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

Select Support Center experience: 163rd Street Improvement Council, Atlantic Avenue BID, Bronx Land Trust, COMEPESCA, Conservation Association for Seafood Solutions, Conservation Technology Information Center, Diaspora Community Services, Joint Ownership Entity NYC, Kings Highway Beautification Association, Latino Action Network Foundation, Lincoln Square Neighborhood Center, Partnership West, Inc., Seamen’s Society for Children and Families, Southern Boulevard BID, Support Center Trajectory Leadership Project, Unified Vailsburg Services Organization, Walton Family Foundation, Washington Heights and Inwood Development Corporation, You Gotta Believe.

Other professional experience:
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..