Associate Director of Development

• Jun 2020 - Present

At the Center for Advancement, I focus on identifying philanthropists and cultivating relationships to inspire their desire to philanthropically invest in the University of Iowa. I travel to Arizona, Nevada, Southern California, and Hawaii as a generalist to fundraising for the entire University (hospital, arts, main campus, and athletics).• Started with a portfolio of 0 prospects amidst a global pandemic• Year 1*: Solicited 6 major gifts and closed 2 of them as the primary solicitor and solicited 2 gifts and closed 2 gifts as the secondary solicitor • Year 2*: Successfully solicited 9 major gifts and closed 4 of them as the primary solicitor and solicited 5 major gifts and closed 2 of them as the secondary solicitor*Due to COVID-19 and FMLA, I leveraged Zoom to overcome the travel restrictions which only permitted me to travel for 6 months of my first 22 months here at UICA. Performing with adaptability and resiliency I successfully solicited 15 major gifts and closed 6 as the primary fundraiser in addition to having worked collaboratively to assist in soliciting 7 major gifts and closing 4.

Advancement Officer

• Oct 2017 - Jun 2020

Conducted a feasibility study for the University’s 4th comprehensive campaignSuccessfully solicited 1.5 major gifts and principal gifts per month ($25,000 - $5,000,000)Year 1: 8 gift asksYear 2: 15 gift asksYear 3: 27 gift asksDemonstrated success in unit and regional fundraisingProven experience with a diversity of planned giving instruments Conducted a feasibility study for the University’s 4th comprehensive campaignSuccessfully solicited 1.5 major gifts and principal gifts per month ($25,000 - $5,000,000)Year 1: 8 gift asksYear 2: 15 gift asksYear 3: 27 gift asksDemonstrated success in unit and regional fundraisingProven experience with a diversity of planned giving instruments

Assistant Director of Annual Giving - Leadership Travel

• Jan 2016 - Oct 2017

• Managed fundraising volunteers and performed leadership travel for Campaign Grinnell• Closed leadership annual gifts $(1,846K - $5,000K)• Solicited and secured major gifts ($25K - $80K)• Identified principal level donors ($500K)• Trained and equipped 150 fundraising volunteers to perform fundraising duties.• Recruited 30 + new volunteers in the first year. • Created and modified program effectiveness and processes.• Edited over 150 solicitation letters for grammatical and tactical corrections.• Created and executed a 12-month strategic plan for the growth of the program.• Acquired a new volunteer portal platform (via external entity) for program and staff efficiency.

Chief Fundraising Officer

• Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

• Served as Chief Fundraiser Officer• Composed grants and oversaw grant implementation• Created and implemented a community partnership strategy for giving and stewardship(I was unfortunately forced to leave this organization after only one year due to it closing its doors permanently)• Served as Program Development Coordinator• Supervised staff of 10 at multiple sites• Website and media manager; increased Facebook and Twitter followers by 100% • Served as Chief Fundraiser Officer• Composed grants and oversaw grant implementation• Created and implemented a community partnership strategy for giving and stewardship(I was unfortunately forced to leave this organization after only one year due to it closing its doors permanently)• Served as Program Development Coordinator• Supervised staff of 10 at multiple sites• Website and media manager; increased Facebook and Twitter followers by 100%

Sales And Marketing Representative (network marketing)

• May 2012 - May 2015