Experience

Neighborhood House - Salt Lake City

• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Development + Communications

  • Jun 2022 - Present



Success in Education

• Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

• Director of Fundraising

  • Apr 2021 - Dec 2022

  Director of Fundraising Success in Education | Salt Lake City, Utah | April 2021 - Present Strategically developing the Women Who Succeed Initiative which is building a network of female changemakers throughout Utah who can guide our next generation of girls to be prepared and confident leaders through mentoring, internships, scholarships, and networking opportunities.  Discovering and growing a diverse network of women who can uplift and carryout our mission to grow confidence and build leadership skills in young women, including recruitment and onboarding of new members.  Identifying program elements that fuel the mission of Women Who Succeed members and young women mentees that encourage engagement, sustainability, and impact.  Developing auxiliary elements to promote and bring awareness to the Women Who Succeed initiative which includes filmed member interviews, social media campaigns, podcasting, and panel discussions.  Cultivating a portfolio of new donors to invest in the purpose of Women Who Succeed, which creates a new revenue stream for the Success in Education Foundation in the amount of $450,000.  Managing Women Who Succeed networking and fundraising events while establishing best practices and precedents.  Establishing the Women Who Succeed Scholarship Fund which includes fund development, eligibility and selection committee oversight, application and award guidelines and systems. Show less



American Red Cross

• Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Regional Philanthropy Officer

  • Jun 2018 - Apr 2021

  Regional Philanthropy Officer American Red Cross, Utah & Nevada Region | Salt Lake City, Utah | June 2018 – April 2021 Proficiently managed a portfolio of up to 300 individual, foundation, and corporate accounts by building cooperative, long-term relationships with committed community partners who are invested in the Red Cross mission through the gift of time, money, and blood.  Supported and achieved regional, team, and individual goals as measured by in person visits, dollars raised, blood drives calendared and completed, and operational efficiencies. Exhibited core competencies of interpersonal savvy, customer focused engagement, internal and external collaboration, management of complex systems and situations, and the ability to drive results.  Implemented processes to deliver on metrics and develop efficient work practice. Capitalized on ability to identify donor needs and interests, increased partner loyalty, and evaluated future strategic business needs with a view to increase profitable partnership opportunities with a win-win mindset.  Strong commitment to development and innovation, remaining professionally agile, as a member of Regional BETA team focused on practicing and refining the emerging business model of the Red Cross which integrates biomedical and humanitarian service delivery as one, across the globe.  Marked accomplishments include exceeding all annual fundraising targets of $350K and blood collection goals of 1000+ units, and astutely informed National Headquarter decision-makers on BETA business practices at invited platforms and panels. Show less