Getting Inside Your Strategic Plan (Leveraging the Principles That Will Lead You to Business Success)

Date and Time

Friday Oct 25, 2019
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT

Location

Corona Chamber of Commerce
904 E. 6th St.
Corona, CA 92879

Fees/Admission

$20.00
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(909)499-5536 (951)652-4390
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Presented by Inland Empire SCORE

Profile: JOHN EPPS
(909) 499-5536 / jepps910@gmail.com

Mr. John Epps served the Coachella Valley for the past five years as a Consultant and Trainer for the Regional Access Project Foundation. In his role as a Director for the Center for Nonprofit Advancement he worked with large and small nonprofit organizations in the area to facilitate their strategic planning, organizational development, and capacity building efforts. He helped several Boards to successfully plan for their future in the fast-moving and evolving communities of eastern Riverside County.

Mr. Epps is formerly the Executive Director and Development Officer of Applied Principles for Service, a nonprofit organization that he founded providing Education, Community Wellness, Economic Development programs as well as Technical Services to assist local community and faith-based organizations. His responsibilities there included developing programs and seeking grants and funding.

Before his tenure at Applied Principles Mr. Epps developed a Welfare-to-Work Vocational Training program in San Bernardino, CA. The program received three grants from County of San Bernardino using State and Federal funds totaling over $520,000. As Program Director he initiated a Faith-based collaborative and established community linkages to effectively leverage the funding.

Me. Epps was an Instructor for the University of California, Riverside Extension for 15 years where his duties included the development and delivery of training courses and classes. He taught a wide range of classes including Management and Leadership Development, Nonprofit Development, Team Building, Communications, Personal Computer Applications, and, Information Technologies. He worked to incorporate a high level of student interaction in each class to encourage students to connect knowledge and practice so that they become more valuable assets to themselves and their employers. His background as a user, trainer, and consultant gave him a unique perspective for his classes.
Work History:
Creative Excellence Business Technical Writing and Research Services, LLC    September 2014 - Present
Senior Consultant, Evaluation, Consulting and Training, Highland, CA
Regional Access Project Foundation                                                                             September 2010 – June 2019
Director, Center for Nonprofit Advancement, Palm Desert CA
University of California, Riverside Extension                                                        August 2001 – December 2016
Instructor, Business Engineering, and Technology, Riverside CA
Applied Principles for Service Incorporated                                                    December 2000 – December 2015
Executive Director, Community & Organizational Development, San Bernardino, CA
John Epps Associates – Evaluation Training and Consulting                              April 1988 – September 2014
Senior Consultant, Evaluation, Consulting and Training, Highland, CA
Education, Business, and Professional Experience:
Education:           California State University, San Bernardino                           2004 - 2006
                                BA, Human Services
Military:               US Army Reserve, Field Artillery                                                 1988 - 1990
US Army, Field Artillery                                                                  1971 - 1973

Leadership, Communications, and Teambuilding
Strategic Planning
Small Business Development
Organizational Development
Nonprofit Development
Grant Proposal Writing
Program Development and Evaluation
Financial Management and Accounting
Financial Literacy and Wealth Building
Workplace Readiness & Time Management

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