CALL US: +1.573.201.4832President: Dr. Kitty Bickford, DBS, CPC
Dr. Regina "Kitty" Bickford is a Christian woman, a 10-year U.S. Air Force veteran who is a Family and Consumer Sciences teacher at Rolla Middle School and holds lifetime teaching certifications in nine curriculums. She has a background as social worker and group therapist for abuse at Boys Town of Missouri, was adjunct professor of psychology at three colleges over 20 years, and founder of BenevoLance, an international nonprofit benefiting handicapped, elderly, veterans, the world’s poor, and orphans. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Seniors Strong, Idoodledu which runs the Cubes in Space Program, and a number of other nonprofits benefiting children, elderly, handicapped, and veteran causes throughout the world.
In 2006, Kitty was selected as ING Corporation's Unsung Hero for Missouri for educational innovation. She has made over 275 microfinance loans to the world's poor through Kiva.org, mostly disadvantaged women, to start businesses and become self-sufficient. She supports missionaries to Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Ukraine. She was recently awarded the 2013 Spirit of Rolla Award in recognition of significant achievement and/or lifetime contribution to the spirit of giving.
Kitty holds undergraduate degrees in Educational Administration, Behavioral Science, and Criminal Justice, completed the undergraduate teacher certification program for Missouri, holds a graduate degree in Psychology, has studied Special Education at the doctorate level, and holds a Doctorate in Biblical Studies. She has served as part of a cohort group looking at the possibilities of Sustainable Development under tutelage of Jeff Sachs of the Earth Institute at Columbia University.
Kitty has authored fifty-two books on starting nonprofit 501(c) (3) tax exempt organizations without attorneys, currently writing a new series of books on nonprofits, and is an independent contractor for Harbor Compliance (Legal Zoom’s competent competitor) setting up nonprofits around the world. She is a Certified Professional Coach specializing in coaching nonprofit executives in startup organizations. She is one of less than two dozen coaches nationwide selected to be part of the PACE Pilot Coaching Program for Pittsburgh Nonprofit African American Executive Leaders made possible through a grant from McAuley Ministries.
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