Business Name (DBA): Peter Ames Consulting
Business Address:          90 Ivy Street, Brookline, Massachusetts 02446 
Business Phone:            617-731-0512
Email Address:             peter.ames@verizon.net
Contact:                      Peter Ames                               

Categories of Service:

Board development
Consultants
Executive coaching
Interim executive director
Strategic planning

Description of services:

The needs that I have the most expertise in are board development, governance, strategic planning, and performance indicators/evaluation. I also have broad experience in interim executive directorship.  Please note that my rates are very reasonable.

Background on you and/or your business:

I have been working in the nonprofit sector all my career, focusing on higher education, museums, and international family planning, and have been directly responsible for all the functions in a nonprofit, from legal issues to programs, finance, and fundraising. I am passionate about preventive maintenance and forward thinking.  I have advised nonprofits and government agencies in the US, Britain, Canada, Turkey, New Zealand, Kenya and Greece on planning, cultural policy, performance indicators and governance.     

My past positions include the following:

• Goulandris Museum of Natural History, Greece, consultant, 2004.
• Museum Institute for Teaching Science, Transition COO, 2004
• Primary Source, Transition Director for Center on Chinese and Af-American history, 1998-99.
• Charter School, Co-director of planning team, 1996-97.
• New England Nonprofit Quarterly, financer and adviser, 1994-96.
• Boston Center for Adult Education, Interim Director, 1993-94.
• French Ministry of Culture, Project Director, 1992-93.
• Population Media Center, Shelburne, Vt. Executive Vice-President, 2000-02
• Boston Museum of Science, Vice-President for Programs, 1986-92.
• New England Aquarium, Director of Finance and Administration, 1982-86.
• Engender Health, NYC, Director of Finance and Administration, 1980-82. 
• New York University, University Counsel and Secretary, 1974-79.
• Metropolitan Museum of Art, Assistant Counsel and Secretary, 1971-74.

Education:

Harvard Law School, J.D. International law and business, 1971.       
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Bologna, Italy, 1968.
Harvard College, B.A. magna cum laude in European history, 1967.
Harvard National Scholarship, “Harvard’s highest undergraduate honor,” 1966.

Testimonials and/or references:

Dudley Blodget, past director of development at the Harvard School of Education, the Renaissance Charter School in Boston and currently at Tenacity.  Telephone: 781-721-0168

Kathy Caron, chair of the board of the Yarmouth Historical Society, Yarmouth, Maine
Telephone: 207-846-5204 or email: kecaron@verizon.net

"Over the past six months, Peter Ames has established a strong foundation for effective governance at TransCultural Exchange (TCE).  TCE needed to establish professional board structures and processes that would allow the young organization to grow and meet increasing demand.  Peter helped assemble a complete board solicitation packet and coached TCE on reaching out to candidates.  TCE now has a brand new board with six members and is ready to expand further....This was a great experience and opportunity.  The help and advice Peter gave was invaluable." ~ Mary Sherman, Executive Director, TCE

Names of and/or links to your books, articles or blogs:

Author, “Indicators--Proving and Improving Performance,” N.E. Non-Profit Quarterly, 1997.
     ARTICLES:       Speaker, “Govt. Funding of Museums--Preferred Principles, British Museum Ass., 1995.
                          Author, “Valuing Various Visitor Evaluations,” Museum of Science, London, 1993
                          Author, “Effective Education for Everyone,” Museums Journal (England), May, 1993.
                          Author, “Trends and Challenges in American Museums,” Forces (Canada), June, 1992.
                          Keynote Speaker, “Measuring Success,” Canadian Museums Association, 1991.
                          Lecturer,“Global Env. Issues,”Wellesley,1991. “Env. Policy Issues,”Yale School of Forestry,’86.
                          Author, “Measuring Museums’ Merits,” Museum News, 1991.
                          Speaker, “Ivory Towers and Populist Playing Fields,” British Museum Association, 1990.

Service area by country, state or zip code:

Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island