Practice areas: Board governance, organizational structure and development, leadership development, strategic planning, mergers and sustained collaborations.

Experience: Advocacy, civil rights, social justice; Arts, culture, humanities; Education, academia, research, science, technology; Employment, vocational, job training; Environment; Family/domestic violence; Government, politics; Health - general; Housing and homelessness; Religious or spiritual; Voluntarism, community services; Small groups; Startups

Certifications: BoardSource Certified Governance Trainer

Languages: English, Spanish

Westphal brings over 25 years of experience to his work as an organizational development consultant. Formerly the President/Chief Executive Officer of the Mosholu Preservation Corporation in the Bronx, he coordinated multi-family acquisition and rehabilitation, cooperative conversion, condominium new construction and provided technical assistance to landlords and small businesses in the community. He has been instrumental in developing the Bronx River Alliance, developed new funding methods for supportive housing, created a Business Improvement District and started a nonprofit newspaper. He has wide experience in real estate development, community collaborations, environmental and faith based organizations.

Westphal also served in positions with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, and the South Bronx Open Space Task Force. Westphal holds an M.A. in Anthropology from Catholic University in Washington, D.C..