Shaké Sulikyan

Shaké Sulikyan is a nationally recognized nonprofit leader dedicated to making the world a better place. She partners with healthcare, universities, nonprofit, and other mission-driven organizations, aligning their talent and resources to magnify their impact. An exemplary record demonstrates her ability to drive large-scale initiatives, build fruitful relationships, and achieve record goals.

Professional Focus

Nearly 25 years’ experience in the non-profit sector including senior leadership and consulting roles
Specialization in recruiting leaders for education, healthcare, social service, humanitarian, and cultural organizations
Extensive expertise in organizational effectiveness and process improvement, strategic partnerships, cross-functional team leadership, fundraising and sponsorship, community advocacy, project management and implementation, fundraising campaigns, coaching, team building and development, as well as advancement of diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, access, and justice
Long career in volunteer roles, leading workshops and training sessions nationwide, and serving on nonprofit boards

Business Expertise

President & Executive Director at ValleyCare Charitable Foundation, Stanford Health Care - ValleyCare, Livermore, CA
Annual Giving & Fundraising Consultant at Shaké Sulikyan Consulting, San Francisco Bay Area
Senior Director of Annual Giving at Harvard Medical School; previously Director of Annual Giving, Boston, MA
Director of Annual Giving and Alumnae Relations at Pine Manor College, Chestnut Hill, MA
Associate Director of The Simmons Fund at Simmons University, Boston, MA
Associate Director of Annual Giving at Associated Early Care and Education (now Nurtury), Boston, MA
Development Associate & Bookkeeper at Key Program, a non-profit human services agency in Framingham, MA

Additional Expertise

Social Impact
Education
Healthcare
Higher Education
Academic Medicine
Not-for-Profit

Areas of Expertise

Education & Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in psychology and political science from Clark University
Gold Certified #IAmRemarkable Facilitator
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Certified Youth Track & Field and Cross Country Coach

Affiliations & Awards

Board Member and Programs Chair, Development Executives Roundtable
Coach, Youth Track & Field and Cross Country
Lead 5th Grade Science Camp Fundraising Team, Arroyo Seco Elementary School
Facilitator for Professional Roundtables, Tri-Valley Nonprofit Alliance
Communications Committee, NextUp
President, Clark University Alumni Association (former)
Leading Forward Summit Committee Member, Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (former)
Board Member and Chair of Fundraising, Arroyo Seco Elementary School PTA (former)
Monthly Breakfast Committee Member, Association of Fundraising Professionals, MA Chapter
Faculty Member and Presenter, Senior Annual Giving Professionals Conference, Council for Advancement and Support of Education
Board Member, Women in Development of Greater Boston (former)

Boston

75 Arlington Street
Suite 5000
Boston
United States

Case Studies

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Strategic Turnaround: A CFO’s Role in Rebuilding Culture and Financial Leadership

Boyden supports a major charter school network with the recruitment of the right CFO to bridge strategy, execution, and collaboration.

Strategic Leadership in Crisis: Elevating Communications and Protecting Reputation

Amid a politically sensitive crisis, our client, a major social impact organization, faced significant reputational risks. Lacking a Head of Public & Government Affairs for over three years, they turned to Boyden for urgent strategic communications leadership.

Elevating IT Excellence: An Ivy League University’s Search for Top Talent

Thought Leadership

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Boyden Report Series

As social impact organisations stir our conscience, where does your organisation stand?

Social Impact Report: Analysing the trends and companies reshaping the role of enterprise in society, with expert insights from Boyden's Global Social Impact Practice Members