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Jamie Lewis Hedges
479.647.1100
jhedges@ozarks.edu
www.linkedin.com/in/1jlh1/
portfolio
Photo by Matthew Friant

2. VISION
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MANAGEMENT
06
STRATEGY
08
CONCLUSION
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Table of Contents
CONTACT
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3. My initial introduction to conservation
began while backpacking in areas
across the US. It occurred to me that
while my activity of choice depended
upon natural environments, I knew
little about that environment. I
secured an internship then seasonal
employment with Opal Creek Ancient
Forest Center in Oregon where I
learned about the dynamics of old
growth temperate rain forest. Faced
firsthand with continuing tension
between the communities
surrounding this wilderness, I
became interested in group dynamics
and conflict resolution. So I turned to
an interdisciplinary Master’s research
in Natural Resources, Anthropology,
and Ethnic Studies. Now I am
Director of Ozarks Outdoors at
University of the Ozarks since 2010
where I’ve demonstrated my success
with program development as well as
my enthusiasm for conservation and
community engagement.
I’m looking for a nonprofit that
engages both conservation &
community.
A creative & strategic leader
with 12 years’ experience in
natural resource-based
recreation, 8 years in non-
profit management &
administration. Exceptional
communication &
interpersonal skills.
Photo by Matthew Friant

4. Vision
Source: U.S. Global Change Research Program
Nature Climate Change
“In 2009, there were 2.5 billion
connected devices, most of these
were personal devices such as cell
phones and PCs. In 2020, there will
be up to 30 billion connected
devices, most of which will be
products.”
BRIC and N-11 countries have been
exhibiting increasing influence over
global decisions. Arguably, Fortune
500 companies now hold power
than governments do or at least the
power to hold government
accountable.
We have to prepare for cascading
system failures in a world already
on track for #climate to warm
beyond 2°C. It’s time for advocacy
to adapt to global conditions that
we’ve never before encountered.
Source: IBM Institute for Business Value
Gartner, October 2013
Source: IBM Institute for Business Value
“The only thing that can save us as a species is seeing how we're not
thinking about future generations in the way we live.” — Erik Erikson

5. Mine is a passion to engage the environment together with
community. We have real hope for impact if we can adapt to
directly engage both.
Source: Charles Derber, 2010
McCrea, Walker & Weber, 2013
Millenials are Our Future
To be relevant we must engage the
largest, most diverse generation—
with $200 billion spending power—
who don’t identify as
‘Environmentalist’ but assume they’ll
have to fix it.
Boomers have Time & Ideals
78 Million People Who Have “Great
Confidence,” Believe in Education &
Action, The Activist Generation who
are Retiring & Already Donated
$279 Billion of Volunteer Hours.
Gen-X is in Power
84 Million People in Positions of
Influence who are Generally Happy
with their Careers, Believe Adaptive
Change is Needed Working
Through the System.
Source: Pew Research Center
New Politics Institute
Source: Charles Derber, 2010
MetLife Mature Market Institute

6. Source: Brad Power, Harvard Business Review
Boardsource
Communications Based
Communication must be central to
organization management. Modern
technology not only provides
opportunity for efficiently sharing
information but requires it to survive.
Mission Based
The first responsibility is the
organization’s mission. It must be
clear, clearly understood, & clearly
consistent with every activity, or
clearly, something must change.
Entrepreneurial
My imperative is empowering an
organization & its community to
achieve their full potential by
creating collaboration & promoting
their collective impact.
Source: Diego Rodriguez
www.imperative.com
Source: Likenomics
Management
“…mission
1st.
…neverquit.
…neverleavethe
fallen.”
$136.38
TheAverageValue
ofaFacebook
Follower
“…buildsomething
new
fortheworld,
nomatterwhatseemspossibleor
reasonable.”
My leadership style is creating a structure of open-honest
communication around the mission that reinforces impact in
our community.

7. Source: Mercer
Investing in the Mission
The most sound investment you can
make is in yourself.
Investing in your employees fosters
commitment, happiness &
excitement. “…Failure to invest in
leadership as well as services puts
the entire mission at risk.”
Equipping people with the tools
necessary to achieve the objective
we ask is traction toward the
mission.
Centered Leadership
Worldwide, what motivates &
engages employees is…
 Respect, Most importantly
 Work/Life Balance
 Type of Work
 Quality of Co-Workers
 Quality of Leadership.
Leadership engages the whole
culture of the organization,
positioned in the center, invested in
every aspect of the brand &
operations.
Shared Power
1 out of 5 employees has an idea
how to improve the organization
while most of these are never
solicited.
Since the ‘70s W. L. Gore & Assoc.
has used a “Lattice” management
structure of work groups and shared
control to foster employee
investment.
Many successful organizations have
now demonstrated that
crowdsourcing leads to resiliency &
advantage.
Source: TINYPulse
http://ow.ly/uRG4X
Source: Kelton Group
Bridgespan
Only39%
ofemployees
feelunderstood
88%
ofemployees
getlittleornotraining
Management
Transparency
#1

8. Know Thyself
Understanding the culture of the
organization is prerequisite to
becoming a productive member.
Beginning with 1st-level stakeholders
(the board & staff), an engaged
leader will pursue understanding
about the context in which we’re
operating.
A structured approach to assessing
where the organization is & what its
needs are could include…
 Reviewing Internal Documents
 Reviewing Industry Literature
 Formal Surveys
 Individual Conversations
 Open Round Table Forums
Board | Staff
Stakeholders
Local Communities
Global Communities
BRAND
CULTURE
Ethnographyisaboutdiscovering
culture,uncoveringthestory.Asit
turnsout,soisbranding.
Strategy

9. Mybackgroundinexperiential
education,creativewriting&20
years’experienceinpubliceyevia
conventional&electronicmedia
givesmeanadvantageengaging
peopleinproductivedialogue.
Advocate
Consideration
Loyalty
Experience
Purchase
Awareness
Evaluation
Source: http://www.altimetergroup.com/
Source: http://ow.ly/uURkm
http://ow.ly/uUQjD
Write Our Story
Why did we invest in our cause?
Investment represents time, effort,
resources or money. How do we tell
our story to others? When others
identify with our story, how do we
make them a part of our culture?
“A group which shares strong
bonds between its members is
more likely to offer help over one
with weak bonds.”
Share Our Story
Nonprofits by their nature represent
both a mechanism for redistributing
wealth & beneficiary of the wealthy.
The currency of nonprofit
organizations is advocacy, which is
least likely cold-calling, most likely
when developing a mutually
beneficial relationship.

10. Over the last 12 years I've worked
with the NPS, USFS, USDA, CDC,
IOM, NASAR, Red Cross, SCA, The
Nature Conservancy, The Access
Fund, Leave No Trace Center for
Conservation Ethics, National
Outdoor Leadership School,
Landmark Learning. Regionally I've
worked with Johnson County Search
and Rescue, Arkansas Wildlife
Federation, Arkansas Forestry
Commission, Arkansas Game & Fish.
Duringthelast20yearsI’ve
workedwithgroupsof5to30and
ages8to80.Audienceshave
includedenvironmental,
educational,recreational,
religious,cultural,
&thegeneralpublic.

11. contact information
For more info, please
contact me at…
jhedges@ozarks.edu
479.647.1100
thank you