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Feza D. Oktay
Prior to
starting Dovetail, Feza Oktay worked for 15
years in the not-for-profit sector as the Chief
Financial Officer at both A Better Chance and at
the Patriots' Trail Girl Scout Council. He began
his career as a software engineer at Compugraphic Corporation. Feza helped establish,
and serves on the steering committee of the
NonProfit Financial Managers group in Boston, a
professional organization for financial managers
in not-for-profit organizations. Feza received
his MBA from Boston University with a
concentration in not-for-profit management and
his BA in Computer Science from Brandeis
University.
Diane von
Roesgen Oktay
Diane brings
extensive experience in direct service, program
management and fundraising. As a member of
Dovetail Associates, she focuses on the
development of substantive written documents for
non-profit clients - business plans, fundraising
proposals, development communications and annual
reports. Her experience includes work as a
career counselor at the Women’s Educational and
Industrial Union, an administrator at Boston
University, a program manager at the Child Care
Resource Center and a development officer for
Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston and the Boston
Children’s Museum. She holds a Bachelors degree
from Cornell University, and a Masters in
Education and a Master of Business
Administration in non-profit management from
Boston University. Ms. Oktay has worked in
non-profits for 17 years with 9 years focused on
fundraising and the last two years as a member
of Dovetail Associates.
Laura M.
Watkins
Laura
Watkins completed 15 years as the CEO of
Patriots’ Trail Girl Scout Council and has 33
years experience in the non-profit arena. During
her career she has led three nonprofits and
served in operations management in another two.
As the CEO of Girl Scouts, Patriots' Trail
Council in Boston, Mass., Ms. Watkins worked
with 75 staff and 15,000 volunteers. She
coordinated collaborations with over 200
community agencies, as well as managing an $8
million annual budget.
Laura
received her Doctor of Philosophy in
Organizational Development from the Union
Institute (Cincinnati, OH) in 1996. She received
her MBA from Illinois Benedictine College
(Lisle, IL.), an MA in nonprofit management from
George Williams College (Downers Grove, IL.) and
a BS in Social & Community Services at the
University of Missouri (Columbia, MO). She
teaches graduate level non-profit management and
human resources courses at Suffolk University
and Northeastern University. She has provided
executive coaching, consulted and provided
training to a broad spectrum of non-profit
organizations.
Laura is
currently on the boards of Leadership America, a
premier national women’s leadership
organization, and the Center for Information and
Study of Clinical Research Participation as well
as serving on the UMass Women in Public Policy
Advisory Board. She is the recipient of the
Inaugural Excellence in Nonprofit Management
Award from the Boston Chamber of Commerce and
the Women Who Make a Difference in Massachusetts
Award from the Women’s Educational and
Industrial Union.
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