Caitlin Pontrella joins us with significant nonprofit leadership experience across a wide array of organizations, including serving as Executive Director, Interim Executive Director, Interim Development Director, and Board President. She has been involved with organizations going through the startup phase, experiencing rapid growth, weathering crisis, navigating a leadership transition, and numerous other types of transformations. As such, Caitlin has the kind of varied experience that can benefit a variety of nonprofits in her community.
She has first-hand experience with board governance, organizational development, budget creation, financial management, and fundraising. Her expertise is in creating inclusive and emotionally intelligent environments to empower all individuals while incorporating her fun-loving spirit.
No matter where Caitlin is or which role she is filling, she is well-respected and appreciated by her colleagues. Their comments about her work include the following testimonials:
Caitlin is a passionate leader and superb manager. She is competent in both strategy and tactical execution.
Looking at everything she accomplishes, to this day I still wonder how she manages to put out the work of an entire team in half the time it would take normal people, and at the highest caliber of quality.
She is a naturally intense, brilliant and committed leader. Quite simply, she’s a creator. I’ve come across many people who have great ideas, but rarely do I see them get executed successfully. Caitlin has repeatedly executed ideas into successful events, companies, and communities that continue to thrive after she moves on.
Caitlin is a passionate leader in community-building. She is driven, knowledgeable (and I mean really knowledgeable)… I’ve had the incredible honor of working alongside Caitlin on multiple projects that spans across the United States and Europe.
Caitlin aims to involve all members of an organization to work toward shared goals with a strong emphasis on celebrating openness, individual value, and compassion. She also advocates for the dismantling of practices, structures, and politics that block these types of inclusion efforts. She has honed the tools and approaches needed to restore organizations to their core mission while shedding biases to create more inclusive cultures.
Her professional background and volunteer work includes areas such as architecture, design, the arts, movement, recreation, and the outdoors. Caitlin’s hobbies include parkour and creating art.
Help us in welcoming Caitlin to the team!
About Valtas Group
Valtas Group works as Interim Executive Directors, to support nonprofit organizations in times of transition and during the uncertainty during leadership change.
Valtas Group drives the search process for new executive leadership roles in partnership with the board, senior leaders, and staff leadership. They have a variety of comprehensive resources specific to social sector leadership to guide your transition needs. The result is better continuity to preserve your organization’s core mission and ensure its ongoing success.
Contact us to learn about executive interim and placement services.
