Experience

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  Pittsburgh penguins

  Sept 2008 - Jun 2009

  Game day marketing and promotions assistant
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  West virginia department of education, office of instruction

  May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Teacher leadership institute/events assistant (intern)

  Assisted in the management of hotel and catering hospitality for the Summer 2009 Teacher Leadership Institutes, attended by 500+ West Virginia teachers. Drove application process, institute registration, and assisted with general conference oversight.

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  College lifestyles

  May 2009 - Jan 2010

  Public relations intern
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  Global volunteer network

  Jun 2010 - Mar 2011

  Event ambassador (volunteer)
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  National kidney foundation

  Sept 2010 - May 2011

  Development/special events assistant (intern)

  Supported Regional Development Manager in raising $115K+ through reservations, silent auction gifts, sponsorships, advertisements, and individual contributions related to the 2011 Gift of Life Gala. Secured corporate sponsorships while fostering business relationships. ➢ Maintained highly visible communications with foundation board and committee members and event volunteers. ➢ Assisted with other events and tasks as assigned, including the 2010-2011 Pittsburgh Kidney Walk.

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  Alpha sigma tau national sorority

  Jun 2011 - Dec 2011

  Educational consultant

  Maintained 90% travel-intensive schedule, visiting collegiate campuses around the country to oversee operations for individual chapters of Alpha Sigma Tau National Sorority. Received extensive training in conflict management, group facilitation, and organizational budget management.➢ Developed and facilitated educational and leadership programming while assessing chapters’ operational status. ➢ Coordinated and followed independent and demanding work and travel schedule.

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  St. coletta of greater washington

  Jan 2012 - Dec 2015

  Managed extensive portfolio comprising key corporate and foundation partnerships, drafting and submitting all grant reports within designated timeframe. Cultivated and maintained strategic relationships with high-profile companies. Conducted rigorous reporting for combined $150K+ in annual government grants.➢ Employed skills in relationship management to build new corporate and foundation partnerships by orchestrating prospect research, RFPs, timely application submission, site tours, and post-grant reporting.➢ Identified new major gift and corporate and foundation prospects from existing donor base and key priorities for future fundraising opportunities.➢ Perform extensive research / management of foundation, corporate, government, and individual prospects and donors.➢ Generated revenue for planned programs and services through rapid fundraising proposal submissions.➢ Cultivated positive relationships with donors while coordinating new solicitation and stewardship efforts.➢ Identified major gift prospects from the existing support base, and helped set priorities for future fundraising opportunities. Show less Facilitated multiple high-impact operations including annual giving solicitation, volunteer management, event planning, grant writing, and donor communications. Served as organization representative at local events and managed United Way / Combined Federal Campaign giving and promotions.➢ Successfully increased page following by +100% in 2 years through strategic development / deployment of all social media and multi-channel marketing strategies.➢ Partnered with external marketing firm to develop and implement 2-year strategic plan driving website optimization, brand positioning, email marketing, and new donor outreach.➢ Organized special events and volunteers for annual gala / student art show and sale, grant writing, reporting, prospect research, donor solicitation / acknowledgment, and maintenance of data records. ➢ Worked directly with outside marketing firm, with a focus on consistent branding and reach of new donors through direct-mail acquisition and email marketing. Show less ➢ Provided direct administrative and operational support to Chief Development Officer and Director of Foundation & Corporate Relations. ➢ Managed multiple high-impact functions including data management, grant writing and reporting, prospect research, donor solicitation and acknowledgment, and special events assistance including annual gala and student art show and sale. ➢ Handled social media outlets for St. Coletta of Greater Washington, as well as St. Coletta Shops, a retail social-enterprise project of the organization, with a nearly 200% increase in social media engagement over course of tenure. Show less

  • Director of Foundation & Corporate Relations

    Apr 2015 - Dec 2015

  • Development Manager

    Oct 2013 - Apr 2015

  • Development Associate

    Jan 2012 - Oct 2013
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  Alpha sigma tau national sorority

  Dec 2015 - Oct 2020

  Director of development

  Oversaw full-scale fundraising operations, supporting educational and charitable initiatives for national sorority foundation. Developed donor acquisition strategy while strengthening giving operations including annual, major, and planned giving prospects within 60K+ alumnae member base. Strategized fundraising communications for multi-channel operations. ➢ Owned initiative on organization-wide fundraising and stewardship efforts including annual giving and event campaigns, donor recognition programs, and fundraising technologies.➢ Maintained department budget in collaboration with Head of Finance and CEO.➢ Key member on event planning team, organizing receptions on a national scale and spearheading invitation distribution, venue bookings, payment, and post-event follow up.➢ Elevated Board of Directors’ capacity to navigate fundraising and stewardship operations, supporting members in prospect identification and donor development strategies.➢ Oversaw large-scale events including travel arrangements, vendor negotiations, meeting locations, AV setup, and registration.➢ Engaged Board of Directors in honing fundraising / stewardship operations and driving strategic planning for prospect identification and moves management strategies.☆ Implemented organization-wide Day of Giving (foundersdayofgiving.org), raising more than $68,000 in its inaugural year with 557 first-time donors in a 27 hour period. ☆ Event was recognized in 2017 as part of the Fraternal Communications Association Annual Awards with the second-place award for best social media campaign. ☆ Raised $107,684 (58% increase) through 1,567 gifts (73% increase) and acquired 711 first-time donors in 2017.☆The 2018 event totaled $116,284 + through 1,633 gifts and $176,690+ through 2,497 in 2019.☆ Successfully reorganized in-person convention to virtual event in response to COVID-19, working with event team to manage virtual engagement options, attendee communications, and contract cancellations. Show less

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  Maryland food bank

  Oct 2020 - Jan 2022

  Director, annual fund

  Managed a newly expanded, comprehensive annual fund program through the strategic oversight and execution of year-round direct mail and digital campaigns, mid-level donors, employee giving; and growing the Sustainers Circle monthly giving program.➢ Managed a portfolio of high-capacity mid-level donors, focusing on major gifts pipeline development, moves management, and documented standard operating procedures to deepen relationships with individuals and further their engagement with the food bank’s mission.➢ Supported and managed agency partners in crafting, testing, and revising direct response messaging that advances the culture of philanthropy across the organization’s supporter base.➢ Collaborated initiatives across the External Affairs Department to develop a comprehensive donor communications plan which coordinated donor acquisition and renewal with direct mail and email solicitations and stewardship. Show less

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  The johns hopkins university

  Feb 2022 - now

  Director of development, the hopkins fund

  Oversee programming to build and advance relationships to drive philanthropy from alumni through prospect identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship to The Hopkins Fund.➢ Manage collaborative fundraising strategies for leadership annual gifts to The Hopkins Fund and/or in support of priorities in The Krieger School of Arts & Sciences and Whiting School of Engineering.➢ Regularly collaborate with cross-campus partners and colleagues including the Office of Alumni Relations, Office of Annual Giving, Krieger School of Arts & Sciences, and Whiting School of Engineering.➢ Lead and mentor The Hopkins Fund gift officer team including three regional gift officers, a young alumni giving officer, and a student giving officer.➢ Manage overall engagement strategies for a primary portfolio of 150+ alumni representing Homewood Undergraduate Programs. Show less