Leanne Pittsford's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

Leanne Pittsford's Work experiences: Founder & CEO at tech jobs tourLeanne Pittsford is the CEO and Founder of Lesbians Who Tech, the largest LGBTQ community of technologists in the world -- committed to visibility, intersectionality, and changing the face of technology with 40,000 non-binary, LGBTQ women, queer women of color (and our allies) in tech and ver 40+ city chapters worldwide. Over 5,000 women and non-binary people in tech attend our Annual San Francisco Summit, making us the largest professional LGBTQ event in the world and the largest event for women in tech in California.Programmatic work includes a coding scholarship for non-binary and LGBTQ women called the Edie Windsor Coding Scholarship Fund, a mentoring program, Bring a Lesbian to Work Day, and a leadership program -- #LWTSQUAD -- #LWTSQUAD CEO & Founder of Lesbians Who TechI am responsible for Start Somewhere’s vision as a marketing consultancy helping change makers in the world of business, not for profits and social capital. If you do work that’s good for the world, I want to make you better through effective marketing. I manage our client’s experience with Start Somewhere from start to finish. I work with our talented staff to make sure Start Somewhere delivers a finished product that exceeds client expectations.Board Member at StartOut from November 2011 to January 2013 (1 year 3 months)Marketing Chair. Founder & CEO at include.io in Greater New York City AreaI am responsible for producing 2010 work plan(s) & budget(s) with the Director of Finance.I reduced consultant costs by 15% through efficient staffing solutions & contract negotiations including creating an internal IT department.I organized staffing solutions and methods to handle donation increase from a total donor base of 20,000 in 2008 to a total donor base of 130,000 in 2009.I switched organization 401k plan to a new company that increased individual resources for each staff and reduced organizational cost.I produced internal Direct Mail campaigns that raised $100,000.Deputy Director of Administration & Finance at Equality California from June 2008 to August 2009 (1 year 3 months).I became proficient in QuickBooks within one month.I led all administrative aspects of growing Equality California from 15 staff & 3 offices staff after No on Prop 8-Equality California to 42 staff & 10 offices.I shaped Human Resource department to handle rapid organizational growth.I captured $300,000 in revenue with innovated new system to handle failed payment collection & outreach.I created & Designed over 200 online donation websites that raised $10,000,000 in 2008 and $2,000,000 online in 2009.Development & Database Manager at Equality California from December 2006 to June 2008 (1 year 7 months).I promoted to project manage organizational shift from an organization with a $5M annual budget to an organization

🎓 Education

Leanne Pittsford's Educational Background:M.A. - Equity and Social Justice at San Francisco State UniversityB.A. - Political Science at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoLeanne Pittsford's work readiness:Leanne Pittsford is currently an education major at San Francisco State University where she has been teaching Political Science for the last four years. Pittsford has experience in a variety of teaching positions, including but not limited to assistant professor, professor, and full professor. Pittsford is currently a tenure-track professor and has held that position since 2011. Pittsford is also a member of the SFSU Equity and Social Justice Center, which is a teaching and research center focused on equity and social justice education and policy. Pittsford has also been a columnist for the SFSU Review of Political Science since 2006. Pittsford is also a member of the American Political Science Association, the SFSU Political Science Society, and the SFSU Ethics and Social Justice Club. Pittsford holds a bachelor's degree from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo in Political Science.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Leanne Pittsford has a B.S. in Business Administration from San Jose State University, and several years of experience as an administrator and consultant working with organizations including Equality California, Lean Impact, and StartOut. Pittsford is best known for developing and managing organizational systems for a healthcare organization, and prior experience directing donor millions through direct mail, Unique visitors counts, and failed donation collection. Pittsford is also a board member at Equality California and the Development & Database Manager at Equality California.