Alexa Hand

Experience

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  Tunghai University

  Sept 1976 - Jun 1978

  English Instructor, Department of Foreign Languages

  Taught English composition, drama, and international trade English. Taught & doubled enrollment in American news reading course. Directed plays.

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  Oberlin College

  Sept 1978 - May 1979

  Chinese Language Teaching Assistant

  Led Elementary Mandarin Chinese conversation drills. Assisted rewriting dialogs & pattern drills for "Speak Chinese" (Yale series). Designed & taught "Advanced Chinese Conversation," (Oberlin Experimental College).

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  University of Chicago

  Sept 1979 - Aug 1984

  Research/Editorial/Teaching Assistant, Department of History

  Communications project manager for the Henry Luce Seminar on American-East Asian Relations and the "Journal of Asian Studies." Teaching assistant for "Introduction to Far Eastern Civilization." Research assistant in Chinese history.

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  Chinese American Service League

  Sept 1988 - Jan 1989

  ESL Instructor

  Taught new adult immigrants English language survival skills.

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  CNA Insurance

  Jan 1989 - Jun 1989

  ESL Instructor

  Taught business English to staff whose new positions required customer service and conversation skills.

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  Mercy College

  Sept 1993 - Jan 1994

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Civic & Cultural Studies

  Taught "Introduction to Asian History," (China, India & Japan).

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  Woodlands Academy

  May 1999 - Jun 2010

  Director of Communications

  Led effort and provided content for comprehensive redesign of institution's web site, expanding content by 200% & adding Web 2.0 functionality. Tripled institution's positive media exposure & broadened presence online and in print media.Expanded communications outreach to internal audiences.Transformed alumnae publication from 12-page newsletter to 20-page full-color magazine. Served as Public Relations Director from 2000-2004. Established strong news presence in local media. Obtained unique local television coverage regarding response to Columbia tragedy (Feb. 2003)Organized and mentored student journalism program, reaching key recruitment sector with 50% more columns published than rival institutions.Raised public profile by facilitating institution's successful annual participation in media-sponsored competitions. Show less

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  Midwest Archives Conference

  Aug 2011 - Dec 2012

  Copyeditor

  Copyedited biannual journal, quarterly newsletter and annual events print collateral for regional archivists' professional association. Collaborated with designer and assisted multiple editors and authors with edits and rewrites.

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  SASI -Services for Adults Staying in Their Homes

  May 2012 - Dec 2013

  Director of Marketing & Communications

  Raised fast-growing home services nonprofit's public profile with first on-site media coverage of annual fundraiser.Organized annual outreach event with 100% increase in attendance and donations.Expanded marketing and communications outreach with 50% increased frequency of newsletter publication and collaboration with subject matter specialists to create 30% added content.Directed redesign of marketing and annual benefit print collateral.Established new relationships with key target markets and industry collaborators.Created new marketing collateral; wrote and edited annual report, Constant Contact e-blasts, fundraising letters and other marketing & communications messaging.Recruited new donors and volunteers for annual benefit with 12% increase in gross earnings. Show less

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  NS Management Co., Inc.

  Jan 2014 - Apr 2017

  Community Association Manager

  Managed portfolio of ten condominium and town home associations in Evanston, Wilmette, Glenview, Northfield, Glencoe and Highland Park Created and oversaw budgets totaling approximately $1.4M in 2017, a 28% increase over prior fiscal yearOrganized capital improvement projects totaling nearly $384,000 in 2017, a 53% increase over 2016Wrote and edited board and management communications for ten associationsCoordinated and facilitated more than fifty board of directors' meetings and ten association elections annuallyFacilitated successful property tax appeals for six associations in 2016Earned C.A.I. "Community Governance" certificate in 2016 Show less

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  Wesley Realty Group

  Apr 2017 - Dec 2019

  Community Association Manager

  Managed 14 “full” & four “financials-only” townhome and condominium associations in Fulton Market, Logan Square, River West, Lakeview, Bucktown and Evanston.Developed budgets totaling nearly $2.3M in 2019, a 60% increase over 2017 Wrote RFPs and oversaw capital improvement projects totaling nearly $438,000 in 2019Wrote and edited board and management communications for 18 associations in 2018Facilitated nearly 60 board meetings and 14 association elections in 2018-2019 Show less

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  NS Management Co. Inc.

  Jan 2020 - Apr 2021

  Community Association Manager

  Managed portfolio of 11 "full" and two "financials only" HOAs in Evanston, River West, Fulton Market, Lakeview, and BucktownWrote RFPs and oversaw execution of $668,250 in capital improvement projects, a 34% increase over 2019Developed budgets totaling nearly $1.3M in 2021

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  Chicago City Day School

  May 2021 - now

  Director Of Development

  Increased annual fund contributions 240% from 2021 ($172,780) to 2024 ($414,100)Grew number of major gifts 60% and DAFs 500% from 2021 to 2024Updated City Day's development practices to target DAF, stock, and RMD contributionsImplemented new wealth profile research, gift chart analysis, AI tools, and email outreach to donorsCreated new and expanded web pages to raise digital fundraising profile and facilitate online givingWrote and designed new fundraising marketing collateral, including annual giving FAQs, planned giving brochure, holiday cards, and 40th anniversary commemorative calendarLaunched alum outreach program and database to locate, track, and cultivate prospective donors Show less