Light & Magic, a movie special effects company. Originally trained as a cultural anthropologist, Bill holds graduate degrees in systematic theology and clinical counseling and is a licensed marriage family and child therapist.

Will Easton
Will teaches the Information Systems course in the MNA program. He is currently Vice President of Operations for Randall Funding and Development, where he supervises a team of researchers and grantwriters developing complex state and federal funding proposals on behalf of public-sector clients around the country. He provides website development consultations to nonprofits and small businesses and serves on the board of Tri-Valley CARES, an anti-nuclear group in Livermore. Will received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Nonprofit Administration degree from the University of San Francisco.

Kathleen Fletcher
Kathleen teaches Nonprofit Governance and Strategic Planning in the MNA program. She has been a consultant to nonprofit organizations for over 20 years, currently specializing in board development, strategic planning, and evaluation. Her research activities have included studies on board/executive relations, ethnic diversity on nonprofit boards, and nontraditional board structures and practices. She also teaches a course on nonprofit boards to MBA students at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. Kathleen received a Bachelor of Arts degree from UCLA, a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of San Francisco, and a doctorate in education from the University of San Francisco.

Ellen French
Ellen has been providing nonprofit financial management services in the Bay Area/ Sacramento Area for 14 years. She is graduate of the USF MNA Program. Currently, she serves as Associate Director of St. John's Educational Thresholds Center, a nonprofit that serves youth in the North Mission District of SF. She also provides consulting services to nonprofits and serves on a national review team for Head Start Performance Reviews.

Robert Glavin
Bob teaches Nonprofit Fundraising and Development in the MNA program. He provides management consulting services to nonprofit organizations throughout the U.S., specializing in fundraising, strategic planning, facilitation, management, and organizational and leadership development. As a consultant, he works closely with staff and board members to conduct assessments, create plans, increase organizational capacity, raise funds, and execute changes in mission, leadership, management, and advancement. Bob has held executive positions in nonprofit organizations working in education, the arts, health care, social service, and the environment. He holds an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and a master’s degree in nonprofit management from the University of San Francisco.

Paul Harder
Paul teaches the research sequence in the MNA program: Research and Evaluation Methods, Statistical Analysis, and Research Capstone Seminar. Paul is a nationally recognized expert in applied social research with over 25 years experience working with a broad range of nonprofit community-based organizations, government agencies, and foundations. Paul's work has spanned a wide range of service areas, from the arts and philanthropy to services for children and families. In addition to his extensive professional experience, he has served on the boards of many nonprofit organizations including the National AIDS Fund, the Children's Television Resource and Education Center and the Support Center (now CompassPoint Nonprofit Services). Paul holds a B.A., an M.A. in School of Social Service Administration, and an MBA in Public and Nonprofit Management, all from the University of Chicago.

John Kenyon
John teaches Information Systems in the MNA Program. He has been helping improve nonprofits for 15 years teaching seminars, writing articles and providing advice about technology. While Information Technology Director at San Francisco?s Management Center, John created and managed the I.T. consulting practice that became techunderground.org. Along with Michael Stein he wrote ?The eNonprofit: a guide to ASPs, internet services and online software?and the recent Nonprofit Quarterly article ?A Decade of Online Fundraising?. He has been a guest speaker at the University of San Francisco and a featured presenter at conferences in the US and England. His clients have included Meals on Wheels, Theater Bay Area and CompuMentor. He earned his B.S. at Emerson College in Boston. Currently he manages Training and Consulting operations at Groundspring.org. For the past 2 years he has traveled around the country teaching nonprofit professionals how to effectively use the internet to communicate, raise funds and advocate for causes.

Ken Larsen
Ken teaches Nonprofit Lobbying and Advocacy course in the MNA Program. He became the first director of the California Association of Nonprofits (CAN) Sacramento public policy office in 2001, after more than 20 years in state government advocacy, including stints with the Friends Committee on Legislation and the California Confederation of the Arts. He spent eight years as executive director of Rural Arts Services in Mendocino. He has served on over two dozen state and national nonprofit boards, grants panels, and advisory committees, been a university lecturer, and edited six nonprofit newsletters. Perhaps his most interesting job in the nonprofit sector was booking the first California tour of North America's only professional horse-drawn theater company.

