Pete Brumbaugh

Experience

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  Garmin International

  Dec 1999 - Feb 2005

  Senior PR Specialist

  Garmin International is the global leader in GPS technology. Its mission is to be an enduring company by creating superior products for automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor, and sports that are an essential part of its customers’ lives. While on staff of this multi-billion dollar tech company, I led the media-relations efforts and helped build Garmin's brand presence from being a niche player in vertical markets to becoming the first name in GPS navigation in the world's most lucrative market.

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  Heart to Heart International

  Feb 2005 - Jan 2013

  Vice President

  Heart to Heart is a humanitarian organization that improves global health through initiatives that connect people and resources to a world in need. Every year, the organization impacts millions of lives in more than 50 countries, including the United States. While on staff at Heart to Heart, I had the privilege of leading almost every facet of the organization -- from fundraising, programs and logistics to marketing, strategic planning, and performance -- and helped build Heart to Heart into one of America's most powerful nonprofit brands. Show less

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  Global Brigades, Inc.

  Feb 2013 - Oct 2013

  Director of Sustainability

  Global Brigades mobilizes more than 10,000 college students from the United States, Canada, and Europe each year to participate in international development programs in Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Ghana. I came to this inspiring organization through its relationship with Heart to Heart International and created a corporate-philanthropy platform for GB that could scale up over time.

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  Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City

  Nov 2013 - Aug 2014

  Director, Major Gifts & Annual Fund

  Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City is more than 100 years old and promotes the development of self-esteem, values and skills for boys and girls, ages 5-18, with a special emphasis on youth from disadvantaged circumstances. Its vision is to help 100% of active Club members graduate from high school on time with solid post-secondary plans for their future.I helped increase support from individual donors and generate growth capital through our multi-year Great Futures Campaign. I loved my experience at the organization. I'm now supporting local efforts as a donor of the Olathe Unit. Show less

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  MidAmerica Nazarene University

  Aug 2014 - now

  Founded in Olathe, KS in 1966, MNU is a Christian, evangelical university located in suburban Kansas City. Its mission is to educate and inspire servant leaders. I have the great honor of interacting with and engaging MNU's 25,000+ alumni. We are a purpose-driven tribe. My office provides them with meaningful events and activities, encourages them to advocate on the University's behalf, and advances MNU's mission so the next generation of Pioneers can experience a Christ-centered education and become changemakers. Show less As an experienced practitioner and advocate for relationship marketing, I get the opportunity to shape and mold entrepreneurs and future business leaders as an adjunct professor in marketing management through the MBA and MSM programs at MidAmerica Nazarene University.I help students understand the value marketing possesses for any organization. I encourage them to pour themselves into their marketing projects and also to see themselves as a brand that has tremendous worth in the marketplace. More than anything, I hope they leave my class with the knowledge that marketing is the art and science of satisfying customers. Show less Since 2014, I have shared my experience in building long-term relationships to advance MNU's mission by raising support from alumni and friends of the University, so we could provide scholarships and opportunities for our amazing students.We capped off FY18 by raising nearly $1 million in annual support for the University. It wasn't all me; it was all us! Our University Advancement team laid out a compelling case of support to our alumni and friends, and they responded generously to our appeals. Show less

  • Executive Director of University Communications & Alumni Engagement

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Director of Alumni Engagement & Annual Giving

    Feb 2019 - Jul 2023

  • Adjunct Professor in Marketing Management

    Jan 2014 - Jul 2023

  • Director of Annual Giving

    Aug 2014 - Feb 2019