Tim Reardon

The Reardon Group 201 Meadow Lane North Golden Valley, MN 55422 763-370-9927 tim.reardon@comcast.net www.reardongroup.com Tim Reardon is an entrepreneurial leader with an impressive track record of bringing people from diverse disciplines together to solve intractable social problems. He is currently the President of THE REARDON GROUP, a public affairs consulting firm with a mission dedicated to "Developing leaders for the passionate pursuit of results." The Reardon Group:

• Develops leaders,
• Establishes results and performance accountability systems,
• Creates strategic plans,
• Implements entrepreneurial solutions to social problems, and
• Accomplishes outstanding outcomes through partnerships and collaborations

Tim is a member of the Public Strategies Group Network, which specializes in designing creative solutions for public organizations that want to delight their customers with outstanding service at reasonable prices. In addition, Tim is part of the network of consultants at Wilder Foundation's Center for Communities and a member of Full Circle Community Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building community leadership through collective learning, personal reflection, and cross-cultural dialogue.

Tim's executive level management experience in public and nonprofit organizations has made him a leader in innovations to improve results and performance based accountability. Tim served as the Executive Director of the Alliance for Families and Children in Hennepin County, Minnesota from 1996-2001. His career began as a social worker for homeless youth and adults. This work with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Minneapolis and St. Paul led to his being invited to work for the State of Minnesota in prevention and early intervention initiatives. While working for the State, Tim implemented a statewide reform effort of strategic partnerships designed to bring about broad-based systemic changes to improve the lives of children and families. Two awards from the Minnesota Council on Government Innovation acknowledged his work in government reform.

To augment his career and extensive domestic and international volunteer experiences, Tim completed a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, as an Archibald Bush Leadership Fellow. He also completed a Masters Degree in Public Affairs at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. He is a licensed social worker and has received awards for his dedicated work and commitment to support the success of children and families. He holds a Masters Certificate in Leadership Development from Harvard University. His academic achievements include an undergraduate degree in psychology and economic/business administration from St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota and international studies in Spanish and Liberation Theology from the Universidad Catolica in Lima, Peru. Tim is an adjunct professor for the College of Management, Master of Public and Nonprofit Administration, at Metropolitan State University in the Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN. He serves on the board of directors for several nonprofit organizations in the Twin Cities.