The CCS Leadership Team includes highly successful and experienced fund-raising professionals. CCS Executives are extensively involved in the projects they manage.

 

Sean O'Connor

Operational Vice President

Sean O’Connor joined CCS in 1994 and currently serves as Operational Vice President of the firm.  He has 14 years of experience working with international organizations, academic medical centers, trade associations, private colleges, national museums, and diocesan programs.  He has assisted clients with fund raising, organizational development, and non-profit marketing campaigns.  Sean has raised millions of dollars on behalf of diverse social welfare causes from corporations, individuals, as well as inter-governmental bodies like the Bank for International Settlements, the IMF, and the World Bank.  

He was a Jesuit Volunteer in Auburn, Washington, where he counseled teens in a short-term residential center.

Sean has a degree in History from Holy Cross College (B.A.). He currently lives in Westchester County, New York, with his wife and two children.

A partial list of organizations Sean has served or is currently serving:

  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, Wainscott, NY
  • Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities, Burlington, VT
  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
  • The Food Marketing Institute Foundation, Washington, D.C.
  • Fund for War-Affected Children in Northern Uganda, New York, NY
  • The International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation, London, England
  • The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan, New York, NY
  • Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, Valhalla, NY 
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
  • Nigeria Higher Education Foundation, New York, NY
  • Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, New York, NY
  • Paley Center for Media, New York, NY
  • United Nations Association of the USA, New York, NY
  • Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
  • Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY
  • Wyoming Valley Health System, Wilkes Barre, PA