Chair & CEO
Dennis C Miller LLC
Santa Clarita, California
Dennis is a nationally recognized nonprofit board and executive leadership coach and consultant with more than 40 years of experience working with nonprofit board leadership and chief executives. Dennis’ experience working with hundreds of nonprofit organizations has provided him with the knowledge and insights to understand the competencies required of today’s nonprofit leadership and board governance best practices.
He is the author of six books, including The Importance of Nonprofit Board Leadership. Dennis's new book, What Every Nonprofit CEO Needs to Know: A Guide to Achieving Your Organization's True Potential will be published and available soon. Dennis' other books are "A Guide to Achieving New Heights: The Four Pillars of Successful Nonprofit Leadership, The Nonprofit Board Therapist: A Guide to Unlocking Your Organization's True Potential, The Power of Strategic Alignment: A Guide to Energizing Leadership and Maximizing Potential in Today's Nonprofit Organizations, his inspirational true-life story - Moppin' Floors to CEO: From Hopelessness and Failure to Happiness and Success and A Guide to Recruiting Your Next CEO: The Executive Search Handbook for Nonprofit Boards.
In addition to being an expert in board governance, leadership development, philanthropy and succession planning, he is a sought-after motivational speaker and retreat facilitator. One person stated that "Dennis is such an incredible and motivational speaker, everyone should hear him speak." A client who engaged Dennis to facilitate their nonprofit organization's leadership and board retreat stated "Thank you for being such a fabulous, motivational speaker for our annual Board Retreat. Your organization was impeccable, your insights were right on target, and your presence was absorbing. To put it another way, the day, thanks to you, exceeded my expectations and clearly made a positive impact on the entire Board.
Today, Dennis is the Chair and CEO of Dennis C. Miller LLC, his firm provides a wide range of CEO and board consultation, leadership team development and how to create a successful culture of philanthropy. His firm also provides a wide range of CEO, board and leadership evaluation and assessment surveys and online courses.
Monday, April 27, 2026
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT