| University of Delaware | 110 West 10th Street, Suite 812 | Wilmington, DE 19801 | <div class="ExternalClassE6CEAF745531405C986D5189C3133911"><p>
</p><p>Signe C. Bell has been working with nonprofits and community
organizations since 2010. She serves as Director
of Nonprofit and Community Programs and Policy Scientist with the
Center for Community Research and Service at the University of Delaware. She is a Licensed Standards for Excellence®
consultant and a BoardSource Certified Governance Trainer and directs the
Nonprofit Management Certificate Course (NPMCC). She works in partnership with
the Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement (DANA) to provide consulting
services to their members and serves as a resource consultant and writer for In
Trust Center for Theological Schools. Signe
has a B.S. in Human Services and an M.P.A. with a specialization in Nonprofit
Leadership from the University of Delaware.
Prior to joining the staff of the Center for Community Research and
Service in 2002, she worked in the area of Youth Development with several youth
serving nonprofits. Signe enjoys working
with nonprofit managers through the NPMCC and helping them attain both their
personal and organizational goals over the 16-week intensive term of the
course. She has also worked with several
communities on their community revitalization planning and implementation
efforts through the Blueprint Communities® Delaware initiative. Signe has served on several boards, commissions, and advisory councils locally
and regionally.</p></div> | <div class="ExternalClassC6B86DF02B2E48CD8140204CE62C8600"><p>
</p><p>2013 – Present: Associate
Policy Scientist and Director of Nonprofit and Community Programs– Center for
Community Research and Service, School of Public Policy & Administration,
College of Arts & Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware</p><p>2007-2013: Assistant Director– Center for Community
Research and Service, School of Public Policy & Administration, College of
Arts & Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware</p><p>2004 –2007: Communications Specialist & Outplacement
Coordinator– Center for Community Research and Service, School of Public Policy
& Administration, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Delaware,
Newark, Delaware</p><p>2002–2004: Communications and Special Projects
Coordinator– Center for Community Research and Service, School of Public Policy
& Administration, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Delaware,
Newark, Delaware</p><p>2001–2002: Teen and Outreach Director—Southern Chester
County YMCA, Jennersville, PA</p><p>1999- 2001: Director of
Residence Life—Wesley College, Dover, DE</p><p>1997- 1999: Extension Agent,
4-H Youth Development/ Lecturer Rank Faculty Member, Virginia Cooperative
Extension, Virginia Tech, Yorktown, VA</p></div> | <div class="ExternalClassE5E13C1D37714B638F9A2B8922E4176B"><p>Certified Governance Trainer (CGT), BoardSource</p><p>Licensed Consultant, Standards for Excellence Institute</p></div> | <div class="ExternalClass11488AAFC4CA48C48E1B310159F054C6"><p>Association for Strategic Planning</p><p>Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement (DANA)</p><p>Delaware Farm to School Advisory Board</p><p>Nonprofit Academic Centers Council (NACC), UD Institutional Representative</p><p>School of Public Policy & Administration Public Policy Fellows Selection Committee</p><p>School of Public Policy & Administration MPA Admissions Committee (non-voting)</p><p>School of Public Policy & Administration MA Admissions Committee (non-voting)</p><p>Speer Trust Commission Executive Committee </p><p>Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids Board of Directors, Member (2013-2015)</p><p>Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids Development Committee, Member (2013-2016)</p><p>School of Public Policy and Administration Promotion Review Committee (2014 and 2016)</p><p>University of Delaware Student Conduct Appellate Board, Chair (2010-2013) </p><p>University of Delaware Student Conduct Appellate Board , Member (2007-10 and 2014-2016)</p></div> | | <div class="ExternalClass3467174518A145EEB726BA6A3C3EE302"><p>Nonprofit Leadership, Nonprofit Management, Community
Development, Community Revitalization, Student Development, Hunger and Food
Security, Public and Nonprofit Administration, Health Policy, Community Health,
Policy Analysis, Community Engagement and Civil Society, Education </p></div> | Experience | Certifications | Memberships and Committees | | Research Interests | | signe@udel.edu | | Bell, Signe | | (302) 573-4494 | <img alt="Signe Bell" src="/Images%20Bios/Bell_Signe.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Policy Scientist, CCRS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
