Jay Werth’s multi-dimensional career suits his primary role as a Project Director for National Community Development Services of Atlanta. Jay contracts with NCDS to manage fund raising projects ranging from community economic development to hospitals, museums and the arts.
Jay's most recent project was the eight month YES! Initiative (Yankton Economic Success) in Yankton, SD. The project exceeded it's five-year private sector pledge goal of $1,850,000 by 17%.
As an executive with privately and publicly held media companies, Jay led accomplished staffs to achieve revenue and operational successes. Radio stations under his leadership won several national awards for their accomplishments in programming, community involvement and charitable support.
One of his highlights was participating in the procurement of hundreds of thousands of dollars during fund raising campaigns for Children’s Hospitals in Little Rock, AR and Tulsa, OK.
After a lengthy media career Jay became a performance consultant to privately held business. He founded Carolina Business Partner and assisted organizations’ with their employee selection, development and retention strategies. He also provided marketing consultation to small business owners. He continues to maintain a select group of clients.
Jay is a student of team building and finds this beneficial working in community development. He believes that aptitude, motivation, and optimism are the critical success drivers for professional and personal success.
For several years he has participated in Chamber of Commerce resource campaigns, personally responsible for procuring hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and in kind donations. His personal production and his team’s production was number one in 2006 and 2007 for the Greater Columbia, SC Chamber of Commerce, Jay's residence.
He combines organization savvy, leadership, discipline, and enthusiasm for private and public sector community development programs.