Michael O’Neill
Michael teaches the Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector and the Management and Organizational Behavior courses in the MNA program. He was the founder in 1983 of the Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management at USF and served as director of the Institute for 17 years. He is currently professor of nonprofit management in the College of Professional Studies at USF. A highly respected leader in the nonprofit management education field, he is the author or co-author of several books on the nonprofit sector, including his latest, Nonprofit Nation: A New Look at the Third America (Jossey-Bass, 2002). He is past president of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA). Michael received his doctorate in education from Harvard University and is a former faculty member and dean of the School of Education at USF.

Scott Ormerod
Scott teaches Human Resource Management in the MNA program in Santa Rosa. As owner/principal of Leap Solutions, a management consulting firm located in Santa Rosa, CA, he brings over 23 years human resources, organizational development, and management experience to his consulting practice. Clients sectors served include technology, research institutes, health services, private colleges and universities, utilities, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations. Prior to starting his consulting practice, he worked in the higher education field as a director of human resources. Scott received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration and Business Education from Pacific Union College and holds an MBA in management and marketing from Golden Gate University.

Janice Gow Pettey
Janice teaches fundraising and development in the MNA program. She has over 25 years experience in development, working for the American Red Cross, YMCA, United Way, San Francisco Ballet, and the Girl Scouts. She is currently CEO of the Sacramento Regional Foundation. She is the author of Cultivating Diversity in Fundraising, published by John Wiley & Sons (2001). Janice has a BA from Park University. Her graduate work was at Colorado State University (American Literature), California State University, Hayward (MPA), and Regis University (nonprofit management). She holds the CFRE credential.

Brian Ross
Brian teaches the research sequence in the MNA Program: Research and Evaluation Methods, Statistical Analysis, and Research Capstone Seminar. He has been a long-serving full-time faculty member in the Organizational Behavior and Development Programs at USF and has only recently retired. Brian conducts research and serves as a consultant in human factors psychology as applied to high reliability organizations, in particular, civilian and military aviation. Additionally, he is actively engaged in research promoting quality and effective management in adult education. He earned Doctorate in Education from University of San Francisco.

Bruce Sievers
Bruce teaches the Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector course in the MNA program. He recently retired after almost 20 years as executive director of the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, a private foundation in San Francisco. He has served as chair of the Northern California Grantmakers and on several committees of the Council on Foundations, including two recent delegations to Russia and the Baltics. His work previous to his position with the Haas Fund included serving as executive director of state humanities councils in Montana and California. Bruce received a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and a Master of Science and Ph.D. in political science, all from Stanford University.

Carol Silverman
Carol teaches the research sequence in the MNA program: Research and Evaluation Methods, Statistical Analysis, and Research Capstone Seminar. She is the current research director for the Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management at the University of San Francisco. Her past research has focused on the implications of homeowners associations for civil society and how voluntary organizations run by and for mentally ill, often homeless, individuals affect member outcomes. At the Institute, she conducts research in a wide variety of areas with policy and practice implications for the nonprofit sector. Besides teaching at USF, Carol has taught at UC Berkeley and San Francisco State University. Carol received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University, and her Masters and Ph.D from U.C. Berkeley, all in Sociology.

Paul Sussman
Paul teaches the Financial Management course in the MNA program. He is chief financial officer of the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation in San Francisco, a $14 million/year nonprofit that develops and manages low income housing in the Tenderloin. He has been a financial management and business planning consultant to nonprofit organizations and a program consultant to foundations. He was the founding President of the Northern California Community Loan Fund, which he directed for 11 years. Prior to that, he developed affordable housing for several neighborhood-based San Francisco nonprofit corporations. Paul received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Harvard University, and a Master of City Planning degree from the University of California at Berkeley.