Stuart Halpern

Stuart Halpern brings to Richard Male & Associates over 25 years experience in the financial arena. His particular expertise is in the nonprofit sector. As a consultant, he has the ability to quickly establish sound financial management practices and principles for any business.

Currently, Stuart is consulting to organizations that include Community Resource Center (CRC), and the Qwest Foundation. He began his career as controller to the Park East Mental Health Center in northeast Denver . The center was suffering a half million-dollar loss with a budget of $1.8 million and 45 employees. Within seven years, the Center had over 100 employees with a $3.5 million dollar budget – it was also operating at a $500,000 profit. Stuart was responsible for increasing revenue from Medicaid, Medicare and insurance billings and collections. He also reduced inpatient and operating costs to turnaround the fiscal health of the Center. At Human Services, Inc., Stuart instituted improved financial reporting which resulted in greater financial control and faster turnaround of board and management decisions.

Stuart spent the next eight years working with the Community Resource Center (CRC) an organization committed to grassroots initiatives involving people of color, people with disabilities and those suffering environmental and social justice issues. At CRC, Stuart established sound financial systems, turned a $35,000 deficit into a sizable surplus. He continues to work with the organization with cost analysis models and strategic analysis for program and financial operations.

Stuart then joined GrantSeeker.com a start-up company that had been financed by venture capital funds. He was responsible for management of the finances at every level as well as interfacing with the investors' financial experts. He prepared the financial reports for both the Board of the company and for the presentations given for additional funding for the company. The downturn in the economy resulted in a Chapter 7 filing by the company and he has continued to consult to them during the period of closing the business and dissolving all assets.

Stuart is an active sportsman and has led rafting expeditions throughout the southwest. He also worked with a start-up travel company for three years leading trips throughout the United States , Mexico and Canada . Since 1985, he has also been an instructor for the National Sports Center for the Disabled in Winter Park , Colorado , as well as, the Disabled American Veterans ski clinic. Stuart resides in Denver , Colorado. He has a BSBA from the University of Colorado . You can contact Stuart at stuart@richardmale.com.