Experience

LEAP Innovations

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Development

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Responsible for development operations including strategy, budgeting, donor relations, and fundraising.Confidently and adeptly navigated change, responding with urgency to funding priorities as the organizational strategy shifted. Successfully wrote grant applications resulting in over $1 million to support new initiatives. Tracked results for timely and effective grant reporting. Adroitly managed funding stewardship and cultivation of new sources of support. Optimized RENXT and other tools to reconcile historic and current gift records, and advanced stewardship and cultivation of major donors.



Watts of Love

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

• Director of Development and Donor Relations

  • Oct 2020 - Aug 2021

  Driving capacity, fundraising and marketing efforts for Watts of Love, a scrappy 501c(3) dedicated to improving the living conditions of over one billion people living in the darkness of poverty. Recognized by #Fast Company as a #World Changing Idea in 2021, our innovative program combines patented solar lights and financial literacy training to alleviate poverty, remove the dependency of toxic kerosene, and instill hope and self-worth to homes and villages. Driving capacity, fundraising and marketing efforts for Watts of Love, a scrappy 501c(3) dedicated to improving the living conditions of over one billion people living in the darkness of poverty. Recognized by #Fast Company as a #World Changing Idea in 2021, our innovative program combines patented solar lights and financial literacy training to alleviate poverty, remove the dependency of toxic kerosene, and instill hope and self-worth to homes and villages.



Kids Play International

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

• Major Gifts Consultant

  • Apr 2020 - Oct 2020

  Consultant: Major Gift Strategy and Implementation,Boosting mission capacity through major gift and fundraising strategy, fundraising program development, communication planning, database optimization. Kids Play International is a dynamic and inspirational organization promoting gender equity through sport and community programs in post genocide affected countries. Founded by 3x Olympian, Tracy Evans Land, the community building programs based in Rwanda and Cambodia, are based on Olympic "fair play" values to empower girls and support boys in unstable communities. During this difficult humanitarian health crisis, Kids Play continues to support our friends in our communities through food and cleaning supplies.



IES Abroad

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Officer, Alumni Engagement

  • Nov 2016 - Apr 2020

  Responsible for procurring major gifts and attentively cultivating new prospects to support organizational mission. Optimized a dynamic donor portfolio using moves management process, resulting in average annual success: 42% increases in individual giving, 90% donor retention, 5 new major donors. Collaborated with team members to brand and launch fresh alumni engagement events attracting 50% more attendence, and significantly boosting social media activity. Responsible for procurring major gifts and attentively cultivating new prospects to support organizational mission. Optimized a dynamic donor portfolio using moves management process, resulting in average annual success: 42% increases in individual giving, 90% donor retention, 5 new major donors. Collaborated with team members to brand and launch fresh alumni engagement events attracting 50% more attendence, and significantly boosting social media activity.



Galmont Legal

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Business Development and Talent Management

  • Aug 2012 - Oct 2016

  Managed a team of incredible attorneys and paraprofessionals to provide excellent and cost effective legal services to Fortune 100 companies. Full vertical management responsibilities included business development, account management, talent acquisition, team mangement, and website enhancements. Contributed to 30% business growth year over year. Managed a team of incredible attorneys and paraprofessionals to provide excellent and cost effective legal services to Fortune 100 companies. Full vertical management responsibilities included business development, account management, talent acquisition, team mangement, and website enhancements. Contributed to 30% business growth year over year.



GHCH

• Vice President, Operations

  • 2005 - Aug 2012

  Strategic planning, job costing, budgeting, general office adminstration and accounting. Strategic planning, job costing, budgeting, general office adminstration and accounting.



McGraw-Hill Professional, Inc.

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing

• Executive Editor/ Project Manager

  • Jan 1989 - Jan 1998

  Responsible for the development, production, and marketing of a highly successful publishing program. Consistently met profit goals, and earned increased responsibilities within the organization. Worked closely with CEO's, and financial industry titans to conceptualize and develop bestselling titles. Pivotal player on cross-functional team to develop, design, produce, market and sell award winning books. Managed a sale team to increase product sales by 20% through innovative channel management.