Experience

Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director Of Development

  • Jan 2019 - Present



Van Andel Institute

• United States
• Research
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Major Gifts Officer

  • Dec 2014 - Jan 2019

  - Develop strategies for major donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship - Manage a portfolio of 150+ individual and foundation donors and prospects with a focus on gifts of $10,000+, establish and maintain relationships and develop giving opportunities- Translate complex scientific concepts into compelling case statements for donor support- Manage the planned giving program and Society of Hope recognition group



American Red Cross

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Business Development & Fundraising Integration

  • Mar 2014 - Oct 2014

  - Project manager for the 2014 holiday catalog raising more than $400,000- Team lead liason for the Marketing & Development departments to launch a new organization-wide five year campaign- Evaluated online fundraising opportunities with 3rd party partners and did robust competitive intelligence on special events and recommendation for a 2015 giving day that raised more than $2.4 million



World Food Program USA

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Manager, Corporate Partnerships

  • Feb 2012 - Mar 2014

  - Maintained portfolio of 50+ U.S. corporate partners and prospects with annual fundraising of more than $2 million- Managed corporate sponsors for annual event at U.S. Department of State raising a record amount of $500,000 in its 11th year- Created strategies for corporate matching gift, cause marketing, and workplace giving partners and increased annual fundraising by more than 30%



National Kidney Foundation

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Development & Public Policy Manager

  • Aug 2009 - Feb 2012

  - Managed corporate sponsors and ticket sales for $1 million annual gala with more than 1,000 guests- Supervised development activities including: corporate, foundation and government grants of up to $500k; 3 annual direct mail campaigns; workplace giving & major gifts raising $230k- Advocated for patients' rights through legislative action, wrote briefing materials for lawmakers, and coordinated patient advocacy days on Capitol Hill - Maintained activities of board of directors and public policy committee, and facilitated relationships with volunteer leadership- Executive Assistant to the Division President and Government Relations Director

• Development Assistant & Grant Writer

  • Mar 2008 - Aug 2009

  - Researched and wrote corporate, foundation and government grants of up to $100,000- Managed the Kidney Cars program and Annual Drawing event raising over $150,000- Conducted chronic disease research and prepared white papers on public health data- Provided assistance to the Development Director on workplace giving, direct mail, donor prospect research and major gifts- Recruited and trained 100's of volunteers for community programs and special events- Maintained donor database for accurate donor cultivation and financial reporting



Michigan House of Representatives

• Legislative Offices
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Communications & Constituent Relations Intern

  • Mar 2007 - Aug 2007

  - Compiled daily state wide news for Representatives, researched and wrote articles that were published, and produced legislative policy research - Established and maintained media contacts and records, and attended private press conferences for Representatives- Kept Representatives abreast of constituent concerns by directly contacting 100’s of constituents in their district



Michigan State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Professorial Assistant & Scholar

  • Jan 2006 - Apr 2007

  - Conducted qualitative and quantitative research on US immigration policy; funded by honors college; and approved by Institutional Review Board- Taught three classes on qualitative research methods; presented at four conferences; and wrote two 25+ page research reports