Audrey Gillis

Experience

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  The Park School

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2010

  Office Manager

  Led front desk operations for large summer day camp. Assisted in planning, organizing, and executing staff wide orientations, meetings and events. Oversaw daily camp field trips including reservations, payment and transportation. Fielded all phone calls which included satisfying parent requests, responding to Camp Director’s voicemails and acting as a representative of the Park School and Summer at Park.

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  Skidmore College Annual Fund

  Sept 2008 - May 2009

  Student Caller

  Contacted and quickly connected with Skidmore alumni and supporters to solicit funds for the Skidmore Annual Fund. Earned the title of Most Valuable Caller for bringing in most new money and receiving excellent feedback from donors.

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  Rosie's Place

  Sept 2009 - Apr 2014

  Led team of 90+ volunteer teachers and tutors to teach ESL, literacy, and GED classes to more than 300 poor and homeless women in the Rosie's Place Women's Education Center. Over the course of my four years at Rosie's Place, the Women's Education Center tripled in size offering morning, afternoon, and evening classes.

  • Teacher Coordinator

    Sept 2010 - Apr 2014

  • ESL Teacher

    Sept 2009 - Sept 2010
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  Brigham and Women's Hospital

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2010

  Scheduler, Department of Interpreter Services

  Served as an ambassador of the Interpreter Services Department and maintained positive relationships with freelance interpreters and all hospital departments. Addressed immediate and long term needs for medical interpreters by assessing priorities and arranging appointments for patients with medical interpreters. Solely responsible for organizing logistics of first ever department wide ethics rounds.

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  Ted Cross, Ph.D., Senior Research Specialist, School of Social Work, University of Illinois

  Feb 2010 - Sept 2010

  Research Assistant

  Assisted research team during an evaluation of the client experience and program effectiveness of the organization Smart from the Start by building relationships with with young mothers in communities in the Boston area. Translated surveys and interview questions into Spanish and participated in administering surveys and collecting data during focus groups.Solely responsible for live Spanish to English and English to Spanish translation during research sessions.

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  Italian Home for Children

  May 2014 - Dec 2014

  Leadership Gifts Officer
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  Institute for Nonprofit Practice

  Jan 2015 - now

  The Institute for Nonprofit Practice advances social justice by building a thriving and diverse nonprofit sector. We equip nonprofits and public-sector organizations with the leadership and management skills, networks, and confidence they need to strengthen our communities and tackle society’s most pressing problems.

  • Chief Advancement Officer

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Senior Vice President of Advancement

    Jul 2021 - Jun 2023

  • Vice President of Advancement

    Jul 2019 - Jun 2021

  • Development Director

    Jan 2015 - Jun 2019