Experience

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  Ymca of san diego county

  Feb 2004 - Feb 2005

  Site supervisor, restart

  • Created Anger Management and RESTART instruction and operation manuals• Employed programs that provided creative outlets and service learning• Tracked daily attendance for statistical and logging purposes

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  San diego-imperial council, boy scouts of america

  Feb 2005 - Sept 2007

  Development secretary

  • Help manage fundraising events, including registration, promotions, logistics, set-up, and clean-up• Manage and update multiple donor databases• Research and evaluate foundation, corporate, and individual donor prospects• Perform event follow-up, such as tabulating chargers, preparing invoices.• Recruit and recognize fundraisers, donors, and volunteers through diverse media

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  Big brothers big sisters of san diego county

  Aug 2007 - Jun 2011

  Development coordinator

  Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages 7 through 18. These positive relationships have a direct and measurable impact on children’s lives. • Help coordinate fundraising events grossing $450,000+ and with 600+ attendees• Recruit, train, recognize, and delegate tasks to staff/volunteer event workforce • Prepare and execute large-scale mailings • Project manager of all aspects of donor newsletter• Developed an ongoing communications program for donors, including electronic communications, mail, and phone• Create event registration websites to monitor participation levels and trends• Produce initiative marketing collateral Show less

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  All hands volunteers

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  Development and communications associate

  All Hands Volunteers (now called All Hands And Hearts - Smart Response) is one of the world's largest volunteer-based disaster response organizations. Started as a volunteer and was hired four months later. Able to adjust to continual shifts in the plan based on emerging needs and operate in harsh environments with limited resources. Highly skilled at taking the reigns, organizing, and shaping strategy with little direction.• Initiated and executed a strategy to help volunteers raise $2,000 - $50,000 per month through crowdfunding. • Develop, refine, and execute an effective communications plan for all development activities, including social media, email marketing, and web. •Driving force of the marketing and development team, who overhauled the organization's brand and marketing strategy, leading to almost 400% growth in overall engagement and annual revenue.•Established and sanctioned the first All Hands Volunteers chapter, a template for all other chapters. • Strategized and implemented a successful engagement campaign, utilizing celebrities Sara Bareilles and Adam Schefter, to motivate 100,000+ people to vote for All Hands in "Toyota's 100 Cars for Good," resulting in being rewarded a Tundra out of 2,500 accepted applicants. Show less

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  First tee greater chicago

  Apr 2013 - Jun 2014

  Director of communications and operations

  The First Tee of Greater Chicago, a chapter of the national First Tee network, is a youth development nonprofit that introduces the game of golf and its inherent values to young people. A curious go-getter who identified organizational gaps and used a real-time strategy with a long-term vision to expand the organization's presence and reach, achieving "Top 1% of The First Tee" 180-chapter network in 2013 and 2014.•Created the first of its kind media and outreach strategy (e.g., outreach events at neighborhood schools, and cultivating relationships with local golf courses and publications), increasing awareness and driving participation. •Developed a survey and system to measure quantitative and qualitative program analytics to ensure program effectiveness and communicate impact to funders. •Ensured effective messaging in all external communications, such as donor and partner communications, press releases, email outreach, to articulate a comprehensive story that connects with people's heads and hearts.•Lead and advised the Executive Director and Board on operations and administration related topics, including technological, operational, constituent, and human resources strategies and processes, laying the groundwork for the organization's expansion impacting 15,000+ young people throughout Chicagoland. Show less

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  United through reading

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2025

  I have had an evolutionary career, highlighted by three promotions within five years, each with an increasing level of leadership and responsibility, at United Through Reading, a nonprofit that offers service members and veterans separated from their families the opportunity to read aloud to their loved ones through video-recorded storytime.•Promoted to lead a team of development, communications, and marketing professionals responsible for fundraising and cultivating relationships with sponsors, donors, Board of Trustees, volunteers, and beneficiaries. Known for being a tactical delegator who maximizes each team members' strengths; ensures that each person is set up for success and has the resources they need to achieve joint goals. •Selected to direct the work of standardizing processes for recruiting and onboarding (e.g., standardizing Salesforce operating procedures) during a period of high talent growth (the org. tripled in size). Managed and motivated multiple work committees and collaborating with senior executives and staff to make it happen. The process lift resulted in positive changes for our donors, beneficiaries, staff, and the organization as a whole. Show less •Spearheaded the revision to our Board's Fundraising Policy, adding annual Board Pledge Cards, systematized updates to Board solicitation lists, and formed THE BRIDGE, a monthly giving society, and an effective lead capturing system. •Created the framework and project managed the execution of a first-of-its-kind organizational marketing campaign, #40MillionStories resulting in campaign fundraising goals being reached one year ahead of the 3-year plan. •Increased donor engagement, giving, and retention by developing strategies to acquire, cultivate, solicit, renew, and upgrade donors; practiced at writing high-conversion appeal letters and newsletters, resulting in an average 5% annual increase in individual revenue year over year.•Organized multiple galas with 375+ guests, including Chairman and Vice-Chair of the Joint Chiefs, members of Congress, military leadership, corporate executives, community leaders, and best-selling authors, raising over $2.2M. Show less

  • Senior Director of Advancement

    Apr 2024 - Jan 2025

  • Lead Director of Advancement

    Jan 2020 - May 2024

  • Director of Annual Giving and Stewardship

    Jan 2016 - Jan 2020

  • Database and Stewardship Manager

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2016
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  Greater giving

  Jan 2015 - now

  Professional event services coordinator

  Greater Giving, a Global Payments company, offers integrated event software that is a secure, all-in-one fundraising solution to automate, track, and manage your fundraising efforts. As an independent contractor, has expert-level knowledge of the software, routinely training clients on best practices to create a memorable and high grossing event. •Service events with a capacity of 300+ attendees through technical and event support for registration, fundraising, and mobile bidding software.•Lead training for 30+ clients and volunteers, empowering them to deliver a positive guest experience resulting in 10-30% more revenue from bids and raise the paddle donations. •Provide day-of-event consulting and logistics, alleviating client stress while executing a seamless experience for guests. Show less

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  Our military kids

  Feb 2025 - now

  Senior director of development