Mary Jo Lazear works as an independent management consultant and interim executive in both
domestic and international not-for-profit organizations. Areas of expertise and specialization
include transition management, strategic and operational planning, human resource
management, staff recruitment, program evaluation, fundraising, board development, and new
business development.
In the 1990s, Mary Jo worked as the Health Officer for Europe and Eurasia at the U.S. Agency
for International Development (USAID) in Washington, DC where she provided leadership to
ensure that health programs were established and operational in fourteen countries of Eastern
Europe and Eurasia. In this capacity, she worked with non-governmental organizations,
private organizations, and other international donors to design strategies for country-specific
and regional programs; oversaw and monitored the technical components of USAID programs in
health; and identified and facilitated the application of technical assistance for USAID overseas
missions or provided it directly.
In the 1980s, Mary Jo worked as the Executive Director of Planned Parenthood of Marin,
Sonoma and Mendocino, headquartered in San Rafael, California. Under her leadership new
strategic and operational plans resulted in expanded programs for women, men, youth and
seniors; fundraising campaigns resulted in greatly increased contributions from individual,
foundation and corporate donors; and geographic sites providing services to vulnerable and
disenfranchised populations doubled. Prior to working in Marin County, Mary Jo was Executive
Director of Planned Parenthood of Cambria/Somerset in Johnstown, PA.
Mary Jo holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration (M.PA) from the Graduate School of
Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA; a Master's
Degree in Education (M.ED) from the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA; and a Bachelor
of Science Degree (B.S.) from Simmons College in Boston, MA.
Mary Jo has extensive experience serving on boards of directors including as Chair of the San
Rafael Chamber of Commerce, the Health Council of Marin, and the DC Campaign to Prevent
Teen Pregnancy. She was also a member of the City of San Rafael’s Redevelopment Advisory
Committee, and a Trustee of the United Way of the Bay Area.
domestic and international not-for-profit organizations. Areas of expertise and specialization
include transition management, strategic and operational planning, human resource
management, staff recruitment, program evaluation, fundraising, board development, and new
business development.
In the 1990s, Mary Jo worked as the Health Officer for Europe and Eurasia at the U.S. Agency
for International Development (USAID) in Washington, DC where she provided leadership to
ensure that health programs were established and operational in fourteen countries of Eastern
Europe and Eurasia. In this capacity, she worked with non-governmental organizations,
private organizations, and other international donors to design strategies for country-specific
and regional programs; oversaw and monitored the technical components of USAID programs in
health; and identified and facilitated the application of technical assistance for USAID overseas
missions or provided it directly.
In the 1980s, Mary Jo worked as the Executive Director of Planned Parenthood of Marin,
Sonoma and Mendocino, headquartered in San Rafael, California. Under her leadership new
strategic and operational plans resulted in expanded programs for women, men, youth and
seniors; fundraising campaigns resulted in greatly increased contributions from individual,
foundation and corporate donors; and geographic sites providing services to vulnerable and
disenfranchised populations doubled. Prior to working in Marin County, Mary Jo was Executive
Director of Planned Parenthood of Cambria/Somerset in Johnstown, PA.
Mary Jo holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration (M.PA) from the Graduate School of
Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA; a Master's
Degree in Education (M.ED) from the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA; and a Bachelor
of Science Degree (B.S.) from Simmons College in Boston, MA.
Mary Jo has extensive experience serving on boards of directors including as Chair of the San
Rafael Chamber of Commerce, the Health Council of Marin, and the DC Campaign to Prevent
Teen Pregnancy. She was also a member of the City of San Rafael’s Redevelopment Advisory
Committee, and a Trustee of the United Way of the Bay Area.
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