Executive Director, CUNY SPH Foundation and Director of Development

• Jan 2018 - Present

Inaugural Director of Development at CUNY’s School of Public Health Foundation. Inaugural Director of Development at CUNY’s School of Public Health Foundation.

Director of Development

• Sep 2016 - Dec 2017

National Director, Donor Development

• Jul 2015 - Sep 2016

Continue the growth of the national development program, by being chiefly responsible for creating and maintaining a positive, sustainable experience for all donors and prospects that fosters individual and annual contributions, as well as other revenue generating activities:• Administer the development of processes to grow divisional and regional revenue. • Develop a national pipeline of signature event donors, annual contributors and prospects with a degree of connection to the NKF and its volunteers.• Build individual donor plans in collaboration with local staff.• Assist staff in solicitations, proposal development, board engagement and act as a facilitator and educator for local staffs and boards on major/individual giving and donor relations.• Assist local offices to reach and exceed their goals associated with the Donor Development Department through moves management and by participating/supporting solicitations.• Draft and supply proposals to secure funding for the NKF’s programs and services.• Create and implement a donor cultivation and stewardship process for the entire organization.• Employ a culture of philanthropy among local and national staff with a donor-centric approach to retain and grow annual support.• Build and maintain a board give/get system that tracks revenue growth from national and local board members and their networks.• Partner with local staffs and boards to ensure they have the tools, resources and knowledge to achieve their annual goals.• Manage the Donor Development team to grow the annual fund, expand funding within employee workplace campaigns, manage and grow a national matching gifts program, build a national donor reception program to engage and secure funding from new networks of individuals, and integrate moves management into the organization.• Oversee the growth of new potential revenue generating opportunities within the department.• Manage the team’s annual budget and core operations. Show less

National Director, Major Giving

• Sep 2012 - Jun 2015

Develop the architecture for a nationwide major, individual and annual giving program while hiring and managing a staff of up to 3 people:• Manage a multi-million dollar budget while securing consistent year-over-year growth.• Create a national prospect research program• Launch the organization’s first-ever national annual appeal and direct mail program to over 100,000 constituents which has raised over $355,000 to date• Develop a donor reception series that is uniform to all local markets which has raised over $210,000 to date• Integrate donor engagement strategies and principles into local signature events• Devise strategy for donor cultivation and 5, 6 and 7-figure solicitations which has raised over $2.5M of sustainable annual revenue to date• Coach senior leadership to execute major gift solicitations• Collaborate with other national development and program/medical staff to assist with major solicitations to benefit events and initiatives• Curate individual relationships with local supporters and Board members, and national Board members• Represent the major giving effort to the national Board of Directors Development Committee• Lead a donor prospecting effort with senior and local staff• Teach local staff the fundamentals of engaging prospective supporters• Build and Implementing a multi-channel national donor stewardship effort• Manage the department’s budget and revenue forecasts. Show less

Individual Giving Manager

• Oct 2010 - Sep 2012

Acting as a representative of UWNYC to:• Strategize and develop call materials for CEO and Senior Vice President to attend meetings for gift asks generating over $400,000 in first year• Prospect and identify key young philanthropists under the age of 40 to take a leadership role on a young donor group generating over $75,000 in revenue in year one• Oversee the donor segmentation, theme and writing, creation of collateral materials and gift processing for two annual appeals per fiscal year; both written and electronic; to raise approximately $350,000 annually• Responsible for the hiring and management of interns, and teaching new associates• Lead the Major Gift and Individual Giving department to set revenue projections, develop and utilize tracking mechanisms, and reporting to the CEO on bi-weekly progress• Meet with key donors and prospects to cultivate, steward and grow their support resulting in over $300,000 in annual support• Cultivate key donors to open their networks for new individual donors, new corporate support and sponsorship for both large and small scale events• Work directly with our Board of Directors to host intimate luncheons for high level donors, prospects and members of their personal and professional networks• Build a high level prospecting effort with systemized responsibilities across all divisions of development to manage up prospects for our CEO, Senior Vice President and Board of Directors• Manage credential and attendance lists for organization-wide events, most notably the JAY Z/Carnegie Hall concert – 3,000 individuals all needing varying credentials Show less

Major Gifts Operations Manager

• Oct 2008 - Oct 2010

Acting as a representative of UWNYC to:• Develop and implement procedures for efficient operation of multiple projects including the creation, editing, and distribution of reports for events, annual appeals, donor advised committees, and stewardship activities • Manage the Major Gifts budget, develop tracking mechanisms and revenue forecasts and provide on-time reporting of all dollars raised• Collaborate with other departments for fundraising activities including marketing, partnership development, central services, finance, and community investment• Lead in the financial and logistical management of fundraising events • Write and manage all donor correspondence and solicitations• Research key donors and volunteers• Develop and implement organization-wide lapsed donor program to recuperate lost funds• Manage and supervise interns to complete key tasks Show less

Legislative Aide

• Jul 2006 - Aug 2008

On behalf of elected County Legislators: • Produce quarterly newsletters, event notifications, mailings, weekly articles, press releases, and daily correspondence • Write and prepare speeches for governmental and political statements • Supervise constituent services for Nassau County’s Legislative Districts • Manage over $500,000 of Community Revitalization funds for municipalities • Organize, promote, and schedule community meetings and press events • Research, draft, publicize, and arrange hearings for legislation • Oversee the enactment of four bills into county law • Hire, train and supervise staff Show less